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AWS systems-manager documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2025-08-28 · Documentation low

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-logging.md

Summary

Removed reference to Amazon Linux 1 having screen utility installed by default in logging requirements

Security assessment

This change reflects updated platform support documentation but contains no evidence of addressing security vulnerabilities or adding security features. Amazon Linux 1 removal appears to be a maintenance update rather than a security fix.

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-logging.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-logging.md
index 5520a658f..a6b4309fa 100644
--- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-logging.md
+++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/session-manager-logging.md
@@ -38 +38 @@ Windows
-  * If you're using Linux or macOS managed nodes, ensure that the screen utility is installed. If it isn't, your log data might be truncated. On Amazon Linux 1, Amazon Linux 2, AL2023 and Ubuntu Server, the screen utility is installed by default. To install screen manually, depending on your version of Linux, run either `sudo yum install screen` or `sudo apt-get install screen`.
+  * If you're using Linux or macOS managed nodes, ensure that the screen utility is installed. If it isn't, your log data might be truncated. On Amazon Linux 2, AL2023 and Ubuntu Server, the screen utility is installed by default. To install screen manually, depending on your version of Linux, run either `sudo yum install screen` or `sudo apt-get install screen`.