args alias unsupported by service module

[jimmymccrory]

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

service module

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible 2.2.0.0
  config file =
  configured module search path = Default w/o overrides

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Ubuntu 16.04

SUMMARY

The 'args' alias for the 'arguments' parameter is not recognized as valid by the service module.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

- hosts: localhost
  connection: local
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
    - service:
        name: ssh
        state: started
        args: ""

EXPECTED RESULTS

The playbook to complete successfully.

ACTUAL RESULTS

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
    "changed": false,
    "failed": true,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "args": "",
            "name": "ssh",
            "state": "started"
        }
    },
    "msg": "unsupported parameter for module: args"
}

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[bcoca]

it is an issue with the systemd module, which does not accept args