Getting : error while evaluating conditional (my_result.stat.exists): 'bool object' has no attribute 'stat' while expcting to be dictionary

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Meir Yanovich

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May 5, 2020, 6:26:00 AM5/5/20

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i have this ansible simple playbook :

where "/home/ec2-user/test1.txt" exists on disk

 ---
    - name: check if exsist
      hosts: localhost
      gather_facts: false
      tasks:
    
        - name: Get project name
          shell: "echo 'hhhhhhhh'"
          register: name_var
    
    
        - name: Check if thetest.log exists in path
          stat:
            path: "/home/ec2-user/test1.txt1"
          register: log_result_1
    
        - name: Check if TheTest.log exists in p_home
          stat:
            path: "/home/ec2-user/test1.txt"
          register: log_result_2
          when: name_var.stdout is match("hhhhhhhh")
    
        - set_fact:
            my_result: "{{ log_result_1.stat.exists or (log_result_2 is not skipped and log_result_2.stat.exists) }}"
    
        - debug:
            msg: "#################################### result_value ######################################"
        - debug:
            var: my_result
    
    
        - name: Create temporary log folder
          file:
            path: "/home/ec2-user/log_tmp"
            state: directory
          when: my_result.stat.exists

I expect that the my_result will have the value of the right register in this case log_result_2

but I'm getting this error:

  ansible-playbook 2.9.7
      config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
      configured module search path = ['/home/ec2-user/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
      ansible python module location = /home/ec2-user/venv_ansible_new/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/ansible
      executable location = /home/ec2-user/venv_ansible_new/bin/ansible-playbook
      python version = 3.7.6 (default, Feb 26 2020, 20:54:15) [GCC 7.3.1 20180712 (Red Hat 7.3.1-6)]
    Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
    [WARNING]: No inventory was parsed, only implicit localhost is available
    [WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'
    
    PLAYBOOK: test3.yml *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
    1 plays in test3.yml
    
    PLAY [check if exsist] **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
    META: ran handlers
    
    TASK [Get project name] *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
    task path: /home/ec2-user/test3.yml:7
    Tuesday 05 May 2020  09:56:22 +0000 (0:00:00.070)       0:00:00.070 ***********
    changed: [localhost] => changed=true
      cmd: echo 'hhhhhhhh'
      delta: '0:00:00.002594'
      end: '2020-05-05 09:56:22.684370'
      rc: 0
      start: '2020-05-05 09:56:22.681776'
      stderr: ''
      stderr_lines: <omitted>
      stdout: hhhhhhhh
      stdout_lines: <omitted>
    
    TASK [Check if thetest.log exists in path] **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
    task path: /home/ec2-user/test3.yml:12
    Tuesday 05 May 2020  09:56:22 +0000 (0:00:00.256)       0:00:00.327 ***********
    ok: [localhost] => changed=false
      stat:
        exists: false
    
    TASK [Check if TheTest.log exists in p_home] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
    task path: /home/ec2-user/test3.yml:17
    Tuesday 05 May 2020  09:56:22 +0000 (0:00:00.250)       0:00:00.577 ***********
    ok: [localhost] => changed=false
      stat:
        atime: 1588660417.6106787
        attr_flags: ''
        attributes: []
        block_size: 4096
        blocks: 8
        charset: us-ascii
        checksum: 75bae7e3ee07809acd2477a8427b5b32e605a6b4
        ctime: 1588660417.6106787
        dev: 66305
        device_type: 0
        executable: false
        exists: true
        gid: 1000
        gr_name: ec2-user
        inode: 77678
        isblk: false
        ischr: false
        isdir: false
        isfifo: false
        isgid: false
        islnk: false
        isreg: true
        issock: false
        isuid: false
        mimetype: text/plain
        mode: '0664'
        mtime: 1588660417.6106787
        nlink: 1
        path: /home/ec2-user/test1.txt
        pw_name: ec2-user
        readable: true
        rgrp: true
        roth: true
        rusr: true
        size: 18
        uid: 1000
        version: '1015088889'
        wgrp: true
        woth: false
        writeable: true
        wusr: true
        xgrp: false
        xoth: false
        xusr: false
    
    TASK [set_fact] *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
    task path: /home/ec2-user/test3.yml:23
    Tuesday 05 May 2020  09:56:23 +0000 (0:00:00.188)       0:00:00.765 ***********
    ok: [localhost] => changed=false
      ansible_facts:
        my_result: true
    
    TASK [debug] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
    task path: /home/ec2-user/test3.yml:26
    Tuesday 05 May 2020  09:56:23 +0000 (0:00:00.030)       0:00:00.796 ***********
    ok: [localhost] =>
      msg: '#################################### result_value ######################################'
    
    TASK [debug] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
    task path: /home/ec2-user/test3.yml:28
    Tuesday 05 May 2020  09:56:23 +0000 (0:00:00.011)       0:00:00.808 ***********
    ok: [localhost] =>
      my_result: true
    
    TASK [Create temporary log folder] **********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
    task path: /home/ec2-user/test3.yml:32
    Tuesday 05 May 2020  09:56:23 +0000 (0:00:00.010)       0:00:00.819 ***********
    fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! =>
      msg: |-
        The conditional check 'my_result.stat.exists' failed. The error was: error while evaluating conditional (my_result.stat.exists): 'bool object' has no attribute 'stat'
    
        The error appears to be in '/home/ec2-user/test3.yml': line 32, column 7, but may
        be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
    
        The offending line appears to be:
    
    
            - name: Create temporary log folder
              ^ here

Stefan Hornburg (Racke)

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May 5, 2020, 6:42:41 AM5/5/20

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On 5/5/20 12:26 PM, Meir Yanovich wrote:
> i have this ansible simple playbook :
> where "/home/ec2-user/test1.txt" exists on disk
>
>
> |
> ---
> -name:check ifexsist
> hosts:localhost
> gather_facts:false
> tasks:
>

> -name:Getproject name

> shell:"echo 'hhhhhhhh'"
> register:name_var
>
>
> -name:Checkifthetest.log exists inpath
> stat:
> path:"/home/ec2-user/test1.txt1"
> register:log_result_1
>
> -name:CheckifTheTest.log exists inp_home
> stat:
> path:"/home/ec2-user/test1.txt"
> register:log_result_2
> when:name_var.stdout ismatch("hhhhhhhh")
>
> -set_fact:
> my_result:"{{ log_result_1.stat.exists or (log_result_2 is not skipped and log_result_2.stat.exists) }}"
>
> -debug:
> msg:"#################################### result_value ######################################"
> -debug:
> var:my_result
>
>

> -name:Createtemporary log folder

> file:
> path:"/home/ec2-user/log_tmp"
> state:directory
> when:my_result.stat.exists
>
> |
>
>
>
>
>
>
> I expect that the my_result will have the value of the right register in this case log_result_2

No the output is a boolean, variables are evaluated in your expression.

Regards
Racke

>
> but I'm getting this error:
>
>
> |
> ansible-playbook 2.9.7
> config file =/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg

> configured modulesearch path =['/home/ec2-user/.ansible/plugins/modules','/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']

> ansible python modulelocation =/home/ec2-user/venv_ansible_new/lib64/python3.7/site-packages/ansible
> executable location =/home/ec2-user/venv_ansible_new/bin/ansible-playbook
> python version =3.7.6(default,Feb262020,20:54:15)[GCC 7.3.120180712(RedHat7.3.1-6)]
> Using/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg asconfig file
> [WARNING]:Noinventory was parsed,only implicitlocalhost isavailable
> [WARNING]:provided hosts list isempty,only localhost isavailable.Notethat the implicitlocalhost does notmatch 'all'
>
> PLAYBOOK:test3.yml
> *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> 1plays intest3.yml
>
> PLAY [check

> ifexsist]**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

> META:ran handlers
>
> TASK [Getproject
> name]*********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> task path:/home/ec2-user/test3.yml:7
> Tuesday05May2020 09:56:22+0000(0:00:00.070) 0:00:00.070***********
> changed:[localhost]=>changed=true
> cmd:echo 'hhhhhhhh'
> delta:'0:00:00.002594'
> end:'2020-05-05 09:56:22.684370'
> rc:0
> start:'2020-05-05 09:56:22.681776'
> stderr:''
> stderr_lines:<omitted>
> stdout:hhhhhhhh
> stdout_lines:<omitted>
>
> TASK [Checkifthetest.log exists

> inpath]**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

> task path:/home/ec2-user/test3.yml:12
> Tuesday05May2020 09:56:22+0000(0:00:00.256) 0:00:00.327***********
> ok:[localhost]=>changed=false
> stat:
> exists:false
>
> TASK [CheckifTheTest.log exists

> inp_home]************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

> TASK [Createtemporary log

> folder]**********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
> task path:/home/ec2-user/test3.yml:32
> Tuesday05May2020 09:56:23+0000(0:00:00.010) 0:00:00.819***********
> fatal:[localhost]:FAILED!=>
> msg:|-

> Theconditional check 'my_result.stat.exists'failed.Theerror was:error whileevaluating conditional

> (my_result.stat.exists):'bool object'has noattribute 'stat'
>

> Theerror appears to be in'/home/ec2-user/test3.yml':line 32,column 7,but may
> be elsewhere inthe file depending on the exact syntax problem.

>
> Theoffending line appears to be:
>
>
> -name:Createtemporary log folder
> ^here
>
> |
>
>

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