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  gather_facts: [ no | yes ]
 
  gather_facts: [ no | yes ]
  
 
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Example:
 
  #!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook
 
  #!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook
 
   
 
   
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<pre>
 
TASK [Gathering Facts] *********************************************************************************************************
 
ok: [SERVER_NAME]
 
</pre>
 
  
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Using facts:
 
  tasks:
 
  tasks:
 
   - name: Shut down Debian flavored systems
 
   - name: Shut down Debian flavored systems
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     [[when:]] [[ansible_facts]]['os_family'] == "Debian"
 
     [[when:]] [[ansible_facts]]['os_family'] == "Debian"
  
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TASK [Gathering Facts] *********************************************************************************************************
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ok: [SERVER_NAME]
  
  

Revision as of 12:23, 21 October 2021

Ansible gather_facts module, new in Ansible 2.8 (May 2019), allows to gather useful variables about remote hosts that can be used in playbooks


gather_facts: [ no | yes ]

Example:

#!/usr/bin/env ansible-playbook

- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: no



Using facts:

tasks:
 - name: Shut down Debian flavored systems
   ansible.builtin.command: /sbin/shutdown -t now
   when: ansible_facts['os_family'] == "Debian"


TASK [Gathering Facts] *********************************************************************************************************
ok: [SERVER_NAME]


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