sftp_executable , scp_executable

[eric-b-hymowitz]

Proposal: sftp_executable , scp_executable

Author: Eric B. Hymowitz <@eric-b-hymowitz>

Date: 2018-08-07

• Status: New
• Proposal type: core design
• Targeted release: unknown
• Associated PR: n/a
• Estimated time to implement: unknown

Motivation

My system uses an outdated version of openssh and I cannot update it. I need to use extra ssh_configuration features with ansible that are not available with the system-standard ssh . I can set the ansible_ssh_executable variable to use a different ssh program than the system's standard, but I cannot do the same for scp and sftp . This results in errors when the system-standard sftp / scp programs try to use the config file that only works with my updated ansible_ssh_executable.

Problems

My system uses an outdated version of openssh and I cannot update it. I need to use extra ssh_configuration features with ansible that are not available with the system-standard ssh . I can set the ansible_ssh_executable variable to use a different ssh program than the system's standard, but I cannot do the same for scp and sftp . This results in errors when the system-standard sftp / scp programs try to use the config file that only works with my updated ansible_ssh_executable.

Solution proposal

Analagous to the ansible_ssh_executable variable, there should be a ansible_scp_executable variable and a ansible_sftp_executable variable.

[Shaps]

@eric-b-hymowitz Given the not very big impact of this, I think it could just be a feature request issue, instead of an actual proposals. Proposals are for requests with much bigger impact and scope. That said, I have been in a similar situation ( that's why you now can use ansible_ssh_executable :) ), so I'd be ok adding those 2 variables.

[bcoca]

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/36648