Sure, please see below:
---
- hosts: all
remote_user: local__admin
become: yes
become_user: root
become_method: sudo
vars_prompt:
- name: "set_newsite"
prompt: "What is the name of the new site to create?"
private: no
tasks:
- name: Create new config file
file:
state: touch
path: "/var/www/html/{{ set_newsite }}.cfg"
owner: apache2
group: apache2
mode: 0644
- name: Add test data to config file
blockinfile:
dest: "/var/www/html/{{ set_newsite }}.cfg"
block: |
test1
test2
test3
- name: Confirm variable insertion into test config file
lineinfile:
destfile: "/var/www/html/{{ set_newsite }}.cfg"
insertafter: "test3"
line: 'Name of new site is: {{ set_newsite }}'
- name: Second confirmation
when: set_newsite | match("198.7.203.")
lineinfile:
destfile: "/var/www/html/{{ set_newsite }}.cfg"
insertafter: "Name of new site"
line: 'new variable'
- name: Add more block data to test config file
blockinfile:
dest: "/var/www/html/{{ set_newsite }}.cfg"
insertafter: EOF
block: |
test4
test5
test6
It's a simple script that adds lines in a test config file to ensure the
basics work before I add code to it. When I edit out the second
'blockinfile' command, I get everything before the word 'test4', so I'm
definitely seeing something is up.
On Monday, October 30, 2017 at 12:38:15 PM UTC-4, Zimidar Boy wrote:
>
> Can you give me more details like your script and file you are changing.
>
> On Friday, October 27, 2017 at 3:04:13 PM UTC-4, Dave wrote:
>>
>> It appears when I repeatedly use blockinfile in an Ansible script on the
>> same file, it overwrites any text that was previously in the file before.
>> I'm running version 2.2 and I'm noticing it's also defining markers in the
>> file that aren't referenced in my Ansible script. I've also tried
>> specifying insertafter: EOF and insertafter: "previous line syntax", but it
>> seems I can only use the blockinfile module once in the script, from the
>> overwrites. Any advice on how to resolve?
>>
>
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