[ansible-project] Run Powershell script on remote

[Dimitri Yioulos]

Apologies for what must be a very dumb question, but how do I run a
Powershell script which is located on a remote Windows machine? And, can I
run a script that's located on the Ansible host?

Many thanks!

[J Hawkesworth]

You can use the 'raw' module to run a powershell script that is already on
the remote machine (or any exe), and you can use the 'script' module to
have ansible transfer the powershell script from your ansible controller to
your managed host and then run the powershell script.

If possible though, use the windows modules for controlling your Windows
machines (or create your own), they integrate better with the rest of
ansible (you can take control of whether ansible returns 'ok' or 'changed'
with your own module).

If you are able to clone ansible from github there are many useful examples
of using raw, script and other windows modules in the
test/integration/roles/ dirs

Hope this helps,

Jon

Post by Dimitri Yioulos
Apologies for what must be a very dumb question, but how do I run a
Powershell script which is located on a remote Windows machine? And, can I
run a script that's located on the Ansible host?
Many thanks!

[Dimitri Yioulos]

Thank you, Jon. I really appreciate the many contributions that you make
to the list!

Post by Dimitri Yioulos
Apologies for what must be a very dumb question, but how do I run a
Powershell script which is located on a remote Windows machine? And, can I
run a script that's located on the Ansible host?
Many thanks!