AWS AmazonRDS documentation change

Service: AmazonRDS · 2026-05-31 · Documentation low

File: AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.BackupDatabaseFull.md

Summary

Added prerequisite note about creating directories and verification step for Oracle backups

Security assessment

Adds operational guidance for backup procedures but doesn't introduce or modify security features. Focuses on backup reliability rather than security.

Diff

diff --git a/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.BackupDatabaseFull.md b/AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.BackupDatabaseFull.md
index b47941550..19013f95e 100644
--- a//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.BackupDatabaseFull.md
+++ b//AmazonRDS/latest/UserGuide/Appendix.Oracle.CommonDBATasks.BackupDatabaseFull.md
@@ -46,0 +47,4 @@ This procedure is supported for the following Amazon RDS for Oracle DB engine ve
+###### Note
+
+Before running a backup, ensure the target directory exists. To create a directory: `EXEC rdsadmin.rdsadmin_util.create_directory('MYDIRECTORY');`
+
@@ -60,0 +65,5 @@ The following example performs a full backup of the DB instance using the specif
+To verify the backup completed and list the output files:
+    
+    
+    SELECT FILENAME, FILESIZE FROM TABLE(rdsadmin.rds_file_util.listdir('MYDIRECTORY'));
+