delete_known_host_keys

delete_known_host_keys(**kwargs)

Deletes the known host key or certificate used by the Amazon Lightsail browser-based SSH or RDP clients to authenticate an instance. This operation enables the Lightsail browser-based SSH or RDP clients to connect to the instance after a host key mismatch.

Warning

Perform this operation only if you were expecting the host key or certificate mismatch or if you are familiar with the new host key or certificate on the instance. For more information, see Troubleshooting connection issues when using the Amazon Lightsail browser-based SSH or RDP client.

See also: AWS API Documentation

Request Syntax

response = client.delete_known_host_keys(
    instanceName='string'
)

Parameters

instanceName (string) --

[REQUIRED]

The name of the instance for which you want to reset the host key or certificate.

Return type

dict

Returns

Response Syntax

{
    'operations': [
        {
            'id': 'string',
            'resourceName': 'string',
            'resourceType': 'ContainerService'|'Instance'|'StaticIp'|'KeyPair'|'InstanceSnapshot'|'Domain'|'PeeredVpc'|'LoadBalancer'|'LoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'Disk'|'DiskSnapshot'|'RelationalDatabase'|'RelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'ExportSnapshotRecord'|'CloudFormationStackRecord'|'Alarm'|'ContactMethod'|'Distribution'|'Certificate'|'Bucket',
            'createdAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'location': {
                'availabilityZone': 'string',
                'regionName': 'us-east-1'|'us-east-2'|'us-west-1'|'us-west-2'|'eu-west-1'|'eu-west-2'|'eu-west-3'|'eu-central-1'|'ca-central-1'|'ap-south-1'|'ap-southeast-1'|'ap-southeast-2'|'ap-northeast-1'|'ap-northeast-2'|'eu-north-1'
            },
            'isTerminal': True|False,
            'operationDetails': 'string',
            'operationType': 'DeleteKnownHostKeys'|'DeleteInstance'|'CreateInstance'|'StopInstance'|'StartInstance'|'RebootInstance'|'OpenInstancePublicPorts'|'PutInstancePublicPorts'|'CloseInstancePublicPorts'|'AllocateStaticIp'|'ReleaseStaticIp'|'AttachStaticIp'|'DetachStaticIp'|'UpdateDomainEntry'|'DeleteDomainEntry'|'CreateDomain'|'DeleteDomain'|'CreateInstanceSnapshot'|'DeleteInstanceSnapshot'|'CreateInstancesFromSnapshot'|'CreateLoadBalancer'|'DeleteLoadBalancer'|'AttachInstancesToLoadBalancer'|'DetachInstancesFromLoadBalancer'|'UpdateLoadBalancerAttribute'|'CreateLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'DeleteLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'AttachLoadBalancerTlsCertificate'|'CreateDisk'|'DeleteDisk'|'AttachDisk'|'DetachDisk'|'CreateDiskSnapshot'|'DeleteDiskSnapshot'|'CreateDiskFromSnapshot'|'CreateRelationalDatabase'|'UpdateRelationalDatabase'|'DeleteRelationalDatabase'|'CreateRelationalDatabaseFromSnapshot'|'CreateRelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'DeleteRelationalDatabaseSnapshot'|'UpdateRelationalDatabaseParameters'|'StartRelationalDatabase'|'RebootRelationalDatabase'|'StopRelationalDatabase'|'EnableAddOn'|'DisableAddOn'|'PutAlarm'|'GetAlarms'|'DeleteAlarm'|'TestAlarm'|'CreateContactMethod'|'GetContactMethods'|'SendContactMethodVerification'|'DeleteContactMethod'|'CreateDistribution'|'UpdateDistribution'|'DeleteDistribution'|'ResetDistributionCache'|'AttachCertificateToDistribution'|'DetachCertificateFromDistribution'|'UpdateDistributionBundle'|'SetIpAddressType'|'CreateCertificate'|'DeleteCertificate'|'CreateContainerService'|'UpdateContainerService'|'DeleteContainerService'|'CreateContainerServiceDeployment'|'CreateContainerServiceRegistryLogin'|'RegisterContainerImage'|'DeleteContainerImage'|'CreateBucket'|'DeleteBucket'|'CreateBucketAccessKey'|'DeleteBucketAccessKey'|'UpdateBucketBundle'|'UpdateBucket'|'SetResourceAccessForBucket'|'UpdateInstanceMetadataOptions'|'StartGUISession'|'StopGUISession',
            'status': 'NotStarted'|'Started'|'Failed'|'Completed'|'Succeeded',
            'statusChangedAt': datetime(2015, 1, 1),
            'errorCode': 'string',
            'errorDetails': 'string'
        },
    ]
}

Response Structure

• (dict) --
  • operations (list) --

    An array of objects that describe the result of the action, such as the status of the request, the timestamp of the request, and the resources affected by the request.

    • (dict) --

      Describes the API operation.

      • id (string) --

        The ID of the operation.

      • resourceName (string) --

        The resource name.

      • resourceType (string) --

        The resource type.

      • createdAt (datetime) --

        The timestamp when the operation was initialized (e.g., 1479816991.349 ).

      • location (dict) --

        The Amazon Web Services Region and Availability Zone.

        • availabilityZone (string) --

          The Availability Zone. Follows the format us-east-2a (case-sensitive).

        • regionName (string) --

          The Amazon Web Services Region name.

      • isTerminal (boolean) --

        A Boolean value indicating whether the operation is terminal.

      • operationDetails (string) --

        Details about the operation (e.g., Debian-1GB-Ohio-1 ).

      • operationType (string) --

        The type of operation.

      • status (string) --

        The status of the operation.

      • statusChangedAt (datetime) --

        The timestamp when the status was changed (e.g., 1479816991.349 ).

      • errorCode (string) --

        The error code.

      • errorDetails (string) --

        The error details.

Exceptions

• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.ServiceException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.InvalidInputException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.NotFoundException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.OperationFailureException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.AccessDeniedException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.AccountSetupInProgressException
• Lightsail.Client.exceptions.UnauthenticatedException