So, the raw module runs commands (by default) using Powershell on Windows.
Powershell won't
run DOS commands (like move and copy) without some coaxing.
To get it to work, I had to do it like this:
- name: move config file
raw: CMD /C "move /y {{ workdirectory }}\config\junk.conf {{
workdirectory }}\config\smtp.conf"
Using "CMD" tells Powershell not to parse the string that comes after in
quotes.
This is a pretty good discussion:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/josebda/archive/2012/03/03/using-windows-powershell-to-run-old-command-line-tools-and-their-weirdest-parameters.aspx
On Friday, January 15, 2016 at 10:25:13 AM UTC-6, Slim Slam wrote:
>
> It appears that the only way to copy or move files on remote Windows
> Servers requires the use of
> the raw module (or uploading your own PS script). However, I can't get
> even a basic move to work.
>
> - name: Configure the Windows Server 2012 R2 instance
> hosts: ec2hosts
> vars:
> workdirectory: 'C:\mystuff'
>
> - name: move config file
> raw: move /y {{ workdirectory }}\config\junk.conf {{ workdirectory }}\
> config\smtp.conf
>
>
> When this executes, I get this response:
>
> TASK [move config file] **********************************************
> task path: /Users/me/build_win.yml:99
> <52.xx.xx.xx> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: Administrator on PORT
> 5986 TO 52.xx.xx.xx
> <52.xx.xx.xx> EXEC move /y C:\mystuff\config\junk.conf C:\mystuff\config\
> smtp.conf
> fatal: [52.xx.xx.xx]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true,
> "invocation": {"module_args": {"_raw_params": "move /y
> C:\\mystuff\\config\\junk.conf C:\\mystuff\\config\\smtp.conf"},
> "module_name": "raw"}, "rc": 1, "stderr": "#< CLIXML\r\n<Objs
> Version=\"1.1.0.1\" xmlns=\"
> http://schemas.microsoft.com/powershell/2004/04\";><S
> S=\"Error\">Move-Item : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts
> argument _x000D__x000A_</S><S
> S=\"Error\">'C:\\mystuff\\config\\smtp.conf'._x000D__x000A_</S><S
> S=\"Error\">At line:1 char:1_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">+ move /y
> _x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">C:\\mystuff\\config\\smtp.conf
> ..._x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">+
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~_x000D__x000A_</S><S
>
> S=\"Error\">~~~_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\"> + CategoryInfo
> : InvalidArgument: (:) [Move-Item], ParameterBindi _x000D__x000A_</S><S
> S=\"Error\"> ngException_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\"> +
> FullyQualifiedErrorId : PositionalParameterNotFound,Microsoft.PowerShell
> _x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">
> .Commands.MoveItemCommand_x000D__x000A_</S><S S=\"Error\">
> _x000D__x000A_</S></Objs>", "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}
>
> Note that if I go to the Windows Server and paste in the command:
>
> move /y C:\mystuff\config\junk.conf C:\mystuff\config\smtp.conf
>
> ..it works fine.
>
> The PS error message above:
>
> Move-Item : A positional parameter cannot be found that accepts argument
> _x000D__x000A_
>
> ..seems to be saying there is a problem with a cr/lf ?
>
> I'm stumped....
>
>
>
--
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/b5016964-bb0b-48cd-825f-04862d8cf83a%40googlegroups.com.
For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
