ec2-get-password

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Syntax

ec2-get-password instanceId -k windows-keypair

Retrieves and decrypts the administrator password for the instances running Windows.

You must specify the key pair used to launch the instance.

	Note
	There is no SOAP or Query version of the `ec2-get-password` command.

Option Description Required

Option	Description	Required
`instanceId`	The ID of the instance. Example: `i-9b76d0f3`	Yes
`windows-keypair`	The file that contains the private key used to launch the instance. Example: `windows-keypair`	Yes

instanceId

The ID of the instance.

Example: i-9b76d0f3

Yes

windows-keypair

The file that contains the private key used to launch the instance.

Example: windows-keypair

Yes

Amazon EC2 returns a table that contains the following information:

Amazon EC2 displays errors on stderr.

This example returns the administrator password for the i-2574e22a instance.

PROMPT> ec2-get-password i-2574e22a -k windows-keypair
q96A40B9w