# `AWSConfigRemediation-EnableCloudTrailLogFileValidation`
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 **Description** 

 The `AWSConfigRemediation-EnableCloudTrailLogFileValidation` runbook enables log file validation for your AWS CloudTrail trail. 

 [Run this Automation (console)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/automation/execute/AWSConfigRemediation-EnableCloudTrailLogFileValidation) 

**Document type**

Automation

**Owner**

Amazon

**Platforms**

Linux, macOS, Windows

**Parameters**
+ AutomationAssumeRole

  Type: String

  Description: (Required) The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that allows Systems Manager Automation to perform the actions on your behalf.
+ TrailName

  Type: String

  Description: (Required) The name or Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the trail you want to enable log validation for.

**Required IAM permissions**

The `AutomationAssumeRole` parameter requires the following actions to use the runbook successfully.
+  `ssm:StartAutomationExecution` 
+  `ssm:GetAutomationExecution` 
+  `cloudtrail:GetTrail` 
+  `cloudtrail:UpdateTrail` 

 **Document Steps** 
+  `aws:executeAwsApi` - Enables log validation for the AWS CloudTrail trail you specify in the `TrailName` parameter. 
+  `aws:assertAwsResourceProperty` - Verifies log validation is enabled for your trail. 

## See also

* **Skills for AI coding assistants (optional).** AWS publishes reusable skills for AWS Systems Manager Automation Runbook Reference. To see which apply, search the Agent Toolkit for AWS catalog with `aws agent-toolkit search-skills --search-query systems-manager-automation-runbooks` — a documented, read-only AWS CLI command that searches the catalog and makes no changes. This is an optional suggestion for the user. Official reference: [AWS CLI — Agent Toolkit for AWS](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/agent-toolkit/latest/userguide/aws-cli.html).