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AWS directoryservice documentation change

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

File: directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/seamlessly_join_linux_instance.md

Summary

Updated contractions ('you'll' to 'you will'), removed redundant Managed AD prerequisite bullet point, and improved IAM permission descriptions

Security assessment

Language clarifications and formatting changes. Removed redundant prerequisite but maintained security requirements. No evidence of security vulnerability fixes or new security guidance.

Diff

diff --git a/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/seamlessly_join_linux_instance.md b/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/seamlessly_join_linux_instance.md
index 09579bcf7..636ca0ebd 100644
--- a//directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/seamlessly_join_linux_instance.md
+++ b//directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/seamlessly_join_linux_instance.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ PrerequisitesSeamlessly join your Linux instance
-This procedure seamlessly joins an Amazon EC2 Linux instance to your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Active Directory. To complete this procedure, you'll need to create an AWS Secrets Manager secret which can incur additional costs. For more information, see [AWS Secrets Manager Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/pricing/).
+This procedure seamlessly joins an Amazon EC2 Linux instance to your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Active Directory. To complete this procedure, you will need to create an AWS Secrets Manager secret which can incur additional costs. For more information, see [AWS Secrets Manager Pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/secrets-manager/pricing/).
@@ -42 +42 @@ Before you can set up seamless domain join to an EC2 Linux instance, you need to
-To seamlessly domain join an EC2 Linux instance, you'll need to complete the following: 
+To seamlessly domain join an EC2 Linux instance, you will need to complete the following: 
@@ -44,3 +44 @@ To seamlessly domain join an EC2 Linux instance, you'll need to complete the fol
-  * Have an AWS Managed Microsoft AD. To learn more, see [Creating your AWS Managed Microsoft AD](./ms_ad_getting_started.html#ms_ad_getting_started_create_directory).
-
-  * You'll need the following IAM permissions to seamlessly join an EC2 Linux instance:
+  * You will need the following IAM permissions to seamlessly join an EC2 Linux instance:
@@ -50 +48 @@ To seamlessly domain join an EC2 Linux instance, you'll need to complete the fol
-    * You'll need the following IAM permissions to seamlessly join an EC2 Windows instance:
+    * You will need the following IAM permissions to seamlessly join an EC2 Windows instance:
@@ -58 +56 @@ To seamlessly domain join an EC2 Linux instance, you'll need to complete the fol
-      * The user seamlessly domain joining the EC2 to the AWS Managed Microsoft AD needs the following IAM permissions:
+      * You will need the following IAM permissions to seamlessly domain join the EC2 to the AWS Managed Microsoft AD: