Synchronize: Remote source path is prefixed with current working directory

[rafal-1990]

SUMMARY

I try to synchronize (pull) a directory to localhost. I don't have console access to the remote host but /usr/bin/rsync -av -e ssh [email protected]:/path/to/sync/ /home/user/backup works.
On the remote host no rsync-deamon is running/allowed. So /usr/bin/rsync -av -e ssh rsync:https://[email protected]:/path/to/sync/ /home/user/backup results in:

insecure rsync options not allowed.
rsync: did not see server greeting
rsync error: error starting client-server protocol (code 5) at main.c(1675) [Receiver=3.1.3]

I also get above error if I specify the src path in the synchronize task like: rsync:https://[email protected]:/path/to/sync/

So I specified the src of synchronize task like: [email protected]:/path/to/sync/.
But this path seems to be treated as a local relative path.

If this behavior is really expected, please treat this report as feature request and please advice how to solve this sync task in another way.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

synchronize

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible 2.9.6
  config file = /home/user/ansible/test/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/user/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3/dist-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.8.5 (default, Jan 27 2021, 15:41:15) [GCC 9.3.0]

CONFIGURATION

ANSIBLE_PIPELINING(/home/user/ansible/test/ansible.cfg) = True
DEFAULT_ASK_VAULT_PASS(/home/user/ansible/test/ansible.cfg) = True
DEFAULT_HOST_LIST(/home/user/ansible/test/ansible.cfg) = ['/home/user/ansible/test/inventories/hosts']

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Linux Mint 20.1

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

   -  synchronize:
        mode: pull
        src: "[email protected]:/path/to/sync/"
        dest: "/home/user/backup"
        set_remote_user: no

EXPECTED RESULTS

I expect rsync over ssh

ACTUAL RESULTS

src was interpreted as relative local path (and current working directory was prefixed)

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => changed=false 
  cmd: /usr/bin/rsync --delay-updates -F --compress --delete-after --archive --rsh=/usr/bin/ssh -S none -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null --out-format=<<CHANGED>>%i %n%L /home/user/ansible/test/[email protected]:/path/to/sync/ /home/user/backup
  msg: |-
    rsync: change_dir "/home/user/ansible/test/[email protected]:/path/to/sync" failed: No such file or directory (2)
    rsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1207) [sender=3.1.3]
  rc: 23

[saito-hideki]

Hi @rafal-1990, I think this problem has been addressed in #118. Therefore, if it is possible, can you test with the latest version ansible.posix 1.2.0 ?

I have confirmed the similar issues and it is fixed in the latest version 1.2.0:

TASK [ansible.posix.synchronize] *******************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [127.0.0.1]: FAILED! => {"ansible_facts": {"discovered_interpreter_python": "/usr/bin/python"}, "changed": false, "cmd": "/usr/bin/rsync --delay-updates -F --compress --archive --rsh=/usr/bin/ssh -S none -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no -o UserKnownHostsFile=/dev/null --out-format=<<CHANGED>>%i %n%L /home/hsaito/work/testing/collections/playbook/synchronize/redhat@server10:/tmp/test /home/hsaito/work/testing/collections/backup/", "msg": "rsync: change_dir \"/home/hsaito/work/testing/collections/playbook/synchronize/foo@server10:/tmp\" failed: No such file or directory (2)\nrsync error: some files/attrs were not transferred (see previous errors) (code 23) at main.c(1189) [sender=3.1.3]\n", "rc": 23}