Terraform fails to import a CloudTrail with 'Organization Trail' set to true

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Terraform CLI and Terraform AWS Provider Version

Terraform v0.13.4
+ provider registry.terraform.io/hashicorp/aws v3.9.0

Affected Resource(s)

• aws_cloudtrail

Terraform Configuration Files

provider "aws" {
  alias   = "va"
  region  = "us-east-1"
  version = ">= 3.9.0"
}

resource "aws_cloudtrail" "events" {
  provider       = aws.va
  is_organization_trail = true
  name           = "events"
  s3_bucket_name = "events"
}

Expected Behavior

Trail imported

Actual Behavior

$ terraform state import aws_cloudtrail.events events                                    
aws_cloudtrail.events: Importing from ID "events"...
aws_cloudtrail.events: Import prepared!
  Prepared aws_cloudtrail for import
aws_cloudtrail.events: Refreshing state... [id=events]

Error: Cannot import non-existent remote object

While attempting to import an existing object to
aws_cloudtrail.events, the provider detected that no object exists
with the given id. Only pre-existing objects can be imported; check that the
id is correct and that it is associated with the provider's configured region
or endpoint, or use "terraform apply" to create a new remote object for this
resource.

Releasing state lock. This may take a few moments...

Steps to Reproduce

1. manually create the CloudTrail trail with name trail-organizations
2. set Apply trail to my organization to yes
3. select/create an S3 bucket
4. try to import the resource

Important Factoids

A trail with "IsOrganizationTrail": true cannot be described by the name, only by the arn. However, import relies on Name field

$ aws cloudtrail describe-trails --trail-name-list='["events"]' --region=us-east-1                                                
{
    "trailList": []
}
$ aws cloudtrail describe-trails --trail-name-list='["arn:aws:cloudtrail:us-east-1:<AWS_ACCOUNT_ID>:trail/events"]' --region=us-east-1
{
    "trailList": [
        {
            "Name": "events",
            "S3BucketName": "events",
            "IncludeGlobalServiceEvents": true,
            "IsMultiRegionTrail": true,
            "HomeRegion": "us-east-1",
            "TrailARN": "arn:aws:cloudtrail:us-east-1:<AWS_ACCOUNT_ID>:trail/events",
            "LogFileValidationEnabled": true,
            "HasCustomEventSelectors": false,
            "HasInsightSelectors": false,
            "IsOrganizationTrail": true
        }
    ]
}

References

• Terraform fails to import a CloudTrail with 'Organization Trail' set to true #6561

[faleon]

This import function also fails for non-Organization Trails aka regular trails.

PS C:\Users\faleon\Documents\jfrog-pipelines\terraform\aws\all-accounts> terraform import -var=account_ou="ou" aws_cloudtrail.cloudtrail aws-controltower-BaselineCloudTrail
Acquiring state lock. This may take a few moments...
data.aws_vpcs.vpcs: Reading...
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_policy_doc[0]: Reading...
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_kms_key_policy: Reading...
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_trust[0]: Reading...
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_policy_doc[0]: Read complete after 0s [id=2351691002]
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_trust[0]: Read complete after 0s [id=4054724619]
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_kms_key_policy: Read complete after 0s [id=704465212]
data.aws_vpcs.vpcs: Read complete after 0s [id=us-east-1]

Import successful!

The resources that were imported are shown above. These resources are now in
your Terraform state and will henceforth be managed by Terraform.

Releasing state lock. This may take a few moments...
PS C:\Users\faleon\Documents\jfrog-pipelines\terraform\aws\all-accounts> terraform import -var=account_ou="ou" aws_cloudtrail.cloudtrail aws-controltower-BaselineCloudTrail
Acquiring state lock. This may take a few moments...
data.aws_vpcs.vpcs: Reading...
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_policy_doc[0]: Reading...
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_trust[0]: Reading...
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_policy_doc[0]: Read complete after 0s [id=2351691002]
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_trust[0]: Read complete after 0s [id=4054724619]
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_kms_key_policy: Reading...
data.aws_iam_policy_document.logging_kms_key_policy: Read complete after 0s [id=704465212]
data.aws_vpcs.vpcs: Read complete after 1s [id=us-east-1]

Import successful!

The resources that were imported are shown above. These resources are now in
your Terraform state and will henceforth be managed by Terraform.

Releasing state lock. This may take a few moments...
PS C:\Users\faleon\Documents\jfrog-pipelines\terraform\aws\all-accounts>

Terraform doesn't seem to import anything for CloudTrail.

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This functionality has been released in v5.25.0 of the Terraform AWS Provider. Please see the Terraform documentation on provider versioning or reach out if you need any assistance upgrading.

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