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AI-generatedRemote Backend State Locking and Ghost Lock Resolution
Terraform utilizes state locking in remote backends, such as S3 with DynamoDB, to prevent concurrent modifications that could lead to state corruption. When a process terminates unexpectedly or a network partition occurs between the client and the lock provider, a "ghost lock" may persist in the backend despite no active operation. The terraform force-unlock
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