Working with the file system
You can use Fleet Manager, a capability of Amazon Systems Manager, to work with the file system on
your managed nodes. Using Fleet Manager, you can view information about the directory and
file data stored on the volumes attached to your managed nodes. For example, you can
view the name, size, extension, owner, and permissions for your directories and
files. Up to 10,000 lines of file data can be previewed as text from the Fleet Manager
console. You can also use this feature to tail files. When using
tail to view file data, the last 10 lines of the file are displayed
initially. As new lines of data are written to the file, the view is updated in real
time. As a result, you can review log data from the console, which can improve the
efficiency of your troubleshooting and systems administration. Additionally, you can
create directories and copy, cut, paste, rename, or delete files and
directories.
We recommend creating regular backups, or taking snapshots of the Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) volumes attached to your managed nodes. When copying, or cutting and pasting files, existing files and directories in the destination path with the same name as the new files or directories are replaced. Serious problems can occur if you replace or modify system files and directories. Amazon doesn't guarantee that these problems can be solved. Modify system files at your own risk. You're responsible for all file and directory changes, and ensuring you have backups. Deleting or replacing files and directories can't be undone.
Note
Fleet Manager uses Session Manager, a capability of Amazon Systems Manager, to view text previews and
tail files. For Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (Amazon EC2) instances, the instance
profile attached to your managed instances must provide permissions for Session Manager
to use this feature. For more information about adding Session Manager permissions to
an instance profile, see Adding
Session Manager permissions to an existing IAM role. Also,
Amazon Key Management Service (Amazon KMS) encryption must be turned on in your session preferences to
use Fleet Manager features. For more information about enabling Amazon KMS encryption for
Session Manager, see Turn on KMS key
encryption of session data (console).
To view the file system with Fleet Manager
Open the Amazon Systems Manager console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/
. In the navigation pane, choose Fleet Manager.
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If the Amazon Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon (
) to open the
navigation pane, and then choose Fleet Manager in the navigation
pane.-
Select the link of the managed node with the file system you want to view.
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Choose Tools, File system.
To view text previews of files with Fleet Manager
Open the Amazon Systems Manager console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/
. In the navigation pane, choose Fleet Manager.
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If the Amazon Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon (
) to open the
navigation pane, and then choose Fleet Manager in the navigation
pane.-
Select the link of the managed node with the files you want to preview.
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Choose Tools, File system.
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Select the File name of the directory that contains the file you want to preview.
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Choose the button next to the file whose content you want to preview.
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Choose Actions, Preview as text.
To tail files with Fleet Manager
Open the Amazon Systems Manager console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/
. In the navigation pane, choose Fleet Manager.
-or-
If the Amazon Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon (
) to open the
navigation pane, and then choose Fleet Manager in the navigation
pane.-
Select the link of the managed node with the files you want to tail.
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Choose Tools, File system.
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Select the File name of the directory that contains the file you want to tail.
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Choose the button next to the file whose content you want to tail.
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Choose Actions, Tail file.
To copy or cut and paste files or directories with Fleet Manager
Open the Amazon Systems Manager console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/
. In the navigation pane, choose Fleet Manager.
-or-
If the Amazon Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon (
) to open the
navigation pane, and then choose Fleet Manager in the navigation
pane.-
Select the link of the managed node with the files you want to copy, or cut and paste.
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Choose Tools, File system.
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To copy or cut a file, select the File name of the directory that contains the file you want to copy or cut. To copy or cut a directory, choose the button next to the directory that you want to copy or cut and then proceed to step 8.
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Choose the button next to the file you want to copy or cut.
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In the Actions menu, choose Copy or Cut.
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In the File system view, choose the button next to the directory you want to paste the file in.
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In the Actions menu, choose Paste.
To rename files or directories with Fleet Manager
Open the Amazon Systems Manager console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/
. In the navigation pane, choose Fleet Manager.
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If the Amazon Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon (
) to open the
navigation pane, and then choose Fleet Manager in the navigation
pane.-
Select the link of the managed node with the files or directories you want to rename.
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Choose Tools, File system.
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To rename a file, select the File name of the directory that contains the file you want to rename. To rename a directory, choose the button next to the directory that you want to rename and then proceed to step 8.
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Choose the button next to the file whose content you want to rename.
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Choose Actions, Rename.
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For File name, enter the new name for the file and select Rename.
To delete files or directories with Fleet Manager
Open the Amazon Systems Manager console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/
. In the navigation pane, choose Fleet Manager.
-or-
If the Amazon Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon (
) to open the
navigation pane, and then choose Fleet Manager in the navigation
pane.-
Select the link of the managed node with the files or directories you want to delete.
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Choose Tools, File system.
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To delete a file, select the File name of the directory that contains the file you want to delete. To delete a directory, choose the button next to the directory that you want to delete and then proceed to step 7.
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Choose the button next to the file with the content you want to delete.
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Choose Actions, Delete.
To create a directory with Fleet Manager
Open the Amazon Systems Manager console at https://console.amazonaws.cn/systems-manager/
. In the navigation pane, choose Fleet Manager.
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If the Amazon Systems Manager home page opens first, choose the menu icon (
) to open the
navigation pane, and then choose Fleet Manager in the navigation
pane.-
Select the link of the managed node you want to create a directory in.
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Choose Tools, File system.
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Select the File name of the directory where you want to create a new directory.
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Select Create directory.
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For Directory name, enter the name for the new directory, and then select Create directory.