AWS systems-manager documentation change
Summary
Removed deprecated installation steps using direct RPM downloads and simplified registration instructions
Security assessment
Removal of direct download links could help prevent use of outdated binaries, but there's no explicit mention of security vulnerabilities in the change.
Diff
diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/hybrid-multicloud-ssm-agent-install-linux.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/hybrid-multicloud-ssm-agent-install-linux.md index 2351bfaa6..899aa16a7 100644 --- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/hybrid-multicloud-ssm-agent-install-linux.md +++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/hybrid-multicloud-ssm-agent-install-linux.md @@ -61,14 +60,0 @@ Additionally, `ssm-setup-cli` includes the following options: - mkdir /tmp/ssm - curl https://s3.amazonaws.com/ec2-downloads-windows/SSMAgent/3.0.1479.0/linux_amd64/amazon-ssm-agent.rpm -o /tmp/ssm/amazon-ssm-agent.rpm - sudo yum install -y /tmp/ssm/amazon-ssm-agent.rpm - sudo stop amazon-ssm-agent - sudo -E amazon-ssm-agent -register -code "activation-code" -id "activation-id" -region "region" - sudo start amazon-ssm-agent - - - mkdir /tmp/ssm - curl https://amazon-ssm-region.s3.region.amazonaws.com/latest/linux_amd64/ssm-setup-cli -o /tmp/ssm/ssm-setup-cli - sudo chmod +x /tmp/ssm/ssm-setup-cli - sudo /tmp/ssm/ssm-setup-cli -register -activation-code "activation-code" -id "activation-id" -region "region" - - @@ -92,6 +77,0 @@ Additionally, `ssm-setup-cli` includes the following options: - - mkdir /tmp/ssm - curl https://amazon-ssm-region.s3.region.amazonaws.com/latest/debian_arm/ssm-setup-cli -o /tmp/ssm/ssm-setup-cli - sudo chmod +x /tmp/ssm/ssm-setup-cli - sudo /tmp/ssm/ssm-setup-cli -register -activation-code "activation-code" -activation-id "activation-id" -region "region" - @@ -109 +89 @@ You don't need to specify a URL for the download, because the `snap` command aut -On Ubuntu Server 20.10 STR & 20.04, 18.04, and 16.04 LTS, SSM Agent installer files, including agent binaries and config files, are stored in the following directory: `/snap/amazon-ssm-agent/current/`. If you make changes to any configuration files in this directory, then you must copy these files from the `/snap` directory to the `/etc/amazon/ssm/` directory. Log and library files haven't changed (`/var/lib/amazon/ssm`, `/var/log/amazon/ssm`). +On Ubuntu Server 20.04, 18.04, and 16.04 LTS, SSM Agent installer files, including agent binaries and config files, are stored in the following directory: `/snap/amazon-ssm-agent/current/`. If you make changes to any configuration files in this directory, then you must copy these files from the `/snap` directory to the `/etc/amazon/ssm/` directory. Log and library files haven't changed (`/var/lib/amazon/ssm`, `/var/log/amazon/ssm`).