Add option to follow symlinks when scanning for playbooks

awx/main/conf.py

@@ -423,6 +423,16 @@ register(
     category_slug='jobs',
 )
 
+register(
+    'AWX_SHOW_PLAYBOOK_LINKS',
+    field_class=fields.BooleanField,
+    default=False,
+    label=_('Follow symlinks'),
+    help_text=_('Follow symbolic links when scanning for playbooks'),
+    category=_('Jobs'),
+    category_slug='jobs',
+)
+
 register(
     'PRIMARY_GALAXY_URL',
     field_class=fields.URLField,

awx/main/models/projects.py

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ class ProjectOptions(models.Model):
         results = []
         project_path = self.get_project_path()
         if project_path:
-            for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(smart_str(project_path)):
+            for dirpath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(smart_str(project_path, followlinks=settings.AWX_SHOW_PLAYBOOK_LINKS)):
                 if skip_directory(dirpath):
                     continue
                 for filename in filenames:

awx/settings/defaults.py

@@ -563,6 +563,9 @@ AWX_ROLES_ENABLED = True
 # Note: This setting may be overridden by database settings.
 AWX_COLLECTIONS_ENABLED = True
 
+# Follow symlinks when scanning for playbooks
+AWX_SHOW_PLAYBOOK_LINKS = False
+
 # Settings for primary galaxy server, should be set in the UI
 PRIMARY_GALAXY_URL = ''
 PRIMARY_GALAXY_USERNAME = ''

awx/ui/client/src/configuration/forms/jobs-form/configuration-jobs.form.js

@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ export default ['i18n', function(i18n) {
             AWX_COLLECTIONS_ENABLED: {
                 type: 'toggleSwitch',
             },
+            AWX_SHOW_PLAYBOOK_LINKS: {
+                type: 'toggleSwitch',
+            },
             PRIMARY_GALAXY_URL: {
                 type: 'text',
                 reset: 'PRIMARY_GALAXY_URL',