[SOLVED] AWS EC2 'You are not authorized to perform this operation. Encoded authorization failure message:'

Issue

I am attempting to create an EC2 instance and get the following error message. How do I decode it ?

Launch Failed

You are not authorized to perform this operation. Encoded authorization failure message: KDmmJmkLKmQhatEqYt...MN3iUtfAa

Solution

use the following aws cli command from the console or CloudShell:

aws sts decode-authorization-message --encoded-message KDmmJmkLKm...iUtfAa

Answered By - jlo-gmail

Answer Checked By - David Marino (WPSolving Volunteer)