Debugging "No Credentials Found" when Aliasing AWS SSO Login in ZSH

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Fix the 'No Credentials Found' error when aliasing AWS SSO login in ZSH by updating your shell configuration

intermediate Published 23 Apr 2026
Action Steps
  1. Check your ZSH shell configuration for the AWS SSO alias
  2. Verify the AWS SSO login command in the alias
  3. Update the alias to include the necessary credentials export
  4. Restart your ZSH shell or run 'source ~/.zshrc' to apply the changes
  5. Test the AWS CLI with the updated alias to ensure credentials are found
Who Needs to Know This

DevOps engineers and developers using AWS SSO with ZSH can benefit from this solution to troubleshoot and resolve credential issues

Key Insight

💡 The 'No Credentials Found' error can be resolved by ensuring the AWS SSO alias exports the necessary credentials

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Fix the 'No Credentials Found' error when aliasing AWS SSO login in ZSH by updating your shell configuration

Full Article

An alias for AWS SSO login was reporting success but failing to provide credentials to the AWS CLI. Here is how to fix it.
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