Merge c8d3acb75f into d36a289deb

changelogs/fragments/206_fix_sysctl_to_work_on_symlinks.yml

@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
----
-bugfixes:
-- sysctl - fix sysctl to work properly on symlinks (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/111).

plugins/modules/sysctl.py

@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
     # Completely rewrite the sysctl file
     def write_sysctl(self):
         # open a tmp file
-        fd, tmp_path = tempfile.mkstemp('.conf', '.ansible_m_sysctl_', os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(self.sysctl_file)))
+        fd, tmp_path = tempfile.mkstemp('.conf', '.ansible_m_sysctl_', os.path.dirname(self.sysctl_file))
         f = open(tmp_path, "w")
         try:
             for l in self.fixed_lines:
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ class SysctlModule(object):
         f.close()
 
         # replace the real one
-        self.module.atomic_move(tmp_path, os.path.realpath(self.sysctl_file))
+        self.module.atomic_move(tmp_path, self.sysctl_file)
 
 
 # ==============================================================

tests/integration/targets/sysctl/tasks/main.yml

@@ -332,37 +332,3 @@
         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
-      ansible.builtin.copy:
-        content: |
-          # Testing Ansible Sysctl module on symlink.
-        dest: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test.conf
-        mode: "0644"
-
-    - name: Create symlink to the conf file
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        src: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test.conf
-        dest: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test_symlink.conf
-        state: link
-
-    - name: Use sysctl module with symlink sysctl file
-      ansible.posix.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
-      ansible.builtin.stat:
-        path: /tmp/ansible_sysctl_test_symlink.conf
-      register: stat_result
-
-    - name: Ensure the sysctl file remains a symlink
-      ansible.builtin.assert:
-        that:
-          - stat_result.stat.islnk is defined and stat_result.stat.islnk
-          - stat_result.stat.lnk_source == '/tmp/ansible_sysctl_test.conf'