name : start-configuration-recorder.rst **To start the configuration recorder** The following command starts the default configuration recorder:: aws configservice start-configuration-recorder --configuration-recorder-name default If the command succeeds, AWS Config returns no output. To verify that AWS Config is recording your resources, run the `get-status`__ command. .. __: http://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/reference/configservice/get-status.html