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TERRAFORM-ASSOCIATE-003 · Question #174

You can access state stored with the local backend by using terraform_remote_state data source.

The correct answer is B. False. You cannot access state stored with the local backend by using the terraform_remote_state data source. The terraform_remote_state data source is used to retrieve the root module output values from some other Terraform configuration using the latest state snapshot from the…

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Question

You can access state stored with the local backend by using terraform_remote_state data source.

Options

  • ATrue
  • BFalse

How the community answered

(57 responses)
  • A
    16% (9)
  • B
    84% (48)

Explanation

You cannot access state stored with the local backend by using the terraform_remote_state data source. The terraform_remote_state data source is used to retrieve the root module output values from some other Terraform configuration using the latest state snapshot from the remote backend. It requires a backend that supports remote state storage, such as S3, Consul, AzureRM, or GCS. The local backend stores the state file locally on the filesystem, which terraform_remote_state cannot access.

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#local backend#terraform_remote_state#data source#backend types

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