TA-002-P · Question #290
True or False: Workspaces provide identical functionality in the open-source, Terraform Cloud, and Enterprise versions of Terraform.
The correct answer is B. False. Workspaces behave differently across Terraform OSS, Cloud, and Enterprise editions, so the statement that they provide identical functionality is False.
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True or False: Workspaces provide identical functionality in the open-source, Terraform Cloud, and Enterprise versions of Terraform.
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- ATrue
- BFalse
How the community answered
(36 responses)- A8% (3)
- B92% (33)
Why each option
Workspaces behave differently across Terraform OSS, Cloud, and Enterprise editions, so the statement that they provide identical functionality is False.
Workspaces do not provide identical functionality across editions; OSS workspaces lack remote execution, collaborative access controls, and Sentinel policy enforcement that Cloud and Enterprise provide.
In open-source Terraform, workspaces are a local mechanism for maintaining multiple state files within a single configuration directory. In Terraform Cloud and Enterprise, workspaces are fully-featured units that include remote state storage, remote execution, variable sets, team-based access controls, and policy enforcement - capabilities that do not exist in the OSS version.
Concept tested: Terraform workspace feature differences across OSS, Cloud, and Enterprise
Source: https://developer.hashicorp.com/terraform/cloud-docs/workspaces
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