Not sure it makes any difference but can you try to use the colon yaml syntax for the parameters
On Thu, 20 Aug 2020 at 21:34, Martey Dodoo <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/74a54f7c-bfa3-4dd4-a992-b4804ecf6e19n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- Sent from a mobile device - please excuse the brevity, spelling and punctuation. -- 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/CAL8fbwPrUiPyk4u%2BjxQnzL40tLxkg9qWesP4Y3hcWY%2BQniJ1Fg%40mail.gmail.com.
