transport_maps keeps records forever

[markuman]

ansible-postfix/tasks/main.yml

Lines 165 to 182 in 7afaba0

	- name: configure transport maps
	ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
	dest: "{{ postfix_transport_maps_file }}"
	regexp: '^{{ item.pattern | regex_escape }}\s.*'
	line: '{{ item.pattern }} {{ item.result }}'
	owner: root
	group: root
	mode: 0644
	create: true
	state: present
	with_items: "{{ postfix_transport_maps }}"
	notify:
	- postmap transport_maps
	- restart postfix
	tags:
	- configuration
	- postfix
	- postfix-transport-maps

The role is not handling the transport_maps exclusive. Means, once you set one transport map item, it will life forever, even if you remove the item from postfix_transport_maps in your playbook.

One possible fix would be

--- /tmp/before.yml     2024-05-21 10:21:01.294611164 +0200
+++ /tmp/after.yml      2024-05-21 10:21:19.108152033 +0200
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     group: root
     mode: 0644
     create: true
-    state: present
+    state: "{{ item.state | default('present') }}"
   with_items: "{{ postfix_transport_maps }}"
   notify:
     - postmap transport_maps

That brings the possibility to drain single items from your postfix_transport_maps.

[fliespl]

Got me today with: postfix_sender_canonical_maps as well

[tersmitten]

Are you interested in creating a pull request?

[tersmitten]

The item.state seems ok