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Change key pair for ec2 instance
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Stop the running EC2 instance | |
Detach its /dev/sda1 volume (let's call it volume A) | |
Start new t1.micro EC2 instance, using my new key pair | |
Attach volume A to the new micro instance, as /dev/xvdf (or /dev/sdf) | |
SSH to the new micro instance and mount volume A to /mnt/tmp | |
Copy ~/.ssh/authorized_keys to /mnt/tmp/home/ubuntu/.ssh/authorized_keys | |
Logout | |
Terminate micro instance | |
Detach volume A from it | |
Attach volume A back to the main instance as /dev/sda1 | |
Start the main instance | |
Login as before, using your new .pem file |
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