Can't Connect to AWS Server
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So I tried setting up SSH trust between my locally-hosted SSH servers and the AWS server currently hosting my website. In that process, something got borked. Amazon uses public and private keys for additional levels of security and to ssh, you must have the public key. The issue is that now the public key is not being recognized, so I've totally lost SSH access to my server, which being it's Ubuntu Server, that means I've totally lost access. I'm also under the Basic plan for AWS, which doesn't include technical support. Is my only option to rebuild at this point? I can do it but it's a pain...
Thanks,
A.J. -
Do you get any errors while connecting? What's the output when you ssh with -vvv switch?
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-v Verbose mode. Causes ssh to print debugging messages about its
progress. This is helpful in debugging connection, authentica-
tion, and configuration problems. Multiple -v options increase
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@Ambarishrh said:
-v Verbose mode. Causes ssh to print debugging messages about its
progress. This is helpful in debugging connection, authentica-
tion, and configuration problems. Multiple -v options increase
the verbosity. The maximum is 3.It's rejecting the private key, which started after I tried to establish trust. I just don't know how to fix it when I can't get any console access to the machine.
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That's one of the reasons that I like CloudatCost vs. Amazon. Amazon is amazing, but the lack of console access and the necessity of keys is a big deal. Amazon expects you to treat everything as a true cloud and if you don't, well, there are risks. Things like this that until you deal with a pure cloud solution you don't realize how difficult and risky things can be.
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@scottalanmiller said:
That's one of the reasons that I like CloudatCost vs. Amazon. Amazon is amazing, but the lack of console access and the necessity of keys is a big deal. Amazon expects you to treat everything as a true cloud and if you don't, well, there are risks. Things like this that until you deal with a pure cloud solution you don't realize how difficult and risky things can be.
Hmm...it is frustrating for sure...
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Did you check this?
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@Ambarishrh said:
Did you check this?
Good find! I hadn't seen that! I'm already halfway through rebuilding the server anyways...
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I would suggest you still check the guide and fix it anyways the instance is free, but the knowledge you might get with that could be useful for ages
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@Ambarishrh said:
I would suggest you still check the guide and fix it anyways the instance is free, but the knowledge you might get with that could be useful for ages
True that
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Read it over. No useful info. It basically says to verify you're using the correct username, which I am. Nothing more I can do without console access.
