Change termination protection with the CloudTrail console - AWS CloudTrail
This documentation is a draft for private preview for regions in the AWS European Sovereign Cloud. Documentation content will continue to evolve. Published: January 1, 2026.

Change termination protection with the CloudTrail console

Termination protection prevents a dashboard from accidental deletion. If you want to delete a custom dashboard, or disable the Highlights dashboard, you must disable termination protection.

To turn off termination protection

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the CloudTrail console at https://eusc-de-east-1.console.amazonaws-eusc.eu/cloudtrail/.

  2. In the navigation pane, under Lake, choose Dashboard.

  3. Choose the dashboard you want to disable termination protection for.

  4. From Actions, choose Change termination protection.

  5. Choose Disabled.

  6. Choose Save.

To turn on termination protection

  1. Sign in to the AWS Management Console and open the CloudTrail console at https://eusc-de-east-1.console.amazonaws-eusc.eu/cloudtrail/.

  2. In the navigation pane, under Lake, choose Dashboard.

  3. Choose the dashboard you want to enable termination protection for.

  4. From Actions, choose Change termination protection.

  5. To turn on termination protection, choose Enabled.

  6. Choose Save.