# bash commands to reproduce ansible problem with 'delegate_to' in 'synchronize'
# edit 'host1' and 'host2', run on a separate host3
#
mkdir -p /tmp/tst/a
ssh host1 mkdir -p /tmp/tst/a/b
cat >/tmp/tst/sync-test.yml <<EOF
---
# Test "delegate_to:" in synchronize action (RUN ON host3!)
- name: ensure soldev in sync with master
  hosts: host2
  remote_user: root
  tasks:
  - name: syncronize /tmp/tst tree (should be from host1)
    synchronize: >
      src=/tmp/tst/ dest=/tmp/tst
      delegate_to: host1
EOF
ansible-playbook -vv /tmp/tst/sync-test.yml
ssh host2 find /tmp/tst
# see presence of /tmp/tst/sync-test.yml, and absense of /tmp/tst/a/b