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Access EC2 Linux box over ssh without .pem file
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This is an amazingly bad idea. There is a reason that we use keys instead of passwords. Amazon isn't trying to make your life harder, they are following best practices and making your systems more secure and keeping you from hurting yourself.
If you want to avoid entering your key name in the SSH command set up an IdentityFile option in your .ssh/options file as seen here (http://nerderati.com/2011/03/simplify-your-life-with-an-ssh-config-file/).
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