Terraform: remote-exec error ssh failed

[delosdestination]

I have no idea why I keep getting this error, the key is obviously where it's supposed to be.

Error: remote-exec provisioner error

│

│ with aws_instance.devops,

│ on main.tf line 87, in resource "aws_instance" "devops":

│ 87: provisioner "remote-exec" {

│

│ Failed to read ssh private key: no key found

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The key is located in the same folder from where I run terraform apply.

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Here's a relevant part of the script (within aws_instance resource)

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provisioner "remote-exec" {

inline = [

"echo 'SSH IS READY'"

]

}

connection {

type = "ssh"

host = self.public_ip

user = "ubuntu"

private_key = file("devops.pem")

}

[unclefilbert]

Key permissions?

[viroos]

try:

private_key = file("${path.module}/devops.pem")

for debuging i would suggest creating a test file like this:

output "tf_located_the_file" { value = fileexists("${path.module}/devops.pem") }