The `copy` module defaults from copying from the ansible controller to the remote target.
To do a copy with a remote src, use the `remote_src` option On Tue, Aug 29, 2017 at 12:58 PM Colin L <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello, > > I am trying to use the copy module to do a simple copy; but I am getting > an error that has me puzzled: > > Error that I get: > > AnsibleFileNotFound: Could not find or access > '/root/Downloads/example.desktop' > > I have checked permissions, and that doesn't seem to be an issue, so to do > some testing I tried the exact same parameters for the standard cp command. > > YML file: > > --- > - name: Ansible testing tasks > hosts: 'test_servers' > > tasks: > > - name: Copying DIAMD desktop > shell: cp /root/Downloads/DIAMD.desktop > /etc/skel/Desktop/DIAMD.desktop > # This one works# > > - name: creating desktop icons > copy: > src: /root/Downloads/example.desktop > dest: /etc/skel/Desktop/example.desktop > #this one doesn't work# > > > Trace output showing errors: > > changed: [localhost] => { > "changed": true, > "cmd": "cp /root/Downloads/example.desktop > /etc/skel/Desktop/example.desktop", > "delta": "0:00:00.008886", > "end": "2017-08-29 11:55:06.523320", > "failed": false, > "invocation": { > "module_args": { > "_raw_params": "cp /root/Downloads/example.desktop > /etc/skel/Desktop/example.desktop", > "_uses_shell": true, > "chdir": null, > "creates": null, > "executable": null, > "removes": null, > "stdin": null, > "warn": true > } > }, > "rc": 0, > "start": "2017-08-29 11:55:06.514434", > "stderr": "", > "stderr_lines": [], > "stdout": "", > "stdout_lines": [] > } > > TASK [creating desktop icons] > ************************************************************************************************************************************************** > task path: /home/n8427a/playbooks/testing.yml:13 > The full traceback is: > Traceback (most recent call last): > File > "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ansible-2.4.0-py2.6.egg/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py", > line 457, in run > source = self._find_needle('files', source) > File > "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ansible-2.4.0-py2.6.egg/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py", > line 982, in _find_needle > return self._loader.path_dwim_relative_stack(path_stack, dirname, > needle) > File > "/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ansible-2.4.0-py2.6.egg/ansible/parsing/dataloader.py", > line 404, in path_dwim_relative_stack > raise AnsibleFileNotFound(file_name=source, paths=[to_text(p) for p in > search]) > AnsibleFileNotFound: Could not find or access > '/root/Downloads/example.desktop' > > fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => { > "changed": false, > "failed": true, > "msg": "Could not find or access '/root/Downloads/example.desktop'" > } > > > I would believe that if the standard cp command worked, then the copy > module would also be able to find the command. > #note, I am running command as root, > > > Any thoughts? > > Thanks, > Colin > > -- > 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/1f90a604-ad9e-40ce-a991-f06b172142df%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/1f90a604-ad9e-40ce-a991-f06b172142df%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Matt Martz @sivel sivel.net -- 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/CAD8N0v8Y125Q3Gg-JfTmXn_Y4P53rdSrSZqxrDcDR8HGno6tkA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
