A terraform apply fails with an error indicating that a resource cannot be created because of a naming conflict. The engineer fixes the name in the configuration. What is the next step to complete the deployment?

Run terraform refresh to update the state and then re-apply.

Re-run terraform apply to continue the deployment.

Run terraform destroy to remove all resources and start over.

Run terraform plan and then manually create the resource.

During a terraform apply, the output shows: 'azurerm_resource_group.rg: Destroying... [id=/subscriptions/.../resourceGroups/old-rg]' followed by 'azurerm_resource_group.rg: Destruction complete after 2s'. What does this output indicate?

The resource group was removed from the configuration and is being deleted.

The resource group is being updated in place.

The resource group is being moved to a new state file.

The resource group is being recreated with the same name.

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1c TERRAFORM-AUTHORING-AND-OPERATIONS-PROFESSIONAL Practice Questions (Page 4)

Part of the Manage resource lifecycle domain, which makes up ~18% of our current practice bank. HashiCorp does not publish an official question count, but from its 240-minute exam (~95–160 total, ~17–29 in this domain), expect 3–6 from this objective — we provide 18 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)

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Questions 16–18

16foundation · easy
Which `terraform apply` option allows you to skip the interactive confirmation prompt and apply the changes automatically?
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17application · medium
A terraform apply fails with an error indicating that a resource cannot be created because of a naming conflict. The engineer fixes the name in the configuration. What is the next step to complete the deployment?
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18application · medium
During a terraform apply, the output shows: 'azurerm_resource_group.rg: Destroying... [id=/subscriptions/.../resourceGroups/old-rg]' followed by 'azurerm_resource_group.rg: Destruction complete after 2s'. What does this output indicate?
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Questions 16–18

Which `terraform apply` option allows you to skip the interactive confirmation prompt and apply the changes automatically?

A terraform apply fails with an error indicating that a resource cannot be created because of a naming conflict. The engineer fixes the name in the configuration. What is the next step to complete the deployment?

During a terraform apply, the output shows: 'azurerm_resource_group.rg: Destroying... [id=/subscriptions/.../resourceGroups/old-rg]' followed by 'azurerm_resource_group.rg: Destruction complete after 2s'. What does this output indicate?

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