[cs615asa] EC2 tools already installed on linux-lab.cs.stevens.edu

[Jan Schaumann]

lbustama <lbustama at stevens.edu> wrote:
> Just wanted to let those of you  using the tools already installed on  
> linux-lab under '/opt/ec2tools-1.3' and '/opt/ec2tools-1.4' that that  
> authentication using X.509 certificate and private key authentication is  
> now deprecated on the latest release of the command line tools 1.6.6.3.  
> This is explained under "Tell the Tools Who You Are" in  
> http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/SettingUp_CommandLine.html

Thanks for the note.  You're right about this.

linux-lab.cs.stevens.edu currently has the older ec2tools installed as
well as the new API toolchain.  That is, you can access EC2 using either
"ec2-describe-instances" (and similar commands) or using "aws ec2
describe-instances" (and similar invocations of the aws command).

The setup for either of these tools is slightly different.

Whichever you end up using, make sure to document what configuration you
may have done in your homework submission.  If you don't have an old
setup using the older tools, then starting with the 'aws' tools is
probably a good idea.

-Jan