http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/ec2_tag_module.html
You will need to "list" the tags first of the instance to see what tags are set. Something like when: ec2_tags.tags.Application == 'my_app' should give you what you want. On 11 April 2016 at 14:57, Paul Stivers <[email protected]> wrote: > Is there a way to pass the value of an ec2 tag to a conditional in an > ansible task? Boto is installed and used to determine which tagged ec2 > servers the playbook is run against. > > > > For example: > > > > ec2 server with tag name "Application" and value "my_app" > > > > ansible command to run a playbook > > > > > $ AWS_PROFILE=paul-dev ansible-playbook playbooks/paul_test.yml -i > inventories/ec2.py -l 'tag_Environment_dev:&tag_Application_my_app' -e > "app=my_app" -u ubuntu -s > > > > works for the simple playbook containing this task because of the extra > variable "app=my_app" on the commandline. > > > --- > > > > - hosts: all > > > > tasks: > > - name: tree package is present > > apt: name=tree state=present > > when: app == 'my_app' > > > > > If I want to avoid including an extra variable on the command line, is > there a way to access the ec2 tag name and value in a task conditional? The > tag name and value are referenced in the command to run the playbook, > "&tag_Application_my_app", but I haven't found a way to reference it in a > task. > > > > I get the following error when running the playbook with the following > attempts at conditionals on the ec2 tag > > > --- > > > > - hosts: all > > > > tasks: > > - name: tree package is present > > apt: name=tree state=present > > when: tag_Application == 'my_app' > > # when: Application = 'my_app' > > # when: tag_Application_my_app > > > > > fatal: [10.5.81.130] => ERROR! error while evaluating conditional: > tag_Application_cis_acord_1203 > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/2a6129a9-760b-4500-83d1-b187b2aa3ebb%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/2a6129a9-760b-4500-83d1-b187b2aa3ebb%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Steve -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CA%2BemtqsGKMA1cSn98_Cpg0h01-H-0NpVKcQ16xssXn5sodtRqw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
