From 1e1312fb7833a18796cabec098f722c90719a00d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jarrett Spiker Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:10:58 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Remove use of RUM acronymn in workspace delete docs --- website/docs/cli/commands/workspace/delete.mdx | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/website/docs/cli/commands/workspace/delete.mdx b/website/docs/cli/commands/workspace/delete.mdx index b1edd8e3b7..e75e804a91 100644 --- a/website/docs/cli/commands/workspace/delete.mdx +++ b/website/docs/cli/commands/workspace/delete.mdx @@ -17,12 +17,10 @@ To delete a workspace, it must already exist, it must not be tracking resources, and it must not be your current workspace. If the workspace is tracking resources, Terraform will not allow you to delete it unless the `-force` flag is specified. -Workspaces with resources under management (RUM) are workspaces which manage resources that physically exist. -This means that the workspace has a non-empty state. Additionally, different [backends](/language/settings/backends/configuration#backend-types) may implement other -restrictions on whether a workspace is considered to have RUM, such as whether the workspace is locked. +restrictions on whether a workspace is considered safe to delete without the `-force` flag, such as whether the workspace is locked. -If you delete a workspace with resources under management (via `-force`), then resources +If you delete a workspace which is tracking resources (via `-force`), then resources may become "dangling". These are resources that physically exist but that Terraform can no longer manage. This is sometimes preferred: you may want Terraform to stop managing resources, so they can be managed some other way. @@ -31,7 +29,7 @@ from getting into this situation. The command-line flags are all optional. The only supported flags are: -* `-force` - Delete the workspace even if it has resources under management. After deletion, Terraform can no longer track or manage the workspace's infrastructure. Defaults to false. +* `-force` - Delete the workspace even if it is tracking resources. After deletion, Terraform can no longer track or manage the workspace's infrastructure. Defaults to false. * `-lock=false` - Don't hold a state lock during the operation. This is dangerous if others might concurrently run commands against the same workspace.