win_iis_virtualdirectory – Configures a virtual directory in IIS — Ansible Documentation

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# win_iis_virtualdirectory – Configures a virtual directory in IIS

- Synopsis
- Parameters
- See Also
- Examples
- Status

## Synopsis

- Creates, Removes and configures a virtual directory in IIS.

## Parameters

Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments
--- | --- | ---
application string |  | The application under which the virtual directory is created or exists.
name string / required |  | The name of the virtual directory to create or remove.
physical_path string |  | The physical path to the folder in which the new virtual directory is created. The specified folder must already exist.
site string / required |  | The site name under which the virtual directory is created or exists.
state string | Choices: absent present ← | Whether to add or remove the specified virtual directory. Removing will remove the virtual directory and all under it (Recursively).

## See Also

See also

win_iis_webapplication – Configures IIS web applications
  The official documentation on the win_iis_webapplication module.
win_iis_webapppool – Configure IIS Web Application Pools
  The official documentation on the win_iis_webapppool module.
win_iis_webbinding – Configures a IIS Web site binding
  The official documentation on the win_iis_webbinding module.
win_iis_website – Configures a IIS Web site
  The official documentation on the win_iis_website module.

## Examples

    - name: Create a virtual directory if it does not exist
      win_iis_virtualdirectory:
        name: somedirectory
        site: somesite
        state: present
        physical_path: C:\virtualdirectory\some

    - name: Remove a virtual directory if it exists
      win_iis_virtualdirectory:
        name: somedirectory
        site: somesite
        state: absent

    - name: Create a virtual directory on an application if it does not exist
      win_iis_virtualdirectory:
        name: somedirectory
        site: somesite
        application: someapp
        state: present
        physical_path: C:\virtualdirectory\some

## Status

- This module is not guaranteed to have a backwards compatible interface. [preview]
- This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

### Authors

- Henrik Wallström (@henrikwallstrom)

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