roles - apply variable values from /defaults/main.yml

[dulh...@mailbox.org]

using roles with this type of structure and face a problem with variable values apparently not being applied from the /defaults/main.yml

role01

    |__/tasks

    |     |

    |     |__main.yml

    |

    |__/defaults

           |

           |__main.yml

As far my understanding goes the /tasks/main.yml should read the variables from /defaults/main.yml no matter what (without any vars_files: declaration. Is that understanding correct?

If not, how exactly do I have to reference the /defaults/main.yml ?

[Vladimir Botka]

On Thu, 20 Jan 2022 17:15:42 +0100 (CET)
dulhaver via Ansible Project <ansible...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> As far my understanding goes the /tasks/main.yml should read the variables from /defaults/main.yml no matter what (without any vars_files: declaration. Is that understanding correct?

Yes. This is correct. For example

shell> tree roles
roles
└── role01
├── defaults
│   └── main.yml
└── tasks
└── main.yml

3 directories, 2 files

shell> cat roles/role01/defaults/main.yml
test_var: Hello

shell> cat roles/role01/tasks/main.yml
- debug:
var: test_var

shell> cat playbook.yml
- hosts: localhost
roles:
- role01

shell> ansible-playbook playbook.yml

gives (abridged)

TASK [role01 : debug]
**********************************
ok: [localhost] =>
test_var: Hello


If this is not working for you provide "Minimal nonworking example"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimal_working_example

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Vladimir Botka

[dulh...@mailbox.org]

so, that is a clear yes (and great little exercise) then.
I'll have to figure out, why it does't work atm

thx for sharing

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[Stefan Hornburg (Racke)]

On 20/01/2022 19:47, dulhaver via Ansible Project wrote:
> so, that is a clear yes (and great little exercise) then.
> I'll have to figure out, why it does't work atm
>
> thx for sharing

Well to get help you need to elaborate on "why it does't work atm".

The variables in defaults/main.yml do have very low priority BTW.

Regards

              Racke

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