# copy module && permissions **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [July 4, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-permissions/15610 "2014-07-04T15:29:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jason\_Edelman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@Jason\_Edelman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jason_Edelman)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-permissions/15610/1 "2014-07-04T15:29:00Z")
Hello, It seems I have permissioning issues, but cannot seem to get it right when using the copy module. Using the command module, this works fine: “sudo cp /home/jedelman/.ssh/authorized\_keys /root/.ssh/” Using the copy module, this does not work: “src=/home/jedelman/.ssh/authorized\_keys dest=/root/.ssh/” !!! Error shown with -vvvv: TASK: [copy auth keys] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* \<192.168.1.51\> ESTABLISH CONNECTION FOR USER: root failed: [192.168.1.51] =\> {“failed”: true} msg: could not find src=/home/jedelman/.ssh/authorized\_keys FATAL: all hosts have already failed – aborting !!! remote\_user: root …is being used (FYI- I can login with root@x.x.x.x with no password just fine and issue “cp /home/jedelman/.ssh/authorized\_keys /root/.ssh/” and just fine. !!! I’ve been messing with the permissions, but here is where they are now: !!! root@s1-1:/home/jedelman# ls -l .ssh total 8 -rwx------ 1 root root 1191 Jul 4 10:06 authorized\_keys Initially jedelman/jedelman was group/owner, but like I said, been trying to get this to work. !!! root@s1-1:/home/jedelman# ls -ld .ssh drw-rw-r-- 2 root root 4096 Jul 3 14:30 .ssh !!! root@s1-1:/home/jedelman# ls -la total 180 drwxr-xr-x 24 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 3 14:28 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Jul 2 16:32 … drwxrwxr-x 3 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 3 14:28 .ansible -rw------- 1 jedelman jedelman 476 Jul 4 10:18 .bash\_history -rw-r–r-- 1 jedelman jedelman 220 Jul 2 16:32 .bash\_logout -rw-r–r-- 1 jedelman jedelman 3486 Jul 2 16:32 .bashrc drwx------ 15 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 3 09:51 .cache drwx------ 3 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 .compiz drwx------ 10 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 21:11 .config drwxrwxr-x 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 4 10:34 configs drwx------ 3 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 .dbus drwxr-xr-x 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 Desktop -rw-r–r-- 1 jedelman jedelman 25 Jul 3 10:54 .dmrc drwxr-xr-x 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 Documents drwxr-xr-x 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 Downloads -rw-r–r-- 1 jedelman jedelman 8445 Jul 2 16:32 examples.desktop drwxr-xr-x 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 21:02 .fontconfig drwx------ 4 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 3 10:54 .gconf drwx------ 4 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 .gnome2 -rw------- 1 jedelman jedelman 0 Jul 2 16:38 .goutputstream-7FVRIX -rw------- 1 jedelman jedelman 0 Jul 2 21:07 .goutputstream-T73BIX -rw-rw-r-- 1 jedelman jedelman 152 Jul 3 10:54 .gtk-bookmarks drwx------ 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 .gvfs -rw------- 1 jedelman jedelman 1518 Jul 3 10:54 .ICEauthority drwxr-xr-x 3 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 .local drwx------ 3 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 .mission-control drwxr-xr-x 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 Music drwxr-xr-x 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 Pictures -rw-r–r-- 1 jedelman jedelman 675 Jul 2 16:32 .profile drwxr-xr-x 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 Public drwx------ 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 3 10:54 .pulse -rw------- 1 jedelman jedelman 256 Jul 2 16:38 .pulse-cookie drw-rw-r-- 2 root root 4096 Jul 3 14:30 .ssh drwxr-xr-x 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 Templates drwxr-xr-x 2 jedelman jedelman 4096 Jul 2 16:38 Videos -rw------- 1 root root 740 Jul 3 10:50 .viminfo -rw------- 1 jedelman jedelman 49 Jul 3 10:54 .Xauthority -rw------- 1 jedelman jedelman 9461 Jul 3 10:54 .xsession-errors -rw------- 1 jedelman jedelman 18224 Jul 3 10:50 .xsession-errors.old root@s1-1:/home/jedelman# Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Jason ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca1)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-permissions/15610/2 "2014-07-04T15:38:00Z")
copy src needs to exist on the machine you execute ansible from (master) not on the target host. The reason the command module works is because it ALL gets executed on the target machine. copy is meant to be done ACROSS hosts, not on single host. ---
**Author:** ![Jason\_Edelman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c37758/32.png) [@Jason\_Edelman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jason_Edelman)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-permissions/15610/3 "2014-07-04T15:44:39Z")
WOW, thank you, and it states it right in the synopsis in the copy module. I feel great. Is there another more “Ansibley” way to do what I’m trying to accomplish or is command module the best way ? ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca1)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2014, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-module-permissions/15610/4 "2014-07-04T16:17:38Z")
command or shell, there is also the syncronize module that might work with delegate\_to, but command might be simplest to use.