Issue with using raw module with double quoted parameters under Windows

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I’ve stuck with using raw module with double quoted parameters under Windows.
According with http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro_windows.html

  • raw: cmd /c “net use \server\share & second_command” works, but how to use double quoted parameter(s) with spaces inside cmd /c “…” ?
  • raw: cmd /c “net use “\server\share with spaces” & second_command” throw error: fatal: […]: FAILED! => {“changed”: false, “failed”: true, “invocation”: {“module_args”: {“_raw_params”: “cmd /c "net use "**\\**server\share with spaces""”}, “module_name”: “raw”}, “rc”: 1, “stderr”: “System error 5 has occurred.\r\n\r\nAccess is denied.\r\n\r\n”, “stdout”: “”, “stdout_lines”: }

PS. Ansible: 2.0.1.0, sever: CentOS Linux release 7.2.1511 (Core), client: Windows 7 SP1 x64.

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I’m a little suspicious, since the error you’re getting is “Access is Denied” not “The network name cannot be found” (which is what I’d expect if the path/quotes were being munged).

That said, throwing the extra command interpreter in there really makes you have to thread the needle- you have to deal with:- YAML quoting

  • outer cmd quoting
  • powershell quoting
  • inner cmd quoting

For better or for worse, “raw” is really powershell, so why not at least scrape the bottom-most layer off and do:

  • raw: net use "\server\share with spaces" ; (other command here)
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Are you quite sure that using the script module is not an option? It just makes life so much easier not having to deal with “theading the needle” as Matt Davis wrote.

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Thanks a lot Matt and Alexey!
The pure powershell piping by Matt is what I needed.