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* [[Chef]]: <code>[[inspec detect]]</code>
 
* [[Chef]]: <code>[[inspec detect]]</code>
 
* https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_vars_facts.html#ansible-facts
 
* https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_vars_facts.html#ansible-facts
* <code>[[ansible.builtin.set_fact]]</code>
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* <code>[[ansible.builtin.set_fact]]</code> module
  
 
== See also ==
 
== See also ==

Revision as of 11:15, 18 October 2023

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"


The following modules failed to execute: ansible.legacy.setup


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


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