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Collection Note

This module is part of the ansible.builtin collection. To install the collection, use:

ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.builtin
Added in version historical.

Synopsis

  • The only option when using 'winrm' or 'psrp' as a connection plugin.
  • Can also be used when using 'ssh' as a connection plugin and the C(DefaultShell) has been configured to PowerShell.

Parameters

Parameter Defaults / Choices Comments
async_dir Default: %USERPROFILE%\.ansible_async
 Directory in which ansible will keep async job information.
Before Ansible 2.8, this was set to C(remote_tmp + "\.ansible_async").
Version Added: 2.8
remote_tmp Default: %TEMP%
 Temporary directory to use on targets when copying files to the host.
set_module_language
bool		 Default: no
Choices: no, False		 Controls if we set the locale for modules when executing on the target.
Windows only supports V(no) as an option.