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How to create AWS ec2 key using Ansible

Posted: 10 Feb 2018 12:18 PM PST

I wanted to create Amazon EC2 Key pair using Ansible tool. I do not want to use AWS CLI. Is it possible to create AWS ec2 key using Ansible? You need to use ec2_key module of Ansible. This module has a dependency on python-boto version 2.5 or above. boto is nothing but a python interface … Continue reading "How to create AWS ec2 key using Ansible"

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How to reset forgotten root password for Linux KVM qcow2 image/vm

Posted: 10 Feb 2018 07:17 AM PST

I have Debian Linux VM running on KVM. I think I forgotten the password for the root account and I am no longer able to run ‘su -‘ command. How do I reset the password for the root account for KVM VM which is in qcow2 format? You can modify images with guestfish. It is … Continue reading "How to reset forgotten root password for Linux KVM qcow2 image/vm"

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