ec2-get-console-output

ec2-get-console-output INSTANCEID [-r]

Retrieve the console output for instance INSTANCEID, if available, and display it to stdout.

Two fields:

Errors are displayed on stderr.

OptionDefinitionRequired?Example
-r Raw output. Do not escape the output to facilitate reading. No 
$ ec2-get-console-output  i-10a64379
2007-01-03 12:00:00
Linux version 2.6.16-xenU (builder@patchbat.amazonsa) (gcc version 4.0.1 20050727 (Red Hat 4.0.1-5)) #1 SMP Thu Oct 26 08:41:26 SAST 2006
BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
Xen: 0000000000000000 - 000000006a400000 (usable)
980MB HIGHMEM available.
727MB LOWMEM available.
NX (Execute Disable) protection: active
IRQ lockup detection disabled
Built 1 zonelists
Kernel command line: root=/dev/sda1 ro 4
Enabling fast FPU save and restore... done.