Linux Backdoor Login

EC2 Linux

AWS provides no password for the root user. If root is locked out, we use a backdoor login with root privileges through the EC2 Console. Configure a Backdoor Login There are cases where root login fails, even after a stop/start of the EC2 instance. A backdoor user login or a rebuild from a snapshot are…

Swap Space

EC2 Linux

Prior to using a new instance we configure Disk Swap Space for initial installation of packages and ongoing use. Configure Swap Space We remove zram0 on small instances. Swapping compressed data out of RAM memory to swap space freezes the system during a prolonged process – which repeats. This is chronic. Instead, we install classic…