I have this following file var/Hendrix.yml
last: Hendrix
fullname: "Jimi {{ last }}"
And the following playbook
- name:
hosts: localhost
tasks:
- name: include
include_vars: "{{ choice }}.yml"
- name: debug
debug:
msg: "include_vars {{ choice }}, {{ fullname }}"
tags: simpleinc
- name:
hosts: localhost
tags: builtininc
tasks:
- name: include
ansible.builtin.include_vars:
file: "{{ choice }}.yml"
- name: debug
debug:
msg: "ansible.builtin.include_vars {{ choice }}, {{ fullname }}"
running with tags simpleinc or builtininc does not show the same result
ansible-playbook test.yml --extra-vars "choice=Hendrix" --tags simpleinc
TASK [debug] *******************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": "include_vars Hendrix, Jimi Hendrix"
}
ansible-playbook test.yml --extra-vars "choice=Hendrix" --tags builtininc
TASK [debug] *******************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": "ansible.builtin.include_vars Hendrix, Jimi {{ last }}"
}
I read that using full name of task is a good practice, but here it puzzeld me a bit, maybe this is due to file parameter, but I don't see any template
This is my ansible script.
- name: Validate that blacklisted URLs are unreachable
environment:
SSL_CERT_FILE: "{{ ssl_cert_path }}"
ansible.builtin.uri:
url: "{{ item }}"
timeout: 10
register: blacklisted_http_responses
with_lines: cat {{ role_path }}/files/blacklisted_urls.txt
And i am getting this lint error for the sbove code
Found a bare variable 'cat {{ role_path }}/files/blacklisted_urls.txt' used in a 'with_lines' loop.
any idea how to resolve this ? I tried Putting the variable name in double quotes.
What you see is very probably an ansible-lint issue. You should use loop instead of with_lines. There are no complaints by ansible-lint about the code below
loop: "{{ lookup('file',
role_path ~ '/files/blacklisted_urls.txt').splitlines() }}"
You can also use the pipe lookup plugin instead of the file if you want to. The loop below gives the same result
loop: "{{ lookup('pipe',
'cat ' ~ role_path ~ '/files/blacklisted_urls.txt').splitlines() }}"
For example, the playbook
shell> cat pb.yml
---
- hosts: localhost
roles:
- role_a
the role
shell> cat roles/role_a/tasks/main.yml
---
- name: Debug
debug:
var: item
loop: "{{ lookup('file',
role_path ~ '/files/blacklisted_urls.txt').splitlines() }}"
and the file
shell> cat roles/role_a/files/blacklisted_urls.txt
www1.example.com
www2.example.com
give (abridged)
TASK [role_a : Debug] ****************************************************
ok: [localhost] => (item=www1.example.com) =>
ansible_loop_var: item
item: www1.example.com
ok: [localhost] => (item=www2.example.com) =>
ansible_loop_var: item
item: www2.example.com
I am working on a project aimed at populating the IP's of some routers based on East/West locations. The first host will always be the primary and the second will always be the secondary.
Based on the location passed, I flip the inventory. I see the inventory being flipped, but Ansible get the value from the list in the same order.
It doesn't matter what order the inventory list is read. I need for the first host to read the first element e.g. 20.21.22.23 and then the second host to read the second element 28.29.30.31.
Right now, ATL is always the first element and LAX the second.
ok: [ATL_isr_lab] => {
"msg": [
"20.21.22.23",
"24.25.26.27",
"24.25.26.28"
]
}
ok: [LAX_isr_lab] => {
"msg": [
"28.29.30.31",
"32.33.34.35",
"32.33.34.36"
]
}
------------------ Inventory Flipped -------------------------------
ok: [LAX_isr_lab] => {
"msg": [
"28.29.30.31",
"32.33.34.35",
"32.33.34.36"
]
}
ok: [ATL_isr_lab] => {
"msg": [
"20.21.22.23",
"24.25.26.27",
"24.25.26.28"
]
}
---
- hosts: test_hosts
vars:
region: east
_Hub_IP: [ 20.21.22.23, 28.29.30.31]
_Transit_IP: [ 24.25.26.27, 32.33.34.35]
_Neighbor_IP: [24.25.26.28, 32.33.34.36]
_idx: "{{ groups.all.index(inventory_hostname) }}"
#flips inventory if west
order: "{{ (region == 'east')|ternary('reverse_inventory', 'inventory') }}"
become: yes
ignore_unreachable: true
gather_facts: false
tasks:
- name: "Configure Router"
debug:
msg:
- "{{ _Hub_IP[_idx|int] }}"
- "{{ _Transit_IP[_idx|int] }}"
- "{{ _Neighbor_IP[_idx|int] }}"
Well, the issue is not coming with the reverse_inventory and inventory value of the order parameter like you seems to think it is.
The issue is to think that groups.all is indeed reversed when you do use the reverse_inventory value.
Here is an example of this, with the playbook:
- hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
order: "{{ (region == 'east')|ternary('reverse_inventory', 'inventory') }}"
tasks:
- debug:
var: groups.all
Running it with, with the region as an extra-vars:
ansible-playbook play.yml --inventory inventory.yml --extra-vars "region=east"
Will yield:
ok: [localhost] =>
groups.all:
- LAX_isr_lab
- ATL_isr_lab
ansible-playbook play.yml --inventory inventory.yml --extra-vars "region=west"
Will yield:
ok: [localhost] =>
groups.all:
- LAX_isr_lab
- ATL_isr_lab
Still the sorting works, see:
- hosts: all
gather_facts: no
order: "{{ (region == 'east')|ternary('reverse_inventory', 'inventory') }}"
tasks:
- debug:
Run with:
ansible-playbook play.yml --inventory inventory.yml --extra-vars "region=east"
Will yield
ok: [ATL_isr_lab] =>
msg: Hello world!
ok: [LAX_isr_lab] =>
msg: Hello world!
ansible-playbook play.yml --inventory inventory.yml --extra-vars "region=west"
Will yield
ok: [LAX_isr_lab] =>
msg: Hello world!
ok: [ATL_isr_lab] =>
msg: Hello world!
So, what ends up being wrong is your _idx value.
To fix this, you could use the reverse filter of jinja with the same ternary as you are using in the order parameter, like this:
_idx: "{{ ((region == 'east')|ternary(groups.all|reverse, groups.all)).index(inventory_hostname) }}"
Working playbook:
- hosts: all
gather_facts: no
order: "{{ (region == 'east')|ternary('reverse_inventory', 'inventory') }}"
vars:
_Hub_IP: [20.21.22.23, 28.29.30.31]
_Transit_IP: [24.25.26.27, 32.33.34.35]
_Neighbor_IP: [24.25.26.28, 32.33.34.36]
_idx: "{{ ((region == 'east')|ternary(groups.all|reverse, groups.all)).index(inventory_hostname) }}"
tasks:
- debug:
msg:
- "{{ _Hub_IP[_idx|int] }}"
- "{{ _Transit_IP[_idx|int] }}"
- "{{ _Neighbor_IP[_idx|int] }}"
Running examples:
ansible-playbook play.yml --inventory inventory.yml --extra-vars "region=east"
Will yield:
ok: [ATL_isr_lab] =>
msg:
- 20.21.22.23
- 24.25.26.27
- 24.25.26.28
ok: [LAX_isr_lab] =>
msg:
- 28.29.30.31
- 32.33.34.35
- 32.33.34.36
ansible-playbook play.yml --inventory inventory.yml --extra-vars "region=west"
Will yield:
ok: [LAX_isr_lab] =>
msg:
- 20.21.22.23
- 24.25.26.27
- 24.25.26.28
ok: [ATL_isr_lab] =>
msg:
- 28.29.30.31
- 32.33.34.35
- 32.33.34.36
Got it working as posted originally. I had to upgrade to ansible version 2.11.6. I'm running Debian 10 and apt-get update/apt-get upgrade did not find a newer version.
My solution involved deleting the version and installing it again through pip. After that, I ran the code and it worked flawlessly.
I would like to modify vars for drupal configuration file settings.php with ansible and regex_replace module. My initial var is an IP xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx and I want this as my new var xxx\.xxx\.xxx\.xxx
My playbook:
---
- hosts: localhost
remote_user: cal
become: yes
become_user: cal
tasks:
- set_fact:
ip_front: "10.11.12.13"
ip_front_back: "{{ ip_front | regex_replace('\\.', '\\.') }}"
- name: "show all var"
debug:
msg:
- "{{ ip_front }}"
- "{{ ip_front_ok }}"
Output:
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": [
"10.11.12.13",
"10\\.11\\.12\\.13"
]
}
How can I use pattern to resolve it?
looking to pass the dict to read a set of key value pairs based on the location. When values are hardcoded to the playbook, it works fine but calling through extra_vars giving an error message. Not sure even if it supports. appreciate, your thoughts and inputs.
ansible-playbook play3.yml -e '{"var1":"loc2"}' -vv
play3.yml
---
- name: testing
hosts: localhost
connection: local
gather_facts: no
vars_files:
- var_file.yml
tasks:
- debug:
msg: "{{ var1['first'] }}"
var_file.yml
---
loc1:
first: name1
last: name2
loc2:
first: python
last: perl
...
"Anything's possible in an animated cartoon." -Bugs Bunny
This playook:
---
- name: testing
hosts: localhost
connection: local
gather_facts: no
vars_files:
- var_file.yml
tasks:
- debug:
var: "{{ item }}.first"
with_items: "{{ var1 }}"
Gave me this output:
TASK [debug] **********************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/jack/Ansible/CANES/PLAYBOOKS/play3.yml:9
ok: [localhost] => (item=None) => {
"loc2.first": "python"
}