ansible/test/integration/targets/module_utils/module_utils_basic_setcwd.yml

- hosts: testhost
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - name: make sure the test user is available
      include_role:
        name: setup_test_user

    - name: verify AnsibleModule works when cwd is missing
      test_cwd_missing:
      register: missing

    - name: record the mode of the connection user's home directory
      stat:
        path: "~"
      vars:
        ansible_become: no
      register: connection_user_home

    - name: limit access to the connection user's home directory
      file:
        state: directory
        path: "{{ connection_user_home.stat.path }}"
        mode: "0700"
      vars:
        ansible_become: no

    - block:
        - name: verify AnsibleModule works when cwd is unreadable
          test_cwd_unreadable:
          register: unreadable
          vars: &test_user_become
            ansible_become: yes
            ansible_become_user: "{{ test_user_name }}"  # root can read cwd regardless of permissions, so a non-root user is required here
            ansible_become_password: "{{ test_user_plaintext_password }}"
      always:
        - name: restore access to the connection user's home directory
          file:
            state: directory
            path: "{{ connection_user_home.stat.path }}"
            mode: "{{ connection_user_home.stat.mode }}"
          vars:
            ansible_become: no

    - name: get real path of home directory of the unprivileged user
      raw: "{{ ansible_python_interpreter }} -c 'import os.path; print(os.path.realpath(os.path.expanduser(\"~\")))'"
      register: home
      vars: *test_user_become

    - name: verify AnsibleModule was able to adjust cwd as expected
      assert:
        that:
          - missing.before != missing.after
          - unreadable.before != unreadable.after or unreadable.before == '/' or unreadable.before == home.stdout.strip()  # allow / and $HOME fallback on macOS when using an unprivileged user