Connect to EC2 Instance

Connect to your EC2 Instance

We’ve prepared an Ubuntu Linux instance in AWS/EC2 for each attendee.

Using the IP address and password provided by your instructor, connect to your EC2 instance using one of the methods below:

• Mac OS / Linux
  • ssh splunk@IP address
• Windows 10+
  • Use the OpenSSH client
• Earlier versions of Windows
  • Use Putty

Editing Files

We’ll use vi to edit files during the workshop. Here’s a quick primer.

To open a file for editing:

vi <filename> 

• To edit the file, click i to switch to Insert mode and begin entering text as normal. Use Esc to return to Command mode.
• To save your changes without exiting the editor, enter Esc to return to command mode then enter :w.
• To exit the editor without saving changes, enter Esc to return to command mode then enter :q!.
• To save your changes and exist the editor, enter Esc to return to command mode then enter :wq.

See An introduction to the vi editor for a comprehensive introduction to vi.

If you’d prefer using another editor, you can use nano instead:

nano <filename>