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Actual exam question from HashiCorp's Terraform Associate

Question #: 138
Topic #: 1

You have modified your Terraform configuration to fix a typo in the Terraform ID of a resource from aws_security_group.http to aws_security_group.http

Which of the following commands would you run to update the ID in state without destroying the resource?

A. terraform mv aws_security_group.htp aws_security_group.http
B. terraform apply
C. terraform refresh

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Suggested Answer: A 🗳️

by Burakko at Sept. 1, 2022, 9:51 p.m.

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Burakko

Highly Voted 2 years, 5 months ago

Selected Answer: A

I guess it had to be terraform state mv ..... The terraform state mv command changes which resource address in your configuration is associated with a particular real-world object. Use this to preserve an object when renaming a resource, or when moving a resource into or out of a child module.

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adouban

Highly Voted 2 years, 2 months ago

Selected Answer: A

A is correct but the command is wrong it should be terraform state mv <old_name> <new_name>

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YesPlease

Most Recent 6 months, 2 weeks ago

Selected Answer: A

Answer is technically "A" from the options provided...however, the correct command should include "state" before the "mv" TERRAFORM COMMAND: terraform state mv aws_security_group.htp aws_security_group.http

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ravi135

1 year ago

A is correct

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samimshaikh

1 year, 1 month ago

Selected Answer: A

options are wrong and it terraform state mv oldid newid

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bizimunda

1 year, 3 months ago

there is no such command as of 2023. The correct command is terraform state mv

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camps

1 year, 10 months ago

Selected Answer: A

A. terraform mv aws_security_group.htp aws_security_group.http. The terraform mv command is used to rename a resource in your Terraform state without destroying it. In this case, you have fixed a typo in the Terraform ID of a resource, so you can use the terraform mv command to update the ID in the state without destroying the resource.

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RVivek

2 years, 4 months ago

Selected Answer: A

Terraform apply will delete the security group htp and create a new scurity group with the name http

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shopkitty

2 years, 5 months ago

Selected Answer: A

if use the apply then it will destroy and re-create the resource, only terraform state mv allows to update the state file without destroying resources.

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