You have a simple Terraform configuration containing one virtual machine (VM) in a cloud provider.

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Product: Terraform-Associate-003
Update on: Feb 7, 2026
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HashiCorp Terraform-Associate-003 Question Answer

You have a simple Terraform configuration containing one virtual machine (VM) in a cloud provider. You run terraform apply and the VM is created successfully. What will happen if you terraform apply again immediately afterward without changing any Terraform code?

Terraform will terminate and recreate the VM.

Terraform will create another duplicate VM.

Terraform will apply the VM to the state file.

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