When you have been handed the Buying state lock error message about ConditionalCheckFailedException: The conditional request then you might have 2 choices for fixing it!
The error appears one thing like this:
Buying state lock. This may occasionally take a number of moments...
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│ Error: Error buying the state lock
│
│ Error message: ConditionalCheckFailedException: The conditional request
│ failed
│ Lock Data:
│ ID: 3324a6cb-7401-3194-d650-fxxxxxx3864
│ Path: xxxx-terraformstate-nonprod/env:/xxxx/terraform.tfstate
│ Operation: OperationTypeApply
│ Who: [email protected]
│ Model: 1.0.4
│ Created: 2021-11-29 21:00:37.652114035 +0000 UTC
│ Data:
│
│ Terraform acquires a state lock to guard the state from being written
│ by a number of customers on the identical time. Please resolve the problem above and take a look at
│ once more. For many instructions, you'll be able to disable locking with the "-lock=false"
│ flag, however this isn't really helpful.
There are 3 attainable methods to repair this
Briefly, you need to delete the lock related. That is achieved by forcing an unlock.
Possibility 1: Pressure Unlock – Really helpful
You’ll be able to power unlock the state utilizing the next:
terraform force-unlock -force 3324a6cb-7401-3194-d650-fxxxxxx3864
Possibility 2: Relaunch the Plan
You’ll be able to run the plan once more with a -lock=false as following:
terraform plan -lock=false ...
Possibility 3: Be sure you use the fitting profile!
Typically the whole lot appears right, however it seems you’re utilizing a unique profile!
AWS_PROFILE=some_other_profile
Pressure Unlock nonetheless not working?
Typically you will get one other error when attempting to power unlock this:Didn't unlock state: didn't retrieve lock data: sudden finish of JSON enter
This normally means that you’re within the fallacious workspace.
View all workspaces obtainable: terraform workspace listing
Swap to a workspace: terraform workspace choose <>
Now you’ll be able to try to power unlock once more.
In case you had been profitable, then you’ll get the next message:
Terraform state has been efficiently unlocked!
The state has been unlocked, and Terraform instructions ought to now be capable of
acquire a brand new lock on the distant state.
