yes.. 1.7.2 is installed now and the result is the same. also, as an interesting aside, I apparently can no longer use bash FIFOs as an inventory file like i did in the previous example.
On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 9:20:03 AM UTC-5, Michael DeHaan wrote: > > Can you please check and see if you have a problem on Ansible 1.7.2? > > We can't support older versions on this list. > > > > On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Sean McGowan <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Background: I am using Ansible 1.5 on RedHat. Apparently >> system-config-network creates a hard link to /etc/hosts and >> /etc/resolve.conf. I want to be able to copy the correct hosts file in >> place if is not there, whether or not the file links is > 1. >> >> What happens: If the source file is already the same as the destination, >> I get FAILED with a message "absolute paths are required". >> >> I can find this message in the code of the file module, not the copy >> module. Also, if the source file is different, the copy works fine. I am >> assuming that it gets to the file module somehow after the atomic copy call >> in the copy module. >> >> Anyhow, can someone please tell me if this should be expected and/or if >> there is a good work around? >> >> Below is an example... Thanks in advance! >> >> ### /etc/hosts has > 1 links >> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ls -l /etc/hosts >> -rw-r--r--. 2 root root 13888 May 16 17:21 /etc/hosts >> [root@padishah1 ansible]# find /etc -xdev -samefile /etc/hosts >> /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/hosts >> /etc/hosts >> >> ### hosts.bkp = hosts && hosts.different != hosts >> [root@padishah1 ansible]# md5sum /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.{bkp,different} >> 0f7cc9afcb0f17a9864b45391027a6ad /etc/hosts >> 0f7cc9afcb0f17a9864b45391027a6ad /etc/hosts.bkp >> 9c5799def96f6f2e7309a3914075589b /etc/hosts.different >> >> ### Trying to use the copy module with an identical file fails >> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ansible all -i <(echo -e "localhost >> ansible_connection=local") -m copy -a "src=/etc/hosts.bkp dest=/etc/hosts >> mode=0644 owner=root group=root" --check >> localhost | FAILED >> { >> "failed": true, >> "md5sum": "0f7cc9afcb0f17a9864b45391027a6ad", >> "msg": "absolute paths are required" >> } >> >> ### Trying to copy with a new file is sucessful >> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ansible all -i <(echo -e "localhost >> ansible_connection=local") -m copy -a "src=/etc/hosts.different >> dest=/etc/hosts mode=0644 owner=root group=root" --check >> --- before: /etc/hosts >> +++ after: /etc/hosts.different >> ---diff redacted--- >> + >> localhost | success >> { >> "changed": true >> } >> >> ### This is not the case when links = 1 >> [root@padishah1 ansible]# cp -p --remove-destination /etc/hosts.bkp >> /etc/hosts >> cp: overwrite `/etc/hosts'? yes >> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ls -l /etc/hosts >> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 13888 May 16 17:21 /etc/hosts >> >> ### Identical file is now successful (changed: false is expected) >> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ansible all -i <(echo -e "localhost >> ansible_connection=local") -m copy -a "src=/etc/hosts.bkp dest=/etc/hosts >> mode=0644 owner=root group=root" --check >> >> localhost | success >> { >> "changed": false, >> "dest": "/etc/hosts", >> "gid": 0, >> "group": "root", >> "md5sum": "0f7cc9afcb0f17a9864b45391027a6ad", >> "mode": "0644", >> "owner": "root", >> "path": "/etc/hosts", >> "secontext": "unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0", >> "size": 13888, >> "state": "file", >> "uid": 0 >> } >> >> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ansible all -i <(echo -e "localhost >> ansible_connection=local") -m copy -a "src=/etc/hosts.different >> dest=/etc/hosts mode=0644 owner=root group=root" --check >> --- before: /etc/hosts >> +++ after: /etc/hosts.different >> ---diff redacted--- >> + >> >> localhost | success >> { >> "changed": true >> } >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Ansible Project" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/40c40d20-daec-400c-8db4-23bef72f7c9d%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/40c40d20-daec-400c-8db4-23bef72f7c9d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/3fccca8c-63c8-41fa-8c7b-50c78d03cee0%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
