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Explain when statements with |failure and |success.

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Michael DeHaan 2013-06-01 17:41:31 -04:00
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@ -284,6 +284,20 @@ Don't panic -- it's actually pretty simple::
action: command /sbin/shutdown -t now action: command /sbin/shutdown -t now
when: ansible_os_family == "Debian" when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
A number of Jinja2 "filters" can also be used in when statements, some of which are unique
and provided by ansible. Suppose we want to ignore the error of one statement and then
decide to do something conditionally based on success or failure::
tasks:
- action: command /bin/false
register: result
ignore_errors: True
- action: command /bin/something
when: result|failed
- action: command /bin/something_else
when: result|sucess
As a reminder, to see what derived variables are available, you can do:: As a reminder, to see what derived variables are available, you can do::
ansible hostname.example.com -m setup ansible hostname.example.com -m setup