# redshift-default-admin-check
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Checks if an Amazon Redshift cluster has changed the admin username from its default value. The rule is NON\$1COMPLIANT if the admin username for a Redshift cluster is set to “awsuser” or if the username does not match what is listed in parameter. 



**Identifier:** REDSHIFT\$1DEFAULT\$1ADMIN\$1CHECK

**Resource Types:** AWS::Redshift::Cluster

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**AWS Region:** All supported AWS regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Mexico (Central), Israel (Tel Aviv), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary) Region

**Parameters:**

validAdminUserNames (Optional)Type: CSV  
Comma-separated list of admin username(s) for Redshift clusters to use. Note: 'awsuser' is the default and not accepted.

## AWS CloudFormation template
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To create AWS Config managed rules with AWS CloudFormation templates, see [Creating AWS Config Managed Rules With AWS CloudFormation Templates](aws-config-managed-rules-cloudformation-templates.md).