HashiCorp Terraform Associate Terraform Workspaces

Question 1

Which command creates a new Terraform workspace named 'staging'?

Accepted Answer

terraform workspace new staging

Answer

The correct command is `terraform workspace new <name>`, which creates a new workspace and switches to it.

Question 2

Which command lists all available Terraform workspaces?

Accepted Answer

terraform workspace list

Answer

`terraform workspace list` displays all workspaces, marking the currently selected one with an asterisk.

Question 3

What is the name of the workspace that exists by default in every Terraform configuration?

Accepted Answer

default

Answer

Terraform always creates a workspace named 'default' and it cannot be deleted.

Question 4

How do you reference the currently selected workspace name inside a Terraform configuration?

Accepted Answer

terraform.workspace

Answer

`terraform.workspace` is a built-in expression that returns the name of the currently active workspace.

Question 5

What happens to Terraform state when you switch between workspaces?

Accepted Answer

Each workspace maintains its own separate state file

Answer

Each Terraform workspace has its own isolated state file, enabling independent management of infrastructure environments.

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