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TFNFR36 - Legacy AzureRM resource group deletion behavior

ID: TFNFR36 - Category: Code Style - Legacy AzureRM resource group deletion behavior

Warning

This specification applies only to existing legacy modules that still use AzureRM while they are being migrated. It does not apply to a new module that uses AzureRM solely for the narrow unsupported data-plane/non-ARM API exception in TFFR3, because that exception does not permit AzureRM resource-group management.

In a legacy AzureRM module, the prevent_deletion_if_contains_resources provider setting SHOULD be set to false until the module is migrated. Azure Policy remediation can add resources during a test run, and the provider’s default behavior can then prevent cleanup of the test resource group.