CGOA Gitops Principles Practice Question
You are using Argo CD. A developer manually scales a Deployment replica count using 'kubectl scale'. What happens next in a standard GitOps implementation?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
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The controller detects the drift and overwrites the manual change to match Git.
The GitOps controller detects a mismatch between the live state and the Git-defined desired state and automatically reverts it.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
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Argo CD sends an alert but does not revert the change.
Why it's wrong here
Argo CD is configured to enforce the desired state via automated sync.
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The controller updates Git to reflect the new replica count.
Why it's wrong here
GitOps is unidirectional; Git is the source of truth, not the cluster state.
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The controller detects the drift and overwrites the manual change to match Git.
Why this is correct
This is the core behavior of automated drift correction.
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The change persists until the next Git commit.
Why it's wrong here
GitOps controllers continuously reconcile to the desired state.
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