Questions tagged [ansible-module]
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What are Ansible module attributes?
Each Ansible module's documentation page has an "Attributes" section.
For example, here is the one for the command module. It has these attributes: check_mode, diff_mode, platform and raw.
In general, how do I use a module's attributes?
And in this…
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How to search for a string in a remote file using Ansible?
Based on a questions
How to search for a string in a file using Ansible?
Ansible: How to pull a specific string out of the contents of a file?
Can slurp be used as a direct replacement for lookup?
and considerations like
By using the slurp module…
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Ansible should only print 'FAILED' after completion of all retries in until loop, not for every iteration
I have an Ansible task almost identical to the top answer here: Ansible playbook wait until all pods running
- name: Wait for all control-plane pods become created
shell: "kubectl get po --namespace=kube-system --selector tier=control-plane…
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How to read the ansible.cfg file variables in Ansible custom modules?
Can anyone help me find how I can access the variables defined in ansible.cfg file into my Ansible modules Python code?
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Ansible win_chocolatey install_args
I try to install oracle sql developer on windows host with ansible with this task:
- name: Install oracle-sql-developer
win_chocolatey:
name: oracle-sql-developer
version: '20.4.1.20210328'
state: present
install_args: "--params…
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Ansible Module - required_if
I am developing an Ansible module and I have a problem with the architecture of my module.
I would like to have something that looks like this:
- name: test my new module
hosts: localhost
tasks:
- name: run the new module
my_module:
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Grant LOAD from S3 with PyMySQL 1.0.2 not working
I'm using ansible with community.mysql.mysql_user to automate database user creation on AWS aurora. So far all the grants have been working fine, however a new requirement for "Load from S3" which is specific to mysql on AWS does not show up after…
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Ansible module for Brocade/ICX is misbehaving
I've to perform some network automation in my infra using ansible.
When I'm trying to use ansible module for icx switches it seems to be misbehaving.
Playbook I used
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- name: ICX switch testing
hosts: test-switch
gather_facts: no
vars:
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Ansible check disk space of a folder
There is a module that allow me to check disk space of a folder like the command df -h /path/to/folder?
i want to avoid to use shell or command module, i can't believe there is no module for it
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Ansible Module Development - Reuse Options
I am developing some ansible modules for interactions with a REST API. As I am writing them I am finding that I am copy/pasting common options. For example, in module1:
module1.py
def run_module():
module_args = dict(
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cant enable mongo service
I am trying to enable mongo service using ansible on my aws AMI. Here is the task for the playbook
- name: Mongodb repo
yum_repository:
name: mongodb
description: mongodb
baseurl:…
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Custom Ansible module is giving param extra params error
I am trying to implement hostname like module and my target machine in an amazon-ec2. But When I am running the script its giving me below error:
[ansible-user@ansible-master ~]$ ansible node1 -m edit_hostname.py -a node2
ERROR! this task…
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Not able to use unarchive module to untar file.tar.gz folder also when used shell module facing error
My playbook with shell module
- name: Unarchive macports from local machine
shell: |
tar -xvf MacPorts-2.6.2.tar.gz
cd MacPorts-2.6.2
./configure
make
make install
Error
[WARNING]: Consider using the…
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Writing module 'su - ' in Ansible module or use become?
I'm writing a Ansible module to configure software
The supplier requires that the configuration commands must be executed under a specific user. If you do it under 'root' you will get an error.
So mu current solution is:
module = AnsibleModule(....)…
Erwin
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How to copy file from Network path to controller machine in ansible
Let's assume I have a textfile in some network path
EX: \cr-ampd-a01.abcd.loc\BulkFolder\textfile.txt
How to copy that file to my controller machine in ansible
Note: I can access it by (WIN+R and that path) then it pops up for credentials to…
Pavan Kumar Chithari
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