AWS IAM: Update account closure link and add account reopening root-user note
Summary
Updates the 'Close your AWS account' link to the new accounts guide URL and adds a bullet explaining that a self-closed standalone account can be reopened during the post-closure period, which requires signing in as the root user.
Security assessment
The added text documents that account reopening requires root user credentials, which is security-relevant guidance about the highly privileged root identity, but it is procedural rather than a hardening or vulnerability fix.
Evidence
+ * [Reopen your AWS account.](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-reopening.html) If you closed a standalone account yourself and it has no outstanding balance, you can reopen it during the [post-closure period](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-closing.html#post-closure-period). You must sign in as the root user to do so.
Diff
diff --git a/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.md b/IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.md index 8120045..aa4ae9e 100644 --- a//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.md +++ b//IAM/latest/UserGuide/id_root-user.md @@ -72 +72,3 @@ AWS Organizations, with all features enabled, can be used to manage member accou - * [Close your AWS account.](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/awsaccountbilling/latest/aboutv2/close-account.html) Standalone AWS accounts that are not part of AWS Organizations require root credentials to close the account. With AWS Organizations, you can close the member accounts centrally from the management account and delegated admin accounts. + * [Close your AWS account.](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-closing.html) Standalone AWS accounts that are not part of AWS Organizations require root credentials to close the account. With AWS Organizations, you can close the member accounts centrally from the management account and delegated admin accounts. + + * [Reopen your AWS account.](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-reopening.html) If you closed a standalone account yourself and it has no outstanding balance, you can reopen it during the [post-closure period](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/accounts/latest/reference/manage-acct-closing.html#post-closure-period). You must sign in as the root user to do so.