Resolve Unprotected Key Error When Connecting to EC2 Instance on Mac - VicPhanDevOps/mac GitHub Wiki

• The following resolution is for when you receive the WARNING: UNPROTECTED PRIVATE KEY FILE! error when trying to connect via SSH to an EC2 instance.
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• Type chmod 400 *pem and press the return key to enabled permissions for the .pem files.
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• Type ssh -i “< .pem file >” < user >@< EC2 instance > and press the return key to connect to the instance via SSH.
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• Type yes and press return key.
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• You will connect to your EC2 instance with the error this time around where you can run commands.
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• Type exit and press the return key when you are ready to disconnect from the instance and return to the Mac’s shell.
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