# Template copy failing, no error reported but dest: doesn't exist....

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-copy-failing-no-error-reported-but-dest-doesnt-exist/23815>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 24, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-copy-failing-no-error-reported-but-dest-doesnt-exist/23815 "2017-02-24T22:04:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_L\_Harris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3bc359/32.png) [@Robert\_L\_Harris](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Robert_L_Harris)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2017, 10:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-copy-failing-no-error-reported-but-dest-doesnt-exist/23815/1 "2017-02-24T22:04:45Z")

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I set up a template copy and it isn’t working. I kept simpifying it until it is literally a src: and dest:. The output says it’s OK, 1 changed, 0 failed. But when I look on the destination, there’s no dest file.

[http://pastebin.com/yg5ue0CQ](http://pastebin.com/yg5ue0CQ)

Anyone have any ideas?

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**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-copy-failing-no-error-reported-but-dest-doesnt-exist/23815/2 "2017-02-25T08:04:25Z")

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You are running ansible-playbook with -C aka --check so no changes is done in check mode.

From the man ansible-playbook  
-C, --check  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Do not make any changes on the remote system, but test resources to see what might have changed.  
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Note this can not scan all possible resource types and is only a simulation.