What you'll learn
- How to Add Execute Permission 755 on Linux file with Ansible?
- Ansible Add Execute Permission
- Main Parameters
- Links
- code
- execution
- idempotency
- before execution
- after execution
- Conclusion
How to Add Execute Permission 755 on Linux file with Ansible?
Ansible Add Execute Permission
- `ansible.builtin.file`
- Manage files and file properties
Today we're talking about the Ansible module `file`.
The full name is `ansible.builtin.file`, which means that is part of the collection of modules "`builtin`" with ansible and shipped with it.
It's a module pretty stable and out for years.
It works in a different variety of operating systems.
It manages files and file properties.
For Windows targets, use the `ansible.windows.win_file` module instead.
Main Parameters
- `path` _string_ (dest, name) - file path
- `owner` _string_ - user
- `group` _string_ - group
- `mode` _raw_ - Ex: '`0644`' or '`u=rw,g=r,o=r`'
- `state` _string_ - `file`, `absent`, `directory`, `hard`, `link`, `touch`
- setype/seuser/selevel - SELinux
This module has some parameters to perform any tasks.
The only required is "`path`", where you specify the filesystem path of the file you're going to edit.
The parameter "`owner`" set the user that should own the file/directory.
The parameter "`group`" set the group that should own the file/directory.
The parameter "`mode`" set the permissions in the UNIX way of the file/directory.
The state defines the type of object we are modifying, the default is "file" but we could handle also directories, hard links, symlinks, or only update the access time with the "`touch`" option.
Let me also highlight that we could also specify the SELinux properties.
Links
- [ansible.builtin.file](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/file_module.html)
## Playbook
How to Add Execute Permission 755 file on Linux with Ansible Playbook.
code
- file_permission.yml
```yaml
---
- name: file module demo
hosts: all
vars:
myscript: "~/example.sh"
tasks:
- name: set execution permission
ansible.builtin.file:
dest: "{{ myscript }}"
mode: 'a+x'
```
- example.sh
```bash
#!/bin/bash
echo "Hello World"
```
execution
```bash
ansible-pilot $ ansible-playbook -i virtualmachines/demo/inventory file_management/file_permission.yml
PLAY [file module demo] ***************************************************************************
TASK [Gathering Facts] ****************************************************************************
ok: [demo.example.com]
TASK [set execution permission] *******************************************************************
changed: [demo.example.com]
PLAY RECAP ****************************************************************************************
demo.example.com : ok=2 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
ansible-pilot $
```
idempotency
```bash
ansible-pilot $ ansible-playbook -i virtualmachines/demo/inventory file_management/file_permission.yml
PLAY [file module demo] ***************************************************************************
TASK [Gathering Facts] ******************************************