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## DOCUMENTATION online help: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/2.11/collections/ansible/builtin/file_module.html offline help: ansible-doc file ## EXAMPLE 1 ## PLAYBOOK--- - name: file module example 1 hosts: all become: True gather_facts: no tasks: - name: (1) Change file ownership and permission using numeric modes file: path: /home/ansible/hello.txt owner: root group: root mode: '0644' - name: Verify changes for (1) shell: ls -ldh /home/ansible/hello.txt register: results1 - debug: var=results1.stdout_lines # - name: (2) Change permission using symbolic modes file: path: /home/ansible/hello.txt mode: u=rw,g=r,o=r - name: Verify changes for (2) shell: ls -ldh /home/ansible/hello.txt register: results2 - debug: var=results2.stdout_lines # - name: (3) Change permission by adding, removing modes file: path: /home/ansible/hello.txt mode: u+rw,g+w,o-r - name: Verify changes for (3) shell: ls -ldh /home/ansible/hello*.txt register: results3 - debug: var=results3.stdout_lines # - name: (4) Create symbolic link file: src: /home/ansible/hello.txt dest: /home/ansible/hello_symlink.txt owner: ansible group: ansible state: link - name: Verify changes for (4) shell: ls -ldh /home/ansible/hello*.txt register: results4 - debug: var=results4.stdout_lines # - name: (5) Create directory if does not exist file: path: /home/ansible/welcome state: directory mode: '0755' - name: Verify changes for (5) shell: ls -ldh /home/ansible/welcome register: results5 - debug: var=results5.stdout_lines # - name: (6) Change directory ownership recursively file: path: /home/ansible/welcome state: directory recurse: yes group: ansible owner: ansible - name: Verify changes for (6) shell: ls -laRh /home/ansible/welcome register: results6 - debug: var=results6.stdout_lines # - name: (7) Change file modification time and access time file: path: /home/ansible/hello.txt state: file #modification_time: '{{ "%Y%m%d%H%M.%S" | strftime(stat_var.stat.atime) }}' modification_time: '202110262149.00' access_time: now - name: Verify changes for (7) shell: ls -lah /home/ansible/hello.txt;ls -luh /home/ansible/hello.txt register: results7 - debug: var=results7.stdout_lines # - name: (8) Delete a directory recursively file: path: /home/ansible/welcome state: absent - name: Verify changes for (8) stat: path: /home/ansible/welcome register: result8_dir - debug: var=result8_dir.stat.exists # - name: (9) Delete a file file: path: /home/ansible/hello.txt state: absent - name: Verify changes for (9) stat: path: /home/ansible/hello.txt register: result9_file - debug: var=result9_file.stat.exists## OUTPUT PLAY [file module example 1] **************************************************************************************************************** TASK [(1) Change file ownership and permission using numeric modes] ************************************************************************* changed: [debian11_int] changed: [ubuntu20_int] TASK [Verify changes for (1)] *************************************************************************************************************** changed: [ubuntu20_int] changed: [debian11_int] TASK [debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [ubuntu20_int] => { "results1.stdout_lines": [ "-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 Oct 26 22:50 /home/ansible/hello.txt" ] } ok: [debian11_int] => { "results1.stdout_lines": [ "-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 Oct 26 22:50 /home/ansible/hello.txt" ] } TASK [(2) Change permission using symbolic modes] ******************************************************************************************* ok: [ubuntu20_int] ok: [debian11_int] TASK [Verify changes for (2)] *************************************************************************************************************** changed: [debian11_int] changed: [ubuntu20_int] TASK [debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [ubuntu20_int] => { "results2.stdout_lines": [ "-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 Oct 26 22:50 /home/ansible/hello.txt" ] } ok: [debian11_int] => { "results2.stdout_lines": [ "-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 6 Oct 26 22:50 /home/ansible/hello.txt" ] } TASK [(3) Change permission by adding, removing modes] ************************************************************************************** changed: [ubuntu20_int] changed: [debian11_int] TASK [Verify changes for (3)] *************************************************************************************************************** changed: [debian11_int] changed: [ubuntu20_int] TASK [debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [debian11_int] => { "results3.stdout_lines": [ "lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Oct 26 21:30 /home/ansible/hello_symlink.txt -> /home/ansible/hello.txt", "-rw-rw---- 1 root root 6 Oct 26 22:50 /home/ansible/hello.txt" ] } ok: [ubuntu20_int] => { "results3.stdout_lines": [ "lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Oct 26 21:30 /home/ansible/hello_symlink.txt -> /home/ansible/hello.txt", "-rw-rw---- 1 root root 6 Oct 26 22:50 /home/ansible/hello.txt" ] } TASK [(4) Create symbolic link] ************************************************************************************************************* changed: [debian11_int] changed: [ubuntu20_int] TASK [Verify changes for (4)] *************************************************************************************************************** changed: [ubuntu20_int] changed: [debian11_int] TASK [debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [ubuntu20_int] => { "results4.stdout_lines": [ "lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Oct 26 21:30 /home/ansible/hello_symlink.txt -> /home/ansible/hello.txt", "-rw-rw---- 1 ansible ansible 6 Oct 26 22:50 /home/ansible/hello.txt" ] } ok: [debian11_int] => { "results4.stdout_lines": [ "lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 23 Oct 26 21:30 /home/ansible/hello_symlink.txt -> /home/ansible/hello.txt", "-rw-rw---- 1 ansible ansible 6 Oct 26 22:50 /home/ansible/hello.txt" ] } TASK [(5) Create directory if does not exist] *********************************************************************************************** changed: [ubuntu20_int] changed: [debian11_int] TASK [Verify changes for (5)] *************************************************************************************************************** changed: [debian11_int] changed: [ubuntu20_int] TASK [debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [debian11_int] => { "results5.stdout_lines": [ "drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Oct 26 22:51 /home/ansible/welcome" ] } ok: [ubuntu20_int] => { "results5.stdout_lines": [ "drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 4.0K Oct 26 22:51 /home/ansible/welcome" ] } TASK [(6) Change directory ownership recursively] ******************************************************************************************* changed: [ubuntu20_int] changed: [debian11_int] TASK [Verify changes for (6)] *************************************************************************************************************** changed: [debian11_int] changed: [ubuntu20_int] TASK [debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [debian11_int] => { "results6.stdout_lines": [ "/home/ansible/welcome:", "total 8.0K", "drwxr-xr-x 2 ansible ansible 4.0K Oct 26 22:51 .", "drwxr-xr-x 8 ansible ansible 4.0K Oct 26 22:51 .." ] } ok: [ubuntu20_int] => { "results6.stdout_lines": [ "/home/ansible/welcome:", "total 8.0K", "drwxr-xr-x 2 ansible ansible 4.0K Oct 26 22:51 .", "drwxr-xr-x 8 ansible ansible 4.0K Oct 26 22:51 .." ] } TASK [(7) Change file modification time and access time] ************************************************************************************ changed: [ubuntu20_int] changed: [debian11_int] TASK [Verify changes for (7)] *************************************************************************************************************** changed: [ubuntu20_int] changed: [debian11_int] TASK [debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [debian11_int] => { "results7.stdout_lines": [ "-rw-rw---- 1 ansible ansible 6 Oct 26 21:49 /home/ansible/hello.txt", "-rw-rw---- 1 ansible ansible 6 Oct 26 22:51 /home/ansible/hello.txt" ] } ok: [ubuntu20_int] => { "results7.stdout_lines": [ "-rw-rw---- 1 ansible ansible 6 Oct 26 21:49 /home/ansible/hello.txt", "-rw-rw---- 1 ansible ansible 6 Oct 26 22:51 /home/ansible/hello.txt" ] } TASK [(8) Delete a directory recursively] *************************************************************************************************** changed: [ubuntu20_int] changed: [debian11_int] TASK [Verify changes for (8)] *************************************************************************************************************** ok: [ubuntu20_int] ok: [debian11_int] TASK [debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [ubuntu20_int] => { "result8_dir.stat.exists": false } ok: [debian11_int] => { "result8_dir.stat.exists": false } TASK [(9) Delete a file] ******************************************************************************************************************** changed: [ubuntu20_int] changed: [debian11_int] TASK [Verify changes for (9)] *************************************************************************************************************** ok: [ubuntu20_int] ok: [debian11_int] TASK [debug] ******************************************************************************************************************************** ok: [ubuntu20_int] => { "result9_file.stat.exists": false } ok: [debian11_int] => { "result9_file.stat.exists": false } PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************************************************************************** debian11_int : ok=27 changed=15 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ubuntu20_int : ok=27 changed=15 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0