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AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2025-10-16 · Documentation medium

File: AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/db2-sp-managing-databases.md

Summary

Expanded create_database procedure parameters and added documentation for database_non-restrictive security setting

Security assessment

Documents security implications of database permissions (PUBLIC group access) but does not address a specific vulnerability.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/db2-sp-managing-databases.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/db2-sp-managing-databases.md
index 33835142b..12fa832cc 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/db2-sp-managing-databases.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/db2-sp-managing-databases.md
@@ -78 +78,8 @@ Creates a database.
-    db2 "call rdsadmin.create_database('database_name')"
+    db2 "call rdsadmin.create_database(
+        'database_name',
+        'database_page_size',
+        'database_code_set',
+        'database_territory',
+        'database_collation',
+        'database_autoconfigure_str',
+        'database_non-restrictive')"
@@ -160,0 +168,14 @@ For more information, see [AUTOCONFIGURE command](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db
+`database_non-restrictive`
+    
+
+The granting of default authorities and privileges within the database. The data type is `varchar`. The default is `N`.
+
+Valid values:
+
+  * `N` – The created database is restrictive and doesn't grant authorities or privileges.
+
+  * `Y` – The created database is non-restrictive and grants a set of permissions to the special group `PUBLIC`. For more information, see [Default privileges granted on creating a database](https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/db2/11.5.x?topic=ownership-default-privileges-granted-creating-database) in the IBM Db2 documentation.
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