ec2-describe-image-attribute

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Syntax

ec2-describe-image-attribute ami_id {-l | -p | -B | --kernel | --ramdisk}

Describes an attribute for the specified AMI.

Option	Description	Required
`ami_id`	AMI identifier. Example: `ami-4fa54026`	Yes
`-B`, `--block-device-mapping`	Describes the mapping that defines native device names to use when exposing virtual devices. Type: String	No
`-l`, `--launch-permission`	Describes the `launchPermission` attribute. Example: `-l`	Choice
`-p`, `--product-code`	Describes the `productCodes` attribute. Example: `-p`	Choice
`--kernel`	Describes the ID of the kernel associated with the AMI. Type: String	No
`--ramdisk`	Describes the ID of the RAM disk associated with the AMI. Type: String	No

Amazon EC2 returns a table that contains the following information:

Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.

This example lists the launch permissions for the ami-2bb65342 AMI.

PROMPT> ec2-describe-image-attribute ami-2bb65342 -l
launchPermission ami-2bb65342 group all
launchPermission ami-2bb65342 userId AIDADH4IGTRXXKCD

This example lists the product code for the ami-2bb65342 AMI.

PROMPT> ec2-describe-image-attribute ami-2bb65342 -p
productCodes ami-2bb65342 productCode 774F4FF8