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AWS dcv documentation change

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

File: dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-intro.md

Summary

Added macOS support for console sessions and updated permissions documentation

Security assessment

Expands platform compatibility documentation but does not introduce or modify security-related content.

Diff

diff --git a/dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-intro.md b/dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-intro.md
index f1b4322e8..5aa5bc38a 100644
--- a//dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-intro.md
+++ b//dcv/latest/adminguide/managing-sessions-intro.md
@@ -13 +13 @@ Session type | Support | Multiple sessions | Required permissions | Direct scree
-Console | Linux and Windows Amazon DCV servers | No, only one console session allowed on each server | Only the admin user can start and close sessions | Yes | Yes, without additional software  
+Console | Linux, macOS, and Windows Amazon DCV servers | No, only one console session allowed on each server | Only the admin user can start and close sessions | Yes | Yes, without additional software  
@@ -22 +22 @@ You can't run console and virtual sessions on the same Amazon DCV server at the
-Console sessions are supported on Windows and Linux Amazon DCV servers. If you're using a Windows Amazon DCV server, you can only use console sessions.
+Console sessions are supported on Windows, Linux, and macOS Amazon DCV servers. If you're using a Windows or macOS Amazon DCV server, you can only use console sessions.
@@ -24 +24 @@ Console sessions are supported on Windows and Linux Amazon DCV servers. If you'r
-Only one console session can be hosted on the Amazon DCV server at a time. Console sessions are created and managed by the Administrator on Windows Amazon DCV servers and the root user on Linux Amazon DCV servers. 
+Only one console session can be hosted on the Amazon DCV server at a time. Console sessions are created and managed by the Administrator on Windows Amazon DCV servers and the root user on Linux and macOS Amazon DCV servers.