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Failed to terminate ec-2 instance: How to modify its 'disableApiTermination' attribute from EC2 Dashboard?

I opened a free tier instance for some practice.

I tried to terminate it, as I've done many times successfully.

But upon selecting Terminate instance from the dropdown;

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I got the following error:

Failed to terminate the instance <instance id>
The instance '<instance id>' may not be terminated. Modify its 'disableApiTermination' instance attribute and try again.

Where can I find the disableApiTermination attribute?

Solution

  • According to the documentation

    To disable termination protection for a running or stopped instance

    1. Select the instance, and choose Actions, Instance Settings, Change Termination Protection.

    2. Choose Yes, Disable.

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    Using AWS CLI you can use this command

    aws ec2 modify-instance-attribute --instance-id <instance-id> --no-disable-api-termination