Sessions¶

Get console on instance from AWSCLI.

aws ssm start-session --target i-123456789012345

EC2 Instance Role to enable Sessions¶

Ensure your instance role has the right permissions.

example-ec2-instance-role-for-ssm-sessions

Install Session Manager plugin on Linux¶

(Optional) Install the Session Manager plugin for the AWS CLI - AWS Systems Manager (docs.aws.amazon.com)

Test plugin is installed:

session-manager-plugin

Install:

curl "https://s3.amazonaws.com/session-manager-downloads/plugin/latest/linux_64bit/session-manager-plugin.rpm" -o "session-manager-plugin.rpm"
sudo yum install -y session-manager-plugin.rpm

Remove Session Manager plugin¶

yum erase session-manager-plugin -y