--- - name: set_fact: interfaces_testfile: '{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/interfaces' - name: Copy interfaces file copy: src: 'files/interfaces_ff' dest: '{{ interfaces_testfile }}' - name: Change IP address to 1.2.3.5 community.general.interfaces_file: dest: "{{ interfaces_testfile }}" iface: eno1 option: address value: 1.2.3.5 register: ifile_1 - assert: that: - ifile_1 is changed - name: Change IP address to 1.2.3.5 again community.general.interfaces_file: dest: "{{ interfaces_testfile }}" iface: eno1 option: address value: 1.2.3.5 register: ifile_2 - assert: that: - ifile_2 is not changed