issue #302 - ansible-modules-core thanks!
and i never expect fifo's to work, but it is a nice shortcut when testing. :) On Friday, November 7, 2014 9:13:33 AM UTC-5, Michael DeHaan wrote: > > 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] > <javascript:>> 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] <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected] >> <javascript:>. >> 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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