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Phil
Phil

Reputation: 2084

Can these Ansible tasks in a playbook somehow be merged into one task?

I have the following 2 tasks in a playbook:

  - name: Check if SSH is running on port 22
    shell: netstat -tunlp | grep ":22 " | sed -e 's/.*\///' | sort -u
    register: ssh_running

  - name: Exit if SSH is not running
    meta: end_play
    when: ssh_running.stdout | trim | lower != "sshd"

Do I have to register the variable and check it, or is it possible to combine them as 1 task? Something like:

  - name: Check if SSH is running on port 22
    shell: netstat -tunlp | grep ":22 " | sed -e 's/.*\///' | sort -u
    meta: end_play
    when: output_of_shell_command | trim | lower != "sshd"

Upvotes: 1

Views: 111

Answers (1)

Vladimir Botka
Vladimir Botka

Reputation: 68064

No. It's not possible. Module wait_for will do the job in one task.

- wait_for:
    port: 22
    host: 10.1.0.51
    timeout: 3
    msg: SSH is not running. End of play.

Upvotes: 1

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