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AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2026-05-22 · Documentation low

File: AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/oracle-cdb.configuring.md

Summary

Updated DB instance class, connection instructions, and removed obsolete password note

Security assessment

Instance class update (t3→m5) and SID→SERVICE_NAME change are technical corrections. Password note removal doesn't weaken security as --manage-master-user-password enables secure password management.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/oracle-cdb.configuring.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/oracle-cdb.configuring.md
index 77dcfedf0..0cfc43b0d 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/oracle-cdb.configuring.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/oracle-cdb.configuring.md
@@ -141 +141 @@ For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
-        --db-instance-class db.t3.large \
+        --db-instance-class db.m5.large \
@@ -155 +155 @@ For Windows:
-        --db-instance-class db.t3.large ^
+        --db-instance-class db.m5.large ^
@@ -157 +157 @@ For Windows:
-        --manage-master-user-password \ ^
+        --manage-master-user-password ^
@@ -160,4 +159,0 @@ For Windows:
-###### Note
-
-Specify a password other than the prompt shown here as a security best practice.
-
@@ -170 +166 @@ This command produces output similar to the following. The database name, charac
-            "DBInstanceClass": "db.t3.large",
+            "DBInstanceClass": "db.m5.large",
@@ -223 +219 @@ For information about finding the preceding information, see [Finding the endpoi
-In the following examples, substitute your master user for `master_user_name`. Also, substitute the endpoint for your DB instance, and then include the port number and the Oracle SID. The SID value is the name of the PDB that you specified when you created your DB instance, and not the DB instance identifier.
+In the following examples, substitute your master user for `master_user_name`. Also, substitute the endpoint for your DB instance, and then include the port number and the PDB service name. The service name is the name of the PDB that you specified when you created your DB instance, and not the DB instance identifier.
@@ -228 +224 @@ For Linux, macOS, or Unix:
-    sqlplus 'master_user_name@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=endpoint)(PORT=port))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=pdb_name)))'
+    sqlplus 'master_user_name@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=endpoint)(PORT=port))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=pdb_name)))'
@@ -233 +229 @@ For Windows:
-    sqlplus master_user_name@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=endpoint)(PORT=port))(CONNECT_DATA=(SID=pdb_name)))
+    sqlplus master_user_name@(DESCRIPTION=(ADDRESS=(PROTOCOL=TCP)(HOST=endpoint)(PORT=port))(CONNECT_DATA=(SERVICE_NAME=pdb_name)))