SAP-C02 Practice Question: Design Solutions for Organizational Complexity
A company is designing a multi-account strategy for its AWS environment. Which TWO considerations are important when using AWS Organizations?
⚠ Common exam trap
Test-takers frequently assume SCPs apply to all accounts including the management account, but AWS explicitly excludes the management account from SCP effects to prevent accidental lockout of administrative access.
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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AWS CloudTrail can be enabled for all accounts from the management account using an organization trail.
AWS Organizations allows you to create an organization trail in CloudTrail that logs events for all accounts within the organization from the management account. This simplifies audit and compliance by centralizing log collection without needing to configure trails individually in each member account.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Service control policies (SCPs) apply to all accounts in the organization, including the management account.
Why it's wrong here
SCPs do not apply to the management account.
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AWS CloudTrail can be enabled for all accounts from the management account using an organization trail.
Why this is correct
An organization trail automatically logs events for all accounts.
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Each account in an organization must have its own payment method.
Why it's wrong here
In consolidated billing, all accounts are billed to the management account's payment method.
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Consolidated billing allows you to combine usage and receive volume discounts.
Why this is correct
Consolidated billing aggregates usage across accounts for pricing benefits.
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AWS Config rules cannot be applied across accounts via AWS Organizations.
Why it's wrong here
AWS Config rules can be deployed across accounts using AWS Config aggregators and conformance packs.
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