On 4/11/21 3:25 PM, Vikram S wrote: > Hi, > > I have written the below script to check if packages.conf has been updated > (by checking it's date) in flash and if so, > to set it as boot statement for switch. But ansible does not seem to consider > the when conditional at all. It sets the > boot statement regardless of whether the condition matches or not. > But below 'when' syntax works for ios_command module. Should i modify the > syntax or am i writing it wrong? > > > - name: GATHER PACKAGES.CONF FILE INFO IN FLASH > ios_command: > commands: "show flash: | i packages.conf" > > register: show_flash_packages > > - name: ADD PACKAGES.CONF AS BOOT STATEMENT WHEN THIS FILE IS UPDATED > ios_config: > lines: > - boot system flash:packages.conf > when: > - "'Apr 09 2021' in show_flash_packages.stdout[0] or > 'Apr 10 2021' in show_flash_packages.stdout[0]"
Looks like you confused stdout_lines with stdout.
stdout is a string and so stdout[0] is the first character of stdout.
Regards
Racke
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> Vikram
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