When condition

[Suresh Uppu]

Hi,

This is Suresh. I am new to Ansible.

I have a query, Can I please ask any one to clarify this.

I am using when: condition. 

The below one is working fine.

file copy is working fine based on distribution. didnt get any error.

"

    - name: copying clinet install zip to server

      become: yes

      become_method: sudo

      copy: src=/root/Desktop/clinetinstall.zip dest=clientproducts/Install.zip

      when: ansible_distribution  == "CentOS"

      copy: src=/root/Desktop/myfile  dest=clientproducts/myfile

      when: ansible_distribution  == "RedHat"

"

I expected the same when installing python-setuptools on agent machine.

    - name: installing python setuptools

      become: yes

      become_method: sudo

      yum: name=python-setuptools  state=latest

      when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"

      zypper: name=python-setuptools  state=latest

      when: ansible_os_family == "SLES"

But getting compilation error.

what is the problem with the lines in playbook?

Best Regards,

Suresh.

[Johannes Kastl]

On 29.04.16 12:08 'Suresh Uppu' via Ansible Project wrote:

> - name: installing python setuptools
> become: yes
> become_method: sudo
> yum: name=python-setuptools state=latest
> when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
> zypper: name=python-setuptools state=latest
> when: ansible_os_family == "SLES"
>
> But getting compilation error.

I have not tested this, but maybe the error is caused by the fact,
that zypper module does not work/exist on RedHat and yum module does
not exist on SLES?

Split it into two tasks:

- name: installing python setuptools on RedHat

become: yes
become_method: sudo
yum: name=python-setuptools state=latest
when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"

- name: installing python setuptools on SLES
become: yes
become_method: sudo

zypper: name=python-setuptools state=latest
when: ansible_os_family == "SLES"

Johannes