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I was trying to connect RDP server from my Windows machine.

I am facing error that "The logon attempt failed"

I checked and found my Password is correct.

Earlier I connected rdp with "Administrator", now when I try to connect, the name is coming "LAPTOPNAME\Administrator" and I think this is causing the issue.

Please help me.

Burgi
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Jiju Oommen
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    You are attempting to use an account that only exists on your laptop to authenticate a AWS instance. That local account cannot be used in your current configuration. You need to specify the correct machine name that the user exists on. – Ramhound Mar 11 '20 at 10:13
  • I have been connecting from same machine as I setup AWS from the same machine using "Administrator" as login id and "password". I believe machine name is correct. My username is "LAPTOPNAME\Administrator" now when I try to connect. Earlier I used only "Administrator". Can you guide me on this? – Jiju Oommen Mar 11 '20 at 10:48

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You are trying to connect with the user LAPTOPNAME\Administrator. This user does not exist on your remote instance.

To connect as the remote administrator you should use the username \Administrator. The \ indicates RDC should use the administrator account local to the remote instance. If this machine is part of a domain you might need to add the domain to front of the username DOMAIN\Administrator.

Burgi
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    I am using AWS instance, say Public DNS (IPv4): ec1-23-345-67-890.ap-south-1.compute.amazonaws.com. So What do you think I can use before \Administrator.. – Jiju Oommen Mar 11 '20 at 11:09
  • You shouldn't need anything but you could try `ec1-23-345-67-890` or whatever you named your instance. – Burgi Mar 11 '20 at 14:52