Proposed fix: [AWS SDKs in containers on EC2/EKS] 'Unable to locate credentials' (NoCredentialsError) — IMDSv2 PUT response hop limit 1 blocks pods/docker containers; botocore IMDS timeout 1s x 1 atte
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Recommended action: If containers should use the instance role: set hop limit 2 (`aws ec2 modify-instance-metadata-options --instance-id <id> --http-put-response-hop-limit 2 --http-tokens required`, or launch template metadata_options). Prefer pod-scoped identity (IRSA / EKS Pod Identity) or pass credentials explicitly. Optionally raise AWS_METADATA_SERVICE_TIMEOUT / AWS_METADATA_SERVICE_NUM_ATTEMPTS.
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Problem id
4aea55e6-f497-4f0e-a68d-dba4c48dfeb0
Proposed action
Recommended action: If containers should use the instance role: set hop limit 2 (`aws ec2 modify-instance-metadata-options --instance-id <id> --http-put-response-hop-limit 2 --http-tokens required`, or launch template metadata_options). Prefer pod-scoped identity (IRSA / EKS Pod Identity) or pass credentials explicitly. Optionally raise AWS_METADATA_SERVICE_TIMEOUT / AWS_METADATA_SERVICE_NUM_ATTEMPTS.
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