Remove reference of scp_if_ssh option #1346
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* scp_if_ssh is removed in Ansible 2.17, remove the references Fixes: ansible#1341 Signed-off-by: Abhijeet Kasurde <akasurde@redhat.com>
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| * Set an environment variable on your control node: ``export ANSIBLE_SCP_IF_SSH=False`` | ||
| * Pass an environment variable when you run Ansible: ``ANSIBLE_SCP_IF_SSH=smart ansible-playbook`` | ||
| * Modify your ``ansible.cfg`` file: add ``scp_if_ssh=False`` to the ``[ssh_connection]`` section | ||
| * Use SFTP instead of SCP by setting ``ssh_transfer_method`` to ``smart`` (which tries SFTP first). You can do this in one of four ways: |
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smart is the default, so people should not need to set it.
SFTP is the optimal transfer method, from a security, speed and reliability perspective. To ensure you use it, check that you are doing one of the following:
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| * Set a :ref:`host variable <host_variables>` or :ref:`group variable <group_variables>` in inventory: ``ansible_ssh_transfer_method: smart`` | ||
| * Set an environment variable on your control node: ``export ANSIBLE_SSH_TRANSFER_METHOD=smart`` | ||
| * Pass an environment variable when you run Ansible: ``ANSIBLE_SSH_TRANSFER_METHOD=smart ansible-playbook`` | ||
| * Modify your ``ansible.cfg`` file: add ``ssh_transfer_method=smart`` to the ``[ssh_connection]`` section |
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I would explain the difference between setting to smart and to sftp.
All of the following should default to smart to ensure backwards compatibility, it tries sftp, scp and dd over pipes , in that order. But if you would prefer to fail if SFTP is not used, set directly to sftp.
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SUMMARY
Fixes: #1341
Signed-off-by: Abhijeet Kasurde akasurde@redhat.com
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