ansible template module keep backup code example
Example: ansible template example
- name: Template a file to /etc/file.conf
template:
src: /mytemplates/foo.j2
dest: /etc/file.conf
owner: bin
group: wheel
mode: '0644'
- name: Template a file, using symbolic modes (equivalent to 0644)
template:
src: /mytemplates/foo.j2
dest: /etc/file.conf
owner: bin
group: wheel
mode: u=rw,g=r,o=r
- name: Copy a version of named.conf that is dependent on the OS. setype obtained by doing ls -Z /etc/named.conf on original file
template:
src: named.conf_{{ ansible_os_family }}.j2
dest: /etc/named.conf
group: named
setype: named_conf_t
mode: 0640
- name: Create a DOS-style text file from a template
template:
src: config.ini.j2
dest: /share/windows/config.ini
newline_sequence: '\r\n'
- name: Copy a new sudoers file into place, after passing validation with visudo
template:
src: /mine/sudoers
dest: /etc/sudoers
validate: /usr/sbin/visudo -cf %s
- name: Update sshd configuration safely, avoid locking yourself out
template:
src: etc/ssh/sshd_config.j2
dest: /etc/ssh/sshd_config
owner: root
group: root
mode: '0600'
validate: /usr/sbin/sshd -t -f %s
backup: yes