diff --git a/lib/ansible/parsing/dataloader.py b/lib/ansible/parsing/dataloader.py
index 1e15584d4c2..3e8bce70968 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/parsing/dataloader.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/parsing/dataloader.py
@@ -273,8 +273,8 @@ class DataLoader:
         :returns: An absolute path to the filename ``source`` if found
         :raises: An AnsibleFileNotFound Exception if the file is found to exist in the search paths
         '''
-        b_dirname = to_bytes(dirname)
-        b_source = to_bytes(source)
+        b_dirname = to_bytes(dirname, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
+        b_source = to_bytes(source, errors='surrogate_or_strict')
 
         result = None
         search = []
@@ -305,8 +305,8 @@ class DataLoader:
             # always append basedir as last resort
             # don't add dirname if user already is using it in source
             if b_source.split(b'/')[0] != dirname:
-                search.append(os.path.join(to_bytes(self.get_basedir()), b_dirname, b_source))
-            search.append(os.path.join(to_bytes(self.get_basedir()), b_source))
+                search.append(os.path.join(to_bytes(self.get_basedir(), errors='surrogate_or_strict'), b_dirname, b_source))
+            search.append(os.path.join(to_bytes(self.get_basedir(), errors='surrogate_or_strict'), b_source))
 
             display.debug(u'search_path:\n\t%s' % to_text(b'\n\t'.join(search)))
             for b_candidate in search:
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ class DataLoader:
                     break
 
         if result is None:
-            raise AnsibleFileNotFound(file_name=source, paths=[to_text(p) for p in search])
+            raise AnsibleFileNotFound(file_name=source, paths=[to_native(p) for p in search])
 
         return result
 
diff --git a/lib/ansible/utils/path.py b/lib/ansible/utils/path.py
index 4fd416c2808..05649db79a9 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/utils/path.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/utils/path.py
@@ -44,20 +44,22 @@ def unfrackpath(path, follow=True, basedir=None):
         '$HOME/../../var/mail' becomes '/var/spool/mail'
     '''
 
-    if basedir is None:
-        basedir = os.getcwd()
-    elif os.path.isfile(to_bytes(basedir, errors='surrogate_or_strict')):
-        basedir = os.path.dirname(basedir)
+    b_basedir = to_bytes(basedir, errors='surrogate_or_strict', nonstring='passthru')
 
-    final_path = os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(to_bytes(path, errors='surrogate_or_strict')))
+    if b_basedir is None:
+        b_basedir = to_bytes(os.getcwd(), errors='surrogate_or_strict')
+    elif os.path.isfile(b_basedir):
+        b_basedir = os.path.dirname(b_basedir)
 
-    if not os.path.isabs(final_path):
-        final_path = os.path.join(to_bytes(basedir, errors='surrogate_or_strict'), final_path)
+    b_final_path = os.path.expanduser(os.path.expandvars(to_bytes(path, errors='surrogate_or_strict')))
+
+    if not os.path.isabs(b_final_path):
+        b_final_path = os.path.join(b_basedir, b_final_path)
 
     if follow:
-        final_path = os.path.realpath(final_path)
+        b_final_path = os.path.realpath(b_final_path)
 
-    return to_text(os.path.normpath(final_path), errors='surrogate_or_strict')
+    return to_text(os.path.normpath(b_final_path), errors='surrogate_or_strict')
 
 
 def makedirs_safe(path, mode=None):
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/copy/aliases b/test/integration/targets/copy/aliases
index 9af2d790425..961b20518e2 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/copy/aliases
+++ b/test/integration/targets/copy/aliases
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 needs/root
 shippable/posix/group2
+destructive
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/main.yml b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/main.yml
index 023d872183d..a9d58e0962a 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/main.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,20 @@
         name: '{{ remote_unprivileged_user }}'
       register: user
 
+    - name: Check sudoers dir
+      stat:
+        path: /etc/sudoers.d
+      register: etc_sudoers
+
+    - name: Set sudoers.d path fact
+      set_fact:
+        sudoers_d_file: "{{ '/etc/sudoers.d' if etc_sudoers.stat.exists else '/usr/local/etc/sudoers.d' }}/{{ remote_unprivileged_user }}"
+
+    - name: Create sudoers file
+      copy:
+        dest: "{{ sudoers_d_file }}"
+        content: "{{ remote_unprivileged_user }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL"
+
     - file:
         path: "{{ user.home }}/.ssh"
         owner: '{{ remote_unprivileged_user }}'
@@ -93,3 +107,8 @@
         name: '{{ remote_unprivileged_user }}'
         state: absent
         remove: yes
+
+    - name: Remove sudoers.d file
+      file:
+        path: "{{ sudoers_d_file }}"
+        state: absent
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
index 9d6edaf48e3..52c6bb39b80 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/copy/tasks/tests.yml
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@
       - copy_result.dest == remote_file_expanded
       - "'group' in copy_result"
       - "'gid' in copy_result"
-      - "'md5sum' in copy_result"
       - "'checksum' in copy_result"
       - "'owner' in copy_result"
       - "'size' in copy_result"
@@ -1068,16 +1067,19 @@
   file:
     path: 'source_recursive'
     state: directory
+  delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Create a file inside of the directory
   copy:
     content: "testing"
     dest: 'source_recursive/file'
+  delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Create a directory to place the test output in
   file:
     path: 'destination'
     state: directory
+  delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Copy the directory and files within (no trailing slash)
   copy:
@@ -1323,9 +1325,10 @@
 
 - assert:
     that:
-      - "file_attrs.stat.uid == 0"
-      - "file_attrs.stat.pw_name == 'root'"
       - "file_attrs.stat.mode == '0604'"
+      # The below assertions make an invalid assumption, these were not explicitly set
+      # - "file_attrs.stat.uid == 0"
+      # - "file_attrs.stat.pw_name == 'root'"
 
 - name: check that the containing directory did not change attributes
   stat: path={{ remote_dir }}/directory/
@@ -1343,7 +1346,8 @@
 #
 # Recursive copying with symlinks tests
 #
-- block:
+- delegate_to: localhost
+  block:
   - name: Create a test dir to copy
     file:
       path: '{{ local_temp_dir }}/top_dir'
@@ -1376,7 +1380,6 @@
       path: '{{ local_temp_dir }}/top_dir/subdir/circle'
       src: '{{ local_temp_dir }}/top_dir/'
       state: link
-    delegate_to: localhost
 
 - name: Copy the directory's link
   copy:
@@ -1936,22 +1939,26 @@
     user:
       name: '{{ ansible_copy_test_user_name }}'
       state: present
+    become: true
     register: ansible_copy_test_user
 
   - name: execute - create a group for test
     group:
       name: '{{ ansible_copy_test_user_name }}'
       state: present
+    become: true
     register: ansible_copy_test_group
 
   - name: execute - Copy the directory on remote with chown
     copy:
       remote_src: True
-      src: '{{ remote_dir }}/remote_dir_src/'
-      dest: '{{ remote_dir }}/new_dir_with_chown'
+      src: '{{ remote_dir_expanded }}/remote_dir_src/'
+      dest: '{{ remote_dir_expanded }}/new_dir_with_chown'
       owner: '{{ ansible_copy_test_user_name }}'
       group: '{{ ansible_copy_test_user_name }}'
+      follow: true
     register: testcase5
+    become: true
 
   - name: gather - Stat the new_dir_with_chown
     stat:
@@ -2009,11 +2016,13 @@
         name: '{{ ansible_copy_test_user_name }}'
         state: absent
         remove: yes
+      become: true
 
     - name: execute - remove the group for test
       group:
         name: '{{ ansible_copy_test_user_name }}'
         state: absent
+      become: true
 
 ## testcase last - make sure remote_dir_src not change
 - block: