Questions tagged [ansible-playbook]
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Returning python script value and using that in the ansible task
I am new to Ansible and a bit stuck.
I have a python script that returns true or false.
I run this python script via ansible task.
I am trying to debug the value returned by running the py script.
Additionally I would want to run another task only…
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get the checksum of a file and update another file with this checksum in ansible?
I have a file test_proc.init in a particular directory. And I have one more file desc.cmd in the same directory which has below content:
set_poc 204 6
send_data_file goldy_proc.init 4e8ee8946f7a89d2eb501a752c5e3ee6ea266e5b
set_poc 204…
user5447339
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Use ansible gcp modules to create Cloud NAT
I am currently struggling to configure Cloud NAT in gcp via ansible.
I was able to set up the Cloud NAT as described in the documentation: https://cloud.google.com/nat/docs/gke-example with gcloud commands, doing basically the three steps create…
Thomas Böhm
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How can I replace a template file in an Ansible role?
Some Ansible roles, such as https://github.com/bertvv/ansible-role-hosts, use template files that may be a near miss for the needs of this project. When the role author has not provided a variable substitution for the name of the template, is there…
Daniel Ashton
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How do I let Ansible show the diff of a newly created file in check mode?
Let's say I manage file myfile.conf with Ansible, e.g.:
- template:
src: "myfile.conf.j2"
dest: "/etc/myfile.conf"
I can then see the diff in a dry-run, like this:
$ ansible-playbook --check --diff myplaybook.yaml
Cool. But it seems to…
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Ansible: Loop over registered output in the next task
Ansible version: ansible 2.6.2 python version 2.7.5
I am struggling to loop over registered IP addresses from one task in other using with_items and have a debug output from an ansible playbook which gives this:
The playbook:
- name: Check DVS…
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Using Ansible, how can I take actions on each file in a specific location?
I'm building playbooks to deploy a Windows application that requires some prerequisites (Visual C++ runtimes and dotNet framework) to be installed before the application itself.
These prerequisites are .EXE files and are all contained in a specific…
GuillaumeN
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Ansible multiline results and loop
Im registering with Ansible output from network checking in such way:
- name: Test kube networking
shell: kubectl exec -n iperf -it {{ item }} /test.sh
loop: "{{ pods.stdout_lines }}"
register: echo
- debug: msg={{ item.stdout_lines }}
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Ansible where do PreferredAuthentications SSH settings come from?
I'm running a standard ansible (v2.3.1) playbook using SSH username and password settings. When using the '-vvvv' setting i can see these SSH commands getting generated
EXEC ssh -C -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s
-o…
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How can I set the content of a variable to the result of a HTTP call?
I am attempting to query artifactory to find the latest version matching a given glob pattern. I'd like to set the output of this to a variable that I can later use with the maven_artifact module. I was thinking of a lookup, but this is performed on…
Brett Ryan
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Ansible: run play only if tagged with specific tag
Using Ansible ansible 2.4.2.0 I'm trying to run only a certain play from the main playbook (main.yml)
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# main playbook for cluster deployment
# initial configuration of OS same for all hosts
- name: Cluster Deployer playbook
hosts: all
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Matija B
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Ansible: leave password unchanged when not set
I'm trying to create a set of users in Ansible using with_dict. The problem is sometimes the user already exists and I don't have the password. In that case I'd like to simply skip setting the password, but manage the rest of the user attributes. …
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Ansible JSON Output
Could you please help me fetch Ansible-Playbook output in a JSON Format. I do get a JSON output if I set stdout_callback variable as "json" in ansible.cfg
But that output is not in realtime. The result is shown when the whole playbook is executed.…
Akshay
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Deploy application from local git repository
This is a two-fold question.
In scenarios where the git repository is not publicly accessible, can I deploy from a local machine (that also runs Ansible) to a remove host using the local copy of the repository on my hard drive (or a copy on the…
user66336
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Ansible print hostnames / variables in list / table
Is there a way with Ansible to print out a simple table style output. I've got the values I need registered to a variable in the playbook I just want to print it out more cleanly.
Currently the output I have with stdout.lines looks like this:
ok:…
Jon Dison
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