📅 2024-09-14 — Session: Troubleshooting and Resolving SSH Access Issues
🕒 18:50–19:10
🏷️ Labels: SSH, Troubleshooting, AWS, Cloud Computing, Vm Management
📂 Project: Dev
⭐ Priority: MEDIUM
Session Goal
The primary goal of this session was to troubleshoot and resolve SSH access issues to a remote server, ensuring secure and reliable connectivity.
Key Activities
- Safeguarding SSH Access: Reviewed potential issues with SSH configurations and port settings, providing a step-by-step guide to regain access without risking lockout.
- Troubleshooting SSH Connections: Conducted a detailed troubleshooting process for SSH connection issues, including checking server status, port configurations, and firewall settings.
- Cloud Infrastructure Management: Diagnosed connectivity issues using cloud provider tools, verifying security group settings and utilizing the provider’s console for VM management.
- VM Restart Procedures: Executed safe VM restart procedures to resolve service issues, with follow-up steps to test SSH access.
- AWS EC2 Management: Addressed issues related to AWS EC2 instances, including region verification and instance visibility.
Achievements
- Successfully outlined and executed comprehensive troubleshooting steps for SSH and server connectivity issues.
- Implemented solutions for VM restart and SSH access verification.
- Clarified the meaning and resolution of ‘No instances’ messages in AWS EC2.
Pending Tasks
- Further monitoring of SSH access stability and server performance is needed to ensure long-term reliability.
- Additional investigation into AWS account settings and region configurations may be required if issues persist.