Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

On 9/16/22 9:08 PM, Evan Hisey wrote: In a follow up to you line of thought, this really looks a variable (in the example) better handle by usin ansible vault than a variable file. It was designed for things like passwords. Oh, for sure: *--- # group_vars/all/web_centric_vars.yml web_foopass:

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

In a follow up to you line of thought, this really looks a variable (in the example) better handle by usin ansible vault than a variable file. It was designed for things like passwords. On Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 7:59 PM Todd Lewis wrote: > > > On 9/16/22 10:23 AM, Brian Coca wrote: > > vars_files: >

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

On 9/16/22 10:23 AM, Brian Coca wrote: vars_files: - group_vars/web/main.yml Do not load group_vars/host_vars directly, this is the job of the vars plugin, you create duplicate entries and mask the actual expected values from normal precedence resolution. The vars_files thing was my sugges

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

Sure. That is the purpose of groups. You can but the entire network in a single inventory, solit it up by groups and groups of groups, then run play books only against the groups you want. You can also build them on the fly. You can also mix that with logic loops in the playbooks to skip certain

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

Is it possible to have multiple 'inventories'? Like a touch list and do not touch list? On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 2:55:07 PM UTC-4 ehi...@gmail.com wrote: > If hosts are not in the inventory then they dont exist for Ansible. Group > variables are different than host variables, by the wa

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

If hosts are not in the inventory then they dont exist for Ansible. Group variables are different than host variables, by the way. On Fri, Sep 16, 2022, 1:41 PM Dick Visser wrote: > Ok thanks for clearing this up. > Just to be sure: it is not possible to access variables for hosts that are > not

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

Ok thanks for clearing this up. Just to be sure: it is not possible to access variables for hosts that are not in the inventory? On Fri, 16 Sep 2022 at 16:25, Brian Coca wrote: > > vars_files: > >- group_vars/web/main.yml > Do not load group_vars/host_vars directly, this is the job of the

Re: [ansible-project] create variable from value gathered on remote

For example, given the files shell> ssh admin@test_11 cat /tmp/.env SMTPPORT: 5432 POPPORT: 5431 PGPORT: 5433 shell> ssh admin@test_12 cat /tmp/.env SMTPPORT: 4432 POPPORT: 4431 PGPORT: 4433 shell> ssh admin@test_13 cat /tmp/.env SMTPPORT: 3432 POPPORT: 3431 PGPORT: 3433 Fetch the files and dec

Re: [ansible-project] create variable from value gathered on remote

Dick above gave a better answer, but just to have the original question literally answered: - shell: grep -r 'PGPORT=' /opt/db/postgres/bin/ | cut -d: -f2 | cut -d= -f2 | tail -1 register: myport myport['stdout'] will have the value you want -- -- Brian Coca -- You received th

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

> vars_files: >- group_vars/web/main.yml Do not load group_vars/host_vars directly, this is the job of the vars plugin, you create duplicate entries and mask the actual expected values from normal precedence resolution. > msg: '{{ hostvars[groups[''web''][0]].foopass }}: ''dict object'' has

Re: [ansible-project] create variable from value gathered on remote

On Fri, 16 Sept 2022 at 15:19, dulhaver via Ansible Project < ansible-project@googlegroups.com> wrote: > I am trying to automate the creation of postgresql services on a shared > postgres Server as my target. > > we create an .env file for each service on the target with contains the > portnumber

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

This works in my little test. Worth a try, but this feels shaky. In your first play, at the same indent level as "tasks:", add vars_files: - group_vars/web/main.yml Then "{{ foopass }}" will be available to your task(s) in that first play. On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 7:39:45 AM UTC-4 d

[ansible-project] create variable from value gathered on remote

I am trying to automate the creation of postgresql services on a shared postgres Server as my target. we create an .env file for each service on the target with contains the portnumber used for that particular instance. Based on that I detect the largest currently reserved postgres port. I can

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

Honestly this sounds more like a need to revisit how you are handling variables. You are creating a scoping issue with the current approach. The all group is were things should live that might need to be accessed by multiple groups. Specific subgroups are for scope specific variables, so really sho

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

In that case, in the first play, do a "debug" and see what variables are available. - name: groupvars anybody debug: msg: "{{ vars }}" >From that you should be able to work out what the expression would be, if there is a way to do it. On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 7:39:45 AM

Re: [ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

Hi Thanks, but that seems to be making the play conditional on whether there are any 'web' hosts in the play. What I am looking for is a way to access those group_vars regardless of whether there are any such hosts in the play. On Fri, 16 Sept 2022 at 13:19, Todd Lewis wrote: > Better: >

[ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

Better: groups['web'] | default([]) | length On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 6:50:22 AM UTC-4 Todd Lewis wrote: > Can you add > when: groups['web'] | length > onto the "populate secret for use elsewhere" task? > > On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 5:34:37 AM UTC-4 dnmv...@gmail.com wrote:

[ansible-project] JOB | Head of Platform Engineering (London)

Hello, I'm working with an employer that is looking to hire (at their London office) someone capable of fulfilling a head of platform engineering position. Consequently, I had hoped that some members of this list may like to discuss further. I can be reached using "JamesBTobin (at) Gmail (dot) Co

[ansible-project] Re: accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

Can you add when: groups['web'] | length onto the "populate secret for use elsewhere" task? On Friday, September 16, 2022 at 5:34:37 AM UTC-4 dnmv...@gmail.com wrote: > Hi > > I have a playbook that contains several plays. One play is performing API > related tasks in AWS, so it's using the

[ansible-project] accessing vars for hosts that are not in the play?

Hi I have a playbook that contains several plays. One play is performing API related tasks in AWS, so it's using the local connection and localhost. The plays after that targets real hosts. Pseudo code: - name: do API related work hosts: localhost connection: local become: false gather_fa

[ansible-project] JOB | Head of Platform Engineering (London)

Hello, I'm working with an employer that is looking to hire (at their London office) someone capable of fulfilling a head of platform engineering position. Consequently, I had hoped that some members of this list may like to discuss further. I can be reached using "JamesBTobin (at) Gmail (dot) Co

Re: [ansible-project] running commands inside a remote virtual environment

I usually use the python from that venv explicitly in my command, for example: /opt/venv/bin/python3 /some/script.py On Fri, 16 Sep 2022 at 08:28, Fenrir Sivar wrote: > I would like to run a shell command using a python virtual environment on > a remote server. > (collecting static files fo