Copy module can replace symlink with a real file.

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Luke Antins 2012-10-18 01:04:52 +01:00
parent 54257a6a4c
commit 6354898b09

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@ -100,11 +100,15 @@ def main():
module.fail_json(msg="Destination %s not writable" % (os.path.dirname(dest)))
backup_file = None
if md5sum_src != md5sum_dest:
if md5sum_src != md5sum_dest or os.path.islink(dest):
try:
if backup:
if os.path.exists(dest):
backup_file = module.backup_local(dest)
# allow for conversion from symlink.
if os.path.islink(dest):
os.unlink(dest)
open(dest, 'w').close()
#TODO:pid + epoch should avoid most collisions, hostname/mac for those using nfs?
# might be an issue with exceeding path length
dest_tmp = "%s.%s.%s.tmp" % (dest,os.getpid(),time.time())