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AWS opensearch-service documentation change

Service: opensearch-service · 2026-05-22 · Documentation low

File: opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/migration.md

Summary

Added base_path parameter to snapshot configuration and explanation note

Security assessment

Configuration clarification for snapshot restoration. No security context or vulnerability addressed.

Diff

diff --git a/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/migration.md b/opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/migration.md
index b6d393608..c35cfc667 100644
--- a//opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/migration.md
+++ b//opensearch-service/latest/developerguide/migration.md
@@ -217 +217,2 @@ Most programming languages have libraries to assist with signing requests, but t
-        "role_arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/OpenSearchSnapshotRole"
+        "role_arn": "arn:aws:iam::123456789012:role/OpenSearchSnapshotRole",
+        "base_path": "snapshots/my-snapshot-path"
@@ -220,0 +222,4 @@ Most programming languages have libraries to assist with signing requests, but t
+###### Note
+
+The `base_path` parameter specifies the path within the S3 bucket where snapshots are stored. Without `base_path`, OpenSearch Service cannot locate uploaded snapshots in the S3 bucket.
+