Default usernames in AWS for logging on to different Linux distros EC2 instance. | Linux Today

Default usernames in AWS for logging on to different Linux distros EC2 instance.

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M
Manmohan
May 1, 2017

Every AMI publisher on EC2 decides default username is AWS credentials that should used to gain access to Linux distros Ec2 system using ssh. This post describes all default usernames in AWS for logging on to EC2 instance.

M

Manmohan

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