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AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2025-05-31 · Documentation low

File: AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_SQLServer_SelfManagedActiveDirectory.SettingUp.md

Summary

Clarified that the AD username value should exclude the domain prefix to prevent instance creation failures

Security assessment

The change addresses a configuration error (including domain prefixes causing failures) but does not directly mitigate a security vulnerability or introduce security features. It improves documentation accuracy for setup procedures.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_SQLServer_SelfManagedActiveDirectory.SettingUp.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_SQLServer_SelfManagedActiveDirectory.SettingUp.md
index 872e8481f..d27582705 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_SQLServer_SelfManagedActiveDirectory.SettingUp.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/USER_SQLServer_SelfManagedActiveDirectory.SettingUp.md
@@ -184 +184 @@ Be sure to create the secret in the same AWS account that contains the RDS for S
-    2. For the value of the first key, enter the name of the AD user that you created on your domain in a previous step.
+    2. For the value of the first key, enter only the username (without the domain prefix) of the AD user. Do not include the domain name as this causes instance creation to fail.