Can't ssh to AWS EC2: Identity file not accessible

Question

I\'m unable to ssh to my EC2 server and am getting the error:

ssh -i /Users/Skeniver/Keepass/skeniver.pem ubuntu@xx.xxx.xx.xxx

Identity file /Users/Skeniver/Kee         


        

Answer 1

You need the identity file to login to the box. Use the command:

ssh -i (identity_file) username@hostname"

This worked for me. Write just the filename (without any slashes), unlike Amazon EC2 tutorial which asks you to enter:

ssh -i /path/key_pair.pem ec2-user@public_dns_name

It worked for me after putting the identity file in the .ssh (hidden) folder on home. To view hidden folders on home, use ctrl+h