AWS dcv documentation change

Service: dcv · 2025-11-13 · Documentation low

File: dcv/latest/adminguide/config-param-ref-modify.md

Summary

Added macOS DCV server documentation including configuration methods using crudini and text editors

Security assessment

The changes expand platform support documentation without addressing security vulnerabilities or introducing security features. Configuration instructions are procedural rather than security-focused.

Diff

diff --git a/dcv/latest/adminguide/config-param-ref-modify.md b/dcv/latest/adminguide/config-param-ref-modify.md
index 1c24d4103..6c9ceacfe 100644
--- a//dcv/latest/adminguide/config-param-ref-modify.md
+++ b//dcv/latest/adminguide/config-param-ref-modify.md
@@ -5 +5 @@
-Windows Amazon DCV ServersLinux Amazon DCV servers
+Windows Amazon DCV ServersLinux Amazon DCV serversmacOS Amazon DCV servers
@@ -16,0 +17,2 @@ This section describes how to modify the configuration parameters for your Amazo
+  * macOS Amazon DCV servers
+
@@ -85,0 +88,28 @@ For Linux Amazon DCV servers, the configuration parameters can be modified using
+###### To modify a configuration parameter using crudini
+
+Create the section and add the parameter using the section and parameter names described in the [Amazon DCV Server parameter reference](./config-param-ref.html).
+    
+    
+    $  sudo crudini --set /etc/dcv/dcv.conf section_name parameter_name 'parameter_value'
+
+## macOS Amazon DCV servers
+
+For macOS Amazon DCV servers, the configuration parameters can be modified using a text editor or a command line tool, such as **crudini**.
+
+###### To modify a configuration parameter using a text editor
+
+  1. Open `/etc/dcv/dcv.conf` using your preferred text editor.
+
+  2. Locate the appropriate section in the file. If the section does not exist, add it using the section name described in the [Amazon DCV Server parameter reference](./config-param-ref.html).
+    
+        [section]
+
+  3. Locate the parameter in the section and modify the value. If the parameter does not exist in the section, add it using the parameter name described in the [Amazon DCV Server parameter reference](./config-param-ref.html).
+    
+        parameter_name="parameter_value"
+
+  4. Save and close the file.
+
+
+
+