If I am going to download an python archived file from python.org, I need to use net tools and file module to achieve my goal.
playbook:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 tasks: - name: mkdir file: path: /tmp/python-download/ # use file module to create directory name /tmp/python-download state: directory - name: get url get_url: url: https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.8.3/Python-3.8.3.tgz # the download url dest: /tmp/python-download/
output:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 anna@ansible-controller:~/Desktop/ansible-code/inventory/modules/net-tools-modules$ ansible-playbook site.yml PLAY [test net tool get_url] **************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] ********************************************************** ok: [ansible-node1] ok: [cube4200] TASK [mkdir] ******************************************************************** changed: [ansible-node1] changed: [cube4200] TASK [get url] ****************************************************************** changed: [ansible-node1] changed: [cube4200] PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************** ansible-node1 : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 cube4200 : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
we can check if the python file has been downloaded.
1 2 3 4 5 anna@ansible-controller:~/Desktop/ansible-code/inventory/modules/net-tools-modules$ ansible all -m shell -a "ls /tmp/python-download" ansible-node1 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> Python-3.8.3.tgz cube4200 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> Python-3.8.3.tgz
It shows Python-3.8.3.tgz already downloaded.
file modules: unarchive In order to unarchive Python-3.8.3.tgz, I need to use unarchive module
1 2 3 4 5 - name: unarchive compress file unarchive: src: /tmp/python-download/Python-3.8.3.tgz dest: /etc/tmp remote_src: yes #indicate the archived file is already on the remote system and not local to the Ansible controller.
Notice: remote_src default is no, which means ansible is going to find Python-3.8.3.tgz at my local machine, but actually this file already is in remote, so I need to switch to yes.
output is:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 anna@ansible-controller:~/Desktop/ansible-code/inventory/modules/net-tools-modules$ ansible-playbook site.yml TASK [unarchive compress file] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** changed: [cube4200] changed: [ansible-node1] PLAY RECAP ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* ansible-node1 : ok=4 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 cube4200 : ok=4 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 anna@ansible-controller:~/Desktop/ansible-code/inventory/modules/net-tools-modules$ ansible all -m shell -a "ls /etc/tmp" cube4200 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> Python-3.8.3 ansible-node1 | CHANGED | rc=0 >> Python-3.8.3