How to copy directory recursively using pattern to remote machine?

[Ankit]

Hello All,

I have got the following playbooks where i am trying to copy directories and all its contents recursively which is present in project repo. For identifying the correct directory, i am using a variable which holds the pattern value. For some reason, the task is skipped and the full verbose too doesn't give me enough information about where it is failing. Can someone please suggest.

---
- hosts: all
  gather_facts: no
  become: yes
  vars:
    appid: '1554'
  tasks:
    - name: Copy each file over that matches the given pattern
      copy:
        src: "{{ item }}"
        dest: "/tmp"
      with_fileglob:
        - /home/DS/ram/playbooks/app_dir_{{ appid }}*

Output -vvvv :

PLAY [all] **************************************************************************************************************************************************
META: ran handlers


TASK [Copy each file over that matches the given pattern] ***************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/DS/ram/playbooks/copyDirLinux.yml:8
META: ran handlers
META: ran handlers


PLAY RECAP **************************************************************************************************************************************************
host1              : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=1    rescued=0    ignored=0
host2              : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0    skipped=1    rescued=0    ignored=0


and the following directory IS present: /home/DS/ram/playbooks/app_dir_1554_cca

- Regards

[Stefan Hornburg (Racke)]

On 6/1/20 1:49 PM, Ankit wrote:
> Hello All,
>
> I have got the following playbooks where i am trying to copy directories and all its contents recursively which is
> present in project repo. For identifying the correct directory, i am using a variable which holds the pattern value. For
> some reason, the task is skipped and the full verbose too doesn't give me enough information about where it is failing.
> Can someone please suggest.
>
> |
> ---

> -hosts:all

>   gather_facts:no
>   become:yes
>   vars:
>     appid:'1554'
>   tasks:

>     -name:Copyeach file over that matches the given pattern

>       copy:
>         src:"{{ item }}"
>         dest:"/tmp"
>       with_fileglob:
>         -/home/DS/ram/playbooks/app_dir_{{appid }}*
>

I think you need to wrap the argument into double_quotes like that:

with_fileglob:
- "/home/DS/ram/playbooks/app_dir_{{appid }}*"

Otherwise it wouldn't interpolate the appid variable.

Regards
Racke

> |
>
> *_Output -vvvv :_*

> |
> PLAY
> [all]**************************************************************************************************************************************************
> META:ran handlers
>
>

> TASK [Copyeach file over that matches the given

> pattern]***************************************************************************************************
> task path:/home/DS/ram/playbooks/copyDirLinux.yml:8
> META:ran handlers
> META:ran handlers
>
>
> PLAY RECAP
> **************************************************************************************************************************************************
> host1             :ok=0   changed=0   unreachable=0   failed=0   skipped=1   rescued=0   ignored=0
> host2             :ok=0   changed=0   unreachable=0   failed=0   skipped=1   rescued=0   ignored=0
>
>

> andthe following directory IS present:/home/DS/ram/playbooks/app_dir_1554_cca
> |
>
>
> - Regards
>
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[Ankit Vashistha]

Hi Stefan,

Thanks for your comment, i am getting the same issue even after putting that in double quotes.

Regards,

Ankit

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[Brian Coca]

you are not passing a 'glob' to fileglob, in any case the problem is
that it is returning an empty list, examine it in a debug statement
until you get the output you expect.




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