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AWS res documentation change

Service: res · 2026-06-22 · Documentation low

File: res/archive/release-minus-2/ug/virtual-desktops-autostop.md

Summary

Added warning about idle detection script causing CPU spikes affecting threshold accuracy

Security assessment

Documents operational behavior of monitoring scripts without addressing vulnerabilities or security features. No security implications mentioned.

Diff

diff --git a/res/archive/release-minus-2/ug/virtual-desktops-autostop.md b/res/archive/release-minus-2/ug/virtual-desktops-autostop.md
index bd856398d..70c8bf4f5 100644
--- a//res/archive/release-minus-2/ug/virtual-desktops-autostop.md
+++ b//res/archive/release-minus-2/ug/virtual-desktops-autostop.md
@@ -14,0 +15,4 @@ Administrators can configure settings to allow idle VDIs to be Stopped or Termin
+###### Important
+
+RES runs an idle detection script at the top of every minute that checks CPU utilization. This script itself causes temporary CPU spikes, which can prevent idle detection if your threshold is set too low.
+