Copy multiple files to different locations on remote server

[anushake...@gmail.com]

Hi,

I am trying to copy multiple files to different locations using with_items. Could someone please help me with this

vars: main.yml

wars:

file1.war

file2.war

file3.war

file4.war

dest_path:

/tmp/{wars}

tasks- main.yml

---

- hosts: all

  name: copy file

    copy: src={{ item.src }} dest={{ item.dest }}

    with_items:

      - { src: '{{ wars }}', dest: '{{ dest_path }}' }

My idea is file1.war should go to /tmp/file1 folder etc

[Mohan L]

Try like this:

# cat site.yml 

---

- hosts: all

  vars:

    file_list:

     - file1.txt 

     - file2.txt 

     - file3.txt 

     - file4.txt 

  tasks:

    - name: Copy file to target node

      copy:

        src: "/tmp/myfiles/{{ item }}"

        dest: "/tmp/target/{{ item }}"

      with_items: "{{ file_list }}"

# ls -1 /tmp/myfiles/

file1.txt

file2.txt

file3.txt

file4.txt

# ls -1 /tmp/target/

file1.txt

file2.txt

file3.txt

file4.txt

# ansible-playbook -i hosts site.yml -u root

PLAY [all] **********************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] **********************************************************************************************************************************************

ok: [localhost]

TASK [Copy file to target node] *************************************************************************************************************************************

ok: [localhost] => (item=file1.txt)

ok: [localhost] => (item=file2.txt)

ok: [localhost] => (item=file3.txt)

ok: [localhost] => (item=file4.txt)

PLAY RECAP **********************************************************************************************************************************************************

localhost                  : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0   

Thanks

Mohan L

[Mohan L]

do you want to copy multiple target like this?

# cat site.yml 

---

- hosts: all

  vars:

    file_list:

      - { src: '/tmp/myfiles/file1.txt', dst: '/tmp/target1/file1.txt' }

      - { src: '/tmp/myfiles/file2.txt', dst: '/tmp/target2/file2.txt' }

      - { src: '/tmp/myfiles/file3.txt', dst: '/tmp/target3/file3.txt' }

  tasks:

    - name: Copy file to target node

      copy:

        src: "{{ item.src }}"

        dest: "{{ item.dst }}"

      with_items: "{{ file_list }}"

# ansible-playbook -i hosts site.yml -u root

PLAY [all] **********************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] **********************************************************************************************************************************************

ok: [localhost]

TASK [Copy file to target node] *************************************************************************************************************************************

ok: [localhost] => (item={u'src': u'/tmp/myfiles/file1.txt', u'dst': u'/tmp/target1/file1.txt'})

ok: [localhost] => (item={u'src': u'/tmp/myfiles/file2.txt', u'dst': u'/tmp/target2/file2.txt'})

ok: [localhost] => (item={u'src': u'/tmp/myfiles/file3.txt', u'dst': u'/tmp/target3/file3.txt'})

PLAY RECAP **********************************************************************************************************************************************************

localhost                  : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=0   

On Monday, October 29, 2018 at 10:25:37 PM UTC+5:30, anushake...@gmail.com wrote:

[anushake...@gmail.com]

Thank you Mohan that worked for me

[Keshipeddy Anusha]

How to replace the existing file on remote server ....should we use any specific module for that? I tried using force=yes but it didn't work for me.

On Tue, Oct 30, 2018, 5:30 PM <anushake...@gmail.com wrote:

Thank you Mohan that worked for me

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[Mohan L]

What is happening when you try to use force: yes? 

force  bool

Choices: no yes ←

the default is yes, which will replace the remote file when contents are different than the source. If no, the file will only be transferred if the destination does not exist. aliases: thirsty

[Keshipeddy Anusha]

Okay got it. Is there any specific module that we can use to replace a complete file in remote server? 

Thank you for your help.

Thanks,

Anusha

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[Mohan L]

copy module with force yes automatically replace it. Otherwise you may need to delete it before copy task. 

[Keshipeddy Anusha]

No change Mohan

It is not replacing the file

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[Mohan L]

Try with command or shell module with cp -f.

[Frank Thommen]

This is not the same:

* copy module copies from the controller (where you run the
ansible-playbook command) to the client
* cp -f copies a file locally from client to itself

frank

On 11/02/2018 10:25 AM, Mohan L wrote:
> Try with command or shell module with cp -f.
>
> On Friday, November 2, 2018 at 2:21:33 PM UTC+5:30, Keshipeddy Anusha wrote:
>
> No change Mohan
> It is not replacing the file
>
> On Fri, Nov 2, 2018, 2:20 PM Mohan L <thefo...@gmail.com
> <javascript:> wrote:
>
> copy module with force yes automatically replace it. Otherwise
> you may need to delete it before copy task.
>
> On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 8:11:53 PM UTC+5:30, Keshipeddy
> Anusha wrote:
>
> Okay got it. Is there any specific module that we can use to
> replace a complete file in remote server?
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Thanks,
> Anusha
>
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2018, 8:07 PM Mohan L <thefo...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> What is happening when you try to use force: yes?
>

> *force*
> bool
>
>
> * *Choices:*no
> *
> *yes* ←
>
>
> the default is |yes|, which will replace the remote file

> when contents are different than the source. If |no|,
> the file will only be transferred if the destination
> does not exist.
>
> aliases: thirsty
>
>
> On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 9:48:27 AM UTC+5:30,
> Keshipeddy Anusha wrote:
>
> How to replace the existing file on remote server
> ....should we use any specific module for that? I
> tried using force=yes but it didn't work for me.
>
> On Tue, Oct 30, 2018, 5:30 PM <anushake...@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> Thank you Mohan that worked for me
>
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[Frank Thommen]

Then your remote file is most probably identical to the one you are
trying to copy ;-)

Did you check that your local file (src) is for sure different from the
remote one (dest)? Run `ansible-playbook` with '-vvv' to see, which
local files ansible selects (this can be confusing when you are using
roles) and compare with remote file.

frank

On 11/02/2018 09:51 AM, Keshipeddy Anusha wrote:
> No change Mohan
> It is not replacing the file
>
> On Fri, Nov 2, 2018, 2:20 PM Mohan L <thefo...@gmail.com
> <mailto:thefo...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> copy module with force yes automatically replace it. Otherwise you
> may need to delete it before copy task.
>
> On Thursday, November 1, 2018 at 8:11:53 PM UTC+5:30, Keshipeddy
> Anusha wrote:
>
> Okay got it. Is there any specific module that we can use to
> replace a complete file in remote server?
>
> Thank you for your help.
>
> Thanks,
> Anusha
>
> On Thu, Nov 1, 2018, 8:07 PM Mohan L <thefo...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>
> What is happening when you try to use force: yes?
>

> *force*
> bool
>
>
> * *Choices:*no
> *
> *yes* ←
>
>

> the default is |yes|, which will replace the remote file
> when contents are different than the source. If |no|, the

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Oh! yeah. I missed that part. 

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[Keshipeddy Anusha]

I am trying with below playbook and getting errors

---

- hosts: all

  tasks: 

      - name : replacing files

        Command:

         args: 

             src: /tmp/file1

              dest: /temp

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[Keshipeddy Anusha]

Could someone please help me in writing shell commands