Better error messages when the file to be transferred does not exist.

lib/ansible/plugins/connections/jail.py

@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.jail)
 
+        try:
             with open(in_path, 'rb') as in_file:
                 try:
                     p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd of=%s' % out_path, None, stdin=in_file)
@@ -143,16 +144,17 @@ class Connection(object):
                     stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
                 except:
                     traceback.print_exc()
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s" % out_path)
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path))
                 if p.returncode != 0:
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (out_path, stdout, stderr))
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, stdout, stderr))
+        except IOError:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("file or module does not exist at: %s" % in_path)
 
     def fetch_file(self, in_path, out_path):
         ''' fetch a file from jail to local '''
 
         vvv("FETCH %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.jail)
 
-
         try:
             p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd if=%s bs=%s' % (in_path, BUFSIZE), None)
         except OSError:
@@ -164,10 +166,10 @@ class Connection(object):
                     out_file.write(chunk)
             except:
                 traceback.print_exc()
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s" % out_path)
+                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path))
             stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
             if p.returncode != 0:
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (out_path, stdout, stderr))
+                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, stdout, stderr))
 
     def close(self):
         ''' terminate the connection; nothing to do here '''

lib/ansible/plugins/connections/zone.py

@@ -147,18 +147,21 @@ class Connection(object):
 
         vvv("PUT %s TO %s" % (in_path, out_path), host=self.zone)
 
+        try:
             with open(in_path, 'rb') as in_file:
                 try:
                     p = self._buffered_exec_command('dd of=%s' % out_path, None, stdin=in_file)
                 except OSError:
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("zone connection requires dd command in the zone")
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError("jail connection requires dd command in the jail")
                 try:
                     stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
                 except:
                     traceback.print_exc()
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s" % out_path)
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path))
                 if p.returncode != 0:
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (out_path, stdout, stderr))
+                    raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, stdout, stderr))
+        except IOError:
+            raise errors.AnsibleError("file or module does not exist at: %s" % in_path)
 
     def fetch_file(self, in_path, out_path):
         ''' fetch a file from zone to local '''
@@ -178,10 +181,10 @@ class Connection(object):
                     out_file.write(chunk)
             except:
                 traceback.print_exc()
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s" % out_path)
+                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s" % (in_path, out_path))
             stdout, stderr = p.communicate()
             if p.returncode != 0:
-                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (out_path, stdout, stderr))
+                raise errors.AnsibleError("failed to transfer file %s to %s:\n%s\n%s" % (in_path, out_path, stdout, stderr))
 
     def close(self):
         ''' terminate the connection; nothing to do here '''