aws-cloud-tools

Account Commands

Account information and management commands for AWS account details, regions, and configuration.

Commands

info

Get comprehensive AWS account information.

aws-cloud-utilities account info

Output includes:

• Account ID and ARN
• Account alias
• IAM summary (users, groups, roles, policies)
• Service limits
• Current caller identity

Options:

• --output - Output format (table, json, yaml, csv)

Examples:

# Basic account info
aws-cloud-utilities account info

# JSON output for scripting
aws-cloud-utilities account info --output json

# With specific profile
aws-cloud-utilities --profile production account info

contact-info

Get AWS account contact information.

aws-cloud-utilities account contact-info

Output includes:

• Billing contact information
• Operations contact information
• Security contact information

Examples:

# Get contact information
aws-cloud-utilities account contact-info

# Export to YAML
aws-cloud-utilities account contact-info --output yaml

regions

List available AWS regions and their status.

aws-cloud-utilities account regions

Options:

• --service SERVICE - Filter regions by service availability
• --enabled-only - Show only enabled regions

Examples:

# All regions
aws-cloud-utilities account regions

# Regions with Lambda
aws-cloud-utilities account regions --service lambda

# Only enabled regions
aws-cloud-utilities account regions --enabled-only

detect-control-tower

Detect AWS Control Tower or Landing Zone deployment.

aws-cloud-utilities account detect-control-tower

Features:

• Parallel region scanning
• Detects Control Tower resources
• Identifies Landing Zone components
• Shows organizational structure

Options:

• --verbose - Show detailed scanning progress
• --all-regions - Scan all regions (default: enabled regions only)

Examples:

# Basic detection
aws-cloud-utilities account detect-control-tower

# Verbose output with progress
aws-cloud-utilities --verbose account detect-control-tower

# Scan all regions
aws-cloud-utilities account detect-control-tower --all-regions

limits

Show AWS service limits and current usage.

aws-cloud-utilities account limits

Options:

• --service SERVICE - Show limits for specific service
• --region REGION - Show limits for specific region

Examples:

# All service limits
aws-cloud-utilities account limits

# EC2 limits only
aws-cloud-utilities account limits --service ec2

# Limits in specific region
aws-cloud-utilities account limits --region us-west-2

validate

Validate AWS account configuration and permissions.

aws-cloud-utilities account validate

Checks:

• AWS credentials validity
• Basic permissions
• Service availability
• Region accessibility

Examples:

# Validate current configuration
aws-cloud-utilities account validate

# Validate specific profile
aws-cloud-utilities --profile staging account validate

Global Options

All account commands support these global options:

• --profile PROFILE - AWS profile to use
• --region REGION - AWS region
• --output FORMAT - Output format (table, json, yaml, csv)
• --verbose - Enable verbose output
• --debug - Enable debug mode

Examples

Daily Account Check

#!/bin/bash
# Daily account status check
echo "=== Account Information ==="
aws-cloud-utilities account info

echo "=== Control Tower Status ==="
aws-cloud-utilities account detect-control-tower

echo "=== Service Limits ==="
aws-cloud-utilities account limits --service ec2

Multi-Profile Account Summary

#!/bin/bash
for profile in dev staging prod; do
    echo "=== $profile Account ==="
    aws-cloud-utilities --profile $profile account info --output json > ${profile}-account.json
done

Common Use Cases

1. Account Setup Verification

   aws-cloud-utilities account info
   aws-cloud-utilities account contact-info
   aws-cloud-utilities account validate
   

2. Control Tower Assessment

   aws-cloud-utilities account detect-control-tower --verbose
   

3. Service Limit Monitoring

   aws-cloud-utilities account limits --service ec2 --output json
   

4. Multi-Region Analysis

   aws-cloud-utilities account regions --service lambda