A team has a resource in their state file that they want to move to a different module. The resource address is module.old.aws_instance.web, and they want it to be module.new.aws_instance.web. What is the correct command to achieve this?

terraform apply -replace=module.old.aws_instance.web

terraform state mv module.old.aws_instance.web module.new.aws_instance.web

terraform state push module.old.aws_instance.web module.new.aws_instance.web

terraform state rm module.old.aws_instance.web, then terraform import module.new.aws_instance.web

Why is state locking important when using a remote state backend?

It prevents two users from running terraform apply simultaneously and corrupting the state

It speeds up terraform plan by caching the state

It encrypts the state file to protect sensitive data

It automatically backs up the state file before each operation

A company has a production database that was manually created. They want to manage it with Terraform. They have written the configuration, but they are concerned about the risk of Terraform destroying the database if the configuration is incorrect. What is the safest way to import and verify the configuration before applying?

Run terraform apply with the -auto-approve flag to speed up the process.

Import the resource and immediately run terraform apply without reviewing the plan.

Use terraform state push to manually add the resource to the state file.

Import the resource, run terraform plan, and carefully review the output for any destructive changes before applying.

What does the terraform state rm command do?

Removes a resource from Terraform state without destroying the real-world resource

Deletes the configuration block for a resource

Destroys the real-world resource and removes it from state

Removes all resources from state in a workspace

A company is using Terraform with a remote backend. They notice that the state file has become corrupted due to a network issue during a write. What is the best course of action to recover?

Run terraform import for all resources to rebuild the state.

Restore the state from the most recent backup or from the backend's versioning if available.

Run terraform plan to automatically fix the corrupted state.

Run terraform state push with a manually edited state file.

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A team has a resource in their state file that they want to move to a different module. The resource address is module.old.aws_instance.web, and they want it to be module.new.aws_instance.web. What is the correct command to achieve this?
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Why is state locking important when using a remote state backend?
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A company has a production database that was manually created. They want to manage it with Terraform. They have written the configuration, but they are concerned about the risk of Terraform destroying the database if the configuration is incorrect. What is the safest way to import and verify the configuration before applying?
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What does the terraform state rm command do?
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A company is using Terraform with a remote backend. They notice that the state file has become corrupted due to a network issue during a write. What is the best course of action to recover?
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