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AWS acm: Fixed AWS account setup URL

Service: acm · 2026-08-19 · Documentation low

File: acm/latest/userguide/setup.md

Summary

Removed double slash in the 'Getting started with AWS account' documentation link.

Security assessment

The change only corrects a broken URL with no security implications.

Evidence

+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_.

Diff

diff --git a/acm/latest/userguide/setup.md b/acm/latest/userguide/setup.md
index 9d6389147..da2fb69b8 100644
--- a//acm/latest/userguide/setup.md
+++ b//acm/latest/userguide/setup.md
@@ -26 +26 @@ With AWS Certificate Manager (ACM) you can provision and manage SSL/TLS certific
-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_.
+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_.