Terraform RDS module, how to reference random password

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Hi,

I cannot figure how to use the random password that RDS module generates by default when applying RDS from the module Terraform Registry

terraform state list

Shows module.db.random_password.master_password[0]

But I get error:

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│ Error: Unsupported attribute
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│   on ecs.tf line 102, in resource "aws_ecs_task_definition" "service-task-definition":
│  102:          {"name": "PASSWORD", "value": "${module.db.random_password.master_password[0]}"},
│     ├────────────────
│     │ module.db is a object, known only after apply
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│ This object does not have an attribute named "random_password".
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Hi @markotitel !

Here is how the RDS module defines its output that contains the password:

So it seems that in your case, it would look something like that:

 {"name": "PASSWORD", "value": "${module.db.db_instance_password}"}

A module can only return some value(s) if it is explicitly defined as the output. Generally, the module’s source code (a best practice but still may vary) contains a special file called outputs.tf where you can see all defined outputs — all you can get from the module and reuse somewhere else.

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Hi and thank you very much for taking time to help.

Yes! This is the solution. And yes now it looks easy once you explained.

Thanks again.

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You’re always welcome, @markotitel! Perhaps the following post series will be helpful and interesting for you as well — Terraform Proficiency