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AWS cli documentation change

Service: cli · 2025-08-16 · Documentation low

File: cli/latest/reference/pcs/create-compute-node-group.md

Summary

Enhanced IAM instance profile documentation with security guidance link

Security assessment

Added reference to security documentation for IAM instance profiles, improving security best practice guidance but not addressing a specific vulnerability

Diff

diff --git a/cli/latest/reference/pcs/create-compute-node-group.md b/cli/latest/reference/pcs/create-compute-node-group.md
index 8df0f5059..7015a1e81 100644
--- a//cli/latest/reference/pcs/create-compute-node-group.md
+++ b//cli/latest/reference/pcs/create-compute-node-group.md
@@ -15 +15 @@
-  * [AWS CLI 2.28.8 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.28.11 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
@@ -170,8 +170 @@ JSON Syntax:
-> The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM instance profile used to pass an IAM role when launching EC2 instances. The role contained in your instance profile must have the `pcs:RegisterComputeNodeGroupInstance` permission. The resource identifier of the ARN must start with `AWSPCS` or it must have `/aws-pcs/` in its path.
->
->> **Examples**
-> 
->   * `arn:aws:iam::111122223333:instance-profile/AWSPCS-example-role-1`
->   * `arn:aws:iam::111122223333:instance-profile/aws-pcs/example-role-2`
-> 
-
+> The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM instance profile used to pass an IAM role when launching EC2 instances. The role contained in your instance profile must have the `pcs:RegisterComputeNodeGroupInstance` permission and the role name must start with `AWSPCS` or must have the path `/aws-pcs/` . For more information, see [IAM instance profiles for PCS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pcs/latest/userguide/security-instance-profiles.html) in the _PCS User Guide_ .
@@ -503,8 +496 @@ computeNodeGroup -> (structure)
->> The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM instance profile used to pass an IAM role when launching EC2 instances. The role contained in your instance profile must have the `pcs:RegisterComputeNodeGroupInstance` permission. The resource identifier of the ARN must start with `AWSPCS` or it must have `/aws-pcs/` in its path.
->>
->>> **Examples**
->> 
->>   * `arn:aws:iam::111122223333:instance-profile/AWSPCS-example-role-1`
->>   * `arn:aws:iam::111122223333:instance-profile/aws-pcs/example-role-2`
->> 
-
+>> The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the IAM instance profile used to pass an IAM role when launching EC2 instances. The role contained in your instance profile must have the `pcs:RegisterComputeNodeGroupInstance` permission and the role name must start with `AWSPCS` or must have the path `/aws-pcs/` . For more information, see [IAM instance profiles for PCS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/pcs/latest/userguide/security-instance-profiles.html) in the _PCS User Guide_ .
@@ -602 +588 @@ computeNodeGroup -> (structure)
-  * [AWS CLI 2.28.8 Command Reference](../../index.html) »
+  * [AWS CLI 2.28.11 Command Reference](../../index.html) »