Hi everyone, I'm having some issues using the "mode" parameter on the file module <https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/file_module.html#parameter-mode> to change ownership of an existing directory without modifying its permissions. For example:
> - name: use preserve mode > file: > path=/tmp/test > owner=www-data > mode=preserve > state=directory > become: true Based on the documentation, I would assume that this would "preserve" the directory's existing permissions while changing its owner. Instead, it fails with "mode must be in octal or symbolic form" / "bad symbolic permission for mode: preserve". I've managed to get the behavior I need by using an empty string for the mode parameter, but I am unsure why "preserve" doesn't work. Is this a bug in the file module? Am I reading the documentation wrong? Thanks, Martey -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/74a54f7c-bfa3-4dd4-a992-b4804ecf6e19n%40googlegroups.com.
