3b Initialize a Terraform Working Directory TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 7)

Questions 31–35

1. 31application · medium

   A team has been using a local backend for state storage. They decide to switch to an S3 backend. After updating the configuration, they run `terraform init` and are prompted to copy the existing state to the new backend. What should they do?

   • ARun `terraform apply` to recreate the state.
   • BType 'no' and manually upload the state file later.
   • CType 'yes' to migrate the existing state to the S3 backend.
   • DCancel the command and delete the local state file.
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2. 32foundation · easy

   Which scenario requires re-running terraform init?

   • AAdding an output value.
   • BModifying a resource's tags.
   • CChanging the backend configuration from local to S3.
   • DChanging a variable default.
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4. 33application · medium

   A developer runs `terraform init` in a directory with a new configuration and receives an error: "Failed to query available provider packages... could not retrieve the list of available versions for provider hashicorp/aws: could not connect to registry.terraform.io". The configuration is correct and the provider is valid. What is the most likely cause?

   • AThe `.terraform` directory is corrupted.
   • BThe provider name is misspelled in the configuration.
   • CThe backend configuration is invalid.
   • DThe machine has no network access to the Terraform registry.
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5. 34expert · hard

   A team uses a configuration with the AWS provider. They want to ensure that all team members use the exact same provider version, even if a newer version is released. They have committed the `.terraform.lock.hcl` file to version control. What should they do to maintain this consistency?

   • ARun `terraform get` to update the lock file.
   • BRun `terraform init -upgrade` to always get the latest version.
   • CDelete the lock file before running init.
   • DRun `terraform init` without the `-upgrade` flag, which respects the lock file.
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6. 35expert · hard

   A developer is working offline and needs to run `terraform init` for a configuration that uses the Azure provider. They have already downloaded the provider plugin to a local directory. What should they do?

   • AUse the `-plugin-dir` flag to specify the local directory containing the provider plugin.
   • BCopy the provider plugin into the `.terraform` directory manually.
   • CRun `terraform init -backend=false` to skip the backend.
   • DRun `terraform init -input=false` to avoid prompts.
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