Configuring your default audit owners

You can use this setting to specify the default audit owners who have primary access to your assessments in Audit Manager.

Procedure

You can update this setting using the Audit Manager console, the AWS Command Line Interface (AWS CLI), or the Audit Manager API.

Audit Manager console

You can choose from the AWS accounts listed in the table, or use the search bar to look for other AWS accounts.

To update your default audit owners on the Audit Manager console

1. From the Assessment settings tab, go to the Default audit owners section and choose Edit.

2. To add a default audit owner, select the check box next to the account name under Audit owner.

3. To remove a default audit owner, clear the check box next to the account name under Audit owner.

4. When you’re done, choose Save.

AWS CLI

To update your default audit owner in the AWS CLI

Run the update-settings command and use the --default-process-owners parameter to specify an audit owner.

In the following example, replace the placeholder text with your own information. Note that roleType can only be PROCESS_OWNER.

aws auditmanager update-settings --default-process-owners roleType=PROCESS_OWNER,roleArn=arn:aws:iam::111122223333:role/Administrator 

Audit Manager API

To update your default audit owner using the API

Call the UpdateSettings operation and use the defaultProcessOwners parameter to specify default audit owners. Note that roleType can only be PROCESS_OWNER.

Additional resources

• For more information about audit owners, see Audit owners in the Concepts and terminology section of this guide.