Thank you for the clarification. On Fri, 12 Nov 2021, 16:37 Vladimir Botka, <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, 12 Nov 2021 15:18:07 +0530 > nitesh shet <[email protected]> wrote: > > > 1. If I run a playbook which has a task to run some module, does that > > module create any temporary file in the remote machine to run the module? > > Yes. It does. The default is '$HOME/.ansible/tmp' where $HOME is the > home directory of *remote_user*. Search *remote_tmp* in FAQ to learn > more > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/faq.html# > > It seems that it's not documented in 'Ansible Configuration Settings' > > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/config.html#ansible-configuration-settings > > Also 'shell> ansible-config dump | grep -i remote_tmp' shows nothing, > instead of expected default. > > > 2. Is it necessary that a remote machine should have a python package > > installed in it? > > Yes. It is. Ansible tries to select a platform's default. See the > configuration > 'shell> ansible-config dump | grep -i INTERPRETER_PYTHON' > > > 3. If Module creates a temporary file in a remote machine,can anybody > > specify which location it will create? > > You can configure 'remote_tmp', but you have to understand the > security implications. See 'Risks of becoming an unprivileged user' > > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/become.html#risks-of-becoming-an-unprivileged-user > > -- > 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/CAPgfy9Vs-bSf-MJ8YDqj_iPxj%3D-g1%2BSx_t-JU3OxmXcSr4QaDQ%40mail.gmail.com.
