Connect to EC2 Instance

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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:

  • macOS / 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>