Hi, I am using terraform to upload my local file into azure. I create a file locally, I pass the file to the storage account with a name "lc.yaml", The thing is everytime I will create the yaml file its name will be - lc.yaml, And this file has to be uploaded to the same file share with the same name even after some changes are made. So, the question is - is there a way I can have this overwrite if files already exist and upload the file with some alterations but same name? ## lc.yaml resource "azurerm_storage_share_file" "lc" { name = "lc.yaml" storage_share_id = azurerm_storage_share.storage_share_app.id source = local_sensitive_file.lc_config.filename depends_on = [local_sensitive_file.lc_config] } So, this the setup, whenever I make changes to the original file, I have a mechanism to upload it to the file share and the condition is that it has to be using the name- lc.yaml only. Is there a way that I can have upload using override, in this config only and then always get the new version only. As the file is not being uploaded due to same name in the file share. Is there some way.

Over-ride if files already exists

Mansi Gusain 165

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Hi, I am using terraform to upload my local file into azure.

I create a file locally,
I pass the file to the storage account with a name "lc.yaml",
The thing is everytime I will create the yaml file its name will be - lc.yaml,
And this file has to be uploaded to the same file share with the same name even after some changes are made.
So, the question is - is there a way I can have this overwrite if files already exist and upload the file with some alterations but same name?
```
   ## lc.yaml
   resource "azurerm_storage_share_file" "lc" {
     name             = "lc.yaml"
     storage_share_id = azurerm_storage_share.storage_share_app.id
     source           = local_sensitive_file.lc_config.filename
     depends_on       = [local_sensitive_file.lc_config]
   }
```
So, this the setup, whenever I make changes to the original file, I have a mechanism to upload it to the file share and the condition is that it has to be using the name- lc.yaml only. Is there a way that I can have upload using override, in this config only and then always get the new version only. As the file is not being uploaded due to same name in the file share. Is there some way.

Hari Babu Vattepally 1,195 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-12-19T13:13:05.7166667+00:00
Hi @Mansi Gusain

Thanks for using Microsoft Q&A Forum and posting your query here!

Yes, you can use the azurerm_storage_share_file resource in Terraform to upload a local file to an Azure Storage Share. To overwrite the existing file with the same name, you can set the overwrite parameter to true in the azurerm_storage_share_file resource block.

Example:

resource "azurerm_storage_share_file" "lc" { name = "lc.yaml" storage_share_id = azurerm_storage_share.storage_share_app.id source = local_sensitive_file.lc_config.filename overwrite = true lifecycle { prevent_destroy = false } depends_on = [local_sensitive_file.lc_config] }

With this configuration, Terraform will upload the local file to the Azure Storage Share with the name "lc.yaml" and overwrite any existing file with the same name. If you make changes to the local file and run Terraform again, it will upload the new version of the file and overwrite the existing file in the Azure Storage Share.

Also, make sure that the depends_on argument is correctly set to ensure that the file upload happens after the file is created or modified.

Alternatively, you can use the lifecycle block with prevent_destroy set to false, which allows Terraform to manage the file and overwrite it when changes are detected.

I hope by following the above, will help in resolving the solution. Please let us if there are any further quires or issue still persists. we will be glad to assist you closely.

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Mansi Gusain 165 Reputation points

2024-12-20T03:55:22+00:00

Hello thankyou for replying, but overwrite is not accepted, did try earlier as well.
Mansi Gusain 165 Reputation points

2024-12-20T04:13:01.0566667+00:00

Also I am using terraform version- 4.13
Mansi Gusain 165 Reputation points

2024-12-20T10:23:57.9866667+00:00
resource "azurerm_storage_share_file" "lcyml" {

name = "lc.yaml"

storage_share_id = azurerm_storage_share.storage_share_app.id

source = local_sensitive_file.librechat_config.filename

lifecycle {

prevent_destroy = false create_before_destroy = true

}

triggers = {

file_checksum = filemd5(local_sensitive_file.lc_config.filename)

}

depends_on = [local_sensitive_file.lc_config]

}, tried an overide.tf file also did not work.
Hari Babu Vattepally 1,195 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2024-12-20T17:46:16.7733333+00:00
Hi @Mansi Gusain

If the issue still persists even after trying above, it seems like override is still not working, please do check and try following suggestions:

Make sure that the local_sensitive_file.librechat_config.filename points to the correct file path.

Also check the triggers block with file_checksum is correctly set to detect changes in the file. Make sure that the file's checksum changes when you modify it.

Ensure that the depends_on attribute is correctly referencing the necessary resources to avoid any dependency issues.

If you've verified these aspects and it still doesn't work, Run terraform plan to see if Terraform recognizes any changes or for any errors or warnings that could provide more insight into the issue. If necessary, you can manually delete the file from the Azure Storage Share to force Terraform to recreate it on the next apply.

For any additional information, please refer the below:

Update Terraform-managed Azure resources outside of Terraform

Configure Azure Files using Terraform

Hope this helps in resolving the issue.

Thanks!

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