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 unset ACCOUNT_ID AWS_DEFAULT_PROFILE
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-The `aws iam create-access-key` command will output the secret access key and the key id; keep these somewhere safe, and add them to `~/.aws/credentials` with an appropriate profile name to use them with prowler. This is the only time they secret key will be shown.  If you loose it, you will need to generate a replacement.
+The `aws iam create-access-key` command will output the secret access key and the key id; keep these somewhere safe, and add them to `~/.aws/credentials` with an appropriate profile name to use them with prowler. This is the only time they secret key will be shown.  If you lose it, you will need to generate a replacement.
 
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