Assuming you mean the (>$) whichever weird syntax, using fifo's as an inventory file was never really an intended thing.
Please file a bug on the hardlink issue so we can investigate. Thanks! On Wed, Nov 5, 2014 at 4:53 PM, Sean McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: > yes.. 1.7.2 is installed now and the result is the same. also, as an > interesting aside, I apparently can no longer use bash FIFOs as an > inventory file like i did in the previous example. > > > On Wednesday, November 5, 2014 9:20:03 AM UTC-5, Michael DeHaan wrote: >> >> Can you please check and see if you have a problem on Ansible 1.7.2? >> >> We can't support older versions on this list. >> >> >> >> On Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 5:04 PM, Sean McGowan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Background: I am using Ansible 1.5 on RedHat. Apparently >>> system-config-network creates a hard link to /etc/hosts and >>> /etc/resolve.conf. I want to be able to copy the correct hosts file in >>> place if is not there, whether or not the file links is > 1. >>> >>> What happens: If the source file is already the same as the >>> destination, I get FAILED with a message "absolute paths are required". >>> >>> I can find this message in the code of the file module, not the copy >>> module. Also, if the source file is different, the copy works fine. I am >>> assuming that it gets to the file module somehow after the atomic copy call >>> in the copy module. >>> >>> Anyhow, can someone please tell me if this should be expected and/or if >>> there is a good work around? >>> >>> Below is an example... Thanks in advance! >>> >>> ### /etc/hosts has > 1 links >>> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ls -l /etc/hosts >>> -rw-r--r--. 2 root root 13888 May 16 17:21 /etc/hosts >>> [root@padishah1 ansible]# find /etc -xdev -samefile /etc/hosts >>> /etc/sysconfig/networking/profiles/default/hosts >>> /etc/hosts >>> >>> ### hosts.bkp = hosts && hosts.different != hosts >>> [root@padishah1 ansible]# md5sum /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.{bkp,different} >>> 0f7cc9afcb0f17a9864b45391027a6ad /etc/hosts >>> 0f7cc9afcb0f17a9864b45391027a6ad /etc/hosts.bkp >>> 9c5799def96f6f2e7309a3914075589b /etc/hosts.different >>> >>> ### Trying to use the copy module with an identical file fails >>> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ansible all -i <(echo -e "localhost >>> ansible_connection=local") -m copy -a "src=/etc/hosts.bkp dest=/etc/hosts >>> mode=0644 owner=root group=root" --check >>> localhost | FAILED >> { >>> "failed": true, >>> "md5sum": "0f7cc9afcb0f17a9864b45391027a6ad", >>> "msg": "absolute paths are required" >>> } >>> >>> ### Trying to copy with a new file is sucessful >>> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ansible all -i <(echo -e "localhost >>> ansible_connection=local") -m copy -a "src=/etc/hosts.different >>> dest=/etc/hosts mode=0644 owner=root group=root" --check >>> --- before: /etc/hosts >>> +++ after: /etc/hosts.different >>> ---diff redacted--- >>> + >>> localhost | success >> { >>> "changed": true >>> } >>> >>> ### This is not the case when links = 1 >>> [root@padishah1 ansible]# cp -p --remove-destination /etc/hosts.bkp >>> /etc/hosts >>> cp: overwrite `/etc/hosts'? yes >>> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ls -l /etc/hosts >>> -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 13888 May 16 17:21 /etc/hosts >>> >>> ### Identical file is now successful (changed: false is expected) >>> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ansible all -i <(echo -e "localhost >>> ansible_connection=local") -m copy -a "src=/etc/hosts.bkp dest=/etc/hosts >>> mode=0644 owner=root group=root" --check >>> >>> localhost | success >> { >>> "changed": false, >>> "dest": "/etc/hosts", >>> "gid": 0, >>> "group": "root", >>> "md5sum": "0f7cc9afcb0f17a9864b45391027a6ad", >>> "mode": "0644", >>> "owner": "root", >>> "path": "/etc/hosts", >>> "secontext": "unconfined_u:object_r:etc_t:s0", >>> "size": 13888, >>> "state": "file", >>> "uid": 0 >>> } >>> >>> [root@padishah1 ansible]# ansible all -i <(echo -e "localhost >>> ansible_connection=local") -m copy -a "src=/etc/hosts.different >>> dest=/etc/hosts mode=0644 owner=root group=root" --check >>> --- before: /etc/hosts >>> +++ after: /etc/hosts.different >>> ---diff redacted--- >>> + >>> >>> localhost | success >> { >>> "changed": true >>> } >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ >>> msgid/ansible-project/40c40d20-daec-400c-8db4- >>> 23bef72f7c9d%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/40c40d20-daec-400c-8db4-23bef72f7c9d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> >> -- > 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 post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/3fccca8c-63c8-41fa-8c7b-50c78d03cee0%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/3fccca8c-63c8-41fa-8c7b-50c78d03cee0%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. 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