When you run `terraform init` with a remote backend and there is existing local state, what does Terraform do?

It prompts you to migrate the existing state to the remote backend.

It deletes the local state file automatically.

It fails with an error and requires manual deletion of the local state.

It ignores the local state and starts fresh.

A team is migrating from local state to an S3 backend. They have added the following backend block to their configuration: ```hcl terraform { backend "s3" { bucket = "my-tf-state" key = "prod/network/terraform.tfstate" region = "us-east-1" } } ``` After running `terraform init`, they notice that the existing local state file was not copied to S3. What is the most likely reason?

They did not provide the `-migrate-state` flag during initialization.

The S3 bucket does not have versioning enabled, so state cannot be uploaded.

The `key` must include the `.tfstate` extension for state migration to work.

They must first run `terraform apply` to create the state file in S3.

A company is using the AzureRM backend. They want to ensure that concurrent Terraform runs do not corrupt the state. What must they configure in the backend block?

Configure `lease_duration` to control the lock timeout.

Set `resource_group_name`, `storage_account_name`, `container_name`, and `key` — the AzureRM backend provides locking automatically.

Set `use_lock = true` in the backend block.

Add `lock_table_name` to specify a DynamoDB table for locking.

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6c Configure Remote State Using the Backend Block TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-004 Practice Questions (Page 4)

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16foundation · easy
When you run `terraform init` with a remote backend and there is existing local state, what does Terraform do?
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17application · medium
A team is migrating from local state to an S3 backend. They have added the following backend block to their configuration: ```hcl terraform { backend "s3" { bucket = "my-tf-state" key = "prod/network/terraform.tfstate" region = "us-east-1" } } ``` After running `terraform init`, they notice that the existing local state file was not copied to S3. What is the most likely reason?
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18foundation · easy
Which environment variable is commonly used to provide AWS credentials to the S3 backend?
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19application · medium
A company is using the AzureRM backend. They want to ensure that concurrent Terraform runs do not corrupt the state. What must they configure in the backend block?
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20foundation · easy
Which command-line option is used to provide a backend configuration file during initialization?
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Questions 16–20

When you run `terraform init` with a remote backend and there is existing local state, what does Terraform do?

Which environment variable is commonly used to provide AWS credentials to the S3 backend?

A company is using the AzureRM backend. They want to ensure that concurrent Terraform runs do not corrupt the state. What must they configure in the backend block?

Which command-line option is used to provide a backend configuration file during initialization?

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