- name: test remote src non files vars: destfile: '{{remote_dir}}/whocares' block: - name: mess with dev/null copy: src: /dev/null dest: "{{destfile}}" remote_src: true become: true register: dev_null_fail ignore_errors: true - name: ensure we failed assert: that: - dev_null_fail is failed - "'not a file' in dev_null_fail.msg" - name: now with file existing file: state=touch path="{{destfile}}" - name: mess with dev/null again copy: src: /dev/null dest: "{{destfile}}" remote_src: true become: true register: dev_null_fail ignore_errors: true - name: ensure we failed, again assert: that: - dev_null_fail is failed - "'not a file' in dev_null_fail.msg" always: - name: cleanup file: state=absent path="{{destfile}}"