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AWS AmazonCloudWatch documentation change

Service: AmazonCloudWatch · 2025-04-16 · Documentation low

File: AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.md

Summary

Added SELinux setup reference and updated link text

Security assessment

Added a link to SELinux configuration documentation, which is a security feature, but no indication of resolving a specific security vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.md b/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.md
index 7c646857a..c9dddaeac 100644
--- a//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.md
+++ b//AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/Install-CloudWatch-Agent-New-Instances-CloudFormation.md
@@ -54,0 +55,2 @@ You can use both types of templates for installing the CloudWatch agent and for
+For information about setting up the agent on a system that has security-enhanced Linux (SELinux) enabled, see [Set up the CloudWatch agent with security-enhanced Linux (SELinux)](./CloudWatch-Agent-SELinux.html).
+
@@ -235 +237 @@ Install the CloudWatch agent on on-premises servers
-CloudWatch agent credentials preference
+Set up the CloudWatch agent with security-enhanced Linux (SELinux)