drin-terraform-state-repair

Terraform State Repair

Purpose

To safely recover infrastructure management when the state file becomes inconsistent or locked.

Actions

1. Unlocking: Forcefully release stuck state locks (force-unlock).
2. Refresh: terraform refresh to bring state in sync with real-world infrastructure.
3. Import: Map existing resources not in state to the code (terraform import).
4. State Edit: Manually (but safely) removing/renaming items in state (terraform state rm/mv).

Rules

• Always backup the state file before any manual modification.
• Document every manual import or rm action.
• Verify the plan after repair shows zero changes.