Can you please be explicit about what the "not a very cool behavior" is ?
I'm having trouble parsing your intent from the above. Thanks! On Thu, Nov 6, 2014 at 4:46 PM, Sean McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > I am using ansible 1.7.2 on RedHat > > Note that I am super happy that I was doing something somewhat innocuous; > however, this did just make a large number of changes across 600+ hosts... > not a very cool behavior... this did not exist in 1.5, which is the > version from which i upgraded. > > thanks in advance... > > relevant play: > # roles/common/tasks/main.yml > --- > - name: Read hosts table variables > include_vars: "hosts_{{ ansible_distribution }}.yml" > tags: hosts > > - name: debug test > debug: msg="Here is my hosts {{ hosts }}" > tags: hosts > > - name: Copy hosts table > copy: src={{ hosts }} dest={{ hosts_target }} > owner=root group={{ hosts_group }} mode=0644 > tags: hosts > > > ## roles/common/vars/hosts_Redhat.yml > --- > hosts_target: /etc/hosts > hosts_group: root > > ## roles/common/vars/hosts_Solaris.yml > --- > hosts_target: /etc/inet/hosts > hosts_group: sys > > > ### Correct configuration ( this is a solaris host ) > [root@padishah1 ansible]# ssh swdw43.scs.iwcs.net "ls -ltr > /etc/inet/hosts" > -rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 444 Nov 6 21:22 /etc/inet/hosts > > [root@padishah1 ansible]# ssh swdw43.scs.iwcs.net "digest -a md5 > /etc/inet/hosts" > 93049f5cbfe5c796b82ff256e4cd5639 > [root@padishah1 ansible]# md5sum roles/common/files/hosts/ > hosts.swdw43.scs.iwcs.net > 93049f5cbfe5c796b82ff256e4cd5639 roles/common/files/hosts/ > hosts.swdw43.scs.iwcs.net > > ansible-playbook sdlw_block1.yml -i west --tags=hosts --limit="swdw43*" > --check > > ____________________ > < PLAY [sdlw_block1] > > -------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > _________________ > < GATHERING FACTS > > ----------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > ok: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] > ___________________________________________ > < TASK: common | Read hosts table variables > > ------------------------------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > ok: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] > ___________________________ > < TASK: common | debug test > > --------------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > ok: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] => { > "msg": "Here is my hosts hosts/hosts.swdw43.scs.iwcs.net" > } > _________________________________ > < TASK: common | Copy hosts table > > --------------------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > ok: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] > ____________ > < PLAY RECAP > > ------------ > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > swdw43.scs.iwcs.net : ok=4 changed=0 unreachable=0 > failed=0 > > > ## Change the group to root > [root@padishah1 ansible]# ssh swdw43.scs.iwcs.net "chown :root > /etc/inet/hosts && ls -l /etc/inet/hosts" > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 444 Nov 6 21:22 /etc/inet/hosts > > ## Run the same play again -- note check is set!!! > [root@padishah1 ansible]# ansible-playbook sdlw_block1.yml -i west > --tags=hosts --limit="swdw43*" --check > > ____________________ > < PLAY [sdlw_block1] > > -------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > _________________ > < GATHERING FACTS > > ----------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > ok: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] > ___________________________________________ > < TASK: common | Read hosts table variables > > ------------------------------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > ok: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] > ___________________________ > < TASK: common | debug test > > --------------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > ok: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] => { > "msg": "Here is my hosts hosts/hosts.swdw43.scs.iwcs.net" > } > _________________________________ > < TASK: common | Copy hosts table > > --------------------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > changed: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] > ____________ > < PLAY RECAP > > ------------ > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > swdw43.scs.iwcs.net : ok=4 changed=1 unreachable=0 > failed=0 > > ## Yikes!!!! This can be shown with changing perms too, not just group; > however, > ## I can leave that exercise out of the thread. > [root@padishah1 ansible]# ssh swdw43.scs.iwcs.net "ls -ltr > /etc/inet/hosts" > -rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 444 Nov 6 21:22 /etc/inet/hosts > > ## Now, modify the hosts so hosts is different AND change group > [root@padishah1 ansible]# ssh swdw43.scs.iwcs.net "echo '# just a comment > line' >> /etc/inet/hosts && ls -l /etc/inet/hosts" > -rw-r--r-- 1 root sys 466 Nov 6 21:34 /etc/inet/hosts > [root@padishah1 ansible]# ssh swdw43.scs.iwcs.net "chown :root > /etc/inet/hosts && ls -l /etc/inet/hosts" > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 466 Nov 6 21:34 /etc/inet/hosts > > > ## Run the play again w/ check still set > [root@padishah1 ansible]# ansible-playbook sdlw_block1.yml -i west > --tags=hosts --limit="swdw43*" --check > ____________________ > < PLAY [sdlw_block1] > > -------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > _________________ > < GATHERING FACTS > > ----------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > ok: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] > ___________________________________________ > < TASK: common | Read hosts table variables > > ------------------------------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > ok: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] > ___________________________ > < TASK: common | debug test > > --------------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > ok: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] => { > "msg": "Here is my hosts hosts/hosts.swdw43.scs.iwcs.net" > } > _________________________________ > < TASK: common | Copy hosts table > > --------------------------------- > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > changed: [swdw43.scs.iwcs.net] > ____________ > < PLAY RECAP > > ------------ > \ ^__^ > \ (oo)\_______ > (__)\ )\/\ > ||----w | > || || > > > swdw43.scs.iwcs.net : ok=4 changed=1 unreachable=0 > failed=0 > > ## Here the check flag works!!! > [root@padishah1 ansible]# ssh swdw43.scs.iwcs.net "ls -l /etc/inet/hosts" > -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 466 Nov 6 21:34 /etc/inet/hosts > > > > -- > 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/b8789577-91d1-4475-86a9-7adaba5c4aef%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/b8789577-91d1-4475-86a9-7adaba5c4aef%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. 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