No it will work, by default it's meant to copy files from the Ansible controller to the Windows host but with 'remote_src: yes' it changes the context of src to be from the remote Windows host.
On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 6:44:49 AM UTC+10 pbul...@gmail.com wrote: > I will take a look at this when i get home from work in the next few days > and work this out. > > I presume i do have the right module and win_copy does allow Windows to > windows copy then?. Only reason i ask is because of this in the > documentation " The win_copy module copies a file on the local box to > remote windows locations." When i read that back it suggests to me the > local box would be the Ansible host/management box?. > > Or would in your opinion a different module be better for windows to > windows?. For example the win_shell with a copy-item command?. > > Which in my case my ansible host is a Linux mint machine. > > Again thank you for your response and taking the time out to reply and > help! > > On Monday, September 14, 2020 at 9:29:06 PM UTC+1 jbor...@gmail.com wrote: > >> You've set the become vars but you haven't actually turned on become, >> have a read through >> https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/become.html#become-flags-for-windows >> >> especially the "copy a file from a fileshare with custom credentials" >> example. >> >> If you are trying to copy a file from a remove UNC share to the local >> path of the Windows host, don't use the UNC path for dest, just do 'dest: >> C:\users\Administrator\Desktop\test\certnew.cer'. You still need the UNC >> path for src though as the src is how that process finds the file. >> >> On Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 7:50:17 PM UTC+10 pbul...@gmail.com >> wrote: >> >>> >>> Hi Guys, >>> >>> I would really welcome some help and input regarding the above in my lab. >>> >>> I have a server with the file and the path is correct, as well as the >>> username and pass. >>> >>> This is the playbook: >>> >>> # copy files >>> - hosts: windows >>> >>> tasks: >>> - name: copy files from share >>> win_copy: >>> src: \\2019-ANSIBLE\c$\share\certnew.cer >>> dest: >>> \\win19-ansible-2\c$\users\Administrator\Desktop\test\certnew.cer >>> remote_src: yes >>> vars: >>> ansible_become_user: Administrator >>> ansible_become_pass: ******** >>> >>> >>> And Error: >>> >>> >>> Using module file >>> /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible/modules/windows/win_copy.ps1 >>> Pipelining is enabled. >>> <win19-ansible-2.ansible-ad.net> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: >>> ans...@ansible-ad.net on PORT 5986 TO win19-ansible-2.ansible-ad.net >>> EXEC (via pipeline wrapper) >>> The full traceback is: >>> Access is denied >>> At line:305 char:15 >>> + if (-not (Test-Path -LiteralPath $src)) { >>> + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>> + CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied: >>> (\\2019-ANSIBLE\c$\share\certnew.cer:String) [Test-Path], >>> UnauthorizedAccessException >>> + FullyQualifiedErrorId : >>> ItemExistsUnauthorizedAccessError,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.TestPathCommand >>> >>> ScriptStackTrace: >>> at <ScriptBlock>, <No file>: line 305 >>> >>> System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access is denied ---> >>> System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception: Access is denied >>> --- End of inner exception stack trace --- >>> at Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.FileSystemProvider.ItemExists(String >>> path, ErrorRecord& error) >>> fatal: [win19-ansible-2.ansible-ad.net]: FAILED! => { >>> "changed": false, >>> "dest": >>> "\\\\win19-ansible-2\\c$\\users\\Administrator\\Desktop\\test\\certnew.cer", >>> "msg": "Unhandled exception while executing module: Access is >>> denied", >>> "src": "\\\\2019-ANSIBLE\\c$\\share\\certnew.cer" >>> } >>> >>> Looking at the ansible documents examples : >>> >>> >>> I also tried : >>> >>> # copy files >>> - hosts: windows >>> >>> tasks: >>> - name: copy files from share >>> win_copy: >>> src: C:\share\certnew.cer >>> dest: C:\users\Administrator\Desktop\test\certnew.cer >>> remote_src: yes >>> vars: >>> ansible_become_user: Administrator >>> ansible_become_pass: ******** >>> >>> and get: >>> >>> fatal: [win19-ansible-2.ansible-ad.net]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, >>> "dest": "C:\\users\\Administrator\\Desktop\\test\\certnew.cer", "msg": >>> "Cannot copy src file: 'C:\\share\\certnew.cer' as it does not exist", >>> "src": "C:\\share\\certnew.cer"} >>> >>> I'm stumped as the paths are correct and exist. Could anyone please help >>> on how you copy from one windows host to another?. As well as from a share >>> on one to another local path. >>> >>> Much appreciated. Thank you >>> >>> I tried that way above >>> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/db90443a-8d1f-4c4a-8f65-c1e427716f18n%40googlegroups.com.
