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SOA-C02 · Question #221
A SysOps administrator uses AWS Systems Manager Session Manager to connect to instances. After the SysOps administrator launches a new Amazon EC2 instance the EC2 instance does not appear in the…
The correct answer is C. The EC2 instance does not have an attached IAM role that allows Session Manager to connect to. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.
Submitted by daniela_cl· Mar 30, 2026Security and Compliance
Question
A SysOps administrator uses AWS Systems Manager Session Manager to connect to instances. After the SysOps administrator launches a new Amazon EC2 instance the EC2 instance does not appear in the Session Manager list of systems that are available for connection. The SysOps administrator verities that Systems Manager Agent is installed updated and running on the EC2 instance. What is the reason for this issue?
Options
- AThe SysOps administrator does not have access to the key pair that is required for connection
- BThe SysOps administrator has not attached a security group to the EC2 instance to allow SSH on
- CThe EC2 instance does not have an attached IAM role that allows Session Manager to connect to
- DThe EC2 instance ID has not been entered into the Session Manager configuration
How the community answered
(20 responses)- A15% (3)
- B5% (1)
- C75% (15)
- D5% (1)
Topics
#AWS Systems Manager#Session Manager#IAM roles#EC2 instance management
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