local_action is executed at the end and not in order its defined in.

[Sebastien Hadjifotis]

---

# file: cmservers.yml

- hosts: cmservers

  tasks:

     - include_vars: /var/cm/local/ansible/vault/cmservers

     - local_action: "command openssl passwd -salt '{{ cm_default_password_salt }}' -1 '{{ cm_default_password }}'"

       run_once: True

       register: password_hash

       changed_when: False

     - set_fact: users_default_password="{{ password_hash.stdout }}"

     - debug: var=password_hash

     - debug: var=users_default_password

     - debug: msg="Default hash is {{ users_default_password }}"

  roles:

   - ansible-users-master

TASK: [ansible-users-master | Create users] ***********************************

ok: [miluvl162] => (item={'comment': 'Some User', 'state': 'present', 'group': 'primgroup', 'name': 'user1', 'groups': ['extragroup'], 'is_admin': False, 'uid': 20001})

TASK: [ansible-users-master | Add admin users to admin group] *****************

skipping: [miluvl162] => (item={'comment': 'Some User', 'state': 'present', 'group': 'primgroup', 'name': 'user1', 'groups': ['extragroup'], 'is_admin': False, 'uid': 20001})

TASK: [ansible-users-master | Remove group] ***********************************

skipping: [miluvl162] => (item={'gid': 29999, 'name': 'primgroup'})

skipping: [miluvl162] => (item={'gid': 39999, 'name': 'extragroup'})

TASK: [ansible-users-master | Remove per-user groups] *************************

skipping: [miluvl162] => (item={'comment': 'Some User', 'state': 'present', 'group': 'primgroup', 'name': 'user1', 'groups': ['extragroup'], 'is_admin': False, 'uid': 20001})

TASK: [ansible-users-master | SSH keys] ***************************************

skipping: [miluvl162]

TASK: [ansible-users-master | Sudo installed] *********************************

ok: [miluvl162]

Why is the local_action being executed at the end? I need it at the start.

Any help appreciated.

Thanks

[Brian Coca]

roles: executes before tasks:, put it in pre_tasks: which executes before roles:




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Brian Coca