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AWS AWSEC2: Simplify AMI creation reboot rationale wording

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

File: AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami-ebs.md

Summary

Removed 'in order to' for brevity in snapshot consistency explanation.

Security assessment

Linguistic simplification without altering the security-relevant concept of consistent snapshots.

Evidence

-       * If **Reboot instance** is selected, when Amazon EC2 creates the new AMI, it reboots the instance so that it can take snapshots of the attached volumes while data is at rest, in order to ensure a consistent state.

Diff

diff --git a/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami-ebs.md b/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami-ebs.md
index f4ad9b1f2..dbb656670 100644
--- a//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami-ebs.md
+++ b//AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/creating-an-ami-ebs.md
@@ -125 +125 @@ If this option is disabled, your instance isn't an Amazon EBS-backed instance.
-       * If **Reboot instance** is selected, when Amazon EC2 creates the new AMI, it reboots the instance so that it can take snapshots of the attached volumes while data is at rest, in order to ensure a consistent state.
+       * If **Reboot instance** is selected, when Amazon EC2 creates the new AMI, it reboots the instance so that it can take snapshots of the attached volumes while data is at rest, to ensure a consistent state.