ansible_chdir_async_bug.yml

---

- hosts: 127.0.0.1
  connection: local
  tasks:
    - name: Remove file 0
      file: name=/tmp/mycoolfile state=absent

    - name: Touch file with async, dictionary syntax
      command: touch mycoolfile
      args:
        chdir: /tmp

    - name: File should exist 1
      file: name=/tmp/mycoolfile state=absent
      register: remove_file
      failed_when: not remove_file.changed


    - name: "Touch file with async, = syntax"
      command: touch mycoolfile chdir=/tmp
      async: 3600
      poll: 5

    - name: File should exist 2
      file: name=/tmp/mycoolfile state=absent
      register: remove_file
      failed_when: not remove_file.changed


    - name: Touch file with async, dictionary syntax
      command: touch mycoolfile
      args:
        chdir: /tmp
      async: 3600
      poll: 5

    - name: File should exist 3
      file: name=/tmp/mycoolfile state=absent
      register: remove_file
      failed_when: not remove_file.changed

hosts

localhost

Execute:

ansible-playbook ansible_chdir_async_bug.yml --connection=local -i hosts

The task Touch file with async, dictionary syntax tries to touch a file in / instead of in /tmp.