Create Directories in Windows Systems Using Ansible
By Luca Berton · Published 2024-01-01 · Category: troubleshooting
Master directory creation on Windows systems with Ansible’s win_file module. Follow our live Playbook example for efficient directory management.
How to create a directory in Windows-like systems with Ansible?
I'm going to show you a live Playbook and some simple Ansible code. I'm Luca Berton and welcome to today's episode of Ansible Pilot
Ansible create a directory
> ansible.windows.win_file Creates, touches, or removes files or directories
Today we're talking about the Ansible module win_file. The full name is ansible.windows.win_file, which means that is part of the collection of modules to interact with windows machines. It's a module pretty stable and out for years. It creates, touches, or removes files or directories. For Linux targets, use the ansible.builtin.file module instead
Main Parameters • path path - file path • state string - file/absent/directory/touch
This module has some parameters to perform different tasks. The only required is "path", where you specify the filesystem path of the file you're going to edit. The state defines the type of object we are modifying, the default is "file" but for our use case, we need the "directory" option.
Links • ansible.windows.win_file
## Playbook
How to create an "example" directory/folder in the Desktop of the user on Windows-like systems with Ansible Playbook.
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Conclusion
Now you know how to create a directory in Windows-like systems with Ansible.
Related Articles • Ansible Inventory Guide • ansible.builtin.file Guide • Ansible for Windows Guide
Category: troubleshooting
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