This is a ready to use minimal RedHat Enterprise Linux RHEL 6 image with Extended Lifecycle Support (ELS) through Nov 30th, 2024 and Enhanced Networking using Elastic Network Adapter (ENA) enabled.

Login using 'ec2-user' and ssh public key authentication. Root login is disabled.

Integrated with RedHat Update Infrastructure (RHUI) in all AWS regions. This allows the installation of new RPM packages and RHEL6 ELS updates without the need of a RedHat6 subscription.

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