Fixed merge conflicts

.azure-pipelines/azure-pipelines.yml

@@ -37,13 +37,13 @@ variables:
 resources:
   containers:
     - container: default
-      image: quay.io/ansible/azure-pipelines-test-container:7.0.0
+      image: quay.io/ansible/azure-pipelines-test-container:6.0.0
 
 pool: Standard
 
 stages:
   - stage: Sanity_devel
-    displayName: Ansible devel sanity & Units & Lint
+    displayName: Ansible devel sanity
     dependsOn: []
     jobs:
       - template: templates/matrix.yml
@@ -57,38 +57,8 @@ stages:
               test: units
             - name: Lint
               test: lint
-  - stage: Sanity_2_19
-    displayName: Ansible 2.19 sanity & Units & Lint
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: "{0}"
-          testFormat: 2.19/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Sanity
-              test: sanity
-            - name: Units
-              test: units
-            - name: Lint
-              test: lint
-  - stage: Sanity_2_18
-    displayName: Ansible 2.18 sanity & Units & Lint
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          nameFormat: "{0}"
-          testFormat: 2.18/{0}
-          targets:
-            - name: Sanity
-              test: sanity
-            - name: Units
-              test: units
-            - name: Lint
-              test: lint
   - stage: Sanity_2_17
-    displayName: Ansible 2.17 sanity & Units & Lint
+    displayName: Ansible 2.17 sanity
     dependsOn: []
     jobs:
       - template: templates/matrix.yml
@@ -103,7 +73,7 @@ stages:
             - name: Lint
               test: lint
   - stage: Sanity_2_16
-    displayName: Ansible 2.16 sanity & Units & Lint
+    displayName: Ansible 2.16 sanity
     dependsOn: []
     jobs:
       - template: templates/matrix.yml
@@ -115,6 +85,19 @@ stages:
               test: sanity
             - name: Units
               test: units
+  - stage: Sanity_2_15
+    displayName: Ansible 2.15 sanity
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          nameFormat: "{0}"
+          testFormat: 2.15/{0}
+          targets:
+            - name: Sanity
+              test: sanity
+            - name: Units
+              test: units
   ## Docker
   - stage: Docker_devel
     displayName: Docker devel
@@ -123,34 +106,6 @@ stages:
       - template: templates/matrix.yml
         parameters:
           testFormat: devel/linux/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 42
-              test: fedora42
-            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-              test: ubuntu2204
-            - name: Ubuntu 24.04
-              test: ubuntu2404
-  - stage: Docker_2_19
-    displayName: Docker 2.19
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.19/linux/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: Fedora 41
-              test: fedora41
-            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
-              test: ubuntu2204
-            - name: Ubuntu 24.04
-              test: ubuntu2404
-  - stage: Docker_2_18
-    displayName: Docker 2.18
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.18/linux/{0}/1
           targets:
             - name: Fedora 40
               test: fedora40
@@ -168,6 +123,8 @@ stages:
           targets:
             - name: Fedora 39
               test: fedora39
+            - name: Ubuntu 20.04
+              test: ubuntu2004
             - name: Ubuntu 22.04
               test: ubuntu2204
   - stage: Docker_2_16
@@ -182,6 +139,27 @@ stages:
               test: centos7
             - name: Fedora 38
               test: fedora38
+            - name: Ubuntu 20.04
+              test: ubuntu2004
+            - name: Ubuntu 22.04
+              test: ubuntu2204
+
+  - stage: Docker_2_15
+    displayName: Docker 2.15
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.15/linux/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - name: CentOS 7
+              test: centos7
+            - name: Fedora 37
+              test: fedora37
+            - name: openSUSE 15 py3
+              test: opensuse15
+            - name: Ubuntu 20.04
+              test: ubuntu2004
             - name: Ubuntu 22.04
               test: ubuntu2204
 
@@ -193,43 +171,11 @@ stages:
       - template: templates/matrix.yml
         parameters:
           testFormat: devel/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: RHEL 10.0
-              test: rhel/10.0
-            - name: RHEL 9.6
-              test: rhel/9.6
-            - name: FreeBSD 14.3
-              test: freebsd/14.3
-            - name: FreeBSD 13.5
-              test: freebsd/13.5
-  - stage: Remote_2_19
-    displayName: Remote 2.19
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.19/{0}/1
-          targets:
-            - name: RHEL 10.0
-              test: rhel/10.0
-            - name: RHEL 9.5
-              test: rhel/9.5
-            - name: FreeBSD 14.2
-              test: freebsd/14.2
-            - name: FreeBSD 13.5
-              test: freebsd/13.5
-  - stage: Remote_2_18
-    displayName: Remote 2.18
-    dependsOn: []
-    jobs:
-      - template: templates/matrix.yml
-        parameters:
-          testFormat: 2.18/{0}/1
           targets:
             - name: RHEL 9.4
               test: rhel/9.4
-            - name: FreeBSD 13.5
-              test: freebsd/13.5
+            - name: FreeBSD 13.3
+              test: freebsd/13.3
   - stage: Remote_2_17
     displayName: Remote 2.17
     dependsOn: []
@@ -240,8 +186,8 @@ stages:
           targets:
             - name: RHEL 9.3
               test: rhel/9.3
-            - name: FreeBSD 13.5
-              test: freebsd/13.5
+            - name: FreeBSD 13.3
+              test: freebsd/13.3
   - stage: Remote_2_16
     displayName: Remote 2.16
     dependsOn: []
@@ -254,24 +200,40 @@ stages:
               test: rhel/8.8
             - name: RHEL 9.2
               test: rhel/9.2
+            - name: FreeBSD 13.2
+              test: freebsd/13.2
+
+  - stage: Remote_2_15
+    displayName: Remote 2.15
+    dependsOn: []
+    jobs:
+      - template: templates/matrix.yml
+        parameters:
+          testFormat: 2.15/{0}/1
+          targets:
+            - name: RHEL 7.9
+              test: rhel/7.9
+            - name: RHEL 8.7
+              test: rhel/8.7
+            - name: RHEL 9.1
+              test: rhel/9.1
+            - name: FreeBSD 13.2
+              test: freebsd/13.2
 
   ## Finally
 
   - stage: Summary
     condition: succeededOrFailed()
     dependsOn:
+      - Sanity_2_15
+      - Remote_2_15
+      - Docker_2_15
       - Sanity_2_16
       - Remote_2_16
       - Docker_2_16
       - Sanity_2_17
       - Remote_2_17
       - Docker_2_17
-      - Sanity_2_18
-      - Remote_2_18
-      - Docker_2_18
-      - Sanity_2_19
-      - Remote_2_19
-      - Docker_2_19
       - Sanity_devel
       - Remote_devel
       - Docker_devel

.github/BOTMETA.yml

@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ files:
     labels: debug
   $plugins/patch.py:
     labels: patch
-  $plugins/skippy.py:
   $plugins/synchronize.py:
     labels: synchronize
   $plugins/timer.py:

CHANGELOG.rst

@@ -4,81 +4,6 @@ ansible.posix Release Notes
 
 .. contents:: Topics
 
-v1.6.2
-======
-
-Release Summary
----------------
-
-This is the bugfix release of the stable version ``ansible.posix`` collection.
-This changelog contains all changes to the modules and plugins
-in this collection that have been added after the release of
-``ansible.posix`` 1.6.1.
-
-Bugfixes
---------
-
-- backport - Drop ansible-core 2.14 and set 2.15 minimum version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/578).
-
-v1.6.1
-======
-
-Release Summary
----------------
-
-This is the bugfix release of the stable version ``ansible.posix`` collection.
-This changelog contains all changes to the modules and plugins
-in this collection that have been added after the release of
-``ansible.posix`` 1.6.1.
-
-Bugfixes
---------
-
-- acl - Fixed to set ACLs on paths mounted with NFS version 4 correctly (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/240).
-- mount - Handle ``boot`` option on Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD correctly (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/364).
-- skippy - Revert removal of skippy plugin. It will be removed in version 2.0.0 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/573).
-
-v1.6.0
-======
-
-Release Summary
----------------
-
-This is the minor release of the ``ansible.posix`` collection.
-This changelog contains all changes to the modules and plugins
-in this collection that have been added after the release of
-``ansible.posix`` 1.5.4.
-
-Major Changes
--------------
-
-- Dropping support for Ansible 2.9, ansible-core 2.15 will be minimum required version for this release
-
-Minor Changes
--------------
-
-- Add summary_only parameter to profile_roles and profile_tasks callbacks.
-- firewalld - add functionality to set forwarding (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/548).
-- firewalld - added offline flag implementation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/484)
-- firewalld - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``firewall`` python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460).
-- firewalld_info - Only warn about ignored zones, when there are zones ignored.
-- firewalld_info - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``firewall`` python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460).
-- mount - add no_log option for opts parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/563).
-- seboolean - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``selinux`` python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460).
-- selinux - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``selinux`` python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460).
-
-Removed Features (previously deprecated)
-----------------------------------------
-
-- skippy - Remove skippy pluglin as it is no longer supported(https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/350).
-
-Bugfixes
---------
-
-- Bugfix in the documentation regarding the path option for authorised_key(https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/483).
-- seboolean - make it work with disabled SELinux
-- synchronize - maintain proper formatting of the remote paths (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/361).
-- sysctl - fix sysctl to work properly on symlinks (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/111).
 
 v1.5.4
 ======

README.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ For more information about communication, see the [Ansible communication guide](
 <!--start requires_ansible-->
 ## Ansible version compatibility
 
-This collection has been tested against following Ansible versions: **>=2.16**.
+This collection has been tested against following Ansible versions: **>=2.15**.
 <!--end requires_ansible-->
 
 ## Included content
@@ -74,9 +74,10 @@ None
 
 <!-- List the versions of Ansible the collection has been tested with. Must match what is in galaxy.yml. -->
 
-- ansible-core 2.18 (stable) *
+- ansible-core 2.18 (devel)
 - ansible-core 2.17 (stable)
 - ansible-core 2.16 (stable)
+- ansible-core 2.15 (stable)
 
 ## Roadmap
 

changelogs/changelog.yaml

@@ -347,101 +347,3 @@ releases:
     - 451_firewall_fix_protocol_parameter.yml
     - 456_sysctl_fix_nonetype.yml
     release_date: '2023-05-10'
-  1.6.0:
-    changes:
-      bugfixes:
-      - Bugfix in the documentation regarding the path option for authorised_key(https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/483).
-      - seboolean - make it work with disabled SELinux
-      - synchronize - maintain proper formatting of the remote paths (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/361).
-      - sysctl - fix sysctl to work properly on symlinks (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/111).
-      major_changes:
-      - Dropping support for Ansible 2.9, ansible-core 2.15 will be minimum required
-        version for this release
-      minor_changes:
-      - Add summary_only parameter to profile_roles and profile_tasks callbacks.
-      - firewalld - add functionality to set forwarding (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/548).
-      - firewalld - added offline flag implementation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/484)
-      - firewalld - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``firewall``
-        python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460).
-      - firewalld_info - Only warn about ignored zones, when there are zones ignored.
-      - firewalld_info - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when
-        the ``firewall`` python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter``
-        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460).
-      - mount - add no_log option for opts parameter (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/563).
-      - seboolean - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``selinux``
-        python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460).
-      - selinux - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``selinux``
-        python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460).
-      release_summary: 'This is the minor release of the ``ansible.posix`` collection.
-
-        This changelog contains all changes to the modules and plugins
-
-        in this collection that have been added after the release of
-
-        ``ansible.posix`` 1.5.4.'
-      removed_features:
-      - skippy - Remove skippy pluglin as it is no longer supported(https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/350).
-    fragments:
-    - 1.6.0.yml
-    - 206_fix_sysctl_to_work_on_symlinks.yml
-    - 333_doc_absent_precision.yml
-    - 361_maintain_proper_formating_remote_paths.yml
-    - 421-remove-deprecation-warning.yml
-    - 460-respawn.yaml
-    - 466-tests.yml
-    - 477_ci_update.yml
-    - 484-firewalld-offline.yml
-    - 487_ci_update.yml
-    - 490_doc_authorized_key_path.yml
-    - 496_seboolean-make-it-wrk-with-SELinux-disabled.yaml
-    - 504-firewalld_info-warning.yaml
-    - 508_ci_update.yml
-    - 510_ci_update.yml
-    - 511_profile-callbacks-add-summary-only-parameter.yml
-    - 548_add_foward.yml
-    - 556_remove_skippy_callback.yml
-    - 562_update_core_version.yml
-    - 563_add_no_log_option.yml
-    - dropping-ansible29.yml
-    - test-reqs.yml
-    release_date: '2024-09-11'
-  1.6.1:
-    changes:
-      bugfixes:
-      - acl - Fixed to set ACLs on paths mounted with NFS version 4 correctly (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/240).
-      - mount - Handle ``boot`` option on Linux, NetBSD and OpenBSD correctly (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/364).
-      - skippy - Revert removal of skippy plugin. It will be removed in version 2.0.0
-        (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/573).
-      release_summary: 'This is the bugfix release of the stable version ``ansible.posix``
-        collection.
-
-        This changelog contains all changes to the modules and plugins
-
-        in this collection that have been added after the release of
-
-        ``ansible.posix`` 1.6.1.'
-    fragments:
-    - 1.6.1.yml
-    - 365-boot-linux.yml
-    - 566_bump_version_161.yml
-    - 567_remove_version_added.yml
-    - 570_nfs4_acl.yml
-    - 571_ci_bump_core_version.yml
-    - 572_revert_removal_of_skippy.yml
-    release_date: '2024-10-11'
-  1.6.2:
-    changes:
-      bugfixes:
-      - backport - Drop ansible-core 2.14 and set 2.15 minimum version (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/578).
-      release_summary: 'This is the bugfix release of the stable version ``ansible.posix``
-        collection.
-
-        This changelog contains all changes to the modules and plugins
-
-        in this collection that have been added after the release of
-
-        ``ansible.posix`` 1.6.1.'
-    fragments:
-    - 1.6.2.yml
-    - 580_drop_ansible214.yml
-    release_date: '2024-10-22'

changelogs/fragments/206_fix_sysctl_to_work_on_symlinks.yml

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

changelogs/fragments/333_doc_absent_precision.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+trivial:
+- mount - fix description in the documentation of the state ``absent`` to match its actual behavior
+  and point out that ``src`` is ignored with state ``absent`` and ``unmounted`` (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/322)

changelogs/fragments/421-remove-deprecation-warning.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+trivial:
+  - synchronize - instantiate the connection plugin without the ``new_stdin`` argument, which is deprecated in ansible-core 2.15 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/421).

changelogs/fragments/460-respawn.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - "seboolean - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``selinux`` python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter``
+    (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460)."
+  - "selinux - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``selinux`` python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter``
+    (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460)."
+  - "firewalld - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``firewall`` python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter``
+    (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460)."
+  - "firewalld_info - respawn module to use the system python interpreter when the ``firewall`` python module is not available for ``ansible_python_interpreter``
+    (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/460)."

changelogs/fragments/466-tests.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+trivial:
+  - "Fix integration tests so they work with ansible-core devel / 2.16 (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/466)."

changelogs/fragments/477_ci_update.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+trivial:
+  - "Drop Python3.9 and update versions of RHEL,Fedora and FreeBSD for ansible-core:devel test(https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/476)."

changelogs/fragments/484-firewalld-offline.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - firewalld - added offline flag implementation (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/484)

changelogs/fragments/487_ci_update.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+trivial:
+  - "Drop FreeBSD12.4 from CI for ansible-core:devel(https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/486)."

changelogs/fragments/490_doc_authorized_key_path.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - "Bugfix in the documentation regarding the path option for authorised_key(https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/483)."

changelogs/fragments/496_seboolean-make-it-wrk-with-SELinux-disabled.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+bugfixes:
+  - seboolean - make it work with disabled SELinux

changelogs/fragments/504-firewalld_info-warning.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+minor_changes:
+  - firewalld_info - Only warn about ignored zones, when there are zones ignored.

changelogs/fragments/508_ci_update.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+trivial:
+  - "Refactoring remote CI targets."

changelogs/fragments/510_ci_update.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+trivial:
+  - "Replace Fedora 38 with 39 for container test(https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/509)."

changelogs/fragments/511_profile-callbacks-add-summary-only-parameter.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - "Add summary_only parameter to profile_roles and profile_tasks callbacks."

changelogs/fragments/556_remove_skippy_callback.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+removed_features:
+  - skippy - Remove skippy pluglin as it is no longer supported(https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/350).

changelogs/fragments/562_update_core_version.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+minor_changes:
+  - "Dropping support for ansible-core 2.14, ansible-core 2.15 will be minimum required version for this release"

changelogs/fragments/631_fixes_module_path.yml

@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
----
-bugfixes:
-  - ansible.posix.cgroup_perf_recap - fixes json module load path (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/630).
-trivial:
-  - ansible.posix.seboolean - remove unnecessary condition from seboolean integration tests (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/630).
-  - ansible.posix.selinux - optimize conditions for selinux integration tests (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/630).

changelogs/fragments/642_ci_add_rhel10.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-  - Add Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 to the CI matrix (https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/issues/642).

changelogs/fragments/655_ci_remove_devel_from_stable1.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-  - Remove devel branch test from CI matrix for stable-1.

changelogs/fragments/675_update_ci_matrix_202508.yml

@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-trivial:
-  - Update AZP CI matrix to bump test container version 7.0.0(https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/pull/673).

changelogs/fragments/dropping-ansible29.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+major_changes:
+  - "Dropping support for Ansible 2.9, ansible-core 2.14 will be minimum required version for this release"

changelogs/fragments/test-reqs.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+trivial:
+  - "Move Galaxy test requirements from old transitional format in tests/requirements.yml to standard Ansible Galaxy requirements files in tests/integration/requirements.yml and tests/unit/requirements.yml."

galaxy.yml

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 namespace: ansible
 name: posix
-version: 1.6.2
+version: 1.5.4
 readme: README.md
 authors:
   - Ansible (github.com/ansible)
@@ -10,6 +10,6 @@ license_file: COPYING
 tags: [posix, networking, shell, unix]
 dependencies: {}
 repository: https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix
-documentation: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/posix/
+documentation: https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix/tree/main/docs
 homepage: https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix
 issues: https://github.com/ansible-collections/ansible.posix

meta/runtime.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,2 @@
 ---
 requires_ansible: ">=2.15.0"
-plugin_routing:
-  callback:
-    skippy:
-      deprecation:
-        removal_date: "2024-12-05"
-        warning_text: See the plugin documentation for more details

plugins/action/synchronize.py

@@ -77,14 +77,7 @@ class ActionModule(ActionBase):
 
         if self._host_is_ipv6_address(host):
             return '[%s%s]:%s' % (user_prefix, host, path)
-
-        # preserve formatting of remote paths if host or user@host is explicitly defined in the path
-        if ':' not in path:
         return '%s%s:%s' % (user_prefix, host, path)
-        elif '@' not in path:
-            return '%s%s' % (user_prefix, path)
-        else:
-            return path
 
     def _process_origin(self, host, path, user):
 

plugins/callback/cgroup_perf_recap.py

@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ DOCUMENTATION = '''
 
 import csv
 import datetime
-import json
 import os
 import time
 import threading
@@ -143,7 +142,7 @@ from functools import partial
 
 from ansible.module_utils._text import to_bytes, to_text
 from ansible.module_utils.six import with_metaclass
-from ansible.parsing.ajson import AnsibleJSONEncoder
+from ansible.parsing.ajson import AnsibleJSONEncoder, json
 from ansible.plugins.callback import CallbackBase
 
 

plugins/callback/profile_roles.py

@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         self._display_tasktime()
 
     def playbook_on_stats(self, stats):
-        self._display_tasktime()
-        self._display.display(filled("", fchar="="))
+        # Align summary report header with other callback plugin summary
+        self._display.banner("ROLE RECAP")
 
         timestamp(self)
         total_time = sum(self.totals.values())

plugins/callback/profile_tasks.py

@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
         self._display_tasktime()
 
     def playbook_on_stats(self, stats):
-        self._display_tasktime()
-        self._display.display(filled("", fchar="="))
+        # Align summary report header with other callback plugin summary
+        self._display.banner("TASKS RECAP")
 
         timestamp(self)
         self.current = None

plugins/callback/skippy.py

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-# (c) 2012-2014, Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>
-# (c) 2017 Ansible Project
-# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
-
-# Make coding more python3-ish
-from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
-__metaclass__ = type
-
-DOCUMENTATION = '''
-    name: skippy
-    type: stdout
-    requirements:
-      - set as main display callback
-    short_description: Ansible screen output that ignores skipped status
-    deprecated:
-      why: The 'default' callback plugin now supports this functionality
-      removed_at_date: '2024-12-05'
-      alternative: "'default' callback plugin with 'display_skipped_hosts = no' option"
-    extends_documentation_fragment:
-      - default_callback
-    description:
-      - This callback does the same as the default except it does not output skipped host/task/item status
-'''
-
-from ansible.plugins.callback.default import CallbackModule as CallbackModule_default
-
-
-class CallbackModule(CallbackModule_default):
-
-    '''
-    This is the default callback interface, which simply prints messages
-    to stdout when new callback events are received.
-    '''
-
-    CALLBACK_VERSION = 2.0
-    CALLBACK_TYPE = 'stdout'
-    CALLBACK_NAME = 'ansible.posix.skippy'
-
-    def v2_runner_on_skipped(self, result):
-        pass
-
-    def v2_runner_item_on_skipped(self, result):
-        pass

plugins/callback/timer.py

@@ -46,4 +46,6 @@ class CallbackModule(CallbackBase):
     def v2_playbook_on_stats(self, stats):
         end_time = datetime.utcnow()
         runtime = end_time - self.start_time
-        self._display.display("Playbook run took %s days, %s hours, %s minutes, %s seconds" % (self.days_hours_minutes_seconds(runtime)))
+        # Align summary report header with other callback plugin summary
+        self._display.banner("PLAYBOOK RECAP")
+        self._display.display("Playbook run took %s days, %s hours, %s minutes, %s seconds\n\r" % (self.days_hours_minutes_seconds(runtime)))

plugins/modules/acl.py

@@ -75,10 +75,6 @@ options:
   use_nfsv4_acls:
     description:
     - Use NFSv4 ACLs instead of POSIX ACLs.
-    - This feature uses C(nfs4_setfacl) and C(nfs4_getfacl). The behavior depends on those implementation.
-      And currently it only supports C(A) in ACE, so C(D) must be replaced with the appropriate C(A).
-    - Permission is set as optimised ACLs by the system. You can check the actual ACLs that has been set using the return value.
-    - More info C(man nfs4_setfacl)
     type: bool
     default: false
   recalculate_mask:
@@ -183,7 +179,7 @@ def split_entry(entry):
 def build_entry(etype, entity, permissions=None, use_nfsv4_acls=False):
     '''Builds and returns an entry string. Does not include the permissions bit if they are not provided.'''
     if use_nfsv4_acls:
-        return ':'.join(['A', 'g' if etype == 'group' else '', entity, permissions + 'tcy'])
+        return ':'.join([etype, entity, permissions, 'allow'])
 
     if permissions:
         return etype + ':' + entity + ':' + permissions
@@ -191,27 +187,22 @@ def build_entry(etype, entity, permissions=None, use_nfsv4_acls=False):
     return etype + ':' + entity
 
 
-def build_command(module, mode, path, follow, default, recursive, recalculate_mask, use_nfsv4_acls, entry=''):
+def build_command(module, mode, path, follow, default, recursive, recalculate_mask, entry=''):
     '''Builds and returns a getfacl/setfacl command.'''
     if mode == 'set':
-        cmd = [module.get_bin_path('nfs4_setfacl' if use_nfsv4_acls else 'setfacl', True)]
-        cmd.extend(['-a' if use_nfsv4_acls else '-m', entry])
+        cmd = [module.get_bin_path('setfacl', True)]
+        cmd.extend(['-m', entry])
     elif mode == 'rm':
-        cmd = [module.get_bin_path('nfs4_setfacl' if use_nfsv4_acls else 'setfacl', True)]
+        cmd = [module.get_bin_path('setfacl', True)]
         cmd.extend(['-x', entry])
     else:  # mode == 'get'
         cmd = [module.get_bin_path('getfacl', True)]
         # prevents absolute path warnings and removes headers
         if platform.system().lower() == 'linux':
-            if use_nfsv4_acls:
-                # use nfs4_getfacl instead of getfacl if use_nfsv4_acls is True
-                cmd = [module.get_bin_path('nfs4_getfacl', True)]
-            else:
-                cmd = [module.get_bin_path('getfacl', True)]
-                cmd.append('--absolute-names')
             cmd.append('--omit-header')
+            cmd.append('--absolute-names')
 
-    if recursive and not use_nfsv4_acls:
+    if recursive:
         cmd.append('--recursive')
 
     if recalculate_mask == 'mask' and mode in ['set', 'rm']:
@@ -219,7 +210,7 @@ def build_command(module, mode, path, follow, default, recursive, recalculate_ma
     elif recalculate_mask == 'no_mask' and mode in ['set', 'rm']:
         cmd.append('--no-mask')
 
-    if not follow and not use_nfsv4_acls:
+    if not follow:
         if platform.system().lower() == 'linux':
             cmd.append('--physical')
         elif platform.system().lower() == 'freebsd':
@@ -232,34 +223,24 @@ def build_command(module, mode, path, follow, default, recursive, recalculate_ma
     return cmd
 
 
-def acl_changed(module, cmd, entry, use_nfsv4_acls=False):
+def acl_changed(module, cmd):
     '''Returns true if the provided command affects the existing ACLs, false otherwise.'''
-    # To check the ACL changes, use the output of setfacl or nfs4_setfacl with '--test'.
-    # FreeBSD do not have a --test flag, so by default, it is safer to always say "true".
+    # FreeBSD do not have a --test flag, so by default, it is safer to always say "true"
     if platform.system().lower() == 'freebsd':
         return True
 
     cmd = cmd[:]  # lists are mutables so cmd would be overwritten without this
     cmd.insert(1, '--test')
     lines = run_acl(module, cmd)
-    counter = 0
-    for line in lines:
-        if line.endswith('*,*') and not use_nfsv4_acls:
-            return False
-        # if use_nfsv4_acls and entry is listed
-        if use_nfsv4_acls and entry == line:
-            counter += 1
 
-    # The current 'nfs4_setfacl --test' lists a new entry,
-    #  which will be added at the top of list, followed by the existing entries.
-    # So if the entry has already been registered, the entry should be find twice.
-    if counter == 2:
-        return False
+    for line in lines:
+        if not line.endswith('*,*'):
             return True
+    return False
 
 
 def run_acl(module, cmd, check_rc=True):
-    '''Runs the provided command and returns the output as a list of lines.'''
+
     try:
         (rc, out, err) = module.run_command(cmd, check_rc=check_rc)
     except Exception as e:
@@ -332,7 +313,7 @@ def main():
             module.fail_json(msg="'recalculate_mask' MUST NOT be set to 'mask' or 'no_mask' when 'state=query'.")
 
     if not entry:
-        if state == 'absent' and permissions and not use_nfsv4_acls:
+        if state == 'absent' and permissions:
             module.fail_json(msg="'permissions' MUST NOT be set when 'state=absent'.")
 
         if state == 'absent' and not entity:
@@ -369,24 +350,21 @@ def main():
         entry = build_entry(etype, entity, permissions, use_nfsv4_acls)
         command = build_command(
             module, 'set', path, follow,
-            default, recursive, recalculate_mask, use_nfsv4_acls, entry
+            default, recursive, recalculate_mask, entry
         )
-        changed = acl_changed(module, command, entry, use_nfsv4_acls)
+        changed = acl_changed(module, command)
 
         if changed and not module.check_mode:
             run_acl(module, command)
         msg = "%s is present" % entry
 
     elif state == 'absent':
-        if use_nfsv4_acls:
-            entry = build_entry(etype, entity, permissions, use_nfsv4_acls)
-        else:
         entry = build_entry(etype, entity, use_nfsv4_acls)
         command = build_command(
             module, 'rm', path, follow,
-            default, recursive, recalculate_mask, use_nfsv4_acls, entry
+            default, recursive, recalculate_mask, entry
         )
-        changed = acl_changed(module, command, entry, use_nfsv4_acls)
+        changed = acl_changed(module, command)
 
         if changed and not module.check_mode:
             run_acl(module, command, False)
@@ -397,10 +375,7 @@ def main():
 
     acl = run_acl(
         module,
-        build_command(
-            module, 'get', path, follow, default, recursive,
-            recalculate_mask, use_nfsv4_acls
-        )
+        build_command(module, 'get', path, follow, default, recursive, recalculate_mask)
     )
 
     module.exit_json(changed=changed, msg=msg, acl=acl)

plugins/modules/firewalld.py

@@ -108,11 +108,6 @@ options:
       - The amount of time in seconds the rule should be in effect for when non-permanent.
     type: int
     default: 0
-  forward:
-    description:
-      - The forward setting you would like to enable/disable to/from zones within firewalld.
-      - This option only is supported by firewalld v0.9.0 or later.
-    type: str
   masquerade:
     description:
       - The masquerade setting you would like to enable/disable to/from zones within firewalld.
@@ -143,8 +138,8 @@ notes:
   - This module needs C(python-firewall) or C(python3-firewall) on managed nodes.
     It is usually provided as a subset with C(firewalld) from the OS distributor for the OS default Python interpreter.
 requirements:
-- firewalld >= 0.9.0
-- python-firewall >= 0.9.0
+- firewalld >= 0.2.11
+- python-firewall >= 0.2.11
 author:
 - Adam Miller (@maxamillion)
 '''
@@ -203,12 +198,6 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     permanent: true
     state: enabled
 
-- ansible.posix.firewalld:
-    forward: true
-    state: enabled
-    permanent: true
-    zone: internal
-
 - ansible.posix.firewalld:
     masquerade: true
     state: enabled
@@ -416,49 +405,6 @@ class ProtocolTransaction(FirewallTransaction):
         self.update_fw_settings(fw_zone, fw_settings)
 
 
-class ForwardTransaction(FirewallTransaction):
-    """
-    ForwardTransaction
-    """
-
-    def __init__(self, module, action_args=None, zone=None, desired_state=None, permanent=False, immediate=False):
-        super(ForwardTransaction, self).__init__(
-            module, action_args=action_args, desired_state=desired_state, zone=zone, permanent=permanent, immediate=immediate
-        )
-
-        self.enabled_msg = "Added forward to zone %s" % self.zone
-        self.disabled_msg = "Removed forward from zone %s" % self.zone
-
-    def get_enabled_immediate(self):
-        if self.fw.queryForward(self.zone) is True:
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
-
-    def get_enabled_permanent(self):
-        fw_zone, fw_settings = self.get_fw_zone_settings()
-        if fw_settings.queryForward() is True:
-            return True
-        else:
-            return False
-
-    def set_enabled_immediate(self):
-        self.fw.addForward(self.zone)
-
-    def set_enabled_permanent(self):
-        fw_zone, fw_settings = self.get_fw_zone_settings()
-        fw_settings.setForward(True)
-        self.update_fw_settings(fw_zone, fw_settings)
-
-    def set_disabled_immediate(self):
-        self.fw.removeForward(self.zone)
-
-    def set_disabled_permanent(self):
-        fw_zone, fw_settings = self.get_fw_zone_settings()
-        fw_settings.setForward(False)
-        self.update_fw_settings(fw_zone, fw_settings)
-
-
 class MasqueradeTransaction(FirewallTransaction):
     """
     MasqueradeTransaction
@@ -875,7 +821,6 @@ def main():
             state=dict(type='str', required=True, choices=['absent', 'disabled', 'enabled', 'present']),
             timeout=dict(type='int', default=0),
             interface=dict(type='str'),
-            forward=dict(type='str'),
             masquerade=dict(type='str'),
             offline=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             target=dict(type='str', choices=['default', 'ACCEPT', 'DROP', '%%REJECT%%']),
@@ -888,7 +833,7 @@ def main():
         ),
         mutually_exclusive=[
             ['icmp_block', 'icmp_block_inversion', 'service', 'protocol', 'port', 'port_forward', 'rich_rule',
-             'interface', 'forward', 'masquerade', 'source', 'target']
+             'interface', 'masquerade', 'source', 'target']
         ],
     )
 
@@ -897,7 +842,6 @@ def main():
     immediate = module.params['immediate']
     timeout = module.params['timeout']
     interface = module.params['interface']
-    forward = module.params['forward']
     masquerade = module.params['masquerade']
     offline = module.params['offline']
 
@@ -961,7 +905,7 @@ def main():
 
     modification = False
     if any([icmp_block, icmp_block_inversion, service, protocol, port, port_forward, rich_rule,
-            interface, forward, masquerade, source, target]):
+            interface, masquerade, source, target]):
         modification = True
     if modification and desired_state in ['absent', 'present'] and target is None:
         module.fail_json(
@@ -1128,29 +1072,6 @@ def main():
         changed, transaction_msgs = transaction.run()
         msgs = msgs + transaction_msgs
 
-    if forward is not None:
-        # Type of forward will be changed to boolean in a future release.
-        forward_status = False
-        try:
-            forward_status = boolean(forward, False)
-        except TypeError:
-            module.warn('The value of the forward option is "%s". '
-                        'The type of the option will be changed from string to boolean in a future release. '
-                        'To avoid unexpected behavior, please change the value to boolean.' % forward)
-
-        expected_state = 'enabled' if (desired_state == 'enabled') == forward_status else 'disabled'
-        transaction = ForwardTransaction(
-            module,
-            action_args=(),
-            zone=zone,
-            desired_state=expected_state,
-            permanent=permanent,
-            immediate=immediate,
-        )
-
-        changed, transaction_msgs = transaction.run()
-        msgs = msgs + transaction_msgs
-
     if masquerade is not None:
         # Type of masquerade will be changed to boolean in a future release.
         masquerade_status = True

plugins/modules/mount.py

@@ -43,11 +43,6 @@ options:
     description:
       - Mount options (see fstab(5), or vfstab(4) on Solaris).
     type: str
-  opts_no_log:
-    description:
-      - Do not log opts.
-    type: bool
-    default: false
   dump:
     description:
       - Dump (see fstab(5)).
@@ -214,7 +209,6 @@ EXAMPLES = r'''
     src: //192.168.1.200/share
     path: /mnt/smb_share
     opts: "rw,vers=3,file_mode=0600,dir_mode=0700,dom={{ ad_domain }},username={{ ad_username }},password={{ ad_password }}"
-    opts_no_log: true
     fstype: cifs
     state: ephemeral
 '''
@@ -774,7 +768,6 @@ def main():
             fstype=dict(type='str'),
             path=dict(type='path', required=True, aliases=['name']),
             opts=dict(type='str'),
-            opts_no_log=dict(type='bool', default=False),
             passno=dict(type='str', no_log=False, default='0'),
             src=dict(type='path'),
             backup=dict(type='bool', default=False),
@@ -788,9 +781,6 @@ def main():
         ),
     )
 
-    if module.params['opts_no_log']:
-        module.no_log_values.add(module.params['opts'])
-
     # solaris args:
     #   name, src, fstype, opts, boot, passno, state, fstab=/etc/vfstab
     # linux args:
@@ -850,6 +840,9 @@ def main():
             args['warnings'].append("Ignore the 'boot' due to 'opts' contains 'noauto'.")
         elif not module.params['boot']:
             args['boot'] = 'no'
+            if 'defaults' in opts:
+                args['warnings'].append("Ignore the 'boot' due to 'opts' contains 'defaults'.")
+            else:
                 opts.append('noauto')
                 args['opts'] = ','.join(opts)
 

tests/integration/targets/acl/tasks/acl.yml

@@ -46,12 +46,6 @@
     path: "{{ test_dir }}"
     state: directory
     mode: "0755"
-
-- name: Install acl package
-  ansible.builtin.package:
-    name: acl
-    state: present
-
 ##############################################################################
 - name: Grant ansible user read access to a file
   ansible.posix.acl:

tests/integration/targets/firewalld/aliases

@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-needs/privileged
-needs/root
 destructive
 shippable/posix/group1
 skip/aix

tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/source_test_cases.yml

@@ -83,6 +83,5 @@
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
       - result is not changed
-      - >
-        result.msg == 'parameters are mutually exclusive:
-        icmp_block|icmp_block_inversion|service|protocol|port|port_forward|rich_rule|interface|forward|masquerade|source|target'
+      - "result.msg ==
+        'parameters are mutually exclusive: icmp_block|icmp_block_inversion|service|protocol|port|port_forward|rich_rule|interface|masquerade|source|target'"

tests/integration/targets/firewalld/tasks/zone_test_cases.yml

@@ -23,55 +23,6 @@
     that:
       - result is not changed
 
-- name: Zone forwarding test
-  when: (ansible_distribution == 'RedHat' and ansible_distribution_major_version is version('8', '>='))
-  block:
-    - name: Enable zone forwarding
-      ansible.posix.firewalld:
-        zone: custom
-        forward: true
-        permanent: true
-        state: enabled
-      register: result
-
-    - name: Assert zone forwarding is enabled
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        var: result is changed
-
-    - name: Enable zone forwarding (verify not changed)
-      ansible.posix.firewalld:
-        zone: custom
-        forward: true
-        permanent: true
-        state: enabled
-      register: result
-
-    - name: Assert zone forwarding is enabled (verify not changed)
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        var: result is not changed
-
-    - name: Disable zone forwarding
-      ansible.posix.firewalld:
-        zone: custom
-        forward: false
-        permanent: true
-        state: enabled
-
-    - name: Assert zone forwarding is disabled
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        var: result is changed
-
-    - name: Disable zone forwarding (verify not changed)
-      ansible.posix.firewalld:
-        zone: custom
-        forward: false
-        permanent: true
-        state: enabled
-
-    - name: Assert zone forwarding is disabled (verify not changed)
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        var: result is not changed
-
 - name: Firewalld remove zone custom
   ansible.posix.firewalld:
     zone: custom

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

@@ -472,25 +472,6 @@
         path: /tmp/myfs
         state: absent
 
-    - name: Mount the FS with noauto option and defaults
-      ansible.posix.mount:
-        path: /tmp/myfs
-        src: /tmp/myfs.img
-        fstype: ext3
-        state: mounted
-        boot: false
-      register: mount_info
-
-    - name: Assert the mount without noauto was successful
-      ansible.builtin.assert:
-        that:
-          - "'noauto' in mount_info['opts'].split(',')"
-
-    - name: Unmount FS
-      ansible.posix.mount:
-        path: /tmp/myfs
-        state: absent
-
     - name: Remove the test FS
       ansible.builtin.file:
         path: '{{ item }}'
@@ -758,53 +739,3 @@
         - /tmp/myfs_A.img
         - /tmp/myfs_B.img
         - /tmp/myfs
-
-- name: Block to test opts_no_log option
-  when: ansible_system == 'Linux'
-  block:
-    - name: Create an empty file
-      community.general.filesize:
-        path: /tmp/myfs.img
-        size: 1M
-    - name: Format FS
-      community.general.filesystem:
-        fstype: ext4
-        dev: /tmp/myfs.img
-    - name: Mount the FS with opts_no_log option true
-      ansible.posix.mount:
-        path: /tmp/myfs
-        src: /tmp/myfs.img
-        fstype: ext4
-        state: mounted
-        opts: rw
-        opts_no_log: true
-      register: mount_info
-    - name: Assert opts_no_log option true
-      ansible.builtin.assert:
-        that:
-          - mount_info.opts == 'VALUE_SPECIFIED_IN_NO_LOG_PARAMETER'
-    - name: Remount the FS with opts_no_log option false
-      ansible.posix.mount:
-        path: /tmp/myfs
-        src: /tmp/myfs.img
-        fstype: ext4
-        state: remounted
-        opts: rw,user
-        opts_no_log: false
-      register: mount_info
-    - name: Assert opts_no_log option false
-      ansible.builtin.assert:
-        that:
-          - mount_info.opts == 'rw,user'
-  always:
-    - name: Unmount FS
-      ansible.posix.mount:
-        path: /tmp/myfs
-        state: absent
-    - name: Remove the test FS
-      ansible.builtin.file:
-        path: '{{ item }}'
-        state: absent
-      loop:
-        - /tmp/myfs.img
-        - /tmp/myfs

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

@@ -20,4 +20,5 @@
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: seboolean.yml
   when:
     - ansible_selinux is defined
+    - ansible_selinux
     - ansible_selinux.status == 'enabled'

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

@@ -19,21 +19,23 @@
 - name: Debug message for when SELinux is disabled
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: SELinux is disabled
-  when: ansible_selinux is defined and ansible_selinux.status == 'disabled'
+  when: ansible_selinux is defined and not ansible_selinux
 
 - name: Debug message for when SELinux is enabled and not disabled
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: SELinux is {{ ansible_selinux.status }}
-  when: ansible_selinux is defined
+  when: ansible_selinux is defined and ansible_selinux
 
 - name: Include_tasks for when SELinux is enabled
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: selinux.yml
   when:
     - ansible_selinux is defined
+    - ansible_selinux
     - ansible_selinux.status == 'enabled'
 
 - name: Include tasks for selogin when SELinux is enabled
   ansible.builtin.include_tasks: selogin.yml
   when:
     - ansible_selinux is defined
+    - ansible_selinux
     - ansible_selinux.status == 'enabled'

tests/integration/targets/selinux/tasks/selinux.yml

@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@
   ansible.builtin.assert:
     that:
       - selinux_config_original | length == selinux_config_after | length
-      - (selinux_config_after | select("search", "^SELINUX=disabled\s*$") | list | length) > 0
-      - (selinux_config_after | select("search", "^SELINUXTYPE=targeted\s*$") | list | length) > 0
+      - selinux_config_after[selinux_config_after.index('SELINUX=disabled')]  is search("^SELINUX=\w+$")
+      - selinux_config_after[selinux_config_after.index('SELINUXTYPE=targeted')]  is search("^SELINUXTYPE=\w+$")
 
 - name: TEST 1 | Disable SELinux again, with kernel arguments update
   ansible.posix.selinux:

tests/sanity/ignore-2.19.txt

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-tests/utils/shippable/timing.py shebang

tests/sanity/ignore-2.20.txt

@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-tests/utils/shippable/timing.py shebang

tests/utils/shippable/shippable.sh

@@ -62,15 +62,15 @@ else
     retry pip install "https://github.com/ansible/ansible/archive/stable-${ansible_version}.tar.gz" --disable-pip-version-check
 fi
 
-export ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH="${PWD}/../../../"
+export ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS="${PWD}/../../../"
 
 # START: HACK install dependencies
 if [ "${ansible_version}" == "2.9" ] || [ "${ansible_version}" == "2.10" ]; then
     # Note: Since community.general 5.x, Ansible Core versions prior to 2.11 are not supported.
     # So we need to use 4.8.1 for Ansible 2.9 and Ansible Engine 2.10.
-    retry git clone --depth=1 --single-branch -b 4.8.1 https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general.git "${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH}/ansible_collections/community/general"
+    retry git clone --depth=1 --single-branch -b 4.8.1 https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general.git "${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS}/ansible_collections/community/general"
 else
-    retry git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general.git "${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATH}/ansible_collections/community/general"
+    retry git clone --depth=1 --single-branch https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general.git "${ANSIBLE_COLLECTIONS_PATHS}/ansible_collections/community/general"
 fi
 # Note:  we're installing with git to work around Galaxy being a huge PITA (https://github.com/ansible/galaxy/issues/2429)
 # END: HACK