From d49bd27fae0cda7a7a0466205cf3e12b81a985ec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jill Rouleau <jill.rouleau@bespokess.com>
Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 14:42:04 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Revert "sysctl: Fixed sysctl to work on symlinks(#111)"

This reverts commit 34b467719e0dab10d062813cdef11b49f3925ed6.
---
 .../integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml | 33 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml
index 249bde1..3781109 100644
--- a/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml
@@ -332,3 +332,36 @@
         that:
           - sysctl_invalid_set1 is failed
           - "'vm.mmap_rnd_bits' not in sysctl_invalid_conf_content.stdout"
+
+    # Test sysctl: sysctl_file is symlink
+    - name: Create link source
+      copy:
+        content: |
+          # Testing Ansible Sysctl module on symlink.
+        dest: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test.conf
+
+    - name: Create symlink to the conf file
+      file:
+        src: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test.conf
+        dest: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test_symlink.conf
+        state: link
+
+    - name: Use sysctl module with symlink sysctl file
+      sysctl:
+        name: 'kernel.randomize_va_space'
+        value: '1'
+        sysctl_file: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test_symlink.conf
+        state: present
+        sysctl_set: false
+        reload: false
+
+    - name: Stat sysctl file
+      stat:
+        path: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test_symlink.conf
+      register: stat_result
+
+    - name: Ensure the sysctl file remains a symlink
+      assert:
+        that:
+          - stat_result.stat.islnk is defined and stat_result.stat.islnk
+          - stat_result.stat.lnk_source == /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test.conf