Common Problems
Common issues that occur with solutions
20 articles
Written by Matt Houser
You are not authorized to perform this operation
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Instance Not Found
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Your quota allows for 0 more running instance(s). You requested at least 1
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
An error occurred creating the image.
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Cannot create more than 50 manual snapshots
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Maximum allowed active snapshot limit exceeded
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Maximum number of snapshots, 10000, already exist.
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
AMI name <some name> is already in use by AMI ami-12345678
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
EC2 instance starts but immediately stops
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Encrypted EBS Snapshots Fail to Copy
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Windows Server Unexpected Shutdown Prompt
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Fixing Windows Shutdown and Reboot Problems on Nitro Instances
Windows on T3/M5/C5/R5 instance types does not stop or reboot properly. Apply this fix.Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
The snapshot requires a target option group with the following options: [Timezone]
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Encrypted source snapshot: <snapshot ARN> cannot be copied because it does not exist in your account
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
The KMS key encrypting source snapshot <snapshot ID> doest not exist, is not enabled or you do not have permissions to access it.
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
The target snapshot KMS key <KMS key ARN> does not exist, is not enabled or you do not have permissions to access it.
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Insufficient capacity
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Failed to Create EC2 Instance Export Task
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Given key ID is not accessible
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago
Encrypted snapshots with EBS default key cannot be shared
Written by Matt Houser. Updated over a week ago