Ansible error when using copy module for copying files

Question

i keep getting this when trying out Ansible 2.1.0.0

- name: Copy Middleware Installer
   copy: src={{ mw_installer }}
        dest={{ installables_home }}
        owner={{ oracle_user }}
        group={{ oracle_group }}

I am trying to copy the mw installer that is 1 GB. the target system has 16 GB memory and has lot of space left..the master from where i run ansible has 1 GB of RAM.

An exception occurred during task execution. The full traceback is:
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/executor/task_executor.py",line 124, in run
res = self._execute()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/executor/task_executor.py", line 446, in _execute
result = self._handler.run(task_vars=variables)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py", line 156, in run source_full = self._loader.get_real_file(source_full)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/parsing/dataloader.py", line 334, in get_real_file
data = f.read()
MemoryError

fatal: [10.135.239.23]: FAILED! => {"failed": true, "msg": "Unexpected failure during module execution.", "stdout": ""}

If i use synchronize module

- name: Copy Middleware Installer
  synchronize: src={{ mw_installer }}
    dest={{ installables_home }}
    set_remote_user=no

it is asking for password

Konstantin Suvorov Konstantin Suvorov · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-04T18:20:59

data = f.read() suggests that ansible reads a file (to check wether it is encrypted or not).
You should consider using synchronize module instead.

Ansible error when using copy module for copying files

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