Is it possible to use ansible template/copy on sudoedit granted files

Question

I like to use template (or copy) function in ansible like this:

- name: Template a file to /etc/files.conf
  template:
    src: /mytemplates/foo.j2
    dest: /etc/file.conf

Problem is, I don't have direct write permissions for remote file /etc/file.conf, I can modify it only via sudoedit

Is it possible to pipe template command through sudoedit and modify or copy the file like this?

Answer 1

Actually I found a workaround for it:

# sudoedit.yml

---

- name: Create temp file 
  tempfile:
    suffix: ".{{ sudoedit.suffix }}"
  register: tempfile
  check_mode: no
  changed_when: false

- name: "Check if {{ sudoedit.suffix }} exists"
  stat:
    path: "{{ sudoedit.dest }}"
  register: dest

- name: "Copy content of {{ sudoedit.suffix }} into temp file"
  copy:
    src: "{{ sudoedit.dest }}"
    dest: "{{ tempfile.path }}"
    remote_src: yes
  diff: no
  check_mode: no
  changed_when: false
  when: dest.stat.exists

- name: "Copy file {{ sudoedit.suffix }}"
  copy:
    src : "{{ sudoedit.src }}"
    dest: "{{ tempfile.path }}"
  register: sudoresult

- name: "Modify file {{ sudoedit.suffix }} with sudoedit"
  shell: 
    cmd: sudoedit -n "{{ sudoedit.dest }}"
    stdin: ":%d|:r {{ tempfile.path }}|:1d|:wq"
    executable: /bin/bash
  environment:
    SUDO_EDITOR: /usr/bin/vi
  when: sudoresult.changed
  changed_when: false

- name: Delete the temp file
  file:
    path: "{{ tempfile.path }}"
    state: absent
  changed_when: false
  when: tempfile.path is defined

...

Then use it like this:

- name: Set NFS exports
  include_tasks: sudoedit.yml
  vars:
    sudoedit:
      src: source/etc/exports
      dest: /etc/exports
      suffix: exports