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AWS AWSEC2: Rephrase IAM PassRole requirement note

Service: AWSEC2 · 2026-08-16 · Documentation low

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ExamplePolicies_EC2.md

Summary

Simplified wording about iam:PassRole permission requirement.

Security assessment

Minor grammatical change with no impact on security meaning or IAM functionality.

Evidence

+Users must have permission to use the `iam:PassRole` action to pass the role to the instance.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ExamplePolicies_EC2.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ExamplePolicies_EC2.md
index fed2804fd..3b8f5b063 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ExamplePolicies_EC2.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/ExamplePolicies_EC2.md
@@ -1490 +1490 @@ The following policy allows users to attach, replace, and detach an IAM role to
-Users must have permission to use the `iam:PassRole` action in order to pass the role to the instance. 
+Users must have permission to use the `iam:PassRole` action to pass the role to the instance.