Hi, I'm confused about the usage of

properties

when doing a

pulumi import

. Let's say I have the following code:

random.RandomPassword(example, length=3, special=False)

I also have a predefined string I want to use:

abc

I can import the resource with:

pulumi import random:index/randomPassword:RandomPassword example abc

The problem is that Pulumi wants to replace the resource, since

special

defaults to `true`:

+-  ├─ random:index:RandomPassword        example                 replace     [diff: ~special]

Is there a way to tell Pulumi that the value of a property should be something else when importing? Thanks

There's some additional documentation around this in the terraform docs: https://registry.terraform.io/providers/hashicorp/random/latest/docs/resources/password#avoiding-replacement Pulumi docs for ignoring changes: https://www.pulumi.com/docs/concepts/options/ignorechanges/

I don't want to ignore changes in a resources property, I want to import a resource with that change already there.

As the docs say, you use ignoreChanges for the first run after an import to avoid the recreation. The ignore can then be removed.

Ah, I see. It's a bit clunky, since I have a lot of resources like this, but it will work. Thanks!

It may require modifying the state directly. I'm not at a computer right now, so can't give guidance on it

Thanks!

nice. I'd just done it locally with state to confirm it would work too