Terraform apply -replace flag - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the command to force replacement of a resource named 'aws_instance.example'.

Terraform

terraform apply [1]aws_instance.example

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-replace=

B-auto-approve

C-refresh

D-destroy

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-destroy' instead of '-replace'.

Forgetting to specify the resource name after the flag.

The '-replace' flag tells Terraform to destroy and recreate the specified resource during apply.

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medium

Complete the command to replace two resources: 'aws_instance.web' and 'aws_s3_bucket.data'.

Terraform

terraform apply [1]aws_instance.web [2]aws_s3_bucket.data

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-replace=

B-refresh

C-auto-approve

D-destroy

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using only one '-replace' flag for multiple resources.

Omitting the equals sign '=' after '-replace'.

The '-replace=' flag is repeated for each resource to be replaced during apply.

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hard

Fix the error in this command to replace the resource 'aws_db_instance.main'.

Terraform

terraform apply [1]aws_db_instance.main

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-refresh

B-replace=

C-auto-approve

D-destroy

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Missing '=' after '-replace'.

Using '-replace' without specifying the resource.

The '-replace' flag requires an equals sign before the resource name, like '-replace=resource'.

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hard

Fill both blanks to correctly replace 'aws_lambda_function.func' and approve automatically.

Terraform

terraform apply [1]aws_lambda_function.func [2]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-replace=

B-auto-approve

C-refresh

D-destroy

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Forgetting '-auto-approve' causes Terraform to wait for confirmation.

Missing '=' after '-replace' causes syntax errors.

Use '-replace=' to specify the resource and '-auto-approve' to skip confirmation.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to replace 'aws_security_group.sg', refresh state, and auto-approve.

Terraform

terraform apply [1]aws_security_group.sg [2] [3]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-replace=

B-refresh

C-auto-approve

D-destroy

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '-destroy' instead of '-replace'.

Omitting '-auto-approve' causes manual confirmation.

Missing '=' after '-replace'.

Use '-replace=' to replace the resource, '-refresh' to update state, and '-auto-approve' to skip confirmation.