In putty UI –

Session --> IP Address - is the private IP of the ec2.

Connection --> Data - Auto Login username - ec2-user (will fail if you try 'root'. Fear not, you can login as ec2-user and then sudo su to become superuser)

Finally, set up putty to use your private key as the auth mechanism

SSH --> Auth - browse for a ppk file (If you have an ssh private key (id_rsa under your .ssh folder), use puttyGen to generate a ppk file out of that. Once you save your private key as a ppk file, you are set to use the ppk file as the auth in putty.)

To persist these settings

"Default Settings" under "Load, and then click "Save."

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