Adding Multiple Lines to file (Windows Servers)

[Mark Matthews]

Hi

I am trying to add multiple lines to the host file on some Windows servers.

If I use the following playbook I can add one line:

---

- name: Add host file entries

  hosts: all

  tasks:

    - name: Check if line is present in config

      win_lineinfile:

        dest: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

        line: "x.x.x.x   www.website1.com"

I have tried the following, but keep getting errors:

---

- name: Add host file entries

  hosts: all

  tasks:

    - name: Add host file entries

      blockinfile:

        dest: C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts

        block: 

          10.10.3.76   www.website1.com

          10.10.3.77   www.website1.com

          10.10.3.19   www.website1.com

          10.10.10.2   www.website1.com

          10.10.3.74   www.website1.com

Does anyone know of way that this can be done?

[J Hawkesworth]

blockinfile is not a windows module unfortunately.

There is an as yet un merged module for manipulating the windows hosts file though - perhaps give that a try - https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/1455

Hope that helps,

Jon

[Mark Matthews]

Thanks Jon

I will take a look at the link and see if it can help me.

Cheers