# [Web 2][AWS] AMI share

By [2qov3b](https://paragraph.com/@2qov3b) · 2022-01-03

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> A SysOps Administrator has shared an AMI from account A to account B and then de-registered the AMI in a few days.
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> What is the outcome of this action?

**Ref:**

[https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/account-transfer-ec2-instance/](https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/account-transfer-ec2-instance/)

**Ans:**

**You can't launch new instances from the AMI in account A or in account B**

If you share an AMI from account A to account B, and then deregister the AMI from account A, you can't launch new instances from the AMI in account B.

**The instances already launched from the shared AMI in account B, are not impacted by this de-registration** - Deregistering the AMI in the original account doesn't impact instances launched from the shared AMI. If you need to launch new instances after deregistering the AMI, you can create a new AMI from one of the new instances.

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*Originally published on [2qov3b](https://paragraph.com/@2qov3b/web-2-aws-ami-share)*