aws-vault credentials missing

Question

I am trying to get aws-vault working on my new computer.

I have a config file that looks like:

[profile default]
region=eu-west-1
output=json
mfa_serial = %%%

And a credentials file

[default]
aws_access_key_id = %%%
aws_secret_access_key = %%%

but when I run

aws-vault exec default

I get the error

aws-vault: error: exec: Error getting temporary credentials: profile default: credentials missing

any ideas of how to fix this problem?

Answer 1

solved - never did aws-vault add default. It works now.

Answer 2

There shouldn't be any credentials saved on plain text!

Anyway, I closed the current window shell and re-opened a new one, then it worked again normally on PowerShell

aws-vault add NAME    
aws-vault exec NAME --duration=12h -- cmd.exe

Just be sure you pasted correctly the credentials onto the shell