by Patrick Shaeffer<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_2″ _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/www.highordersolutions.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Amazon_Web_Services-Logo.wine_.png” _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” title_text=”Amazon_Web_Services-Logo.wine” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=”1″ _builder_version=”4.10.6″ _module_preset=”default” background_color=”#212529″ custom_padding=”0px|||||” global_colors_info=”{}”][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF”]
Your company is merging with another or it’s spinning off a portion of itself as a separate business entity. Either way you need to transfer a company’s domains to a different AWS billing account.<\/p>\n
Here are the things you should consider, a step-by-step on how to do it, and all the stuff the other KB articles leave out, assume, or don’t tell you at all.<\/p>\n
Use the AWS-CLI program from any Linux system to manually transfer (and accept) AWS domain transfers.<\/p>\n
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Make sure the current version of the following are installed on your Linux (Ubuntu in our case) machine:<\/p>\n
apt install curl<\/p>\n
curl\u00a0–version<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″]
For this situation we found it best to just spin up small Ubuntu 20.04 Server VM so we had a clean system that we could turn on or off whenever we needed it. Our base user was named ‘ubuntu’.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#000000″ text_font=”Courier Prime||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″] cd\u00a0\/home\/ubuntu\/<\/p>\n sudo su<\/p>\n curl https:\/\/awscli.amazonaws.com\/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip\u00a0-o awscliv2.zip<\/p>\n unzip awscliv2.zip<\/p>\n sudo .\/aws\/install<\/p>\n aws\u00a0–version<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″] The fastest way to configure your AWS-CLI is with the aws configure command. You’ll be asked for 4 pieces of information.<\/p>\n Before you begin you’ll need to get an Access Key ID & Secret Access Key. You may already have these for your account but often that account may include more permissions than this requires. We recommend creating a new IAM user with just the permissions you’ll need to get the job done.<\/p>\n Note: Be sure to copy the ID and Key to a text file because you won’t be given access to them again in the future.<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#000000″ text_font=”Courier Prime||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″] Note:\u00a0Make sure to provide a default region name in order for the transfer to work.<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF”] Use the\u00a0<\/span>aws route53domains transfer-domain-to-another-aws-account<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>command to start the process.<\/p>\n Note: Other commands are available if you use the \/help switch<\/em> aws route53domains\u00a0\/help<\/p>\n aws route53domains transfer-domain-to-another-aws-account –domain-name mydomain.com –account-id 123412341234<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″] After running this command you should receive a confirmation consisting of the Operation ID and a Password. Save these as you’ll need to check status and to give them to the domains new account owner.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#000000″ text_font=”Courier Prime||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″] { NOTE:<\/p>\n The AWS account that you\u2019re transferring the domain to, must accept the transfer. Step 3 coming right up.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default”][et_pb_column _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF”] Your recipient will now log into their machine (also configured with AWS-CLI) and run the following commands<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#000000″ text_font=”Courier Prime||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″] aws route53domains accept-domain-transfer-from-another-aws-account –domain-name mydomain.com –password “password from the confirmation”<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″] After running this command you should receive confirmation.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#000000″ text_font=”Courier Prime||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″] { You can also check the status of the transfer at any time using the Operation ID it gives you.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#000000″ text_font=”Courier Prime||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″] aws route53domains get-operation-detail –operation-id 9876b5ag-XXXX<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″] It’s output should look something like the following:<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ locked=”off” custom_padding=”25px|25px|25px|25px|false|false” width=”80%” module_alignment=”center” text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” background_color=”#000000″ text_font=”Courier Prime||||||||” hover_enabled=”0″] { SOLUTION of the MONTH: How to transfer domains from one AWS account to anotherby Patrick ShaefferProblem: Your company is merging with another or it’s spinning off a portion of itself as a separate business entity. 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Step 2 – Initiate the Domain Transfer<\/h3>\n
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“OperationId”:\u00a0“1234abc1-XXXXXX”,
“Password”:\u00a0“NXXXXX”
}<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″]\n
Step 3 – Accept the Transfer<\/h3>\n
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“OperationId”:\u00a0“9876b5ag-XXXX”
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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“OperationId”:\u00a0“9876b5ag-XXXX”,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“Status”:\u00a0“SUCCESSFUL”,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“DomainName”:\u00a0“mydomain.com”,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“Type”:\u00a0“INTERNAL_TRANSFER_IN_DOMAIN”,
\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0“SubmittedDate”:\u00a0“2021-XXXXXX”
}<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.12.0″ _module_preset=”default” sticky_enabled=”0″ text_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_2_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_3_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_4_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_5_text_color=”#FFFFFF” hover_enabled=”0″]Why this Solution?<\/h3>\n
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You’re likely to find out later that you don’t own your domains anymore and\/or you’re stuck with them as the registrar. Seriously!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\nChallenges:<\/h3>\n
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What the DON’T tell you<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>is your base DNS records (NS and SOA)\u00a0<\/span>are<\/em><\/u>\u00a0<\/span>included in the transfer, and they’re most likely the OLD, wrong ones!!!!
You’re best off deleting the entire Hosted Zone and creating a new set or find the correct NS and SOA records and replace the old ones.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nTake-Aways & Lessons Learned:<\/h3>\n
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By doing this early, the recipient can communicate with AWS if there are any problems or questions. AWS won’t communicate with anyone who isn’t in the Account Information.<\/li>\n<\/ol>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"