AWS provider Provider Management Practice Question
How do you pass a provider instance from a root module into a child module?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
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Correct answer & explanation
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Use the 'providers' map in the module block.
You use the 'providers' map in the module block to map the child module's provider requirements to a specific instance in the root module.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
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Use a module output.
Why it's wrong here
Outputs cannot pass providers.
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Use a variable.
Why it's wrong here
Variables are for data, not provider configurations.
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Use the 'providers' map in the module block.
Why this is correct
This is the correct way to pass aliased providers.
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You cannot pass providers.
Why it's wrong here
Providers can be passed using the providers meta-argument.
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