Description
The CloudFormation Stack Drift Report action can be used to initiate drift detection on one or more CloudFormation stacks and report the drift status to you in an email.
Settings
Please see Common Action Settings for a description of settings common to all action types.
User Identification Method
Indicates the method in which stacks will be selected. Options include:
All Stacks - All stacks will be checked for drift
By Stack Name - Stacks which match a comparison will be checked for drift
By Resource Tag - Stacks which have a matching resource tag will be checked for drift
Stack Name
Comparison to use when selecting stacks by name.
Resource Tag Name
Name of the resource tag to use when selecting stacks by resource tag.
Resource Tag Value
Comparison to use when selecting stacks by resource tag.
Report Target
Indicates the method in which the report will be sent.
Target Email
Indicate the target email address to which the reports will be sent. Possible options include:
Primary
Alternates
Alternate Email Addresses
Indicates the alternate email addresses to which the reports will be sent.
Report Format
Specify the format of the report. Possible options include:
Email
HTML file emailed
CSV file emailed
Amazon Commands Used
The following Amazon AWS commands are used. The access key should have permission to execute all of them.
cloudformation:DescribeStackDriftDetectionStatus
cloudformation:DescribeStackResourceDrifts
cloudformation:DescribeStacks
cloudformation:DetectStackDrift
cloudformation:ListStackResources