ansible --version? On Thu, 20 Aug 2020 at 22:18, Martey Dodoo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Not sure it makes any difference but can you try to use the colon yaml >> syntax for the parameters >> > > Using standard YAML syntax instead of key=value displays the same error > message. > > On Thu, Aug 20, 2020 at 3:53 PM Dick Visser <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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 a topic in the >> Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/ansible-project/HlF429Z0Zow/unsubscribe >> . >> >> >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, 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 >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAL8fbwPrUiPyk4u%2BjxQnzL40tLxkg9qWesP4Y3hcWY%2BQniJ1Fg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> >> > > -- > Martey Dodoo > Principal Developer, Mobolic > https://mobolic.com > > > > > > > > > -- > > > 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/CAHqGN6KCCoX9-BGeNq0m1%2BeC-QurdYXQttawm27v4P0B3YfQNg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAHqGN6KCCoX9-BGeNq0m1%2BeC-QurdYXQttawm27v4P0B3YfQNg%40mail.gmail.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/CAL8fbwPXdgRM-XP-kL-T7V2jRVKZ5EU7AYqHpJw676jadRODzQ%40mail.gmail.com.
