getting Error: 260002: password is empty when using Private key to connect

[bob-zarkoob]

Terraform CLI and Provider Versions

0.78

Terraform Configuration

provider "snowflake" {
  account     = var.snowflake_account_locator
  username    = var.snowflake_svc
  #  private_key_path = var.private_key_path
  private_key = var.private_key
  role        = var.terraform_role
  warehouse   = var.terraform_warehouse
}

Expected Behavior

Like in version 0.73 is authenticate using private key

Actual Behavior

gives following error:
╷
│ Error: 260002: password is empty
│
│ with provider["registry.terraform.io/snowflake-labs/snowflake"],
│ on main.tf line 21, in provider "snowflake":
│ 21: provider "snowflake" {
│
╵
Operation failed: failed running terraform plan (exit 1)

and cannot authenticate.

Steps to Reproduce

1. terraform plan

How much impact is this issue causing?

High

Logs

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Additional Information

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[sfc-gh-asawicki]

Hey @baabaakz. Thanks for reaching out.

Versions in between introduced some changes to the configuration. You can read about them here: https://github.com/Snowflake-Labs/terraform-provider-snowflake/blob/main/MIGRATION_GUIDE.md#migration-guide and here: #2169 (comment).

It seems that in your case, you have to:

• rename the username to user;
• add the authenticator parameter set to JWT.

[sdiazben]

Can these kind of changes be added here https://registry.terraform.io/providers/Snowflake-Labs/snowflake/latest/docs
It's not very clear, I was only able to fix it once I found your answer (thanks for that btw!)

[sfc-gh-asawicki]

@sdiazben, it's great to hear that it solved your problem.

We are working on clarity in the docs. As you suggested, we will update the migration guide and probably link it to the Terraform docs.

Could you please close the issue?

[bob-zarkoob]

@sfc-gh-asawicki thanks for the solution. Yeah it worked. Thank you.
let’s close this issue