terraform get doesn't update properly

[bernadinm]

When an update to the remote module was done, a simple terraform get did not update the local modules. The subsequent terraform apply still returned in error. It was only until an rm -fr .terraform was performed, followed by a terraform get resolved the issue.

Terraform Version

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Terraform v0.9.11

Debug Output

Link to the gist is here:
https://gist.github.com/bernadinm/9366404e47d89bd776124877927eb10c

Expected Behavior

Terraform should have picked up the changes when the terraform get has been applied or potentially when a terraform apply was performed if it references a remote module/source

Actual Behavior

The user actually had to perform rm -fr .terraform in order for the new changes to take affect.

Steps to Reproduce

Please list the steps required to reproduce the issue, for example:

1. Reference a source module.
2. Place a logic that no longer exist in the old source but exist in the updated sourced module
3. Perform terraform get then terraform apply and observe failure.

[tomelliff]

Are you passing -update=true? terraform get by itself won't touch any pre-existing modules as mentioned in the docs.

[bernadinm]

Yes, after rereading this, this was most likely the issue. I assumed terraform get will automatically update the local directories. Thanks @tomelliff! Marking ticket as closed.

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