For now you could modify the module or make a "shell: " command call instead, using the numerous flags and env variables required to make apt do a direct update.
Please make sure there's a ticket or pull request filed for this one if not already. On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 11:11 AM, Benjamin Copeland <[email protected] > wrote: > Currently, its holding me back from updating a number of our servers. As, > soon as the held package gets updated, the server breaks. > > Is there anything I can do? > > On Monday, 29 September 2014 14:43:20 UTC+1, Michael DeHaan wrote: >> >> Yep, familiar with apt pinning. >> >> I think I'd be open to a parameter to ignore the pinning, but it probably >> should not happen by default. >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 6:07 AM, Igor Homyakov <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> All holds are in /var/lib/dpkg/status file as well as other statuses >>> of available packages. >>> >>> On Sat, Sep 27, 2014 at 5:37 PM, Michael DeHaan <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > Curious how the holds got placed? >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 10:04 AM, Benjamin Copeland >>> > <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> Hello Michael, >>> >> >>> >> I am using dpkg, so dpkg --get-selections | grep "openssh-*". >>> >> >>> >> apt-get upgrade, by default won't upgrade held packages. >>> >> >>> >> There is a option in apt-get manual: >>> >> >>> >> --ignore-hold >>> >> Ignore package Holds; This causes apt-get to ignore a hold >>> >> placed on a package. This may be >>> >> useful in conjunction with dist-upgrade to override a large >>> >> number of undesired holds. >>> >> Configuration Item: APT::Ignore-Hold. >>> >> >>> >> Which, I assume then will overwrite the default behavior. >>> >> >>> >> Thanks >>> >> >>> >> Ben >>> >> >>> >> On Friday, 26 September 2014 13:33:11 UTC+1, Michael DeHaan wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Where are you seeing the output of what is "held back" and so on? >>> That's >>> >>> usually what you see during an update, so it seems some steps >>> >>> are not being executed by Ansible, and that's confusing me a little. >>> >>> >>> >>> Can you show the commands executed? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 5:57 AM, Benjamin Copeland < >>> [email protected]> >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> - name: hold openssh-client only if OS is 12.04 >>> >>>> shell: echo "openssh-client hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections >>> >>>> when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and >>> >>>> ansible_distribution_release == 'precise' >>> >>>> >>> >>>> - name: hold openssh-server only if OS is 12.04 >>> >>>> shell: echo "openssh-server hold" | sudo dpkg --set-selections >>> >>>> when: ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and >>> >>>> ansible_distribution_release == 'precise' >>> >>>> >>> >>>> - name: update and upgrade a server >>> >>>> apt: upgrade=safe update_cache=yes >>> >>>> sudo: yes >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> The package is "held" it dpkg. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> openssh-client hold >>> >>>> openssh-server hold >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> The state of apt before ansible: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> The following packages have been kept back: >>> >>>> linux-headers-generic linux-headers-virtual linux-image-virtual >>> >>>> linux-virtual openssh-client openssh-server >>> >>>> >>> >>>> After deploy: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> The following packages have been kept back: >>> >>>> linux-headers-generic linux-headers-virtual linux-image-virtual >>> >>>> linux-virtual >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> I would have thought, using the safe-upgrade should have stopped >>> openssh >>> >>>> being upgraded. >>> >>>> >>> >>>> Is this a bug, or am I missing something? 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