Exam Terraform Associate topic 1 question 174 discussion

When you remove a resource definition from your Terraform configuration and then run terraform apply, Terraform will see that the resource exists in the state file but is no longer defined in the configuration. Terraform interprets this as a signal that the resource should no longer exist and will plan to destroy it to match the current configuration. So, when you run terraform apply: -It will show a plan to destroy the VM. -Once you confirm, it will delete the VM from the cloud provider and remove it from the state file. This behavior ensures that the actual infrastructure matches what’s defined in your .tf files.

tested in lab. When reference to resource is removed in config file the next "terraform apply" will destroy the resource. Below is the output from cli # aws_instance.name will be destroyed # (because aws_instance.name is not in configuration)

The question is saying removing resource definition of the resource, NOT removing the resource (VM)

The question is saying removing the description of the resource, NOT removing the resource (VM)

This will destroy the VM

If you remove the resource from your config file and the resource is in your state file, terraform will apply the configuration in the config file - which is to delete the resource