cd /home/ubuntu
for i in $(ls -a); do if [ $i != '.' ] && [ $i != '..' ]; then sudo cp -R $i ../ssm-user/; fi; done;
sudo chown -R ssm-user:ssm-user /home/ssm-user/

ssm-user@ip-172-31-11-221:~$ sudo -u ubuntu bash
To run a command as administrator (user "root"), use "sudo <command>".
See "man sudo_root" for details.

bash: /home/ssm-user/.bashrc: Permission denied