What is the primary purpose of configuring a VCS integration in HCP Terraform?

To allow developers to edit Terraform code directly in the HCP Terraform UI.

To store Terraform state files directly inside the version control repository.

To automatically apply changes whenever a pull request is merged in the connected repository.

To replace the need for a separate CI/CD pipeline by running tests inside the VCS.

A team integrates HCP Terraform with Jenkins. They have two Jenkins jobs that both run `terraform plan` against the same workspace. They notice occasional 'conflict' errors. What is the best way to prevent these conflicts?

Configure the Jenkins jobs to run sequentially using a lock file in the repository.

Use HCP Terraform's built-in locking by ensuring both jobs use the same workspace and rely on the remote backend's lock.

Create a separate workspace for each Jenkins job.

Set the workspace's execution mode to 'local' to avoid remote locking.

A company uses GitLab CI/CD to deploy infrastructure. They want to integrate HCP Terraform so that the pipeline triggers a plan and then, after manual approval, applies it. They use a service account token. What is the correct sequence of API calls?

Upload a configuration version, then create a run with `auto-apply` set to true.

Create a run, wait for the plan to finish, then apply the run.

Use the CLI to run `terraform apply` directly in the pipeline.

Create a run, then immediately apply it without waiting for the plan.

What is a common way to integrate HCP Terraform into a CI/CD pipeline?

By manually copying state files between the CI system and HCP Terraform.

By using the CI system's built-in Terraform plugin that bypasses HCP Terraform.

By installing the Terraform CLI in the CI runner and running `terraform apply` locally.

By calling the HCP Terraform API from a CI job to trigger a run.

A user is trying to use the CLI with HCP Terraform. They run `terraform init` and it succeeds, but when they run `terraform plan`, they get an error: 'Error: Failed to load state: unauthorized'. They have already authenticated with `terraform login`. What is the most likely cause?

The API token does not have permission to read the workspace's state.

The remote backend is not configured.

The Terraform configuration has a syntax error.

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What is the primary purpose of configuring a VCS integration in HCP Terraform?
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A team integrates HCP Terraform with Jenkins. They have two Jenkins jobs that both run `terraform plan` against the same workspace. They notice occasional 'conflict' errors. What is the best way to prevent these conflicts?
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A company uses GitLab CI/CD to deploy infrastructure. They want to integrate HCP Terraform so that the pipeline triggers a plan and then, after manual approval, applies it. They use a service account token. What is the correct sequence of API calls?
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What is a common way to integrate HCP Terraform into a CI/CD pipeline?
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A user is trying to use the CLI with HCP Terraform. They run `terraform init` and it succeeds, but when they run `terraform plan`, they get an error: 'Error: Failed to load state: unauthorized'. They have already authenticated with `terraform login`. What is the most likely cause?
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