I will regain ssh access to your locked out AWS ec2 instance, fast

Locked out of your own EC2 instance because the SSH key is gone or the password stopped working? I fix this it's one of the most common (and most panic-inducing) AWS problems, and it's completely recoverable without losing your data.

I'm a DevOps/sysadmin engineer with years of production AWS experience. My process: stop the instance, detach its root EBS volume, mount it on a temporary rescue instance, inject a new key or reset the password directly on the filesystem, then reattach and restart. This is the same method AWS documents your data is never touched, only the specific auth files.

What I need from you: a temporary IAM user scoped to EC2 permissions only (no billing, no IAM access). I'll tell you exactly what to create. I never ask for root credentials or long-term account access.

Covered: Amazon Linux, Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL/CentOS EBS-backed instances.

Not covered: Windows/RDP instances, instance-store-only instances, or accounts where I can't get scoped access.

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