rdp_access.md

Open RDP Session Using AWS System Session Manager (SSM)

Configuration using Linux

Install AWS-CLI

$ curl "https://awscli.amazonaws.com/awscli-exe-linux-x86_64.zip" -o "awscliv2.zip"
$ unzip awscliv2.zip
$ sudo ./aws/install

Install System Manager Plugin

$ curl "https://s3.amazonaws.com/session-manager-downloads/plugin/latest/ubuntu_64bit/session-manager-plugin.deb" -o "session-manager-plugin.deb"
$ sudo dpkg -i session-manager-plugin.deb

Access the instance via SSM from the AWS console initially to create a user via PowerShell

Asked to enter a password

$Password = Read-Host -AsSecureString

Creating a local user

New-LocalUser "yourUser" -Password $Password

Adding User to Remote Access Group

Add-LocalGroupMember -Group "Remote Desktop Users" -Member "yourUser"

Open a session on the instance SSM with port forwarding

$ aws ssm start-session --target "instanceID" --profile <yourProfile> --document-name AWS-StartPortForwardingSession --parameters "localPortNumber=55678,portNumber=3389"

Open the RDP session (you will be prompted for username and password)

$ rdesktop localhost:55678

- Reference doc:

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/cli/latest/userguide/install-cliv2-linux.html#cliv2-linux-install

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-working-with-install-plugin.html#install-plugin-linux