Note: IAM authentication isn't supported in Cloud

Just to clear any confusion on this as seen in a [ZD ticket](https://dbtcloud.zendesk.com/agent/tickets/46274) that the default authentication is username password and IAM method is only supported in core.
taraojo · Apr 20, 2023 · 61c1d69 · 61c1d69
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diff --git a/website/docs/docs/quickstarts/dbt-cloud/redshift-qs.md b/website/docs/docs/quickstarts/dbt-cloud/redshift-qs.md
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ You can check out [dbt Fundamentals](https://courses.getdbt.com/courses/fundamen
 7. You might be asked to Configure account. For the purpose of this sandbox environment, we recommend selecting “Configure account”.
 
 8. Select your cluster from the list. In the **Connect to** popup, fill out the credentials from the output of the stack:
-    - **Authentication** &mdash; Use the default which is **Database user name and password** 
+    - **Authentication** &mdash; Use the default which is **Database user name and password** (NOTE: IAM authentication is not supported in dbt Cloud).
     - **Database** &mdash; `dbtworkshop`
     - **User name** &mdash; `dbtadmin`
     - **Password** &mdash; Use the autogenerated `RSadminpassword` from the output of the stack and save it for later.
@@ -382,4 +382,4 @@ Later, you can connect your business intelligence (BI) tools to these views and
 - [dbt Cloud CI job](/docs/deploy/cloud-ci-job)
 - [Job triggers](/docs/deploy/job-triggers)
 - [Job notifications](/docs/deploy/job-notifications)
-- [Source freshness](/docs/deploy/source-freshness)
+- [Source freshness](/docs/deploy/source-freshness)