Services or capabilities described in Amazon Web Services documentation might vary by Region. To see the differences applicable to the China Regions,
see Getting Started with Amazon Web Services in China
(PDF).
Starting the Configuration Recorder
You can use the Amazon Config console or the Amazon CLI start the configuration recorder.
- To start the configuration recorder (Console)
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Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management Console and open the Amazon Config console at
https://console.amazonaws.cn/config/.
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Choose Settings in the navigation pane.
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If you want to start recording, under Recording is off,
choose Turn on. When prompted, choose Continue.
- To start the configuration recorder (CLI)
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Use the start-configuration-recorder command:
$ aws configservice start-configuration-recorder --configuration-recorder-name configRecorderName