I've written a GitHub repo to demo using local_facts here:
https://github.com/dmccuk/ansible_local_facts
The bit you need to do is this (which is also part of the demo):
- name: local facts
debug: var=ansible_local
notify:
- reload facts
- name: reload facts
setup: filter=ansible_local
On Thursday, 2 April 2020 03:16:34 UTC+1, Rajesh wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> I created a custom facts playbook. But I am getting an error when I run. I
> could not figure out why?
>
> *Playbook*
>
> - name: Create a custom facts file
> hosts: database
> become: true
> become_user: root
> gather_facts: true
> tasks:
> - name: Create a custom facts directory
> file:
> path: /etc/ansible/facts.d
> state: directory
>
> - name: Create a custom facts
> template:
> src: templates/custom.fact.j2
> dest: /etc/ansible/facts.d/custom.fact
>
> - name: Print ansible_local
> debug: var=ansible_local
> - name: Print the custom facts value
> debug:
> msg: "{{ ansible_local.custom.sample_exam }}"
>
> *Template file*
>
> [automation@workstation plays]$ cat templates/server_list.j2
> {% for host in groups['all'] %}
> {{ hostvars[host]['ansible_facts']['fqdn'] }}
> {% endfor %}
>
> [automation@workstation plays]$
>
> [automation@workstation plays]$ ansible-playbook facts.yml
>
> PLAY [Create a custom facts file]
> **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>
> TASK [Gathering Facts]
> *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> fatal: [ansible5]: FAILED! => {"ansible_facts": {}, "changed": false,
> "failed_modules": {"setup": {"ansible_facts":
> {"discovered_interpreter_python": "/usr/libexec/platform-python"}, "cmd":
> "/etc/ansible/facts.d/custom.fact", "failed": true, "invocation":
> {"module_args": {"fact_path": "/etc/ansible/facts.d", "filter": "*",
> "gather_subset": ["all"], "gather_timeout": 10}}, "msg": "[Errno 8] Exec
> format error: b'/etc/ansible/facts.d/custom.fact'", "rc": 8}}, "msg": "The
> following modules failed to execute: setup\n"}
>
> PLAY RECAP
> *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> ansible5 : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0
> failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
>
> [automation@workstation plays]$
>
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