Document History
The following table describes the important changes since the last release of the AWS Directory Service Administrator Guide.
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Latest documentation update: June 21, 2018
| Change | Description | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Migrated content to new Amazon Cloud Directory Developer Guide |
The Amazon Cloud Directory content previously in this guide has been moved to the new Amazon Cloud Directory Developer Guide. |
June 21, 2018 |
| Complete overhaul of the Admin Guide TOC |
Reorganized the content to more directly map to customer needs and added new content where needed. |
April 5, 2018 |
| AWS delegated groups |
Added list of AWS delegated groups that can be assigned to on-premises users. |
March 8, 2018 |
| Fine-grained password policies |
Added new password policies content. |
July 5, 2017 |
| Additional domain controllers |
Added information for adding more domain controllers to your AWS Managed Microsoft AD. |
June 30, 2017 |
| Tutorials |
Added new tutorials for testing a AWS Managed Microsoft AD lab environment. |
June 21, 2017 |
| MFA with AWS Managed Microsoft AD |
Added documentation for using MFA with AWS Managed Microsoft AD. |
February 13, 2017 |
| Amazon Cloud Directory |
New directory type introduced. |
January 26, 2017 |
| Schema Extensions |
Added documentation for schema extensions with AWS Directory Service for Microsoft Active Directory. |
November 14, 2016 |
| Major reorganization of the Directory Service Admin Guide |
Reorganized the content to more directly map to customer needs. |
November 14, 2016 |
| SNS notifications |
Added documentation for SNS notifications. |
February 25, 2016 |
| Authorization and Authentication |
Added additional documentation for using IAM with Directory Services. |
February 25, 2016 |
| AWS Managed Microsoft AD |
Added documentation for AWS Managed Microsoft AD, and combined guides into a single guide. |
November 17, 2015 |
| Allow Linux instances to be joined to a Simple AD directory |
Added documentation for joining a Linux instance to a Simple AD directory. |
July 23, 2015 |
| Guide separation |
The AWS Directory Service administration guide is split into separate guides, the Simple AD guide and the AD Connector guide. |
July 14, 2015 |
| Single sign-on support |
Added single sign-on documentation. |
March 31, 2015 |
| New guide |
This is the first release of the AWS Directory Service Administration Guide. |
October 21, 2014 |
