yum module - conf_file parameter

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Hello,

I’m trying to use the conf_file parameter to the yum module and it does not appear to be working. My playbook is as follows:

What I would expect to happen is the yum module to grab a copy of yum.conf from the URL listed. However, the file is never retrieved. I can verify this through 1. the web logs of the server hosting yum.onf (no logs showing yum.conf being downloaded) and 2. The option I have set in yum.conf is not being applied when the above playbook is executed.

Any idea why this isn’t working?

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After some more testing, I’ve found the parameter conf_file works when the file is on the server the playbook is being run against.

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Yep yep, in general most modules in ansible don’t perform automatic remote file transfer.

“unarchive” is one module that does, and naturally “template” and “copy” do. But most require a reference to a local file.

–Michael