Terraform: Display Outputs

Description:

By default, Terraform will display outputs during a terraform plan or apply, but follow this step if you need it to display a secret variable’s output.

To Resolve:

1. Let’s say you have a private key you need to connect to a linux server after creation.

   • inside outputs.tf you have:

   output "tls_private_key" {
      value     = tls_private_key.vm_ssh_key.private_key_pem
      sensitive = true
   }
   

2. Then in your pipeline, just add this step after the terraform apply command:

   - script: terraform output -raw tls_private_key
      displayName: 'terraform display key'