Error Archiving Directory with Symlinks When Using the Terraform Archive Provider – HashiCorp Help Center

Introduction

Executing Terraform configuration code that contains an archive_file data source results in output similar to the error below:

error archiving directory: error reading file for archival: read dir_with_symlink/symlinked: is a directory

Cause

This is encountered when the value provided for the source_file attribute contains symlinks.

Solution

Please update your configuration code to utilize version 2.4.0 of the archive provider, as this issue is addressed within that version.

Additional Information

Release notes for version 2.4.0 of the archive provider

If you still encounter this error when using version 2.4.0 or newer of the archive provider, and your company has a paid support plan with HashiCorp, please reach out to HashiCorp Support (support@hashicorp.com) to inform of this issue persisting.

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