The unarchive module is idempotent. So if your task reports as changed, then this means you are either unpacking a different archive each time, or your unpacked tree has changed somehow.
Try adding a stat task right before the unarchive task and watch the checksum to verify. On Thu, 15 Oct 2020 at 17:54, Michael <[email protected]> wrote: > > I have a Jenkins pipeline that automates an install using Ansible. One of the > steps includes copying a tar file to the target host using the unarchive > module. This step finishes with a 'changed' status if rerun and so isn't > idempotent as would be preferred. Is there a way to perform a check on the > target and not redo this step? Any suggestions would be appreciated > > code snippet: > - name: unarchive gg installer to target gg server > unarchive: > src: "{{ pkg_src }}/{{ ogg_installer }}" > dest: "{{ ogg_product_dir }}" > become: yes > become_method: sudo > become_user: ogg > > Thanks. > > -- > 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/63058728-4124-46c9-aca6-125877b5e901n%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 [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAL8fbwM9N-n_LRzCGPB4jLtgB5noD2s1f4mESu66Bf0req0YEQ%40mail.gmail.com.
