How to create a directory using Ansible

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How do you create a directory www at  srv on a Debian-based system using an Ansible playbook

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We have modules available to create directory   file in ansible  Example  - name  Creates directory   file      path   src www     state  directory

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If you want to create directory in windows            name  Create directory structure   win file        path  C  Temp folder subfolder        state  directory

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You can create a directory  using     create a directory if it doesn t exist - file  path  src www state directory mode 0755   You can also consult  http   docs ansible com ansible file module html  for further details regaridng directory and file system

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you can create using   Latest version 2 lt   - name  Create Folder   file       path   srv www      owner  user      group  user      mode  0755      state  directory   Older version  - name  Create Folder   file      path  srv www     owner user     group user     mode 0755     state directory   Refer - http   docs ansible com ansible file module html

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Directory can be created using file module only  as directory is nothing but a file     create a directory if it doesn t exist - file      path   etc some directory     state  directory     mode  0755     owner  foo     group  foo

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Just need to put condition to execute task for specific distribution   - name  Creates directory   file  path  src www state directory   when  ansible distribution     Debian

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You can directly run the command and create directly using ansible  ansible -v targethostname -m shell -a  mkdir  srv www  -u targetuser   OR  ansible -v targethostname -m file -a  path  srv www state directory  -u targetuser

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You can even extend the file module and even set the owner group  amp  permission through it   Ref  Ansible file documentation  - name  Creates directory   file      path   src www     state  directory     owner  www-data     group  www-data     mode  0775  Even  you can create the directories recursively  - name  Creates directory   file      path   src www     state  directory     owner  www-data     group  www-data     mode  0775     recurse  yes  This way  it will create both directories  if they didn t exist

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Hello good afternoon team  I share the following with you     - name  Validar Directorio      stat         path   tmp Sabana      register  sabana directorio        - debug         msg   quot Existe quot       when  sabana directorio stat isdir    sabana directorio stat isdir     - name  Crear el directorio si no existe       file         path   tmp Sabana        state  directory      when  sabana directorio stat exists    false  With which you can validate if the directory exists before creating it

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I see lots of Playbooks examples and I would like to mention the Adhoc commands example    ansible -i inventory -m file -a  path  tmp direcory state directory   instead of directory we can mention touch to create files

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Additional for all answers here  there is lot of situations when you need to create more then one directory so it is a good idea to use loops instead creating separate task for each directory   - name  Creates directory   file      path      item         state  directory   with items    -  srv www   -  dir foo   -  dir bar

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--- - hosts  all   connection  local   tasks      - name  Creates directory       file  path  src www state directory   Above playbook will create www directory in  src path    Before running above playbook  Please make sure your ansible host connection should be set     localhost ansible connection local   should be present in  etc ansible hosts   for more information please let me know

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Use file module to create a directory and get the details about file module using command   ansible-doc file    Here is an option  state   that explains       If directory  all immediate subdirectories will be created if they do not exist  since 1 7 they will be created with the supplied permissions    If file  the file will NOT be created if it does not exist  see the  copy  or  template  module if you want that behavior    If link  the symbolic link will be created or changed  Use hard for hardlinks    If absent  directories will be recursively deleted  and files or symlinks will be unlinked        Note that file will not fail if the path does not exist as the state did not change         If touch  new in 1 4   an empty file will be created if the path does not   exist  while an existing file or directory will receive updated file   access and modification times  similar to the way touch works from   the command line

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You need to use file module for this case  Below playbook you can use for your reference       ---      - hosts   lt Your target host group gt         name  play1        tasks           - name  Create Directory           files             path  srv www             owner  lt Intended User gt             mode  lt Intended permission  e g   0750 gt             state directory

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Easiest way to make a directory in Ansible    name  Create your directory if it doesn t exist  file  path   etc your directory   OR   You want to give sudo privileges to that directory    name  Create your directory if it doesn t exist  file  path   etc your directory mode   777

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To check if directory exists and then run some task  e g  create directory  use the following  - name  Check if output directory exists     stat      path   path to output     register  output folder  - name  Create output directory if not exists     file      path   path to output     state  directory     owner  user     group  user     mode  0775     when  output folder stat exists    false

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here is easier way   - name  create dir    command  mkdir -p dir dir a dir b

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You want the file module  To create a directory  you need to specify the option state directory   - name  Creates directory   file      path   src www     state  directory  You can see other options at https   docs ansible com ansible latest collections ansible builtin file module html

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You can use the statement  - name  webfolder - Creates web folder   file  path  srv www state directory owner www-data group www-data mode 0775

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to create directory   ansible host name -m file -a  dest  home ansible vndir state directory

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you can use the  file  module in this case  there are so many arguments that you can pass for a newly created directory like the owner  group  location  mode and so on       please refer to this document for the detailed explanation on the file module     https   docs ansible com ansible latest modules file module html file-module  remember this module is not just for creating the directory

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- file      path   etc some directory     state  directory     mode  0755     owner  someone     group  somegroup   That s the way you can actually also set the permissions  the owner and the group  The last three parameters are not obligatory

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