AWS Control Tower Account Factory for Terraform now re-applies customizations when accounts move between OUs
AWS Control Tower Account Factory for Terraform now automatically re-applies account customizations when accounts move between OUs, eliminating manual intervention and configuration drift risks.
AWS Control Tower Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) now supports automatically re-applying an account's customizations when that account moves to a different Organizational Unit (OU). Previously, moving an enrolled account between OUs required manually triggering customization re-application, creating operational overhead and risk of configuration drift. With this capability, you can opt in to automatic re-application in your AFT deployment, ensuring accounts remain consistent with their OU-specific configuration immediately after movement. To enable this, set aft_customization_triggers = ["account_move"] in your AFT configuration. The re-application workflow skips the bootstrap and provisioning phases, running only global and account-level customizations for faster execution. Individual accounts can be excluded by setting account_skip_customization_triggers = "true", giving teams precise control over which accounts participate. This release also 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. Organizations enforcing compliance or security baselines tied to OU membership will benefit most from these combined enhancements. This capability is available today across all AWS regions where AWS Control Tower Account Factory for Terraform is offered.