2. In each command-line (terminal) window, execute the following commands, substituting your AWS Access keys for the example values. On Linux, OS X or Unix:: export AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID='your-access-key' export AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY='your-secret-key' export AWS_REGION='your-aws-region' On Windows:: set AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=your-access-key set AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=your-secret-key set AWS_REGION=your-aws-region