Creating an id in aws and configuring with cli
Connecting to AWS (Amazon Web Services) from a Linux terminal typically involves using the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol. Here are the general steps to connect to an AWS instance from your Linux terminal:
Prerequisites:
AWS Account:
Make sure you have an AWS account and the necessary permissions to access EC2 instances.
Key Pair:
When you launch an EC2 instance, you will need to specify a key pair. Download and save the private key file (.pem) securely on your local machine.
Steps:
Open Terminal:
Open your Linux terminal on your local machine.
Navigate to the Directory:
Move to the directory where you saved your private key file using the cd command.
cd /path/to/your/keypair/
Change Key File Permissions:
Set the correct permissions for your private key file.
chmod 400 your-key-pair.pem
Connect using SSH:
Use the ssh command to connect to your AWS instance. Replace your-instance-ip with the actual public IP address or DNS name of your AWS instance and your-key-pair.pem with the name of your private key file.
ssh -i your-key-pair.pem ec2-user@your-instance-ip
If your instance uses a different username (e.g., ubuntu for Ubuntu instances), replace ec2-user with the appropriate username.
Confirm Connection:
If prompted to confirm the connection, type "yes" and press Enter.
Connected to AWS Instance:
You should now be connected to your AWS instance via the Linux terminal.
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[ec2-user@ip-xxx-xx-xx-xxx ~]$
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