sh – POSIX shell (/bin/sh)¶

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Synopsis ¶

This shell plugin is the one you want to use on most Unix systems, it is the most compatible and widely installed shell.

Parameters ¶

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Configuration	Comments
admin_users list	Default: ["root", "toor"]	ini entries: [defaults] admin_users = ['root', 'toor'] env:ANSIBLE_ADMIN_USERS var: ansible_admin_users	list of users to be expected to have admin privileges. This is used by the controller to determine how to share temporary files between the remote user and the become user.
async_dir -	Default: "~/.ansible_async"	ini entries: [defaults] async_dir = ~/.ansible_async env:ANSIBLE_ASYNC_DIR var: ansible_async_dir	Directory in which ansible will keep async job information
environment dictionary	Default: {}		dictionary of environment variables and their values to use when executing commands.
remote_tmp -	Default: "~/.ansible/tmp"	ini entries: [defaults] remote_tmp = ~/.ansible/tmp env:ANSIBLE_REMOTE_TEMP env:ANSIBLE_REMOTE_TMP var: ansible_remote_tmp	Temporary directory to use on targets when executing tasks.
system_tmpdirs list	Default: ["/var/tmp", "/tmp"]	ini entries: [defaults] system_tmpdirs = ['/var/tmp', '/tmp'] env:ANSIBLE_SYSTEM_TMPDIRS var: ansible_system_tmpdirs	List of valid system temporary directories for Ansible to choose when it cannot use ``remote_tmp``, normally due to permission issues. These must be world readable, writable, and executable.

Status ¶

This shell is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
This shell is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

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Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.