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AWS IAM documentation change

Service: IAM · 2026-05-01 · Documentation low

File: IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_passwords.md

Summary

Corrected grammar: 'lose' to 'loses' and 'retrieve them' to 'retrieve it' in password recovery section

Security assessment

Purely grammatical improvements. No security implications or changes to password management guidance.

Diff

diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_passwords.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_passwords.md
index 419922ca9..3d3d57187 100644
--- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_passwords.md
+++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_credentials_passwords.md
@@ -13 +13 @@ You can manage passwords for IAM users in your account. IAM users need passwords
-If one of your IAM users lose or forget their password, you _cannot_ retrieve them from IAM. Depending on your settings, either the user or the administrator must create a new password.
+If one of your IAM users loses or forgets their password, you _cannot_ retrieve it from IAM. Depending on your settings, either the user or the administrator must create a new password.