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Force-unlock a stuck Terraform state lock

When a teammate's CI dies mid-apply and the state lock outlives it.

#terraform
#state
#iac

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# 1. Identify the lock ID from the error output
terraform plan -lock-timeout=5s

# 2. Inspect who holds it (S3 backend + DynamoDB)
aws dynamodb get-item --table-name terraform-locks --key '{"LockID":{"S":"my-org/prod/tfstate"}}'

# 3. Force-unlock — only after confirming nobody is applying
terraform force-unlock <LOCK_ID>

# Local state surgery fallback:
terraform force-unlock -force <LOCK_ID>

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