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AWS redshift documentation change

Service: redshift · 2025-07-18 · Documentation low

File: redshift/latest/dg/r_ALTER_DATABASE.md

Summary

Expanded COLLATE clause options to include CS/CI abbreviations and clarified permission requirements

Security assessment

Change adds syntax aliases (CS/CI) for existing COLLATE options and clarifies permission terminology (privilege -> permission). No evidence of security vulnerability remediation.

Diff

diff --git a/redshift/latest/dg/r_ALTER_DATABASE.md b/redshift/latest/dg/r_ALTER_DATABASE.md
index 0b4ac59e3..193c1680a 100644
--- a//redshift/latest/dg/r_ALTER_DATABASE.md
+++ b//redshift/latest/dg/r_ALTER_DATABASE.md
@@ -34 +34 @@ To use ALTER DATABASE, one of the following privileges is required..
-        [ COLLATE { CASE_SENSITIVE | CASE_INSENSITIVE } ]
+        [ COLLATE { CASE_SENSITIVE | CS | CASE_INSENSITIVE | CI } ]
@@ -88 +88 @@ If both user and database connection limits apply, an unused connection slot mus
-COLLATE { CASE_SENSITIVE | CASE_INSENSITIVE }
+COLLATE { CASE_SENSITIVE | CS | CASE_INSENSITIVE | CI }
@@ -93 +93 @@ A clause that specifies whether string search or comparison is case-sensitive or
-You can change the case sensitivity of the current database which is empty.
+You can change the case sensitivity of the current database even if it's empty.
@@ -95 +95,3 @@ You can change the case sensitivity of the current database which is empty.
-You must have the privilege to the current database to change case sensitivity. Superusers or database owners with the CREATE DATABASE privilege can also change database case sensitivity.
+You must have ALTER permission for the current database to change case sensitivity. Superusers or database owners with the CREATE DATABASE permission can also change database case sensitivity.
+
+CASE_SENSITIVE and CS are interchangeable and yield the same results. Similarly, CASE_INSENSITIVE and CI are interchangeable and yield the same results.