From 38ef406b87916dbab6ae2c90cf737f7f840ee49a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Paul Stack Date: Sat, 8 Aug 2015 14:13:09 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Updating Launch Config Docs for Name attribute Hopefully this will help clear up this type of confusion https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform/issues/2958 --- .../docs/providers/aws/r/launch_configuration.html.markdown | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/launch_configuration.html.markdown b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/launch_configuration.html.markdown index ccd77235a5..8b8507d524 100644 --- a/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/launch_configuration.html.markdown +++ b/website/source/docs/providers/aws/r/launch_configuration.html.markdown @@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ description: |- Provides a resource to create a new launch configuration, used for autoscaling groups. +~> **NOTE:** You may want to omit `name` attribute from attached `aws_launch_configuration`. When you [create](http://docs.aws.amazon.com/AutoScaling/latest/DeveloperGuide/LaunchConfiguration.html) a launch configuration, you cannot edit it. Terraform will treat a change in this resource as a destroy and create action. If you add a name to your launch configuration, then terraform will not be able to create the replacement launch configuration due to the name being the same. + ## Example Usage ```