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AWS eks documentation change

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

File: eks/latest/userguide/launch-workers.md

Summary

Fixed minor grammatical errors in node group naming rules (added 'a' before 'letter')

Security assessment

The change only corrects grammar ('start with letter' → 'start with a letter'). No security implications exist as it doesn't alter security policies, configurations, or address vulnerabilities.

Diff

diff --git a/eks/latest/userguide/launch-workers.md b/eks/latest/userguide/launch-workers.md
index a3450519a..6e6c412bd 100644
--- a//eks/latest/userguide/launch-workers.md
+++ b//eks/latest/userguide/launch-workers.md
@@ -45 +45 @@ You can launch self-managed Linux nodes using either of the following:
-  3. The following command creates a node group in an existing cluster. Replace `al-nodes` with a name for your node group. The node group name can’t be longer than 63 characters. It must start with letter or digit, but can also include hyphens and underscores for the remaining characters. Replace `my-cluster` with the name of your cluster. The name can contain only alphanumeric characters (case-sensitive) and hyphens. It must start with an alphanumeric character and can’t be longer than 100 characters. The name must be unique within the AWS Region and AWS account that you’re creating the cluster in. Replace the remaining `example value` with your own values. The nodes are created with the same Kubernetes version as the control plane, by default.
+  3. The following command creates a node group in an existing cluster. Replace `al-nodes` with a name for your node group. The node group name can’t be longer than 63 characters. It must start with a letter or digit, but can also include hyphens and underscores for the remaining characters. Replace `my-cluster` with the name of your cluster. The name can contain only alphanumeric characters (case-sensitive) and hyphens. It must start with an alphanumeric character and can’t be longer than 100 characters. The name must be unique within the AWS Region and AWS account that you’re creating the cluster in. Replace the remaining `example value` with your own values. The nodes are created with the same Kubernetes version as the control plane, by default.
@@ -151 +151 @@ The following steps show one operation to retrieve the applicable group.
-     * **NodeGroupName** : Enter a name for your node group. This name can be used later to identify the Auto Scaling node group that’s created for your nodes. The node group name can’t be longer than 63 characters. It must start with letter or digit, but can also include hyphens and underscores for the remaining characters.
+     * **NodeGroupName** : Enter a name for your node group. This name can be used later to identify the Auto Scaling node group that’s created for your nodes. The node group name can’t be longer than 63 characters. It must start with a letter or digit, but can also include hyphens and underscores for the remaining characters.