<p>Check if the caller stack is set to Administrative.</p>

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ShadowMan
<p>I am trying to use Spacelift's external state access however I get the following error:</p>
<pre><code>Error: Error loading state error 
│
│ with module.service.data.terraform_remote_state.environment, 
│ on ../modules/service/ecs.tf line 79, in data &quot;terraform_remote_state&quot; &quot;environment&quot;: 
│ 79: backend = &quot;remote&quot; 
│ 
│ error loading the remote state: Error creating workspace test-stack: cannot 
│ create a workspace
</code></pre>
<p>My block looks like:</p>
<pre><code> data &quot;terraform_remote_state&quot; &quot;environment&quot; {
  backend = &quot;remote&quot;

  config = {
    hostname     = &quot;spacelift.io&quot;
    organization = &quot;&lt;organizationname&gt;&quot;

    workspaces = {
      name = &quot;test-stack&quot;
    }
  }
}
</code></pre>
<p>I have external state access enabled on the stack but still get this error.</p>

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Spacelift - external state access - cannot create a workspace error
Danielle Murphy
# Spacelift - external state access - cannot create a workspace error

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-12-07)

I am trying to use Spacelift's external state access however I get the following error:
Error: Error loading state error 
│
│ with module.service.data.terraform_remote_state.environment, 
│ on ../modules/service/ecs.tf line 79, in data "terraform_remote_state" "environment": 
│ 79: backend = "remote" 
│ 
│ error loading the remote state: Error creating workspace test-stack: cannot 
│ create a workspace

My block looks like:
 data "terraform_remote_state" "environment" {
  backend = "remote"

  config = {
    hostname     = "spacelift.io"
    organization = ""

    workspaces = {
      name = "test-stack"
    }
  }
}

I have external state access enabled on the stack but still get this error.

**Tags:** terraform, continuous-integration, cicd, spacelift


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2024-01-02. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

Check if the caller stack is set to Administrative.


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