Created: 2024-01-22 | Updated: docs/usage/person.md

Table of contents

  1. Login into unknown AWS Account
  2. Account Registration
  3. Operating in the account that is registered
  4. Emojis in naming

Account Personalization

Since (v0.0.1)

One the main goals of aws-console-bar extension is to help user to have aliases for each AWS account and detect cases when unknown account is used. This is very useful, especially when you operate with multi-account environment or login to some sandbox environment during learning or going through course of material.

Not to have situation when you operate with wrong resources in wrong account extension adds additional element into aws console bar, where information is rendered.

Login into unknown AWS Account

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When operating in aws-account that is not registered in aws-console-bar it will be rendered with ORANGE color.

Account Registration

Clicking on Register button you enter information about this account: img_1.png

Check all account and edit aliases:

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You can use any simbols and emoji when entering the name. Advise use some naming patter to destinguish environment, scope, application and of course use icons to mark DANGER ZONE or GREEN non production accounts:

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Operating in the account that is registered

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When account is present in storage - you will not see Register account button, account name will be rendered at the left top corner.

Emojis in naming

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