The terraform taint command
Explore how the terraform taint command allows you to mark resources in your state for destruction and re-creation. Understand when and why to use this command to handle updates or fixes that Terraform cannot detect automatically. Learn to apply taint and untaint commands to manage resource lifecycle and ensure successful infrastructure deployments.
What is terraform taint command?
The terraform taint command taints a resource in the state. Terraform will destroy and re-create the resource the next time the configuration is applied.
Running terraform taint on its own won’t destroy the resource immediately; it simply edits the state. Running terraform plan on the root module taints a resource that will be re-created on the next execution of terraform apply. Running terraform apply executes the plan, destroys the resource, and then re-creates it.
Syntax
The terraform taint command has the syntax terraform taint [options] <address>.
Arguments
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