On 8/20/20 9:34 PM, Martey Dodoo 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?
Hello Martey,
my reading of the documentation is that "preserve" applies only when you are
using the "src" parameter. For example when
you are creating a symlink.
Regards
Racke
>
> Thanks,
> Martey
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