Terraform CLI Cheat Sheet/Force unlock state

Release a stuck state lock by lock ID.

Section: Locking and Recovery

Force unlock state

bash
bash
terraform force-unlock LOCK_ID
Explanation

Release a stuck state lock by lock ID.

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