{"id":723,"date":"2021-02-17T01:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T01:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/?p=723"},"modified":"2021-02-17T01:52:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T01:52:00","slug":"how-to-setup-gui-for-amazon-ec2-rhel-7-instance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.ngocha.biz\/?p=723","title":{"rendered":"How To Install and Configure GUI for Amazon EC2 RHEL 7\u00a0& 8"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this tutorial, I have explained the easy steps to configure GUI for the RedHat 7 & 8 EC2 instance and connect to it using RDP clients.<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/strong><\/b> For RHEL 6 follow this tutorial. Setting up GUI on RHEL6<\/strong><\/b><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

GUI for Amazon EC2 RHEL 7 & RHEL 8<\/h2>\n

There are three sections involved in the whole setup. Follow all the three sections explained below to successfully configure the GUI.<\/p>\n

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Note:<\/strong><\/b> This tutorial is tested on both RHEL 7 and RHEL 8 ec2 instances.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Prerequisites<\/h2>\n
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  1. RHEL 7 or 8 ec2 instance with minimum instance type of t2.medium<\/strong>. The GUI won’t load on smaller instance types.<\/li>\n
  2. ec2 instance security group should have an inbound connection to 3389 port<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Installing GUI Components<\/h2>\n

    1. Update the server using the following command.<\/p>\n

    sudo yum -y update<\/code><\/pre>\n
    2. Install the gnome GUI components using the following command.<\/p>\n
    sudo yum groupinstall -y \"Server with GUI\"<\/code><\/pre>\n
    3. Issue the following commands to start the GUI during boot.<\/p>\n
    sudo systemctl set-default graphical.target\nsudo systemctl default<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Now we have all the essential GUI components installed on the server. In the next section, we will install the xrdp components to enable remote desktop connections.<\/p>\n
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    Setting up XRDP<\/h2>\n
    1. Add the xrdp repository to your instance using the following command.<\/p>\n
    sudo rpm -Uvh http:\/\/li.nux.ro\/download\/nux\/dextop\/el7\/x86_64\/nux-dextop-release-0-1.el7.nux.noarch.rpm<\/code><\/pre>\n
    2. Install xrdp and tiger VNC server.<\/p>\n
    sudo yum install -y xrdp tigervnc-server<\/code><\/pre>\n
    3. Setup SELINUX security using the following commands.<\/p>\n
    chcon --type=bin_t \/usr\/sbin\/xrdp \nchcon --type=bin_t \/usr\/sbin\/xrdp-sesman<\/code><\/pre>\n
    4. Start and enable the xrdp service.<\/p>\n
    sudo systemctl start xrdp \nsudo systemctl enable xrdp<\/code><\/pre>\n
    5. Enable RDP port on the instance using the following firewall commands.<\/p>\n
    sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=3389\/tcp \nsudo firewall-cmd --reload<\/code><\/pre>\n
    6. Set a password for ec2-user . This password will be used to connect to the RDP session.<\/p>\n
    sudo passwd ec2-user<\/code><\/pre>\n
    7. Set password for root as you will be prompted for cloud user password for network proxy and color. Login as root and set the password.<\/p>\n
    sudo su \npasswd<\/code><\/pre>\n
    Now we have the xdrp components and all instance-level settings in the right place. Now let’s test out the RDP connection from an RDP client.<\/p>\n
    In this tutorial, I am using a windows RDP client.<\/p>\n
    If you are using MAC, you can use the Microsoft Remote Desktop app to connect.<\/p>\n
    Connecting the Instance Using RDP<\/h2>\n
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    Note:<\/strong><\/b> Make sure you have added the inbound RDP port (3389) in your instance security group.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    1. Open RDP client and type in the public IP of your instance and click connect.<\/p>\n
    2. If you get a warning message about remote identity, just click yes.<\/p>\n
    3. Now you will get a xrdp authentication window, enter the credentials and click ok.<\/p>\n
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    Note: <\/strong><\/b>The username is “ec2-user” and the password is the password you set for ec2-user in step 6.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
    4. You will be prompted to enter the password again. Provide the password and proceed to the steps to configure the initial desktop.<\/p>\n
    5. If it prompts for “cloud user password” provide the root user password you set in step 7.<\/p>\n
    6. That’s it, you will get a GUI session as shown below. If you face any errors do let me know in the comment session.<\/p>\n
    \"amazon<\/figure>\n
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    Ngu\u1ed3n:<\/strong> How To Install and Configure GUI for Amazon EC2 RHEL 7\u00a0& 8 \u2014 DevOpsCube<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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