lineinfile module gives error: "chown failed: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted:

[arnab sen]

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I am trying to chnage some test in a property file using "lineinfile" module.  I am getting the below exception. 

On my host, there is a sudo user (testuser). sudo method is "sudo su - testuser"

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  hosts: Test

  

  tasks: 

    

   - name: change files

     become: yes

     become_method: sudo su

     become_user: testuser

     lineinfile:

       path: /path/test.properties

       regexp: '^test1234'

       line: '1234test1234'

       owner: root

       group: root

       mode: 01777

       backup: yes

       

Error Output:

{"changed": false, "gid": 63243, "group": "testuser", "mode": "0777", "msg": "chown failed: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted: '/path/test.properties'", "owner": "testuser", "path": "/path/test.properties", "secontext": "unconfined_u:object_r:unlabeled_t:s0", "size": 2222, "state": "file", "uid": 29604}

[Malcolm Hussain-Gambles]

You're trying to change the ownership of a file to root, you need to be root to do that

Cheers

Malcolm