AWS EC2 Instance Manager

# **AWS EC2 Instance Manager**



## Modify Key Security
>
```
chmod 600 key.pem 
```



## Connect to instance
>
```
ssh -i key.pem ubuntu@ec2-xx-xxx-xxx-xxx.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com
```



## Setup Root User
>
```
sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
```
>
```
sudo useradd -d /home/nick -m nick
```
>
```
sudo passwd nick
```
>
```
sudo visudo
```

**After line "root ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL", add "nick ALL=(ALL:ALL) ALL"**

>
```
sudo su -
```
>
```
service ssh restart
```
>
```
logout
```

**Login as new user and notice the default bash is gone, to fix this:**
>
```
sudo chsh -s /bin/bash
```

**if that doesn't work you'll need to edit the passwords file**
>
```
sudo su - nano /etc/passwd
```

**after your new user, add**
> 
``` 
 /bin/bash 
``` 




## Permanently Add an Alias

>
```
nano ~/.bashrc
```

**Add alias after last line in your terminal**

**Then execute below (space between the . and ~/.bashrc.)**
>
```
. ~/.bashrc
```