Which provisioner invokes a process on the resource created by Terraform?

The correct answer is A. remote-exec. The remote-exec provisioner invokes a script or commands directly on the remote resource (e.g., a virtual machine) that Terraform just created, using SSH or WinRM. This is used for tasks like installing software on the newly created resource. Option B (null-exec) does not exist i

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Question

Which provisioner invokes a process on the resource created by Terraform?

Options

Aremote-exec
Bnull-exec
Clocal-exec
Dfile

How the community answered

(48 responses)

A
94% (45)
C
4% (2)
D
2% (1)

Explanation

The remote-exec provisioner invokes a script or commands directly on the remote resource (e.g., a virtual machine) that Terraform just created, using SSH or WinRM. This is used for tasks like installing software on the newly created resource. Option B (null-exec) does not exist in Terraform. Option C (local-exec) runs commands on the machine where Terraform is executing, not on the remote resource. Option D (file) is a provisioner that copies files to a remote resource but does not execute processes.

Topics

#Provisioners#remote-exec#Resource configuration#Post-creation actions

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