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AWS prescriptive-guidance documentation change

Service: prescriptive-guidance · 2025-11-22 · Documentation low

File: prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/remove-amazon-ec2-entries-in-the-same-aws-account-from-aws-managed-microsoft-ad.md

Summary

Updated terminology from 'AWS Directory Service' to 'Directory Service'

Security assessment

Consistent terminology update with no security impact. Directory management security practices remain unchanged.

Diff

diff --git a/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/remove-amazon-ec2-entries-in-the-same-aws-account-from-aws-managed-microsoft-ad.md b/prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/remove-amazon-ec2-entries-in-the-same-aws-account-from-aws-managed-microsoft-ad.md
index 3b56b57e9..d61296093 100644
--- a//prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/remove-amazon-ec2-entries-in-the-same-aws-account-from-aws-managed-microsoft-ad.md
+++ b//prescriptive-guidance/latest/patterns/remove-amazon-ec2-entries-in-the-same-aws-account-from-aws-managed-microsoft-ad.md
@@ -79 +79 @@ The diagram shows the following workflow:
-  5. AWS Lambda makes another call to Systems Manager to get the computer information that is connected to AWS Directory Service.
+  5. AWS Lambda makes another call to Systems Manager to get the computer information that is connected to Directory Service.
@@ -87 +87 @@ The diagram shows the following workflow:
-  9. Amazon EC2 connects AWS Directory Service by using PowerShell commands and removes the computers which are not in use or inactive.
+  9. Amazon EC2 connects Directory Service by using PowerShell commands and removes the computers which are not in use or inactive.
@@ -134 +134 @@ The code for this pattern is available in the GitHub [Custom AD Cleanup Automati
-  * **Automatically join domains.** When you launch a Windows instance that’s to be part of an AWS Directory Service domain, join the domain during the instance creation process instead of manually adding the instance later. To automatically join a domain, select the correct directory from the **Domain join directory** dropdown list when launching a new instance. For more details, see [Seamlessly join an Amazon EC2 Windows instance to your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Active Directory](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/launching_instance.html) in the _AWS Directory Service Administration Guide_.
+  * **Automatically join domains.** When you launch a Windows instance that’s to be part of an Directory Service domain, join the domain during the instance creation process instead of manually adding the instance later. To automatically join a domain, select the correct directory from the **Domain join directory** dropdown list when launching a new instance. For more details, see [Seamlessly join an Amazon EC2 Windows instance to your AWS Managed Microsoft AD Active Directory](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/launching_instance.html) in the _Directory Service Administration Guide_.
@@ -212 +212 @@ When Lambda executes a PowerShell script on a Windows server, it expects Active
-  * [Identity and access management for AWS Directory Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/iam_auth_access.html)
+  * [Identity and access management for Directory Service](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/directoryservice/latest/admin-guide/iam_auth_access.html)