VirtualBox localhost "Login incorrect"

Hello,

I understand that you want to run Amazon Linux on premises and you are able to boot in VirtualBox but stuck on a sign in page that ask for hostname and login password and you didn’t make any changes to the meta-data file in the ISO image.

According to AWS documentation on how to run Amazon linux 2 on premises virtual machine you have to make changes as instructed in order to generate the seed.iso boot image you need to configure two files which are meta-data and user-data.

Steps to follow for how to successfully login in to your machine [1]:

• You have to create a file named meta-data and edit with a text editor of your choice and then copy and paste the script given on the documentation. [1]
• In the meta-data file you create and replace the default host-name with the name of your choice and configure network settings as required.
• Save and close the meta-data file.
• Create a file named user-data and copy and paste the scripted given [1] replace “plain_text_password” with password of you’re choice after save and close the file .
• Create the sed.iso as instructed using meta-data and user-data file you created and run Command given a instructed [1].
• Boot in VirtualBox the local-hostname will display the name you used when configuring the meta-data file.
• For login use the password you used to create user-data file.
• You will be able to login in to your virtual machine.

I hope the provided Information has been useful to you. If you have any other queries please do not hesitate to contact me back. I will be more than happy to help.

Have a great day ahead!

Best regards.

References:

[1] Run amazon linux on on premises using virtualBox - https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/amazon-linux-2-virtual-machine.html#amazon-linux-2-virtual-machine-prepare