Ansible - win_file 模块 - 如果文件正在使用，则强制删除

Question

We are using ansible win_file module to delete a particular folder in a Windows Server machine with the following code:

- name: Delete <folderName> directory
  win_file: path=C:\<pathToFolder>\{{target_environment}}\<folderName> state=absent
  tags: <folderName>

The problem: When a file from that directory is open in another program at the same time the ansible role runs, it fails saying:

• "The process cannot access the file because it is being used by another process"

Now, i understand the error, but i am looking for suggestions to force this deletion, even if the file is in use, or if there is other module that i don't know that can't resolve this problem.

(currently using ansible 2.4.6)

Answer 1

So, after some searching and digging, i came out with a solution, i found a similar ansible module that can do the job, win_shell .

I resolved the problem with the following code:

  name: Delete <folderName> directory
  win_shell: Remove-Item –path <folderName> –recurse -force
  args:
    chdir: C:\<pathToFolder>\{{target_environment}}
    removes: C:\<pathToFolder>\{{target_environment}}\<folderName>
  tags: <folderName>

• removes: checks if the folder exists else skips the task
• force: does the trick of what i want, delete the folder and all his files even if some of the files are in use or open in any program.