Thank you so much Vladimir, How can we loop if we need to append multiple groups.
Regards, Suresh On Thu, 28 Oct 2021, 6:21 pm Vladimir Botka, <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, 28 Oct 2021 05:28:27 -0700 (PDT) > Suresh Karpurapu <[email protected]> wrote: > > > # grep AllowGroups /etc/ssh/sshd_config > > AllowGroups x y z > > > > # grep AllowGroups /etc/ssh/sshd_config > > AllowGroups x y z a <-----group "a" needs to be added at > > the end of the line > > Enable *backrefs* and create non-greedy capture group in front of the > potentially existent "a" group > > - lineinfile: > path: /etc/ssh/sshd_config > backrefs: true > regexp: '^\s*AllowGroups\s+(.*?)(\s+a)*$' > line: 'AllowGroups \1 a' > > The task is idempotent. Quoting from *regexp* > > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/lineinfile_module.html#parameter-regexp > > "When modifying a line the regexp should typically match both the > initial state of the line as well as its state after replacement by > line to ensure idempotence." > > -- > Vladimir Botka > -- 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/CAHedzhJ2WgKYtRyPb3GMEAKRRimCJEsMpSwm9D8O5GXUxvwzuQ%40mail.gmail.com.
