There is no way to prevent registering if the task is skipped. You should register to different variable names to avoid overwriting.
On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 4:16 PM Meir Yanovich <[email protected]> wrote: > basically, after looking into the entire internet again when regarding to > ansible i see that there is no info or no simple answer on : > "how to not set the register variable when the task is skipped " > so what is the standard way ? > > On Monday, May 4, 2020 at 9:58:02 PM UTC+3, Matt Martz wrote: >> >> set_when_task_skipped=false is not a feature of Ansible and has never >> done anything. >> >> I see a stackoverflow post seeming to indicate it was a feature. >> However, that is incorrect. >> >> Whatever you expected it to do, never worked to begin with. >> >> On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 1:50 PM Meir Yanovich <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Then it failed when I remove it and when >>> The register var is not set , >>> So basically what is the right way to do it ? >>> The same function set_when_task_skipped=false >>> Did >>> >>> On Mon, May 4, 2020, 9:20 PM Matt Martz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> To my knowledge, that has in the past created a literal variable named >>>> `login_app set_when_task_skipped=false` >>>> >>>> `set_when_task_skipped` isn't a feature of Ansible. >>>> >>>> We've recently made some changes to ensure that variables are legal. >>>> Likely you just want: >>>> >>>> `register: login_app` >>>> >>>> On Mon, May 4, 2020 at 1:16 PM Meir Yanovich <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> i have old code which use set_when_task_skipped=false in register >>>>> now it is not supported any more >>>>> I'm getting on : >>>>> >>>>> - name: Find location >>>>> register: login_app set_when_task_skipped=false >>>>> when: result.stat.exists == True >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> fatal: [10.0.4.211]: FAILED! => >>>>> msg: 'Invalid variable name in ''register'' specified: 'login_app >>>>> set_when_task_skipped=false''' >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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 [email protected]. >>>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/9f0180e7-b516-408b-b442-620284acdb1d%40googlegroups.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/9f0180e7-b516-408b-b442-620284acdb1d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>>> . >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Matt Martz >>>> @sivel >>>> sivel.net >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >>>> Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/topic/ansible-project/L-qk9XOnWBw/unsubscribe >>>> . >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >>>> [email protected]. >>>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAD8N0v_OseR%3DssHP%3DKPHMuCHkE%2B7RHm1cWx6WnUuHbpb7hA%2BDg%40mail.gmail.com >>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAD8N0v_OseR%3DssHP%3DKPHMuCHkE%2B7RHm1cWx6WnUuHbpb7hA%2BDg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>>> . >>>> >>> -- >>> 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 [email protected]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CA%2B-hL2UHJfAAoQ5rRyWoAHi0eqb6B5%3DCxupq%2BF%3DRhq8u%2BPvSdw%40mail.gmail.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CA%2B-hL2UHJfAAoQ5rRyWoAHi0eqb6B5%3DCxupq%2BF%3DRhq8u%2BPvSdw%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> >> -- >> Matt Martz >> @sivel >> sivel.net >> > -- > 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 [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/59db1108-34d2-43ee-9dce-e0a21240d91d%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/59db1108-34d2-43ee-9dce-e0a21240d91d%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Matt Martz @sivel sivel.net -- 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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAD8N0v8CUddDiR6O4KaJqPRxrVFk0g%2BNKdw9wQ1SmDuo7FJCmg%40mail.gmail.com.
