Dick Hi, My requirement is not about configuring a webserver.
It is to maintain a check on a set of files. If the file changes by checksum or permissions I wish to trigger an alert. Thus, my ansible will stat the file and then compare the checksum and mode that was previously stored in the include_vars file. If they match we are good else we will trigger an alert. Thus, I want to understand if my approach/format of storing mode and checksum information for all files on all servers good? if not please propose how should i design the include_vars files so I could read the checksum and mode of a file on a particular IP. On Sunday, January 26, 2020 at 4:25:25 AM UTC+5:30, Dick Visser wrote: > > Hi > > The information you've provided seems to contain several cases of > wheel reinvention. > Rather than helping you do that, please explain what you are REALLY > looking to achieve. > The file names in your example suggest: "configuring a web server". > In which case, a few template tasks and a handler might be all you need. > > Dick > > > On Sat, 25 Jan 2020 at 00:10, Shifa Shaikh <shif...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > > > > I use the stat module to read multiple files statistics from each remote > server. > > > > Thus, I'm able to get the file mode and checksum value of say 3 files on > host1 and 2 files on host2. > > > > I wish to know what is a good way to create/construct an include_vars > file so that I can easily read back each file's mode and checksum for any > given server? > > > > I thought of constructing a myvars.yaml as below: > > > > --- > > host1: > > name: /tmp/conf/httpd.conf > > checksum: 79783482382789273 > > mode: 0744 > > name: /tmp/conf/extra/httpd.conf > > checksum: 112312382789273 > > mode: 0754 > > > > > > > > host2: > > > > name: /tmp/conf/httpd.conf > > checksum: 89662ff9273 > > mode: 0774 > > name: /tmp/conf/extra/httpd.conf > > checksum: 82094810498 > > mode: 0754 > > > > > > I can construct the myvars.yaml as I like but the challenge is how can I > read the values of the individual file name on a given hots? > > > > Any suggestions for construct myvars.yaml differently and reading > individual file details in a playbook will be of great help. > > > > Thank you !! > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Ansible Project" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to ansible...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/fd96dabf-6ed9-4924-84b5-d855d15f05ff%40googlegroups.com. > > > > > > -- > Dick Visser > Trust & Identity Service Operations Manager > GÉANT > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/41899b75-4a2a-486d-a30c-5ddc798a7880%40googlegroups.com.
