401 Unauthorized error using the Rancher2 Terraform Provider v1.4.0 with `access_key` and `secret_key` authentication

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Situation

Issue

Executing Terraform actions against Rancher v2.x, with the Rancher2 Terraform Provider v1.4.0, results in an error of the following format, when using access_key and secret_key authentication:

Error: Bad response statusCode [401]. Status [401 Unauthorized]. Body: [message=must authenticate] from [https://xyz.rancher.com/v3]

Pre-requisites

A Rancher v2.x instance
The Rancher2 Terraform Provider v1.4.0
Rancher2 Provider authentication with separate access_key and secret_key

Workaround

To workaround the issue use token_key authentication.

Resolution

The issue was fixed in Rancher2 Terraform Provider v1.4.1, so you should upgrade to a later version of the provider.

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