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Why does Terraform keep giving me state file locking errors on my local machine and how do I safely break the lock without ruining my infrastructure sandbox?

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Why does Terraform keep giving me state file locking errors on my local machine and how do I safely break the lock without ruining my infrastructure sandbox?
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  1. terraform force-unlock command reference | Terraform · developer.hashicorp.com
  2. Backends: State Storage and Locking | Terraform · developer.hashicorp.com
  3. State: Locking | Terraform · docs.hashicorp.com
  4. State | Terraform · docs.hashicorp.com
  5. Recover state from backup | Terraform · docs.hashicorp.com

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