How do I log into AWS PEM instance?
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How do I log into AWS PEM instance?
Connect to your EC2 Instance
- Open your terminal and change directory with command cd, where you downloaded your pem file.
- Type the SSH command with this structure: ssh -i file.pem username@ip-address.
- After pressing enter, a question will prompt to add the host to your known_hosts file.
- And that’s it!
How do I log into EC2 instance with key pair?
When you launch an instance, you are prompted for a key pair. If you plan to connect to the instance using SSH, you must specify a key pair. Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/ . In the navigation pane, choose Instances, and then select your instance.
How do I connect to an EC2 instance without putty?
How to connect to Amazon EC2 from Windows without Putty
- copy your Amazon key. pem file and save on on C: drive.
- Open MobaXterm.
- issue cd C: to navigate to C: drive root.
- now you can simply issue a command to connect to EC2 as bellow.
How do I log into AWS instance SSH?
To connect from the Amazon EC2 console
- Open the Amazon EC2 console.
- In the left navigation pane, choose Instances and select the instance to which to connect.
- Choose Connect.
- On the Connect To Your Instance page, choose EC2 Instance Connect (browser-based SSH connection), Connect.
How do I view a .PEM file?
Navigate to Advanced > Certificates > Manage Certificates > Your Certificates > Import. From the “File name:” section of the Import window, choose Certificate Files from the drop-down, and then find and open the PEM file.
How do I access my AWS instance console?
Open the Amazon EC2 console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/ .
- On the left navigation pane, choose EC2 Dashboard.
- From Account attributes, choose EC2 Serial Console.
- Choose Manage.
- To allow access to the EC2 serial console of all instances in the account, select the Allow check box.
- Choose Update.
How do I use a PEM file with PuTTY?
Launch the PuTTY Key Generator by double-clicking the puttygen.exe file in the PuTTY installation directory. Click the “Load” button and select the private key file in . pem format. Once the private key has been imported, click the “Save private key” button to convert and save the key in PuTTY’s .