Prevent DNS resolver host aliases from moving to the wrong host#237
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What this fixes
This fixes a DNS resolver bug where host aliases can end up attached to the wrong host after a playbook reorders the
hostslist.In plain terms: if one host has aliases and another does not, changing the order of those hosts can cause the alias-less host to incorrectly inherit the other host's aliases in
config.xml.Why this is a problem
That means the saved pfSense DNS resolver configuration no longer matches the playbook input:
How it breaks
The module updates XML list entries by position. When a host that previously had aliases is replaced in that same XML position by a host with no aliases, the old nested alias entries are left behind instead of being cleared first.
So the host data changes, but the old alias children remain attached to that XML node.
Why this fix works
Before writing a plain scalar value into an XML element, this patch now removes any leftover child elements from the previous value.
That ensures a host with no aliases stays a host with no aliases, even if the host order changes.
Included in this PR
plugins/module_utils/pfsense.pyValidation
pfsense_dns_resolverpassesmaster