Performance Delay When Using ansible.builtin.fetch with become: true

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • When using the ansible.builtin.fetch module to transfer large files with become: true enabled for privilege escalation, the operation may consume excessive memory, potentially leading to system instability or failure due to memory exhaustion.

Environment

  • Red Hat® Ansible Automation Platform 2.x

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