name : start-associations-once.rst **To run an association immediately and only one time** The following ``start-associations-once`` example run the specified association immediately and only once. There is no output if the command succeeds. :: aws ssm start-associations-once \ --association-id "8dfe3659-4309-493a-8755-0123456789ab" This command produces no output. For more information, see `Viewing association histories <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/sysman-state-assoc-history.html>`__ in the *AWS Systems Manager User Guide*.