Error configuring the backend "s3": Not a valid region: eu-west-3

[pbramy]

After rebuilding the plugin for region eu-west-3.
We are able to create ressources .
One problem is still open is the usage of the region eu-west-3 in the S3 backend

Terraform Version

Terraform v0.11.1

• provider.aws v1.6.0
• provider.null v1.0.0
• provider.template v1.0.0

Affected Resource(s)

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S3 backend

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Terraform Configuration Files

terraform {
backend "s3" {
bucket = "deploystate"
key = "AWS/PARIS/tfstate"
region = "eu-west-3"
}
}

Debug Output

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Expected Behavior

What should have happened?
We expect to use the S3 backend in the region eu-west-3

Actual Behavior

What actually happened?
After rebuilding the plugin with the fix to introduce the eu-west-3, terrafrom apply is OK for ressources creation.
Last problem is the S3 backend usage in the region.

Steps to Reproduce

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1. terraform init

[jen20]

Hi @pbramy! Thanks for opening an issue. This is actually a bug with upstream Terraform, since the backends are contained there. I'll submit a pull request and link back to this issue, but unfortunately I can't merge it there.

[jen20]

In the meantime, you can use the skip_region_validation parameter on the back end to avoid hitting this error.

[pbramy]

@jen20 Thank a lot for your feedback. I tried the following in the main.tif without success.. Did I do wrong ?

main.tf
terraform {
backend "s3" {
bucket = "deploystate"
key = "AWS/PSG/tfstate"
region = "eu-west-3"
}
}

provider "aws" {
access_key = "${var.access_key}"
secret_key = "${var.secret_key}"
region = "${var.region}"
skip_region_validation = "true"
}

[loivis]

skip_region_validation = true
instead of
skip_region_validation = "true"?

[jen20]

@loivis is correct here - the relevant code is: https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/master/backend/remote-state/s3/backend.go#L139-L144 - you'll need a literal true instead of a quoted string.

[pbramy]

Dear all,
Something seems wrong in my configuration..
Terraform v0.11.1

• provider.aws v1.6.0
• provider.null v1.0.0
• provider.template v1.0.0

plugin.
116256115 Dec 21 21:27 terraform-provider-aws_v1.6.0_x4

backend declaration...
terraform {
backend "s3" {
bucket = "deploystate"
key = "AWS/PSG/tfstate"
region = "eu-west-3"
skip_region_validation = true
}
}
and still the following error..
Error initializing new backend: Error configuring the backend "s3": 1 error(s) occurred:

• : invalid or unknown key: skip_region_validation

I moved the declaration in provider
provider "aws" {
access_key = "${var.access_key}"
secret_key = "${var.secret_key}"
region = "${var.region}"
skip_region_validation = true
}
And get the error..

Error initializing new backend:
Error configuring the backend "s3": Not a valid region: eu-west-3

Last post for 2017... let's see if 2018 will be better..
Happy new year.

[Ninir]

Hi folks,

Regarding @pbramy's error, there are multiple things to note:

• skip_region_validation at the terraform {} configuration level, was merge in November 2017 (Add an option to skip the region check terraform#16757) and is only present in Terraform 0.11.2 which is not yet released as per https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#readme (look for 16757)
• skip_region_validation at the provider {} configuration level (for AWS), was merged in January back in January 2017 (provider/aws: Allow bypassing region validation terraform#11358)
• eu-west-3 was merged recently in feat(region): support eu-west-3 region #2707 and is only present in the AWS provider 1.6.1 which is not yet released.

Hope it helps and makes sense. We just need a bit more patience here :)

Happy Terraforming!

[pbramy]

Hi @Ninir,
Thanks you for your feedback and ready to wait Terraform 0.11.2 and AWS provider 1.6.1.
We are not stuck based on the github integration we performed previously !
We tested the relocation of an Oracle workload from eu-west-1 to eu-west-3 without any problem. We will adjust our setup when the versions will be out.
Thanx again and Happy New Year 2018 !

[bflad]

Support for the eu-west-3 region in the S3 backend was released in Terraform core 0.11.3. Closing this out!

[ghost]

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