3e Apply Changes to Infrastructure with Terraform TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 2)

Questions 6–10

1. 6foundation · easy

   What is a common cause of errors during `terraform apply`?

   • AThe state file is too large
   • BThe configuration files are not formatted with `terraform fmt`
   • CThe provider plugin is not installed
   • DInsufficient permissions to create or modify resources
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2. 7expert · hard

   A terraform apply fails with the error: 'Error: Error acquiring the state lock: ConditionalCheckFailedException'. The team suspects a previous pipeline run left the lock in place. What is the safest way to resolve this issue?

   • ARun terraform force-unlock without checking for running processes.
   • BRun terraform apply -lock=false to bypass the lock and proceed with the apply.
   • CDelete the state file and re-run terraform apply to recreate everything.
   • DIdentify the process holding the lock and wait for it to complete or manually release it after verifying no apply is running.
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4. 8application · medium

   A platform team is building a CI/CD pipeline that runs terraform apply automatically after a merge to the main branch. The pipeline runs in a non-interactive environment where no one can type 'yes'. Which command should the pipeline use to apply the changes without requiring manual approval?

   • Aterraform apply -auto-approve
   • Bterraform apply -refresh=false
   • Cterraform apply -parallelism=1
   • Dterraform apply -input=false
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5. 9foundation · easy

   What is a key consideration when running `terraform apply` in a CI/CD pipeline?

   • AThe pipeline must use the `-target` flag
   • BThe pipeline must run `terraform destroy` first
   • CThe state file must be accessible to the pipeline
   • DThe pipeline must run on a Windows machine
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6. 10foundation · easy

   What does the `-auto-approve` flag do when used with `terraform apply`?

   • AIt automatically fixes any errors during apply
   • BIt only applies changes to resources that are safe to modify
   • CIt skips the interactive approval step and applies changes immediately
   • DIt creates a backup of the state file before applying
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