ASA Terraform on AWS Failing with "Failed to read project sate Status Code: 401" Error
Dec 8, 2025
Advanced Server Access
Okta Classic Engine
Okta Identity Engine
Overview
Creating an ASA project using Terraform shows the following error:
Error : [DEBUG] failed to read project state. Project : <project_name> Status Code : 401
Applies To
- Advanced Server Access (ASA)
- ASA with Terraform
Cause
ASA service user was not added to the admin group.
Solution
- In the ASA UI, navigate to Groups and create (if one does not already exist) a group with admin privileges.
- Once the group is created, go to the Users tab for the group and add the service user account to it.
