alternatives: link is required when alternative is unknown (#27942)

Fixes #25598
2017-08-16 03:35:09 +02:00 · 2017-08-16 03:35:09 +02:00 · 1b6b74f655
commit 1b6b74f655
parent 9e8a3f4302
1 changed files with 2 additions and 1 deletions
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/system/alternatives.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/system/alternatives.py
@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ options:
  link:
    description:
      - The path to the symbolic link that should point to the real executable.
-      - This option is required on RHEL-based distributions
+      - This option is always required on RHEL-based distributions. On Debian-based distributions this option is
+        required when the alternative I(name) is unknown to the system.
    required: false
  priority:
    description: