Unable to release Elastic IP - but there's no rDNS involved

Question

I am trying to release an Elastic IP address.  Under the Actions button, the Release, Associate, and Disassociate options are all grayed out.  How can I release this orphaned Elastic IP?  I tried the option to clear the Reverse DNS, but received the message 'Update is not required for Public IP Address 3.225.0.88', so apparently a Reverse DNS isn't involved.  Any suggestions?

Answer

Hello Mark,

Check perhaps the EIP is associated with a NAT-Gateway? if so you will need to delete the NAT-gateway first.

Also, take a look at the below KC article:

https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/ec2-address-errors/?nc1=h_ls

Specifically see the below note from the article:

> Note: Removing the rDNS might take a few days to propagate through the system.

If none of this helps then suggest opening a Support case.

Unable to release Elastic IP - but there's no rDNS involved

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