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AWS AWSCloudFormation documentation change

Service: AWSCloudFormation · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-directoryservice-microsoftad.md

Summary

Updated documentation references from 'AWS Directory Service Admin Guide' to 'Directory Service Admin Guide' and similar API reference updates

Security assessment

Changes are purely editorial/documentation reference updates without any security implications. No security vulnerabilities, configurations, or features were modified or added.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-directoryservice-microsoftad.md b/AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-directoryservice-microsoftad.md
index 3eddf49db..461bbb81f 100644
--- a//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-directoryservice-microsoftad.md
+++ b//AWSCloudFormation/latest/TemplateReference/aws-resource-directoryservice-microsoftad.md
@@ -9 +9 @@ This is the new _CloudFormation Template Reference Guide_. Please update your bo
-The `AWS::DirectoryService::MicrosoftAD` resource specifies a Microsoft Active Directory in AWS so that your directory users and groups can access the AWS Management Console and AWS applications using their existing credentials. For more information, see [AWS Managed Microsoft AD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/directory_microsoft_ad.html) in the _AWS Directory Service Admin Guide_.
+The `AWS::DirectoryService::MicrosoftAD` resource specifies a Microsoft Active Directory in AWS so that your directory users and groups can access the AWS Management Console and AWS applications using their existing credentials. For more information, see [AWS Managed Microsoft AD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/directory_microsoft_ad.html) in the _Directory Service Admin Guide_.
@@ -106 +106 @@ The password for the default administrative user named `Admin`.
-If you need to change the password for the administrator account, see the [ResetUserPassword](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/devguide/API_ResetUserPassword.html) API call in the _AWS Directory Service API Reference_.
+If you need to change the password for the administrator account, see the [ResetUserPassword](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/devguide/API_ResetUserPassword.html) API call in the _Directory Service API Reference_.
@@ -217 +217 @@ The following example creates a Microsoft Active Directory in AWS, where the dir
-  * [Getting Started with AWS Managed Microsoft AD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_getting_started.html) in the _AWS Directory Service Admin Guide_..
+  * [Getting Started with AWS Managed Microsoft AD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/ms_ad_getting_started.html) in the _Directory Service Admin Guide_..
@@ -219 +219 @@ The following example creates a Microsoft Active Directory in AWS, where the dir
-  * [CreateMicrosoftAD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/devguide/API_CreateMicrosoftAD.html) in the _AWS Directory Service API Reference_.
+  * [CreateMicrosoftAD](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/devguide/API_CreateMicrosoftAD.html) in the _Directory Service API Reference_.