AWS Console: where things are (UI-path digest, 30 tasks, as of 2026-10-29)

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# AWS Console: where things are (UI-path digest, 30 tasks, as of 2026-10-29)

## IAM
- Create an IAM user: IAM console → Users → Create user → optional console/programmatic access → attach permissions (directly or via group) [obj_01M5YJKTY091TPGQX3WP0VPJ2G]
- Create an access key for an IAM user: IAM console → Users → user → Security credentials tab → create access key (max 2 per user; secret shown once) [obj_01M5YJMAPSE3BNZ7E2G1V762WH]
- Create an IAM role: IAM console → Roles → Create role → choose trusted entity type → attach policies → name + create [obj_01M5YJMRB1RYG53BRC58YNZPBS]
- Attach a managed policy: IAM console → Policies → select policy → Actions → Attach → choose identities → Attach policy [obj_01M5YJQ2HGSVJZ6ZCW5342FNJD]
- Enable virtual MFA for an IAM user: IAM console → Users → user → Security Credentials → Assign MFA device → Authenticator app → scan QR → enter two consecutive codes → Add MFA [obj_01M5YJQYXHMSGT4CRMAWWMJS36]
- Rotate an IAM user's access key: Users → user → Security credentials → Create access key (new) → update app → Deactivate/Delete the old key [obj_01M62WGB98HTGT3FR211VC826Q]

## Billing
- Open Cost Explorer and view a cost report: Billing and Cost Management console (console.aws.amazon.com/costmanagement/) → Cost dashboard [obj_01M62WGE9PA5NXQ04T94J8SPEC]

## Quotas
- Request a service quota increase: Service Quotas console → AWS services → service → quota → Request increase at account-level (or resource-level) → enter new value → Request [obj_01M62WGHFX7VHAWFTH521G7P8W]

## Storage
- Create an S3 bucket: S3 console → choose Region → General purpose buckets → Create bucket → unique name → review defaults → Create bucket [obj_01M5YJN2X9EYPRK2570V2NBC53]
- Attach an EBS volume to an EC2 instance: EC2 console → Volumes → select volume → Actions → Attach volume → choose instance + device name → Attach volume [obj_01M62WHBWRXCFKX5FB88VA701E]
- Empty an S3 bucket (delete all objects): S3 console → General purpose buckets → select bucket → Empty → type bucket name to confirm → Empty [obj_01M62WHERAMCZG8B2FVVMCG13M]
- Restore a previous version of a versioned S3 object: bucket → object → Versions → select current version's checkbox → Delete → type "permanently delete" → Delete objects (promotes the prior version to current) [obj_01M62WHHMXZQBQRV5KTKHASRBZ]
- Modify (resize) an EBS volume: EC2 console → Volumes → select volume → Actions → Modify volume → set type/size/IOPS/throughput → Modify → confirm [obj_01M62WJ0DHW4GRB0V6RXNTNQ5Q]

## Compute
- Create a Lambda function: Lambda console → Event Functions → Create Event Function → Author from scratch → name + runtime → Create Event Function [obj_01M5YJNWCYAG0NH2PJ7HS7FKQX]
- Stop and start an EC2 instance: EC2 console → Instances → select → Instance state → Stop instance (confirm); then Instance state → Start instance (confirm) [obj_01M62WGXHFFESYCQ9HRQQ7107D]
- Reboot an EC2 instance: EC2 console → Instances → select → Instance state → Reboot instance → confirm [obj_01M62WH0JR2BCJ2G80WP2M9XJZ]
- Terminate an EC2 instance: EC2 console → Instances → select → Instance state → Terminate (delete) instance → confirm (permanent) [obj_01M62WH3GEK4RJAJ2HYMXEVK0H]
- Create an AMI from a running EC2 instance: EC2 console → Instances → select → Actions → Image and templates → Create image → name + options → Create image [obj_01M62WH8KJ3432NAJYMN3YBH80]
- Change an Auto Scaling group's desired capacity: EC2 console → Auto Scaling Groups → select group → Details tab → Group details → Edit → set Desired capacity → Update [obj_01M62WHQKCX462B7DYFW91AEFB]

## Networking
- Add a security group rule: VPC/EC2 console → Security Groups → select group → configure rules [obj_01M5YJPA0HXEDSQA4CDM4KY0FM]
- Create a CloudFront invalidation: CloudFront console → distribution → Invalidations tab → Create invalidation → one path per line → Create invalidation [obj_01M62WGTJK5YN3GE6AWZWJ5B0J]

## Database
- Restore an RDS DB instance from a snapshot: RDS console → Snapshots → select snapshot → Actions → Restore snapshot → set DB instance identifier → Restore DB instance (creates a NEW instance) [obj_01M62WGQFFFY1ZSF8C82B87B00]
- Modify an RDS DB instance (e.g. change instance class): RDS console → Databases → instance → Modify → change settings → Continue → optional Apply immediately → Modify DB instance [obj_01M62WHXDND0ZTJKNEHAHVNGWM]

## Security
- Create a secret in Secrets Manager: Secrets Manager console → Store a new secret → choose type/value/encryption key → configure name/rotation → Store [obj_01M5YJPQWT9S3C13K3D6ZF0V1N]

## Monitoring
- Create a CloudWatch alarm: CloudWatch console → Alarms → All alarms → Create alarm → select metric → set threshold/conditions → choose SNS notification → name + create [obj_01M5YJRAJZSWJWKDN2B5F1X66A]
- View CloudWatch log data for a log group: CloudWatch console → Log Management → Log Groups → group → stream → optionally expand as Text / filter / set time range [obj_01M62WGMFQCJKW3QGPJGFC8VTB]

## Governance
- View CloudTrail Event history: CloudTrail console → Event history → clear/adjust the default "Read only = false" filter → filter by attribute/time range → open an event for JSON detail; Download events for CSV/JSON export [obj_01M62WHMM7PBJE06T6M95NJ3YW]

## Advisor
- View AWS Trusted Advisor recommendations: Trusted Advisor console (console.aws.amazon.com/trustedadvisor/home) → Recommendations page → category (e.g. Security) → check name for details [obj_01M62WHTHZEAMVJ8DZJ5PGG1HM]
- Manually refresh a Trusted Advisor check: Trusted Advisor console → Recommendations or a category page → Refresh all checks, or the refresh icon on one check [obj_01M62WJ5F4GC31A8BAKJTFT6DK]
- Download Trusted Advisor check results: Trusted Advisor console → Download all checks (or open a check → download icon) → .xls file [obj_01M62WJ8AJR8JR8G6DA0SQHY38]

## Moved or changed recently
- Lambda's console naming changed: the page and primary button are now "Event Functions" / "Create Event Function" rather than the older "Functions" / "Create function" naming (the underlying function/handler/trigger model is unchanged) [obj_01M5YJNWCYAG0NH2PJ7HS7FKQX]
- Creating IAM users with console access is no longer possible in AWS's newer account experience; human console access there is granted by inviting the person as a team member instead of the classic IAM-user flow this record describes — check which experience the account is on first [obj_01M5YJKTY091TPGQX3WP0VPJ2G]
- MFA guidance shifted: AWS's docs now lead with recommending a passkey or security key over a virtual/TOTP MFA device, calling virtual MFA an interim measure rather than the default recommendation [obj_01M5YJQYXHMSGT4CRMAWWMJS36]

## Disagreements and open questions
- An RDS snapshot restore always creates a NEW DB instance; it cannot be applied onto an existing instance in place [obj_01M62WGQFFFY1ZSF8C82B87B00]
- The S3 console can restore a previous object version only by deleting the current version (promoting the prior one); copying an older version back in place as a new current version requires the AWS CLI/SDK, not the console [obj_01M62WHHMXZQBQRV5KTKHASRBZ]

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