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I have been using the below to successfully create a back-end state file for terraform in Azure storage, but for some reason its stopped working. I've recycled passwords for the storage, trying both keys and get the same error every-time
backend.tf
terraform {
backend "azurerm" {
storage_account_name = "terraformstorage"
resource_group_name = "automation"
container_name = "terraform"
key = "testautomation.terraform.tfstate"
access_key = "<storage key>"
}
}
Error returned
terraform init
Initializing the backend...
Successfully configured the backend "azurerm"! Terraform will automatically use this backend unless the backend configuration changes.
Error refreshing state: storage: service returned error: StatusCode=403, ErrorCode=AuthenticationFailed, ErrorMessage=Server failed to authenticate the request. Make sure the value of Authorization header is formed correctly including the signature. RequestId:665e0067-b01e-007a-6084-97da67000000
Time:2018-12-19T10:18:18.7148241Z, RequestInitiated=Wed, 19 Dec 2018 10:18:18 GMT, RequestId=665e0067-b01e-007a-6084-97da67000000, API Version=, QueryParameterName=, QueryParameterValue=
Any ideas what im doing wrong?
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By default, Terraform uses a backend called local , which stores state as a local file on disk.
The state file is commonly stored either on a local machine, in a remote storage location (like a storage account in Azure, or S3 bucket in AWS), or in Terraform cloud. By default, it is stored on the local machine and is named “terraform. tfstate”.
What worked for me is to delete the local .terraform folder and try again.
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