[Help] Linux AWS EC2 ec2-user

kiks · Jun 26, 2020

I created an AWS AMI linux ec2 instance and Im log-inning as an ec2-user. If I try to login as root it gives me an error that it is advised to get connected as ec2-user . I get errors in whatever command I run, i found some articles for path variable But I cannot make it work.

MJ · Jun 26, 2020

Apt get doesn't work with AMI.
You need to use
yum update

kiks · Jun 27, 2020

citizenmuj said:
Apt get doesn't work with AMI.
You need to use
yum update

Thanks but it says "You need to be root to perform this command." . if I login as root it closes automatically after it says "it's better to login as ec2-user rather than root"

MJ · Jun 27, 2020

kiks said:
Thanks but it says "You need to be root to perform this command." . if I login as root it closes automatically after it says "it's better to login as ec2-user rather than root"

You should login as ec2-user. When trying to run update/ install command, you can just prepend it with sudo. Like in your case, you should be able to run

Code:

sudo yum update

If that doesn't work, ssh using your ec2-user and try running

Code:

sudo su

It will open root user bash. You can then fire command inside that shell.

You cannot ssh directly to EC2 using root user.

davids355 · Jun 28, 2020

Thread moved.

deal with it · Jul 25, 2020

do sudo -i
maybe it can work

stromind · Jul 26, 2020

sudo yum update
this should work i think

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