A team uses an S3 backend with DynamoDB for state locking. One of the engineers ran terraform apply, but the command failed and the lock was not released. Now other team members cannot run terraform plan or apply. What is the best way to resolve this?

Manually delete the lock item from the DynamoDB table

Run terraform init -reconfigure to reset the backend

Run terraform force-unlock with the lock ID

Wait for the lock to expire automatically

Which backend configuration enables state locking for an S3 backend?

Using the s3 backend with a bucket that has versioning enabled

Adding a dynamodb_table parameter to the S3 backend block

Configuring the AWS provider with a lock token

Setting the lock parameter to true in the S3 backend block

Which of the following is a benefit of using remote state over local state?

Remote state provides a shared source of truth for infrastructure managed by a team.

Remote state guarantees that state is always up to date without running terraform apply.

Remote state eliminates the need for a backend configuration in the Terraform code.

Remote state automatically creates backups of all infrastructure resources.

In a Terraform configuration, where do you specify the backend type and its configuration parameters?

In a backend block within a terraform block

In a variable definition file (terraform.tfvars)

In a provider block within the main.tf file

In a resource block using the terraform_remote_state data source

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A team uses an S3 backend with DynamoDB for state locking. One of the engineers ran terraform apply, but the command failed and the lock was not released. Now other team members cannot run terraform plan or apply. What is the best way to resolve this?
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Which backend configuration enables state locking for an S3 backend?
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Which of the following is a benefit of using remote state over local state?
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