- name: install the upstart init file copy: src=ansible.upstart dest=/etc/init/ansible_test.conf mode=0644 register: install_upstart_result - name: assert that the upstart init file was installed assert: that: - "install_upstart_result.dest == '/etc/init/ansible_test.conf'" - "install_upstart_result.state == 'file'" - "install_upstart_result.mode == '0644'" - "install_upstart_result.md5sum == 'ab3900ea4de8423add764c12aeb90c01'"