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$ terraform -version

Terraform v0.12.21
+ provider.aws v2.34.0

Given a terraform configuration for one set of single aws_instance, aws_ebs_volume and aws_volume_attachment resources, each named, say,foo;

How would one terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo without terraform also destroying the aws_ebs_volumen.foo as the resulting plan insists that it will?

• The aws console reports Delete on termination for the volume's block device to be false;
• I've tried to terraform destroy -target=aws_volume_attachement.foo first;
  ... no-change.
• I've tried removing the aws_volume_attachment from the configuration, terraform apply it and then terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo;
  ... didn't help either

Somehow terraform really wants to destroy the aws_ebs_volume resource together with the aws_instance resource.

I, otoh, would very much like to preserve that aws_ebs_volume for later attachment to a re-created aws_instance...

Can it be done?

$ terraform -version

Terraform v0.12.21
+ provider.aws v2.34.0

Given a terraform configuration for one set of single aws_instance, aws_ebs_volume and aws_volume_attachment resources, each named, say,foo;

How would one terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo without terraform also destroying the aws_ebs_volume.foo as the resulting plan insists that it will?

• The aws console reports Delete on termination for the volume's block device to be false;
• I've tried to terraform destroy -target=aws_volume_attachement.foo first;
  ... no-change.
• I've tried removing the aws_volume_attachment from the configuration, terraform apply it and then terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo;
  ... didn't help either

Somehow terraform really wants to destroy the aws_ebs_volume resource together with the aws_instance resource.

I, otoh, would very much like to preserve that aws_ebs_volume for later attachment to a re-created aws_instance...

Can it be done?

$ terraform -version

Terraform v0.12.21
+ provider.aws v2.34.0

Given a terraform configuration for one set of single aws_instance, aws_ebs_volume and aws_volume_attachment resources, each named, say,foo;

How would one terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo without terraform also destroying the aws_ebs_volumen.foo as the resulting plan insists that it will?

I've tried to terraform destroy -target=aws_volume_attachement.foo first;

... no-change.

I've tried removing the aws_volume_attachment from the configuration, terraform apply it and then terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo;

... didn't help either

Somehow terraform really wants to destroy the aws_ebs_volume resource together with the aws_instance resource.

I, otoh, would very much like to preserve that aws_ebs_volume for later attachment to a re-created aws_instance...

Can it be done?

$ terraform -version

Terraform v0.12.21
+ provider.aws v2.34.0

Given a terraform configuration for one set of single aws_instance, aws_ebs_volume and aws_volume_attachment resources, each named, say,foo;

How would one terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo without terraform also destroying the aws_ebs_volumen.foo as the resulting plan insists that it will?

• The aws console reports Delete on termination for the volume's block device to be false;
• I've tried to terraform destroy -target=aws_volume_attachement.foo first;
  ... no-change.
• I've tried removing the aws_volume_attachment from the configuration, terraform apply it and then terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo;
  ... didn't help either

Somehow terraform really wants to destroy the aws_ebs_volume resource together with the aws_instance resource.

I, otoh, would very much like to preserve that aws_ebs_volume for later attachment to a re-created aws_instance...

Can it be done?

Given a terraform configuration for one set of single aws_instance, aws_ebs_volume and aws_volume_attachment resources, each named, say,foo;

How would one terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo without terraform also destroying the aws_ebs_volumen.foo as the resulting plan insists that it will?

I've tried to terraform destroy -target=aws_volume_attachement.foo first;

... no-change.

I've tried removing the aws_volume_attachment from the configuration, terraform apply it and then terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo;

... didn't help either

Somehow terraform really wants to destroy the aws_ebs_volume resource together with the aws_instance resource.

I, otoh, would very much like to preserve that aws_ebs_volume for later attachment to a re-created aws_instance...

Can it be done?

$ terraform -version

Terraform v0.12.21
+ provider.aws v2.34.0

Given a terraform configuration for one set of single aws_instance, aws_ebs_volume and aws_volume_attachment resources, each named, say,foo;

How would one terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo without terraform also destroying the aws_ebs_volumen.foo as the resulting plan insists that it will?

I've tried to terraform destroy -target=aws_volume_attachement.foo first;

... no-change.

I've tried removing the aws_volume_attachment from the configuration, terraform apply it and then terraform destroy -target=aws_instance.foo;

... didn't help either

Somehow terraform really wants to destroy the aws_ebs_volume resource together with the aws_instance resource.

I, otoh, would very much like to preserve that aws_ebs_volume for later attachment to a re-created aws_instance...

Can it be done?