Terraform upgrades break working setups

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GitHub issuesOct 15 Provider plugin processes keep running after Terraform panics (`os.Exit(11)` in `PanicHandler` skips `plugin.CleanupClients`)...(v1.18.0-dev). ### Terraform Configuration Files `main.tf`: `tests/main.tftest.hcl`: The failing assertion triggers the panic tracked in #39365. That panic is used here only because it is a deterministic way to make Terraform crash while a provider plugin is running. ### Debug...hashicorp/terraform · andrewesweet1 reactions, 1 repliesOpen ↗GitHub issuesSep 2 could not read Username### Terraform Version ### Terraform Configuration Files ### Debug Output ### Expected Behavior ~~Download should still work as in ``1.15.9``~~ ### Actual Behavior ~~after upgrading to terraform ``1.16.0`` we get the error above~~ ### Steps to Reproduce install terraform...hashicorp/terraform · SC-Tobias1 reactions, 1 repliesOpen ↗

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2 posts from 2 people in 1 place, about 1 a week over 44 days. Mostly on hashicorp/terraform. Tools named alongside: AWS.

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Posts that state a pain and match the "breaking-changes" rule about Terraform. First post Sep 2, 2026, latest Oct 15, 2026. Unverified: fewer than 3 posts, or one person or place only. Method

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