Obtaining the virtual server instance user ID

Last Updated : Aug 06, 2025 |
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  1. Sign in to the Amazon Web Services Management console.
  2. Under AWS services, navigate to All servicesComputeEC2.
    STEP RESULT:
    The system displays the EC2 Management Console page.
  3. In the left navigation pane, click Instances.
  4. Select a server instance, and click Connect.
  5. On the Connect To your Instance page, view the user ID.
    ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
    For example: 
    ssh -i "example.pem" ec2-user@<IP address>
    The username is ec2-user. Use this user ID to connect to the Linux server.