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How do I login as root on AWS?

Last updated on September 25, 2022 @ 6:10 pm

When you want to login as root on AWS, there are a few ways you can do this. One way is to use the AWS Management Console.

Another way is to use the AWS Command Line Interface. You can also use the AWS SDKs to automate common tasks.

The easiest way to get started is to use the AWS Management Console. To login as root on AWS using the AWS Management Console, open the Management Console and sign in using your credentials. Then, from the main menu, select the Security & Compliance menu item and select the Root Access tab.

On the Root Access tab, you can select the Enable Root Access checkbox and then type your root user password in the Login as Root text field. Click OK to sign in as root and start using the AWS Management Console.

If you want to use the AWS Command Line Interface to login as root on AWS, you first need to create a user with root privileges. To do this, you can use the AWS create-user command. For example, to create a user named root with the default security settings, you can use the following command:

AWS create-user –user-name root –access-key AKIAIOSFODNN7EXAMPLE –password root

After you create the user, you need to set the user’s effective user ID (EUID) and group ID (GID) to root. To do this, you can use the following commands:

AWS set-user-euid –user-name root –euid 5 –group-name root

AWS set-user-gid –user-name root –gid 5 –group-name root

After you set the user’s EUID and GID, you can use the sudo command to run the root command with the user’s credentials. To do this, you can use the following command:

PRO TIP: In general, it is not recommended to login as root on AWS. This is because it can pose a security risk as the root user has full access to all resources on the account. If you do need to login as root, make sure that you are using a secure connection and that you take extra care to protect your credentials.

sudo -u root -i

After you create the user and set the user’s EUID and GID, you can use the AWS command to list the user’s privileges. For example, the following command lists the user’s privileges as the root user:

AWS users

The last way to login as root on AWS is to use the AWS SDKs. To do this, you first need to install the AWS SDKs.

After you install the SDKs, you can use the AWS login command to login to your AWS account. Then, you can use the AWS root command to login as root with the user you created earlier. For example, the following command logs in to your AWS account and then logs in as the root user:.

AWS login

AWS root

The final conclusion is that there are a few ways to login as root on AWS. You can use the AWS Management Console, the AWS Command Line Interface, or the AWS SDKs to login as root.

Madison Geldart

Madison Geldart

Cloud infrastructure engineer and tech mess solver.