local_action is executing at end but defined at start

[Sebastien Hadjifotis]

---

# file: cmservers.yml

- hosts:cmservers

  vars:

     users_default_password: "{{ password_hash.stdout }}"

  tasks:

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

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

       register: password_hash

       changed_when: False

     - debug: var=password_hash

  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]

TASK: [ansible-users-master | Admin sudoers] **********************************

skipping: [miluvl162]

TASK: [include_vars /var/cm/local/ansible/vault/cmservers] ********************

ok: [miluvl162]

TASK: [command openssl passwd -salt '{{ cm_default_password_salt }}' -1 '{{ cm_default_password }}'] ***

ok: [miluvl162 -> 127.0.0.1]

How do I get the local_action executed first?

[Jeremy]

You could put those steps in pre_tasks instead of tasks.