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Deleting Remediation Actions for AWS Config

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Deleting Remediation Actions for AWS Config - AWS Config

You can use the AWS Config console or the AWS CLI to delete remediation actions.

Deleting remediation actions (Console)

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Config console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/config/.

  2. Choose Rules on the left and then on the Rules page, select the rule from the rule list and choose View details.

  3. On the name of the rule page, go to the Remediation action section. Expand the section to view additional details.

  4. In the Remediation action section, choose Delete and confirm your delete action.

    Note

    If remediation is in progress, a remediation action won't be deleted. Once you choose delete a remediation action, you cannot retrieve the remediation action. Deleting a remediation action does not delete the associated rule.

    If a remediation action is deleted, the Resource ID parameter will be empty and display N/A. On the Rules page, the remediation action column displays Not set for the associated rule.

Deleting remediation actions (API)

Use the following AWS Config API operation to set up auto remediation:

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  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the AWS Config console at https://console.aws.amazon.com/config/.

  2. Choose Rules on the left and then on the Rules page, select the rule from the rule list and choose View details.

  3. On the name of the rule page, go to the Remediation action section. Expand the section to view additional details.

  4. In the Remediation action section, choose Delete and confirm your delete action.

    Note

    If remediation is in progress, a remediation action won't be deleted. Once you choose delete a remediation action, you cannot retrieve the remediation action. Deleting a remediation action does not delete the associated rule.

    If a remediation action is deleted, the Resource ID parameter will be empty and display N/A. On the Rules page, the remediation action column displays Not set for the associated rule.

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