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Troubleshooting a Terraform Locked State File Issue

This lab will demonstrate how to troubleshoot a Terraform locked state file issue. We will attempt to go through the different stages of deployment to try and deploy our configuration and work through the locked state file issue until we have successfully deployed our resources.

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Path Info

Level

Intermediate

Duration

30m

Published

Jan 26, 2022

Challenge

Deploy Your Backend Resources
1. In the terminal, once logged into your instance, change to the s3 directory.
2. In the s3 directory, edit the S3.tf file and either append a number or rename the bucket name in the file.
3. Run the terraform fmt command.
4. Now initialize your working directory.
5. If initialization is successful, then apply your code and deploy your resources.
Challenge

Create the Lock
1. Now change to the terraform directory.
2. In the terraform directory, edit the main.tf file and add in your ami ,subnet_id, and vpc from the resource_ids.txt file.
3. Run the terraform fmt command.
4. Edit the backend.tf file and change the bucket name to the bucket name you used in the S3.tf file.
5. Now initialize your working directory.
6. If initialization is successful, then move step by step untill you get to the apply stage.
7. Run the terraform apply command but DO NOT type yes to confirm. Leave it at this step.
Challenge

Troubleshoot the Error and Deploy Your Resources
1. In a new terminal session, log in to your lab instance.
2. Go to the terraform directory.
3. Run the terraform apply command.
4. Fix the lock file error and deploy your resources to complete this lab.

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A Cloud Guru

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