[SOLVED] Answered my own question, and, to simple really. Hope it helps
someone:
* - name: Backup all known_hosts files shell: cp -p {{ item }} {{
item }}.bak loop: '{{ known.stdout_lines }}' tags: - known*
On Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 11:42:18 AM UTC-4 Dimitri Yioulos wrote:
> Btw, the error output from the above is:
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> *fatal: [bed-test-9-dy2]: FAILED! => changed=false msg: |- Source
> /root/.ssh/known_hosts /home/user1/.ssh/known_hosts
> /home/user2/.ssh/known_hosts /home/user3/.ssh/known_hosts
> /home/user4/.ssh/known_hosts not foundfatal: [bed-test-9-dy5]: FAILED! =>
> changed=false msg: |- Source /root/.ssh/known_hosts /home/
> user1/.ssh/known_hosts /home/user2/.ssh/known_hosts
> /home/user3/.ssh/known_hosts not found*
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> Those files do exist.
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> On Tuesday, May 28, 2024 at 11:34:03 AM UTC-4 Dimitri Yioulos wrote:
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>> Hi, all.
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>> I want to use the output of debug as the source to then create backups of
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>> *- hosts: host1,host2 #- hosts:
>> busdev-web-dev,busdev-web-qa,busdev-web-prod,bed-deploy1,bed-deploy2,uoj,uojclone2,uojdev,bed-crm-web-qa
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>> gather_facts: false become: yes # vars: # script_path: <script>
>> tasks: - name: Find known hosts shell: find /root /home -type f
>> -name known_hosts register: known tags: - known - name:
>> Debug known_hosts paths debug: msg: "{{ known.stdout }}"
>> tags: - known - name: Set fact with known_hosts paths
>> set_fact: known_hosts_paths: "{{ known.stdout_lines }}" tags:
>> - known - name: Back up known_host files copy: src:
>> "{{ known.stdout }}" dest: /tmp remote_src: true
>> backup: yes #delegate_to: localhost tags: - known*
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>> I hope the idea is clear. I want to make backups of users' know_host
>> files, which I've gleaned with the first play. My attempt not only doesn't
>> work, but seems messy, regardless. As always, help much appreciated.
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