# copy fails.

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-fails/11725>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [July 25, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-fails/11725 "2012-07-25T21:17:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-fails/11725/1 "2012-07-25T21:17:43Z")

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> Hello.
> 
> I’m loving ansible, but I’m having a little trouble with the copy module. Any advice appreciated.
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> I’m using a playbook to create a directory and then copy some files. The directory creation works. The file copy does not.

I fixed some issues with that I think either earlier this morning or last night, are you running with the latest 0.6 checkout?

–Michael

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Young](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@Brian\_Young](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Young)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 9:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-fails/11725/2 "2012-07-25T21:26:16Z")

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I checked out the .5 tag and the copy worked. The I did a fresh pull of the devel branch and that also works. I guess I should have paid more attention to my version. Sorry about that.

You may get a kick out of the fact that I’m using ansible to install puppetmaster(s). I’m starting to migrate all my stuff to the much more sensical ansible. Nice work.

b.

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**Author:** ![Michael\_DeHaan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2012, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-fails/11725/3 "2012-07-25T21:31:17Z")

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Awesome!!!

Thanks for sharing!

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**Author:** ![jpmens1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e9c0ed/32.png) [@jpmens1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jpmens1)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2012, 7:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-fails/11725/4 "2012-07-26T07:31:42Z")

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> You may get a kick out of the fact that I'm using ansible to install  
> puppetmaster(s).

ROFL -- You made my day. 😉

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;-JP