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AWS storagegateway documentation change

Service: storagegateway · 2026-07-10 · Documentation low

File: storagegateway/latest/vgw/GettingStarted.md

Summary

Restructured 'Getting Started' content by removing IAM user creation instructions and simplifying sign-up process. Changed 'Sign Up for AWS Storage Gateway' section title to 'Accessing AWS Storage Gateway'.

Security assessment

Removal of IAM user creation guidance reduces emphasis on security best practices but does not address a specific security vulnerability. No evidence in the diff indicates this change fixes a security issue.

Diff

diff --git a/storagegateway/latest/vgw/GettingStarted.md b/storagegateway/latest/vgw/GettingStarted.md
index 55e1f8133..c88bbd6f2 100644
--- a//storagegateway/latest/vgw/GettingStarted.md
+++ b//storagegateway/latest/vgw/GettingStarted.md
@@ -6,0 +7,2 @@
+Sign up for an AWS account
+
@@ -15,3 +17 @@ This section contains the following topics, which provide additional information
-  * [Sign Up for AWS Storage Gateway](./GettingStartedSignUpStep1-common.html) \- Learn how to sign up for AWS and create an AWS account.
-
-  * [Create an IAM user with administrator privileges](./setting-up-create-iam-user.html) \- Learn how to create an IAM user with administrative privileges for your AWS account.
+  * Sign up for an AWS account \- Learn how to sign up for AWS and create an AWS account.
@@ -25,0 +26,4 @@ This section contains the following topics, which provide additional information
+## Sign up for an AWS account
+
+To get started with AWS, you need an AWS account. For information about creating an AWS account, see [Getting started with an AWS account](https://docs.aws.amazon.com//accounts/latest/reference/getting-started.html) in the _AWS Account Management Reference Guide_.
+
@@ -34 +38 @@ How Volume Gateway works
-Sign Up for AWS Storage Gateway
+Accessing AWS Storage Gateway