Another option that would work for ini-style files:
- ini_file:
dest=/etc/example.conf
section=test
option=example
value=value
Just add one option/value pair for each required option. Unfortunately, in
my case, the config file in question isn't actually an ini-style file, so
ini_file doesn't work.
On Thursday, February 6, 2014 2:02:58 PM UTC-6, Jeff Geerling wrote:
>
> I'm trying to make my lineinfile command that uses multiple lines
> idempotent:
>
> - lineinfile: >
> dest=/etc/example.conf
> regexp='^\[test(.*)'
> line='[test]{{ '\n' }}secondline'
>
> I've tried this, and the following regexp variations:
>
> regexp=''/^\[test(.*)/s' # trying to get it to work multiline
> regexp='^\[test\]{{ '\n' }}secondline' # trying to use same pattern in
> 'line'
>
> I've also tried a bunch of other variations, with no luck, as well as
> adding 'insertafter=EOF'. In all cases, I ended up getting another block of
> text each time I ran ansible-playbook.
>
> How can I do a lineinfile with multiple lines with idempotence?
>
> (Also, I can't get the line to work without wrapping newlines, tab
> characters, etc. in a variable reference ({{ }}), though I've seen other
> examples online where those whitespace characters must be working correctly.
>
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