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AWS Control Tower AFT re-applies customizations on account OU move

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AWS Control Tower Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) now automatically re-applies account customizations when an account moves between Organizational Units (OUs). This eliminates manual re-application, reducing operational overhead and configuration drift for organizations managing accounts with OU-specific settings. The feature can be enabled by setting `aft_customization_triggers = ["account_move"]` and offers options to skip specific accounts, with availability across all AFT regions.

  • Automatic customization re-application on account OU move
  • Optimized re-application workflow skips bootstrap and provisioning
  • Additional improvements in AFT
  • Availability and further information
Features (1)
  • Automatic customization re-application on account OU move

    AWS Control Tower Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) can now automatically re-apply an account's customizations when it moves to a different Organizational Unit (OU). This addresses the previous requirement for manual triggering, mitigating configuration drift and operational overhead. To enable this, set `aft_customization_triggers = ["account_move"]` in your AFT configuration.

Enhancements (2)
  • Optimized re-application workflow skips bootstrap and provisioning

    The re-application workflow for customizations on account OU moves is optimized to skip the bootstrap and provisioning phases. It only runs global and account-level customizations, leading to faster execution. Individual accounts can be excluded from this automated re-application by setting `account_skip_customization_triggers = "true"`.

  • Additional improvements in AFT

    This release includes support for custom Terraform Cloud and Enterprise workspace naming variables, tighter access controls on the AFT logging bucket, and improved scaling for large-scale AWS Enterprise Support enrollment. These enhancements benefit organizations enforcing compliance or security baselines tied to OU membership.

Notes (1)
  • Availability and further information

    The automatic customization re-application capability is available today across all AWS regions where AWS Control Tower Account Factory for Terraform is offered. Further details on enabling this feature and upgrading can be found in the AFT documentation and on GitHub.

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https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/whats-new/2026/07/aws-control-tower-account/

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