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added note about fakeroot (#71018)

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@ -283,6 +283,20 @@ There are a few common errors that one might run into when trying to execute Ans
zos1 ansible_shell_executable=/usr/lpp/bash/bin/bash
Running under fakeroot
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Some issues arise as ``fakeroot`` does not create a full nor POSIX compliant system by default.
It is known that it will not correctly expand the default tmp directory Ansible uses (:file:`~/.ansible/tmp`).
If you see module failures, this is likely the problem.
The simple workaround is to set ``remote_tmp`` to a path that will expand correctly (see documentation of the shell plugin you are using for specifics).
For example, in the ansible config file (or via environment variable) you can set::
remote_tmp=$HOME/.ansible/tmp
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