Ansible NTP Install/Config

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Keith Mills

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Jul 9, 2019, 2:38:31 PM7/9/19
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I am new to Ansible!


I'm working on an NTP Install/Configure Project. I have a main.yaml file, a ntp.yaml playbook and 4 tasks (debian-ntp.yaml, redhat-ntp.yaml, sles-ntp.yaml, ubuntu-ntp.yaml). I can't seem to get this to work.


ansible --version
ansible 2.8.0
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/home/kjames/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.5 (default, Apr  9 2019, 14:30:50) [GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-36)]

cat /etc/os-release
NAME="CentOS Linux"
VERSION="7 (Core)"
ID="centos"
ID_LIKE="rhel fedora"
VERSION_ID="7"
PRETTY_NAME="CentOS Linux 7 (Core)"
What I have:

roles/base/tasks/main.yaml:

---
## PLAYBOOK TO INSTALL AND CONFIGURE NTP ON REDHAT/ DEBIAN SYSTEMS

    - name: Include OS-specific variables
      include_vars: "{{ ansible_distribution }}.yaml"

    - include: redhat-ntp.yaml
      when: ansible_distribution|lower == 'redhat'

    - include: debian-ntp.yaml
      when: ansible_distribution|lower == 'debian'

    - include: sles-ntp.yaml
      when: ansible_distribution|lower == 'sles'

    - include: ubuntu-ntp.yaml
      when: ansible_distribution|lower == 'ubuntu'

    - name: Set the correct timezone
      file: src={{ ntp_timezone }}  dest=/etc/localtime state=link force=yes

    - name: Configure NTP
      template: src={{ item }} dest={{ ntp_config }}
      with_first_found:
       - "../templates/{{ ansible_distribution }}-{{ ansible_distribution_version }}.ntp.conf.j2"
       - "../templates/{{ ansible_distribution }}.ntp.conf.j2"
       - "../templates/{{ ansible_os_family }}.ntp.conf.j2"
       - "../templates/ntp.conf.j2"

    #- name: Restart NTP
    ##  service: name={{ ntp_service }} state=restarted
    #
    - name: Force NTP update
      shell: "service {{ ntp_service }} stop && ntpdate -s {{ ntpdate_server }} && service {{ ntp_service }} start"
    ...
roles/base/tasks/ntp.yaml:
---
- hosts: all
  remote_user: root

  tasks:
  - name: Detect OS and run appropriate tasks
    include_tasks: "{{ ansible_distribution }}-ntp.yaml"

roles/base/tasks/debian-ntp.yaml:
---
- name: Ensure NTP packages are installed (debian).
  apt: "name={{ ntp_package }} state=installed"

roles/base/tasks/redhat-ntp.yaml:
---
- name: Ensure NTP packages are installed (redhat).
  yum: "name={{ ntp_package }} state=installed"

roles/base/tasks/sles-ntp.yaml:
---
- name: Ensure NTP packages are installed (sles).
  zypper: "name={{ ntp_package }} state=installed"

roles/base/tasks/ubuntu-ntp.yaml:
---
- name: Ensure NTP packages are installed (ubuntu).
  apt: "name={{ ntp_package }} state=installed"

Should install and configure ntp on all (RedHat, SLES, Debian, Ubuntu).

Error:

TASK [Detect OS and run appropriate tasks] ****************************************************************************************************************************** fatal: [ablrh7ex6499]: FAILED! => {"reason": "Could not find or access '/home/jamekeit/ds9/roles/base/tasks/RedHat-ntp.yaml' on the Ansible Controller."} fatal: [abls15ex8401]: FAILED! => {"reason": "Could not find or access '/home/jamekeit/ds9/roles/base/tasks/SLES-ntp.yaml' on the Ansible Controller."} fatal: [abldeb8ex6658]: FAILED! => {"reason": "Could not find or access '/home/jamekeit/ds9/roles/base/tasks/Debian-ntp.yaml' on the Ansible Controller."}

I don't understand why I'm getting this because I have all the files on the Ansible Controller (debian-ntp.yaml, redhat-ntp.yaml, sles-ntp.yaml, ubuntu-ntp.yaml)

Matt Martz

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Jul 9, 2019, 2:41:48 PM7/9/19
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Your files are lower cased, ansible_distribution is not.

To match your other logic, you probably want to do this:

include_tasks: "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}-ntp.yaml"


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Keith Mills

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Jul 9, 2019, 2:44:24 PM7/9/19
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This is what I know:

RedHat, Debian, SLES... returned by ansible_distribution all have capitals somewhere in the naming, as you can see in the error message.  My files are all lowercase. I have checked and there are no capitals in my naming.

In my playbook include_tasks: "{{ ansible_distribution }}-ntp.yaml" is the reason for the error. Either I can fix my file names to match mixed case returned by the variable or turn everything to lower case with the lower filter as it is done elsewhere in my tasks files. I don't know how to do either of these! I've tried with the lower filter but I still get the same error. I don't know how to use the  match mixed case. Can someone please help?

Keith Mills

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Jul 9, 2019, 2:47:33 PM7/9/19
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I have used include_tasks: "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}-ntp.yaml" but I get the same error


On Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 1:41:48 PM UTC-5, Matt Martz wrote:
Your files are lower cased, ansible_distribution is not.

To match your other logic, you probably want to do this:

include_tasks: "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}-ntp.yaml"


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Keith Mills

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Jul 9, 2019, 2:59:55 PM7/9/19
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That worked!


On Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 1:41:48 PM UTC-5, Matt Martz wrote:
Your files are lower cased, ansible_distribution is not.

To match your other logic, you probably want to do this:

include_tasks: "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}-ntp.yaml"


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Keith Mills

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Jul 9, 2019, 3:50:09 PM7/9/19
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Now I'm getting:

fatal: [xxxxxxxxx]: FAILED! => {"msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'ntp_package' is undefined


On Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at 1:41:48 PM UTC-5, Matt Martz wrote:
Your files are lower cased, ansible_distribution is not.

To match your other logic, you probably want to do this:

include_tasks: "{{ ansible_distribution|lower }}-ntp.yaml"


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