Check Ansible Version

What is it doing?

This role check the ansible-playbook version and will fail, if it is to old. This should help prevent bigger issues with to old ansible installations

How to use?

This anisble role should be executet on localhost.

Example playbook:

With ansible galaxy:

# install role
ansible-galaxy install do1jlr.ansible_version

Example playbook:

---
- hosts: localhost
  roles:
  - do1jlr.ansible_version

Without ansible galaxy:

Add this role to your roles as ansible_version. Example:

git clone https://github.com/chaos-bodensee/role-ansible_version.git roles/ansible_version

Your Playbook could look like this:

---
- name: check if ansible is not to old
  hosts: localhost
  tags:
   - default
  roles:
    - ansible_version
  gather_facts: no

Modifications

For possible modifications please have a look into the default Folder!

Participation

This role is developed on github. Feel free to add any Issues or PullRequests there. Thanks <3

Testing

This role is tested with github actions.