From df9075e023b40609408536699007f23d119d39f6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: =?UTF-8?q?Artur=20Corr=C3=AAa=20Souza?= <arcstur@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2025 17:23:57 -0300
Subject: [PATCH] fix(route53): explanation on credentials file (#9907)

The credentials configuration file is at ~/.aws/credentials.

Also, when running on root it uses the root home (so /root/.aws). This
was from my test at an ubuntu server.

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---
 certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/__init__.py | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/__init__.py b/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/__init__.py
index a48e3d1a8..a08786315 100644
--- a/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/__init__.py
+++ b/certbot-dns-route53/certbot_dns_route53/__init__.py
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ credentials <https://boto3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/guide/configuration.html
 * Using the ``AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID`` and ``AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY`` environment
   variables.
 * Using a credentials configuration file at the default location,
-  ``~/.aws/config``.
+  ``~/.aws/credentials``. If you're running on sudo, the credentials
+  will be picked up from the root home.
 * Using a credentials configuration file at a path supplied using the
   ``AWS_CONFIG_FILE`` environment variable.