# rds-sql-server-logs-to-cloudwatch
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Checks if an Amazon SQL Server DB instance is configured to publish logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. This rule is NON\$1COMPLIANT if the DB instance is not configured to publish logs to Amazon CloudWatch Logs. 



**Identifier:** RDS\$1SQL\$1SERVER\$1LOGS\$1TO\$1CLOUDWATCH

**Resource Types:** AWS::RDS::DBInstance

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**Amazon Web Services Region:** All supported Amazon regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Mexico (Central), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary) Region

**Parameters:**

logTypes (Optional)Type: CSV  
logTypes - (Optional): Comma-separated list of log types to be published to CloudWatch Logs. Valid values are: 'error', 'agent'. Default value is 'error', 'agent'.

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