win_copy isn't working.

[ertanci]

SUMMARY

I can't copy folder from ansible server to windows server using win_copy module

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

win-copy

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible [core 2.14.2]
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/**/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/**/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.11.2 (main, Sep 14 2023, 10:46:13) [GCC 8.5.0 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-18)] (/usr/bin/python3.11)
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

CONFIGURATION

CONFIG_FILE() = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
DEPRECATION_WARNINGS(/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg) = False

OS / ENVIRONMENT

NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
VERSION="8.8 (Ootpa)"
ID="rhel"
ID_LIKE="fedora"
VERSION_ID="8.8"
PLATFORM_ID="platform:el8"
PRETTY_NAME="Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 (Ootpa)"
ANSI_COLOR="0;31"
CPE_NAME="cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8::baseos"
HOME_URL="https://www.redhat.com/"
DOCUMENTATION_URL="https://access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8"
BUG_REPORT_URL="https://bugzilla.redhat.com/"

REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8"
REDHAT_BUGZILLA_PRODUCT_VERSION=8.8
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT="Red Hat Enterprise Linux"
REDHAT_SUPPORT_PRODUCT_VERSION="8.8"

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

---
- name: Delete older log
  hosts: test_2019
  vars_files:
    - /etc/ansible/vault/vault.yml
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
   - name: Old log clear ps file copy
     win_copy:
       src: /home/***/source.ps1'
       dest: c:\

ACTUAL RESULTS

TASK [Old log clear ps file copy] ****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/***/ert/mypipe.yml:8
redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.win_copy to ansible.windows.win_copy
Using module file /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/modules/windows/win_copy.ps1
Pipelining is enabled.
<***> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: **\** on PORT 5985 TO ***
<***> WINRM CONNECT: transport=ntlm endpoint=http://***:5985/wsman
<***> WINRM OPEN SHELL: C71EFB9A-625D-4533-BFF2-E3489716D2B3
EXEC (via pipeline wrapper)
<***> WINRM EXEC 'PowerShell' ['-NoProfile', '-NonInteractive', '-ExecutionPolicy', 'Unrestricted', '-EncodedCommand', '***']
<***> WINRM RESULT '<Response code 0, out "{"changed":false,"ms", err "#< CLIXML\r\n#< CLIXML">'
<***> WINRM CLOSE SHELL: C71EFB9A-625D-4533-BFF2-E3489716D2B3
fatal: [***]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "msg": "Cannot copy src file: '/home/***/source.ps1' as it does not exist"
}

[jborean93]

Sorry I missed this one over the end of year break. The error message is interesting as it is acting like remote_src: true is potentially set causing the module to try and find the src configured on the remote target. The only two times this ever happens is at

ansible.windows/plugins/modules/win_copy.ps1

Line 358 in 58913c6

Fail-Json -obj $result -message "Cannot copy src file: '$src' as it does not exist"

and

ansible.windows/plugins/modules/win_copy.ps1

Line 432 in 58913c6

Fail-Json -obj $result -message "Cannot copy src file: '$src' as it does not exist"

The first example is if remote_src: true was set and the second example happens when copying a single file. In the latter case the action plugin overwrites src with the path to the temporary source path that was copied to the host so it should never be the original src defined in the Ansible task. Are you sure you haven't set remote_src: true in your example or as module defaults?