Use ModifyNetworkInterfaceAttribute with a CLI

To modify the attachment attribute of a network interface

This example command modifies the attachment attribute of the specified network interface.

Command:

aws ec2 modify-network-interface-attribute --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 --attachment AttachmentId=eni-attach-43348162,DeleteOnTermination=false

To modify the description attribute of a network interface

This example command modifies the description attribute of the specified network interface.

Command:

aws ec2 modify-network-interface-attribute --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 --description "My description"

To modify the groupSet attribute of a network interface

This example command modifies the groupSet attribute of the specified network interface.

Command:

aws ec2 modify-network-interface-attribute --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 --groups sg-903004f8 sg-1a2b3c4d

To modify the sourceDestCheck attribute of a network interface

This example command modifies the sourceDestCheck attribute of the specified network interface.

Command:

aws ec2 modify-network-interface-attribute --network-interface-id eni-686ea200 --no-source-dest-check

Example 1: This example modifies the specified network interface so that the specified attachment is deleted on termination.

Edit-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-1a2b3c4d -Attachment_AttachmentId eni-attach-1a2b3c4d -Attachment_DeleteOnTermination $true

Example 2: This example modifies the description of the specified network interface.

Edit-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-1a2b3c4d -Description "my description"

Example 3: This example modifies the security group for the specified network interface.

Edit-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-1a2b3c4d -Groups sg-1a2b3c4d

Example 4: This example disables source/destination checking for the specified network interface.

Edit-EC2NetworkInterfaceAttribute -NetworkInterfaceId eni-1a2b3c4d -SourceDestCheck $false