az storage blob metadata show \ --account-name <storage-account-name> \ --container-name <container-name> \ --name <path-to-tfstate> Then force-unlock:
This error is alarming at first, but it’s usually safe to fix by simply removing the empty metadata. Once cleared, Terraform will resume normal locking behavior. blob metadata terraformlockid was empty
terraform plan Terraform should now successfully acquire a fresh lock (you’ll see a new valid terraformlockid with a UUID value). Only if you are absolutely sure no Terraform process is using the state and the above fix doesn’t work, you can force-unlock. \ --container-name <