-k, --privatekey private_key

The path to the user's PEM-encoded RSA key file.

Example: -k pk-HKZYKTAIG2ECMXYIBH3HXV4ZBZQ55CLO.pem

Yes

-c, --cert ec2_cert

The user's PEM encoded RSA public key certificate file.

Example: -c cert-HKZYKTAIG2ECMXYIBH3HXV4ZBZQ55CLO.pem

Yes

-u, --user user_id

The user's AWS account number without dashes. Do not use the Access Key ID.

Example: -u 495219933132

Yes

-r, --arch {i386 | x86_64}

Specifies 32-bit (m1.small) or 64-bit architecture (m1-large and m1-xlarge).

Example: -r i386

Yes

-s, --size size

The size, in MB (1024 * 1024 bytes), of the image file to create. The maximum size is 10240 MB.

Default: 10240

Example: -s 2048

No

-d, --destination destination

The directory in which to create the bundle.

Default: /tmp

Example: -d /var/run/my-bundle

No

-e, --exclude directory_1,directory_2,...

A list of absolute directory paths to exclude from the bundle operation. This overrides the --all parameter.

Example: -e /tmp,/home/secret-data

No

-p, --prefix ami_prefix

The filename prefix for bundled AMI files.

Default: image

Example: -p my-image-is-special

No

-v, --volume volume

The absolute path to the mounted volume from which to create the bundle.

Default: The root directory (/)

Example: -v /mnt/my-customized-ami

No

-a, --all

Bundle all directories, including those on remotely mounted filesystems.

Example: -a

No

--ec2cert ami_path

The path to the Amazon EC2 X509 public key certificate.

Default: /etc/aes/amiutil/cert-ec2.pem

Example: --ec2cert /etc/aes/amiutil/cert-ec2.pem

No

--help

Display the help message.

Example: --help

No

--manual

Display the manual entry.

Example: --manual

No

--fstab fstab_path

The path to the fstab to bundle into the image. If this is not specified, Amazon EC2 bundles /etc/fstab.

Example: --fstab /etc/fstab

No

--generate-fstab

Causes Amazon EC2 to bundle the volume using an Amazon EC2-provided fstab.

Example: --fstab /etc/fstab

No

-b, --batch

Runs without interaction and suppresses all warnings. Will attempt to automatically determine architecture.

Example: -b

No

--kernel kernel_id

The ID of the kernel to select. For information on finding available kernel IDs, see ec2-describe-images.

Example: aki-ba3adfd3

No

--ramdisk ramdisk_id

The ID of the RAM disk to select.

Some kernels require additional drivers at launch. Check the kernel requirements for information on whether you need to specify a RAM disk. To find the kernel requirements, go to the Resource Center and search for the kernel ID.

Example: ari-badbad00

No

--block-device-mappings mappings

Specifies how block devices are exposed. .

Virtual name example: ephemeral0

Device name example: sdb

No