---
title: "Recovering Access: A Guide for Lost EC2 Key Pair in Linux"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/recovering-access-a-guide-for-lost-ec2-key-pair-in-linux-9cvgqjlxf
source_url: https://community.aws/content/2eqmuC2DlHdflQraFrvJxcI4es0
type: article
source: "AWS Community"
published: 2024-05-01T14:19:37.000Z
updated: 2024-05-09T09:28:47.883Z
tags: ["linux", "aws-ec2"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 3
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Recovering Access: A Guide for Lost EC2 Key Pair in Linux

**[AWS Community](https://daily.dev/sources/awscommunity)** · 5 min read · 3 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

This post provides 5 methods to regain access to an EC2 Linux instance if the key pair is lost. The methods include creating a new key pair, using Systems Manager, leveraging EC2 Instance Connect, utilizing the EC2 Serial Console, and swapping EBS volumes.

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Tags: [#linux](https://daily.dev/tags/linux), [#aws-ec2](https://daily.dev/tags/aws-ec2)

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