ETE aws deployment_error ai_generated true

Stack is in ROLLBACK_COMPLETE state and can not be updated

ID: aws/cloudformation-rollback-complete

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90%Fix Rate

90%Confidence

50Evidence

2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

Version	Status	Introduced	Deprecated	Notes
2	active	—	—	—

CloudFormation stack failed creation and rolled back. Can't update — must delete and recreate.

generic

95% success Delete the failed stack and recreate: aws cloudformation delete-stack --stack-name X
```
aws cloudformation delete-stack --stack-name X
```
Sources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/troubleshooting.html
92% success Check the Events tab to find why creation failed, then fix the template
```
aws cloudformation describe-stack-events --stack-name X | jq '.StackEvents[] | select(.ResourceStatus == "CREATE_FAILED")'
```
Sources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/troubleshooting.html
82% success Use --on-failure DO_NOTHING to debug without rollback next time
```
Use --on-failure DO_NOTHING to debug without rollback next time
```
Sources: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSCloudFormation/latest/UserGuide/cfn-console-create-stack.html

Common approaches that don't work:

Try to update the stack anyway 95% fail
AWS API rejects updates to ROLLBACK_COMPLETE stacks
Manually create the resources outside CloudFormation 70% fail
Resources drift from IaC — hard to manage

Frequently confused with: