AWS eks documentation change

Service: eks · 2026-01-25 · Documentation low

File: eks/latest/userguide/creating-access-entries.md

Summary

Corrected principal ARN syntax in CLI examples for access entries

Security assessment

Resolves placeholder ARN formatting but does not alter security practices or documentation.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/creating-access-entries.md b/eks/latest/userguide/creating-access-entries.md
index 7f81433e5..3ad1197e8 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/creating-access-entries.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/creating-access-entries.md
@@ -131 +131 @@ You can create an access entry using the AWS Management Console or the AWS CLI.
-                aws eks create-access-entry --cluster-name my-cluster --principal-arn <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/EKS-my-cluster-self-managed-ng-1 --type EC2_LINUX
+                aws eks create-access-entry --cluster-name my-cluster --principal-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/EKS-my-cluster-self-managed-ng-1 --type EC2_LINUX
@@ -137 +137 @@ You can’t use the `--kubernetes-groups` option when you specify a type other t
-                aws eks create-access-entry --cluster-name my-cluster --principal-arn <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:role/my-role --type STANDARD --user Viewers --kubernetes-groups Viewers
+                aws eks create-access-entry --cluster-name my-cluster --principal-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/my-role --type STANDARD --user Viewers --kubernetes-groups Viewers
@@ -141 +141 @@ You can’t use the `--kubernetes-groups` option when you specify a type other t
-                aws eks create-access-entry --cluster-name my-cluster --principal-arn <shared id="region.arn"/>iam::111122223333:user/my-user --type STANDARD --username my-user
+                aws eks create-access-entry --cluster-name my-cluster --principal-arn arn:aws:iam::111122223333:user/my-user --type STANDARD --username my-user