aws gamelift get-instance-access
Requests remote access to a fleet instance. Remote access is useful for debugging, gathering benchmarking data, or observing activity in real time. To remotely access an instance, you need credentials that match the operating system of the instance. For a Windows instance, GameLift returns a user name and password as strings for use with a Windows Remote Desktop client. For a Linux instance, GameLift returns a user name and RSA private key, also as strings, for use with an SSH client. The private key must be saved in the proper format to a .pem file before using. If you're making this request using the AWS CLI, saving the secret can be handled as part of the GetInstanceAccess request, as shown in one of the examples for this operation. To request access to a specific instance, specify the IDs of both the instance and the fleet it belongs to. You can retrieve a fleet's instance IDs by calling DescribeInstances. If successful, an InstanceAccess object is returned that contains the instance's IP address and a set of credentials. Learn more Remotely Access Fleet Instances Debug Fleet Issues Related actions DescribeInstances | GetInstanceAccess | DescribeEC2InstanceLimits | All APIs by task
Options
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
--fleet-id <string> | A unique identifier for the fleet that contains the instance you want access to. You can use either the fleet ID or ARN value. The fleet can be in any of the following statuses: ACTIVATING, ACTIVE, or ERROR. Fleets with an ERROR status may be accessible for a short time before they are deleted |
--instance-id <string> | A unique identifier for the instance you want to get access to. You can access an instance in any status |
--cli-input-json <string> | Performs service operation based on the JSON string provided. The JSON string follows the format provided by ``--generate-cli-skeleton``. If other arguments are provided on the command line, the CLI values will override the JSON-provided values. It is not possible to pass arbitrary binary values using a JSON-provided value as the string will be taken literally |
--generate-cli-skeleton <string> | Prints a JSON skeleton to standard output without sending an API request. If provided with no value or the value ``input``, prints a sample input JSON that can be used as an argument for ``--cli-input-json``. If provided with the value ``output``, it validates the command inputs and returns a sample output JSON for that command |