AWS Resource Tracking Shell Script

Description

This Bash script tracks various AWS resources and saves the output to a file named resourceInfo.txt. It helps DevOps engineers and system administrators keep an inventory of their AWS resources, including S3 buckets, EC2 instances, Lambda functions, and IAM users.

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Features

• Lists all S3 buckets.

• Describes all EC2 instances.

• Lists all Lambda functions.

• Prints IAM user IDs using jq for JSON parsing.

• Outputs all resource information to resourceInfo.txt.

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Bash Script:

#/bin/bash
#
##Author: Amit
##Date: 5th Jan
##Version: V1
##This script will report AWS resource tracking
#########################
#
set -x # help to run in debug mode
#
##list s3 bucket AWS
echo "print list of s3 bucket"
aws s3 ls > resourceInfo.txt
#
##list ec2 instance
echo "print ec2 instance"
aws ec2 describe-instances >> resourceInfo.txt
#
##list lambda
echo "listing lambda functions"
aws lambda list-functions >> resourceInfo.txt
#
##list IAM USERS
echo "printing IAM users"
aws iam list-users | jq '.Users[].UserId' >> resourceInfo.txt

Prerequisites

Before running this script, ensure the following:

1. AWS CLI
   Install and configure the AWS CLI:

    aws configure
   

2. jq
   Install the jq tool for JSON parsing:

   • On Ubuntu/Debian:

       sudo apt update
       sudo apt install jq
     

   • On RHEL/CentOS:

       sudo yum install jq
     

3. Bash Shell
   The script is designed to run in a Bash environment.

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Usage

1. Clone this repository:

    git clone https://github.com/your-username/aws-resource-tracking.git
    cd aws-resource-tracking
   

2. Make the script executable:

    chmod +x aws_resource_tracking.sh
   

3. Run the script:

    ./aws_resource_tracking.sh
   

4. View the resource information:

    cat resourceInfo.txt
   

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Output

The script generates a file named resourceInfo.txt containing information about:

• S3 buckets

• EC2 instances

• Lambda functions

• IAM users

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Debugging

The script runs in debug mode (set -x) to display each command as it's executed. You can disable debug mode by removing or commenting out the set -x line.

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Notes

• Ensure your AWS CLI credentials have the necessary permissions to access the resources.

• If jq is not installed, you can modify the script to use grep and awk as an alternative.

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Author

Amit
Date: January 5th
Version: V1

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