I could figure out the solution. It turned out that the files, even though
they were being created inside /tmp/ (I couldn't verify this, though) were
being deleted instantly for whatever reason. Once I changed the destination
to /var/tmp, I could see the files and even use them.
On Wednesday, 28 September 2016 19:52:00 UTC+5:30, Chethan S wrote:
>
> I am sure that the files aren't being created since there's hardly
> anything inside my /tmp and these files are not present either.
>
> On Wednesday, 28 September 2016 19:37:57 UTC+5:30, Kai Stian Olstad wrote:
>>
>> On 28. sep. 2016 13:15, Chethan S wrote:
>> > I have an Ansible role (resides in ../roles/rolename/tasks) which goes
>> like
>> > this -
>> >
>> > - name: Creating the PowerShell Scripts necessary
>> > template: src=script.ps1 dest=/tmp/{{item}}.ps1
>> > with_items: "{{ names }}"
>> > delegate_to: localhost
>> >
>> > The script.ps1 shown under src resides in ../roles/rolename/templates/.
>> > After running the playbook if I check the Ansible Controller VMs /tmp
>> > folder, I don't see the files that are supposed to be created. The
>> *names*
>> > are machine1, machine2 etc. I have tried changing localhost to
>> 127.0.0.1
>> > but that didn't help me.
>> >
>> > The debug log reports success -
>> >
>> > changed: [machine1 -> localhost] => (item=machine1) => {"changed":
>> true,
>> > ......"dest": "/tmp/machine1.ps1"....}
>> > changed: [machine2 -> localhost] => (item=machine1) => {"changed":
>> true,
>> > ......"dest": "/tmp/machine2.ps1"....}
>> >
>> > Actually, the next step in my role is expected to copy the files
>> generated
>> > in /tmp/ to a specified location in machine1, machine2 etc.
>> >
>> > What is wrong in my way of doing things?
>>
>> Nothing, the code is correct.
>> Are you sure the files is not in /tmp on the control machine.
>>
>> --
>> Kai Stian Olstad
>>
>
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