lineinfile path local and remote path

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I have a playbook that uses the following:

  • set_fact: logfile=/home/sandbox/playbooks/LOGS/{{ systemSN }}

Lower in the playbook I have:

  • lineinfile:

line: “{{ item }}”
path: “{{ logfile }}”
create: yes
with_items:

  • “Serial Number: {{ ansible_product_version }}”

When I run the playbook on Server 1 which has Ansible 2.3.1.0 I get the file created on the local server I am running Ansible from. This is what I want. When I run this same playbook on a different server (“Server 2” on a different network) with Ansible 2.7.8, the file is created on the remote system, which I do not want. Why is the behavior not consistent, and how do I specify that I want the file to be created on the local server I am running Ansible from, not on the remote systems?

2

It seems this is working. Is this the correct use of delegate_to?

  • lineinfile:

line: “{{ item }}”
path: “{{ logfile }}”
create: yes
delegate_to: 127.0.0.1
with_items:

  • “Serial Number: {{ ansible_product_version }}”
3

yes you are right . delegate_to: 127.0.0.1 or delegate_to: localhost