exercise81.yaml

---
- name: testing file manipulation skills
  hosts: ansible1
  tasks:
  - name: create a new file
    file:
      name: /tmp/newfile
      state: touch
  - name: check status of the new file
    stat:
      path: /tmp/newfile
    register: newfile
  - name: for debugging purposes only
    debug:
      msg: the current values for newfile are {{ newfile }}
  - name: change file owner if needed
    file:
      path: /tmp/newfile
      owner: ansible
    when: newfile.stat.pw_name != 'ansible'

- name: fetching a remote file
  hosts: ansible1
  tasks:
  - name: fetch file from remote machine
    fetch:
      src: /etc/motd
      dest: /tmp

- name: adding text to the file that is now on localhost
  hosts: localhost
  tasks:
  - name: add a message
    blockinfile:
      path: /tmp/ansible1/etc/motd
      block: |
        welcome to this server
        for authorized users only
      state: present

- name: copy the modified file to ansible2
  hosts: ansible2
  tasks:
  - name: copy motd file
    copy:
      src: /tmp/ansible1/etc/motd
      dest: /tmp