ini_file: fix unmatched whitespace before comment (#10102)

* ini_file: fix unmatched whitespace before comment

* Add changelog fragment

* Update changelog fragment: bugfixes to minor_changes

Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>

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Co-authored-by: sibebleuze <>
Co-authored-by: Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>

tests/integration/targets/ini_file/tasks/tests/06-modify_inactive_option.yml

@@ -120,4 +120,46 @@
     that:
       - result3 is changed
       - result3.msg == 'option changed'
-      - content3 == expected3
+      - content3 == expected3
+
+
+- name: test-modify_inactive_option 4 - create test file with spaces before commented option
+  copy:
+    content: |
+
+      [section1]
+      # Uncomment the line below to enable foo
+        # foo = bar
+
+    dest: "{{ output_file }}"
+
+- name: test-modify_inactive_option 4 - set value for foo with modify_inactive_option set to true
+  ini_file:
+    path: "{{ output_file }}"
+    section: section1
+    option: foo
+    value: bar
+    modify_inactive_option: true
+  register: result4
+
+- name: test-modify_inactive_option 4 - read content from output file
+  slurp:
+      src: "{{ output_file }}"
+  register: output_content
+
+- name: test-modify_inactive_option 4 - set expected content and get current ini file content
+  set_fact:
+    expected4: |
+
+      [section1]
+      # Uncomment the line below to enable foo
+      foo = bar
+
+    content4: "{{ output_content.content | b64decode }}"
+
+- name: test-modify_inactive_option 4 - assert 'changed' is true and content is OK and option changed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - result4 is changed
+      - result4.msg == 'option changed'
+      - content4 == expected4