# `AWSConfigRemediation-EnableCloudFrontOriginFailover`
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 **Description** 

 The `AWSConfigRemediation-EnableCloudFrontOriginFailover` runbook enables origin failover for the Amazon CloudFront (CloudFront) distribution you specify. 

 [Run this Automation (console)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/systems-manager/automation/execute/AWSConfigRemediation-EnableCloudFrontOriginFailover) 

**Document type**

Automation

**Owner**

Amazon

**Platforms**

Linux, macOS, Windows

**Parameters**
+ AutomationAssumeRole

  Type: String

  Description: (Required) The Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the AWS Identity and Access Management (IAM) role that allows Systems Manager Automation to perform the actions on your behalf.
+ CloudFrontDistributionId

  Type: String

  Description: (Required) The ID of the CloudFront distribution you want to enable origin failover on.
+ OriginGroupId

  Type: String

  Description: (Required) The ID of the origin group.
+ PrimaryOriginId

  Type: String

  Description: (Required) The ID of the primary origin in the origin group.
+ SecondaryOriginId

  Type: String

  Description: (Required) The ID of the secondary origin in the origin group.

**Required IAM permissions**

The `AutomationAssumeRole` parameter requires the following actions to use the runbook successfully.
+  `ssm:StartAutomationExecution` 
+  `ssm:GetAutomationExecution` 
+  `cloudfront:GetDistributionConfig` 
+  `cloudfront:UpdateDistribution` 

 **Document Steps** 
+  `aws:executeScript` - Enables origin failover for the CloudFront distribution you specify in the `CloudFrontDistributionId` parameter, and verifies that failover has been enabled.