A user has enabled termination protection on an EC2 instance. The user has also set Instance initiated shutdown behavior to terminate. When the user shuts down the instance from the OS, what will happen?
A) The OS will shutdown but the instance will not be terminated due to protection
B) It will terminate the instance
C) It will not allow the user to shutdown the instance from the OS
D) It is not possible to set the termination protection when an Instance initiated shutdown is set to Terminate

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

When Instance initiated shutdown behavior is set to terminate, the instance will be terminated when it is shut down from the OS, regardless of whether termination protection is enabled.

A User Has Enabled Termination Protection on an EC2 Instance