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AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2025-07-04 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/troubleshoot_access-denied.md

Summary

Updated example error messages by changing username from 'JohnDoe' to 'John' in multiple instances

Security assessment

The changes are trivial updates to example usernames for consistency. There is no indication of addressing security vulnerabilities or documenting security features.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/troubleshoot_access-denied.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/troubleshoot_access-denied.md
index 063719b10..166156196 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/troubleshoot_access-denied.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/troubleshoot_access-denied.md
@@ -112 +112 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::777788889999:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform:
+    User: arn:aws:iam::777788889999:user/John is not authorized to perform:
@@ -125 +125 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::777788889999:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::777788889999:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -138 +138 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -151 +151 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -164 +164 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -177 +177 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -190 +190 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::777788889999:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::777788889999:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -203 +203 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -216 +216 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -229 +229 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -242 +242 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -255 +255 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::123456789012:user/John is not authorized to perform: 
@@ -268 +268 @@ The following examples show the format for different types of access denied erro
-    User: arn:aws:iam::777788889999:user/JohnDoe is not authorized to perform: 
+    User: arn:aws:iam::777788889999:user/John is not authorized to perform: