I was thinking an implementation along the lines of the "lineinfile" module where you can edit a file and create a backup at the same time. For the sysctl module if you have to edit a sysctl.conf file then a backup seems like a good failsafe.
On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 7:08:46 PM UTC-5, tkuratomi wrote: > > In general, ansible modules do not perform backups of files that they > modify. I'm not sure that sysctl is especially special in this > regard. Is there a reason you need this for sysctl but not for copy, > or any of the other modules? > > -Toshio > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 7:41 AM, Mzp45 <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Hello, > > Is there a way to create a backup of /etc/sysctl.conf when making a > change > > using the sysctl core module? If not can this feature be added? > > > > Thanks > > > > -- > > 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/dacf22c0-e242-4cf8-9618-6e9678485f61%40googlegroups.com. > > > > 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/d08acda3-d1d5-465e-bb0f-60d301dfca5a%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
