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feature request: allow tags for ebs_block_device entities within an aws_instance resource

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I would like to be able to tag the additional volumes that I create attached to new instances. Like this: [code block]

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Solution: feature request: allow tags for ebs_block_device entities within an aws_instance resource

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Would be a great feature. Without it every time we drop an instance with delete_on_termination=false on its root partition (we rely heavily on EBS for root volumes) we end up with a volume that is pretty hard to associate with a particular node...

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    Would be a great feature. Without it every time we drop an instance with delete_

    Would be a great feature. Without it every time we drop an instance with delete_on_termination=false on its root partition (we rely heavily on EBS for root volumes) we end up with a volume that is pretty hard to associate with a particular node...

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Resolved in hashicorp/terraform GitHub issue #3531. Community reactions: 2 upvotes.

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Alex Chen

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