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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-06-22 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/stacksets-delete.md

Summary

Updated documentation with consistent capitalization of 'StackSet' and added explicit CLI note for delegated administrators

Security assessment

Changes primarily involve capitalization consistency (stack set → StackSet) and formatting improvements. The added note about '--call-as DELEGATED_ADMIN' clarifies proper usage for delegated administrators but does not address a specific security vulnerability or weakness. This is a documentation refinement rather than a security fix.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/stacksets-delete.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/stacksets-delete.md
index 90d07ede6..2df3aaef5 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/stacksets-delete.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/stacksets-delete.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Delete a stack set (console)Delete a stack set (AWS CLI)Delete service roles (optional)
+Delete a StackSet (console)Delete a StackSet (AWS CLI)Delete service roles (optional)
@@ -7 +7 @@ Delete a stack set (console)Delete a stack set (AWS CLI)Delete service roles (op
-# Delete CloudFormation StackSets
+# Delete AWS CloudFormation StackSets
@@ -9 +9 @@ Delete a stack set (console)Delete a stack set (AWS CLI)Delete service roles (op
-To delete a stack set, you must first delete all stacks in the stack set. For information about how to delete all stacks, see [Delete stacks from StackSets](./stackinstances-delete.html).
+To delete a StackSet, you must first delete all stacks in the StackSet. For information about how to delete all stacks, see [Delete stacks from StackSets](./stackinstances-delete.html).
@@ -13 +13 @@ To delete a stack set, you must first delete all stacks in the stack set. For in
-  * Delete a stack set (console)
+  * Delete a StackSet (console)
@@ -15 +15 @@ To delete a stack set, you must first delete all stacks in the stack set. For in
-  * Delete a stack set (AWS CLI)
+  * Delete a StackSet (AWS CLI)
@@ -22 +22,3 @@ To delete a stack set, you must first delete all stacks in the stack set. For in
-## Delete a stack set (console)
+## Delete a StackSet (console)
+
+###### To delete a StackSet
@@ -26 +28 @@ To delete a stack set, you must first delete all stacks in the stack set. For in
-  2. On the navigation bar at the top of the screen, choose the AWS Region you created the stack set in.
+  2. On the navigation bar at the top of the screen, choose the AWS Region you created the StackSet in.
@@ -28 +30 @@ To delete a stack set, you must first delete all stacks in the stack set. For in
-  3. On the **StackSets** page, select the stack set.
+  3. On the **StackSets** page, select the StackSet.
@@ -30 +32 @@ To delete a stack set, you must first delete all stacks in the stack set. For in
-  4. With the stack set selected, choose **Delete StackSet** from the **Actions** menu.
+  4. With the StackSet selected, choose **Delete StackSet** from the **Actions** menu.
@@ -32 +34 @@ To delete a stack set, you must first delete all stacks in the stack set. For in
-  5. When you are prompted to confirm that you want to delete the stack set, choose **Delete StackSet**.
+  5. When you are prompted to confirm that you want to delete the StackSet, choose **Delete StackSet**.
@@ -37 +39 @@ To delete a stack set, you must first delete all stacks in the stack set. For in
-## Delete a stack set (AWS CLI)
+## Delete a StackSet (AWS CLI)
@@ -39 +41 @@ To delete a stack set, you must first delete all stacks in the stack set. For in
-When acting as a delegated administrator, you must set the `--call-as` option to `DELEGATED_ADMIN` each time you run a stack set command.
+###### Note
@@ -40,0 +43 @@ When acting as a delegated administrator, you must set the `--call-as` option to
+When acting as a delegated administrator, you must include `--call-as DELEGATED_ADMIN` in the command. 
@@ -42 +45 @@ When acting as a delegated administrator, you must set the `--call-as` option to
-    --call-as DELEGATED_ADMIN
+###### To delete a StackSet
@@ -48 +51 @@ When acting as a delegated administrator, you must set the `--call-as` option to
-  2. Verify that the stack set was deleted by running the **list-stack-sets** command. The results of the list-stack-sets command should show your stack with a status of `DELETED`.
+  2. Verify that the StackSet was deleted by running the **list-stack-sets** command. The results of the list-stack-sets command should show your stack with a status of `DELETED`.
@@ -57 +60 @@ When acting as a delegated administrator, you must set the `--call-as` option to
-If you no longer need the IAM service roles that CloudFormation requires to perform stack set operations, we recommend that you delete the roles.
+If you no longer need the IAM service roles that CloudFormation requires to perform StackSet operations, we recommend that you delete the roles.
@@ -61 +64 @@ _For self-managed StackSets_ , the roles you created. For more information about
-_For service-managed StackSets_ , the roles that were automatically created by StackSets have the suffix `CloudFormationStackSetsOrgAdmin` in the organization management account, and `CloudFormationStackSetsOrgMember` in each target account. For more information, see [Service-linked roles](./stacksets-orgs-activate-trusted-access.html#stacksets-orgs-service-linked-roles).
+_For service-managed StackSets_ , the roles that were automatically created for StackSets have the suffix `CloudFormationStackSetsOrgAdmin` in the organization management account, and `CloudFormationStackSetsOrgMember` in each target account. For more information, see [Service-linked roles](./stacksets-orgs-activate-trusted-access.html#stacksets-orgs-service-linked-roles).