# Issue with fstab entry added by ansible mount module its adding white space with \\40 character **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [August 22, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-fstab-entry-added-by-ansible-mount-module-its-adding-white-space-with-40-character/38356 "2023-08-22T06:48:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Deepak\_B\_K](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/deepak_b_k/32/5151_2.png) [@Deepak\_B\_K](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Deepak_B_K)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-fstab-entry-added-by-ansible-mount-module-its-adding-white-space-with-40-character/38356/1 "2023-08-22T06:48:48Z")
Hi Groups, I am using ansible.builtin.mountd module to mount and add the entry in the fstab in couple of hosts but I see that its adding \040 for the white space . How to get rid of this junk character being added to /etc/fstab? 192.50.250.2:\040/POOL1\040 /POOL1 nfs nfsvers=3,soft,bg,timeo=12\0400\0400 0 0 My code is vars: mount\_point: - path: “/P1” nfs\_server: “192.50.250.2:” source: “/P1” fstype: nfs opts: “nfsvers=3,soft,bg,timeo=12 0 0” - path: “/Test-Data” nfs\_server: “192.62.150.231:” source: “/volume9/Test-Data” fstype: nfs opts: “nfsvers=3,rw,bg,rsize=131072,wsize=131072,soft,proto=tcp,sec=sys 0 0” nfs\_mount\_hosts: - “dev-app601” - “dev-sgapp601” - “tst-sgapp601” - “tst-app601” - name: Mount NFS directories P1 become: true remote\_user: testops ansible.posix.mount: fstype: “{{ mount\_point[0].fstype }}” src: "{{ mount\_point[0].nfs\_server }} {{ mount\_point[0].source }} " path: “{{ mount\_point[0].path}}” opts: “{{ mount\_point[0].opts }}” state: mounted delegate\_to: “{{ item }}” loop: “{{ nfs\_mount\_hosts }}” I appreciate your help. Thanks Deepak Kumar ---
**Author:** ![utoddl](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/utoddl/32/249_2.png) [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-fstab-entry-added-by-ansible-mount-module-its-adding-white-space-with-40-character/38356/2 "2023-08-22T11:21:33Z")
Note that “\040” is octal. The hex equivalent is 0x20 or decimal 32, a.k.a. and ascii space. If the octal expression is being expressed in your /etc/fstab rather than the literal space character, that sound like a bug. Which versions of Ansible and ansible.posix are you using? ---
**Author:** ![felixfontein](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/felixfontein/32/7530_2.png) [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-fstab-entry-added-by-ansible-mount-module-its-adding-white-space-with-40-character/38356/3 "2023-08-22T11:39:46Z")
Hi, please take a look at your task: > - name: Mount NFS directories P1 >    become: true >    remote\_user: testops >    ansible.posix.mount: >      fstype: "{{ mount\_point[0].fstype }}" >      src: "{{ mount\_point[0].nfs\_server }} {{ mount\_point[0].source > }} " you are \*explicitly\* asking for `src` to have a space in the middle and one at the end. Since spaces are used as separators in /etc/fstab, the module correctly quotes your `src` value with space being replaced by \040. The same is true for \040 in the options, that comes from the value you provide, which contains spaces: >     opts: "nfsvers=3,soft,bg,timeo=12 0 0" Cheers, Felix ---
**Author:** ![Deepak\_B\_K](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/deepak_b_k/32/5151_2.png) [@Deepak\_B\_K](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Deepak_B_K)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 5:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-fstab-entry-added-by-ansible-mount-module-its-adding-white-space-with-40-character/38356/4 "2023-08-23T05:44:34Z")
Hi Lewis , I am using the v 1.5.4 for ansible.posix version ansible [core 2.13.4] config file = /home/deep/admin\_git/cicd\_gkr\_admin\_release/ansible.cfg configured module search path = [‘/home/deep/.ansible/plugins/modules’, ‘/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules’] ansible python module location = /home/deep/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible ansible collection location = /home/deep/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections executable location = /home/deep/.local/bin/ansible python version = 3.10.12 (main, Jun 11 2023, 05:26:28) [GCC 11.4.0] jinja version = 3.1.2 # /home/deep/.ansible/collections/ansible\_collections Collection Version * * * ansible.posix 1.5.4 thanks Deepak Kumar ---
**Author:** ![Deepak\_B\_K](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/deepak_b_k/32/5151_2.png) [@Deepak\_B\_K](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Deepak_B_K)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2023, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-fstab-entry-added-by-ansible-mount-module-its-adding-white-space-with-40-character/38356/5 "2023-08-23T05:52:42Z")
Hi Felix , Thank you for the input. By combining the src and nfs servers to src variable I am able to get rid of one space but I have a variable path where I have this problem. not sure how to handle variable path? and for the opts i did get rid of fsck check which will default is zero source: “192.50.250.2:/P1” opts: “nfsvers=3,soft,bg,timeo=12” 10.50.226.248:/POOL1\*\*\040\*\* /POOL1 nfs nfsvers=3,soft,bg,timeo=12 0 0 I am just looking to get rid of the \040 on the path variable. Thanks, Deepak Kumar