Why Do I Receive Permission Denied Errors when Using lineinfile or blockinfile Modules with Ansible Engine?

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Issue

  • Using lineinfile or blockinfile with an underprivileged user in a directory without write permissions results in ERRNO 13: Permission Denied

Environment

Ansible Engine

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