GitHub state drifts from what is really deployed

DevOps and infra2 posts from 2 people2d active+00 posts in the last 7 days, 0 the 7 days before (fading)Unverified

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New 'terraform_data' 'store' object causes unwanted replacements### Terraform Version ### Terraform Configuration Files Minimal reproducer. Configuration "deployed" using Terraform < 1.16: `main.tf`: Initial deployment: ### Debug Output It is clear what happens without debug/trace log. ### Expected Behavior Plan should indicate no changes...hashicorp/terraformStuT-UKB	hashicorp/terraformStuT-UKB1 reactions, 2 replies	Sep 112 weeks ago
Replacement planned as ["delete","create"] is applied create-before-destroy, and the destroy never runs...or `terraform_data.r2`) for the same reason. The missed destroy itself is not flaky: it happened in all 20 runs, and in all 20 runs of the `hashicorp/local` variant below. `terraform_data` manages nothing, so nothing is lost there. With a provider that manages real objects the...hashicorp/terraformNilsils	hashicorp/terraformNilsils1 reactions	Aug 284 weeks ago

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Posts that state a pain and match the "iac-drift" rule about GitHub. First post Aug 28, 2026, latest Sep 11, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method

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