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AWS systems-manager documentation change

Service: systems-manager · 2026-07-04 · Documentation low

File: systems-manager/latest/userguide/fleet-manager-reset-password.md

Summary

Removed references to advanced-instances tier requirements for Session Manager on non-EC2 nodes. Updated section title.

Security assessment

Changes remove outdated tier restrictions but don't alter security controls for password reset functionality. No evidence of security vulnerability fixes.

Diff

diff --git a/systems-manager/latest/userguide/fleet-manager-reset-password.md b/systems-manager/latest/userguide/fleet-manager-reset-password.md
index 5a3b954e5..2cadef82d 100644
--- a//systems-manager/latest/userguide/fleet-manager-reset-password.md
+++ b//systems-manager/latest/userguide/fleet-manager-reset-password.md
@@ -23,4 +22,0 @@ Before you can reset the password on a managed node, the following requirements
-###### Note
-
-Session Manager support for on-premises nodes is provided for the advanced-instances tier only. For more information, see [Turning on the advanced-instances tier](./fleet-manager-enable-advanced-instances-tier.html).
-
@@ -121 +117 @@ Many password reset issues can be resolved by ensuring that you have completed t
-To use a non-EC2 machine with Systems Manager, create an IAM service role that gives Systems Manager permission to perform actions on your managed nodes. For more information, see [Create the IAM service role required for Systems Manager in hybrid and multicloud environments](./hybrid-multicloud-service-role.html). (Session Manager support for on-premises servers and VMs is provided for the advanced-instances tier only. For more information, see [Turning on the advanced-instances tier](./fleet-manager-enable-advanced-instances-tier.html).)
+To use a non-EC2 machine with Systems Manager, create an IAM service role that gives Systems Manager permission to perform actions on your managed nodes. For more information, see [Create the IAM service role required for Systems Manager in hybrid and multicloud environments](./hybrid-multicloud-service-role.html).
@@ -172 +168 @@ To use the Amazon Web Services Documentation, Javascript must be enabled. Please
-Reverting from the advanced-instances tier to the standard-instances tier
+Working with managed nodes