This is what I do now. Ansible 1.4 has "failed_when". http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_error_handling.html#controlling-what-defines-failure
- name: Confirm Automation Agent is running command: service mongodb-mms-automation-agent status register: agent_status failed_when: "'NOT' in agent_status.stdout" changed_when: False (Added "changed_when: False" to suppress "changed" status) On Saturday, June 4, 2016 at 2:52:10 AM UTC-7, Mike Fennemore wrote: > > Indeed it will. If that is a possibility then I add ignore_errors:true and > still register a variable for the result. The variable will then give you a > status and msg if the service fails. > On 03 Jun 2016 9:44 PM, "Johannes Kastl" <ma...@ojkastl.de <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> On 03.06.16 20:25 Mike Fennemore wrote: >> > You could use register: to register a variable for the result then use >> debug: var= <your registered variable>.<property you want> >> > >> But if starting the service fails, shouldn't ansible report the task >> as failed? >> >> Johannes >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/ansible-project/-LMHCCDAn0w/unsubscribe >> . >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> ansible-proje...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> To post to this group, send email to ansible...@googlegroups.com >> <javascript:>. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/5751DDFE.1070601%40ojkastl.de >> . >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- 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 ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to ansible-project@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/23d5d31e-bb21-4baa-a683-c52ff9268231%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.