File operations

Here we will explore how Orchestrator can interact with the filesystem of its operating system. We will also take a look at how to access a network share and execute local files.

Getting ready

Orchestrator needs to be able to access a directory on the local filesystem. To configure this access and set the access rights, take a look at the Configuring access to the local filesystem recipe in Chapter 2, Optimizing Orchestrator Configuration.

In my example, I will simply use the default Orchestrator file location that is set to rwx the directory /var/run/vco/.

In addition to this, you should have administrative (root) access to Orchestrator's operating system.

How to do it...

We have a bit of ground to cover, so let's start!

Writing a file

This part showcases how to write into a file with, and without, a line feed as well as how to append to an existing file:

1. Create a new workflow and create the following variables:

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