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AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2025-05-16 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'AWS Organizations' to 'Organizations' in root user management documentation

Security assessment

This is a branding/style change without security implications. The modification does not alter security practices or address vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.md
index 6f2a6c17b..dc69b20ae 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.md
@@ -33 +33 @@ To help you manage credentials at scale, you can centrally secure access to root
-After you [centralize root access for member accounts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-enable-root-access.html), you can choose to delete root user credentials from member accounts in your AWS Organizations. You can remove the root user password, access keys, signing certificates, and deactivate multi-factor authentication (MFA). New accounts you create in AWS Organizations have no root user credentials by default. Member accounts can't sign in to their root user or perform password recovery for their root user unless account recovery is enabled.
+After you [centralize root access for member accounts](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-enable-root-access.html), you can choose to delete root user credentials from member accounts in your Organizations. You can remove the root user password, access keys, signing certificates, and deactivate multi-factor authentication (MFA). New accounts you create in Organizations have no root user credentials by default. Member accounts can't sign in to their root user or perform password recovery for their root user unless account recovery is enabled.