Not all desktop environments expose the ability to modify your system’s monospace font. This isn’t really WorkSpace specific, but I came across this issue while configuring my WorkSpace, so here it is anyway. Then edit /etc/passwd and change your shell to your liking. getent passwd $USER | sudo tee -a /etc/passwd Instead, add yourself to /etc/passwd and modify your shell the good old-fashioned way. Change your shellĬhsh doesn’t work in this realm because of Active Directory. Reboot your WorkSpace and you’ll be in your preferred desktop session. If you’ve installed a different desktop environment and are wondering what keyword belongs here, check /usr/share/xsessions: ls /usr/share/xsessions/*.desktop # List available desktop sessions. To switch window managers, edit /etc/pcoip-agent/nf and change sktop_session from mate to xfce.
Linux workspaces install#
Sudo yum install -y numix-gtk-theme numix-icon-theme-circle If you do run xfce with a custom GTK theme like I do, don’t forget to set the theme style under both Settings Manager > Appearance > Style and Settings Manager > Window Manager > Style > Theme. Personally, I find adding xfce and the Numix theme works wonders for making your WorkSpace more pleasing to the eye with very little effort. Some packages require more obscure dependencies than others, so it's worth having the CentOS repositories handy. Use them only when you need them by adding -enablerepo= when installing a package, i.e. We also leave these repositories disabled by default to minimize conflicts with Amazon’s own packages. So $releasever needs to be hardcoded to 7 in CentOS-Base.repo in order to work. Some explanation: $releasever of Amazon Linux is 2, but the compatible CentOS repositories are CentOS 7. Sudo docker cp $centos:/etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7 /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/RPM-GPG-KEY-CentOS-7 Sudo sed -i 's/\$releasever/7/g' /etc//CentOS-Base.repo
Sudo docker cp $centos:/etc//CentOS-Base.repo /etc//CentOS-Base.repo centos=$(docker run -rm -di centos:7 cat) Then copy the CentOS repository files to your WorkSpace. Don’t forget to add yourself to the Docker group with usermod -a -G docker $USER. The easiest way to do this is to install docker. What’s the point of authenticating twice with the same password? Edit /etc/sudoers.d/01-ws-admin-user and change the final ALL to NOPASSWD:ALL. Note that if you’re SSHing from a shell, you’ll need to escape the backslash that separates your AD domain from your username, i.e. Your WorkSpace is now SSHable! tail -f /var/log/secure for a good laugh. Add TCP port 22 from “Anywhere” and save. It’s a lot more convenient to access later, and the Elastic IP won’t change.Įdit the ENI’s security group. Visit “Network Interfaces” and select the ENI “Created by Amazon WorkSpaces.” While you’re here, by the way, I highly recommend registering the Elastic IP attached to your WorkSpace ENI with some kind of DNS. The WorkSpace itself isn’t visible in the EC2 console, but the network interface attached to it is. Once you’ve done that, open up the AWS Console. Add your public key(s) to ~/.ssh/authorized_keys. An exposed SSH port in an AWS IP block is a massive target for brute-force attacks no sense in letting anyone try.
Linux workspaces password#
This prevents password logins and allows only key-based authentication. You won’t be able to connect to an Unhealthy WorkSpace through the WorkSpaces client, so it’s good to have SSH handy for debugging.īefore exposing port 22 to the Internet, edit /etc/ssh/sshd_config and tighten up the security a little bit: set ChallengeResponseAuthentication to no. An Unhealthy WorkSpace is a WorkSpace that AWS can’t reach, usually caused by networking problems. This is worth fixing up sooner rather than later, as you may run into a problem in the future with your workspace becoming Unhealthy. However, there’s no way to get to it from the Internet. Enable SSHįortunately, Linux WorkSpaces run sshd by default.
Fret not, this is as configurable a Linux machine as any - but in different ways than you might be used to. So you’ve spun up a fresh Linux Workspace and discovered in short order that it is ugly as sin.
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