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Actual exam question from HashiCorp's Terraform Associate
Question #: 174
Topic #: 1
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You have a Terraform configuration that defines a single virtual machine with no references to it. You have run terraform apply to create the resource, and then removed the resource definition from your Terraform configuration file.
What will happen when you run terraform apply in the working directory again?

  • A. Nothing
  • B. Terraform will destroy the virtual machine
  • C. Terraform will error
  • D. Terraform will remove the virtual machine from the state file, but the resource will still exist
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Suggested Answer: B 🗳️
by keiffo2 at Sept. 6, 2022, 1:36 p.m.

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Nick_001
6 months, 1 week ago
Selected Answer: B
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)
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dokaedu
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The question is saying removing resource definition of the resource, NOT removing the resource (VM)
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dokaedu
11 months, 3 weeks ago
The question is saying removing the description of the resource, NOT removing the resource (VM)
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dnscloud02
11 months, 1 week ago
definition not description
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depal_dhir
1 year ago
Selected Answer: B
This will destroy the VM
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keiffo2
1 year ago
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
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