Try this:
- name: Ensure user directory exists
file:
path=/opt/{{ item.item }}
state=directory
owner={{ item.item }}
group={{ item.item }}
mode=0755
with_items: passinfo.results
not tested though.
On Wednesday, February 3, 2016 at 7:48:21 AM UTC+11, Dayton Jones wrote:
>
> I have a requirement to create directories only if the specified user(s)
> exist on the remote host... given my role defintion below, what is the
> proper syntax to use with "when" (or other method) to only create the
> directory only if that user exists on the host and skip the task if not
> present?
>
> ../vars/main.yml:
>
>> ---
>> my_user_list:
>> - user1
>> - user2
>>
>
>
> ../tasks/main.yml:
>
>> - name: Check for existence of users
>> getent: database=passwd key={{item}} fail_key=False
>> with_items: my_user_list
>> register: passinfo
>> - name: Ensure user directory exists (user1)
>> file:
>> path=/opt/user1
>> state=directory
>> owner=user1
>> group=user1
>> mode=0755
>> when: ??? filter to only run if user1 exists ???
>> ignore_errors: yes
>> - name: Ensure user directory exists (user2)
>> file:
>> path=/opt/user2
>> state=directory
>> owner=user2
>> group=user2
>> mode=0755
>> when: ??? filter to only run if user2 exists ???
>> ignore_errors: yes
>>
>
>
> here is the "output" of the passinfo variable:
>
> "passinfo": {
> "changed": false,
> "msg": "All items completed",
> "results": [
> {
> "_ansible_no_log": false,
> "ansible_facts": {
> "getent_passwd": {
> "user2": [
> "x",
> "1002",
> "1002",
> "",
> "/home/user2",
> "/bin/bash"
> ]
> }
> },
> "changed": false,
> "invocation": {
> "module_args": {
> "_ansible_check_mode": false,
> "_ansible_debug": false,
> "_ansible_diff": false,
> "_ansible_no_log": false,
> "_ansible_verbosity": 0,
> "database": "passwd",
> "fail_key": false,
> "key": "user2",
> "split": null
> },
> "module_name": "getent"
> },
> "item": "user2"
> },
> {
> "_ansible_no_log": false,
> "ansible_facts": {
> "getent_passwd": {
> "user1": null
> }
> },
> "changed": false,
> "invocation": {
> "module_args": {
> "_ansible_check_mode": false,
> "_ansible_debug": false,
> "_ansible_diff": false,
> "_ansible_no_log": false,
> "_ansible_verbosity": 0,
> "database": "passwd",
> "fail_key": false,
> "key": "user1",
> "split": null
> },
> "module_name": "getent"
> },
> "item": "user1",
> "msg": "One or more supplied key could not be found in the
> database."
> }
> ]
> }
> }
>
>
>
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