# redshift-default-db-name-check
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Checks if a Redshift cluster has changed its database name from the default value. The rule is NON\_COMPLIANT if the database name for a Redshift cluster is set to “dev”, or if the optional parameter is provided and the database name does not match. 



**Identifier:** REDSHIFT\_DEFAULT\_DB\_NAME\_CHECK

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

**Trigger type:** Configuration changes

**Amazon Web Services Region:** All supported Amazon regions except Asia Pacific (New Zealand), Asia Pacific (Thailand), Asia Pacific (Malaysia), Amazon GovCloud (US-East), Amazon GovCloud (US-West), Mexico (Central), Israel (Tel Aviv), Asia Pacific (Taipei), Canada West (Calgary) Region

**Parameters:**

validDatabaseNames (Optional)Type: CSV  
Comma-separated list of database name(s) for Redshift clusters.

## 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).