Fixed check_mode status to be the same as normal execution (#40721)

* Fixed check_mode status to be the same as normal execution

* Now when setting the status to `disabled` in check_mode it correctly
returns the state changed and prints a warning like it does in normal
model. Before it always returned changed even if everything was set
correctly and a reboot was required.

* Add changelog entry


Co-authored by: Strahinja Kustudic <kustodian@gmail.com>

changelogs/fragments/selinux-check-mode.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bugfixes:
+  - selinux - correct check mode behavior to report same changes as normal mode (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40721)

lib/ansible/modules/system/selinux.py

@@ -228,19 +228,20 @@ def main():
         changed = True
 
     if state != runtime_state:
-        if module.check_mode:
-            module.exit_json(changed=True)
         if runtime_enabled:
             if state == 'disabled':
                 if runtime_state != 'permissive':
                     # Temporarily set state to permissive
-                    set_state(module, 'permissive')
+                    if not module.check_mode:
+                        set_state(module, 'permissive')
                     module.warn('SELinux state temporarily changed from \'%s\' to \'permissive\'. State change will take effect next reboot.' % (runtime_state))
+                    changed = True
                 else:
                     module.warn('SELinux state change will take effect next reboot')
                 reboot_required = True
             else:
-                set_state(module, state)
+                if not module.check_mode:
+                    set_state(module, state)
                 msgs.append('SELinux state changed from \'%s\' to \'%s\'' % (runtime_state, state))
 
                 # Only report changes if the file is changed.
@@ -251,10 +252,9 @@ def main():
             reboot_required = True
 
     if state != config_state:
-        if module.check_mode:
+        if not module.check_mode:
-            module.exit_json(changed=True)
+            set_config_state(module, state, configfile)
         msgs.append('Config SELinux state changed from \'%s\' to \'%s\'' % (config_state, state))
-        set_config_state(module, state, configfile)
         changed = True
 
     module.exit_json(changed=changed, msg=', '.join(msgs), configfile=configfile, policy=policy, state=state, reboot_required=reboot_required)

test/integration/targets/selinux/tasks/selinux.yml

@@ -205,3 +205,160 @@
       - _state_test1.msg == 'Policy non-existing-selinux-policy does not exist in /etc/selinux/'
       - ansible_selinux.config_mode == 'enforcing'
       - ansible_selinux.type == 'targeted'
+
+
+# Fourth Test
+# ##############################################################################
+# Test if check mode returns correct changed values and
+# doesn't make any changes
+
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Set SELinux to enforcing
+  selinux:
+    state: enforcing
+    policy: targeted
+  register: _check_mode_test1
+
+- debug:
+    var: _check_mode_test1
+    verbosity: 1
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Set SELinux to enforcing in check mode
+  selinux:
+    state: enforcing
+    policy: targeted
+  register: _check_mode_test1
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Re-gather facts
+  setup:
+
+- debug:
+    var: ansible_selinux
+    verbosity: 1
+  tags: debug
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Assert that check mode is idempotent
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - _check_mode_test1 is success
+      - not _check_mode_test1.reboot_required
+      - ansible_selinux.config_mode == 'enforcing'
+      - ansible_selinux.type == 'targeted'
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Set SELinux to permissive in check mode
+  selinux:
+    state: permissive
+    policy: targeted
+  register: _check_mode_test2
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Re-gather facts
+  setup:
+
+- debug:
+    var: ansible_selinux
+    verbosity: 1
+  tags: debug
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Assert that check mode doesn't set state permissive and returns changed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - _check_mode_test2 is changed
+      - not _check_mode_test2.reboot_required
+      - ansible_selinux.config_mode == 'enforcing'
+      - ansible_selinux.type == 'targeted'
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Disable SELinux in check mode
+  selinux:
+    state: disabled
+  register: _check_mode_test3
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Re-gather facts
+  setup:
+
+- debug:
+    var: ansible_selinux
+    verbosity: 1
+  tags: debug
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Assert that check mode didn't change anything, status is changed, reboot_required is True, a warning was displayed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - _check_mode_test3 is changed
+      - _check_mode_test3.reboot_required
+      - (_check_mode_test3.warnings | length ) >= 1
+      - ansible_selinux.config_mode == 'enforcing'
+      - ansible_selinux.type == 'targeted'
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Set SELinux to permissive
+  selinux:
+    state: permissive
+    policy: targeted
+  register: _check_mode_test4
+
+- debug:
+    var: _check_mode_test4
+    verbosity: 1
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Disable SELinux in check mode
+  selinux:
+    state: disabled
+  register: _check_mode_test4
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Re-gather facts
+  setup:
+
+- debug:
+    var: ansible_selinux
+    verbosity: 1
+  tags: debug
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Assert that check mode didn't change anything, status is changed, reboot_required is True, a warning was displayed
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - _check_mode_test4 is changed
+      - _check_mode_test4.reboot_required
+      - (_check_mode_test3.warnings | length ) >= 1
+      - ansible_selinux.config_mode == 'permissive'
+      - ansible_selinux.type == 'targeted'
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Set SELinux to enforcing
+  selinux:
+    state: enforcing
+    policy: targeted
+  register: _check_mode_test5
+
+- debug:
+    var: _check_mode_test5
+    verbosity: 1
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Disable SELinux
+  selinux:
+    state: disabled
+  register: _check_mode_test5
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Disable SELinux in check mode
+  selinux:
+    state: disabled
+  register: _check_mode_test5
+  check_mode: yes
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Re-gather facts
+  setup:
+
+- debug:
+    var: ansible_selinux
+    verbosity: 1
+  tags: debug
+
+- name: TEST 4 | Assert that in check mode status was not changed, reboot_required is True, a warning was displayed, and SELinux is configured properly
+  assert:
+    that:
+      - _check_mode_test5 is success
+      - _check_mode_test5.reboot_required
+      - (_check_mode_test5.warnings | length ) >= 1
+      - ansible_selinux.config_mode == 'disabled'
+      - ansible_selinux.type == 'targeted'