I've also tried wrapping all the tasks in the dynamically included file in
a block and adding a tag to the block. This achieves what I'm trying to
accomplish but doesn't feel like the proper approach.
On Friday, January 19, 2018 at 9:58:05 AM UTC-6, Mike Klebolt wrote:
>
> I'm trying to dynamically include tasks along with using tags. The issue
> I'm running into is that yes, its including the tasks file, but its not
> executing any of the tasks within that file. After reading the Creating
> Reusable Playbooks guide, it appears this is by design for include_tasks.
> My question is why? I'm now left having to add a tag to each individual
> task within the dynamically included tasks file. This seems less than
> ideal. Is there a better way I should be going about this?
>
> Example:
>
> playbook.yml
> ---
> - name: Test
> hosts: localhost
> gather_facts: False
> connection: local
> tasks:
> - include_tasks: "{{ dynamic_variable }}.yml"
> tags: test
>
>
> dynamic_variable.yml
> ---
> - ping:
>
>
>
> Playbook run *without *tag, tasks from dynamic_variable are executed
> ansible-playbook playbook.yml
> Vault password:
>
> PLAY [Test]
> ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>
> TASK [include_tasks]
> **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> included: /etc/ansible/dynamic_variable.yml for localhost
>
> TASK [ping]
> ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> ok: [localhost]
>
> PLAY RECAP
> ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> localhost : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0
>
>
>
> Playbook run *with *tag, dynamic_variable file is included, none of the
> tasks contained within are executed due to not having tag.
>
> ansible-playbook playbook.yml -t test
> Vault password:
>
> PLAY [Test]
> ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>
> TASK [include_tasks]
> **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> included: /etc/ansible/dynamic_variable.yml for localhost
>
> PLAY RECAP
> ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> localhost : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0
>
>
>
> The reason this is a problem for me is because within one of my dynamic
> tasks files I have 20-30 tasks. I'd prefer not to have to add a tag to
> each individual task as that is how ansible used to function with the now
> deprecated include module. It appears that if I roll back to before commit
> ebf971f
> <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/ebf971f931290a113f738f658d7a6e095994e120>,
>
> my issues go away.
>
>
> So back to my original question. Is there a better way I should be
> going about this? If so, how?
>
>
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