Debugging Roles vs Debugging plays

[Sloan Miller]

I am having issues formatting a role,  I am trying to use register:  and debug.  Can anyone show the the formatting for debugging roles with register in ansible.

This is not working in a role:

  - name: Generate Hostnames for AD Group Names

  - debug:

    msg: "before we run our role"

    set_fact:

      server_hostname: "{{ server_hostname }} + [ '{{ item.0.server_category + item.1.server_numbers + location.short + 'V' }}' ]"

      domain_controller_group: "{{ server_specs.0.win_domain|lower}}DC"

      domain_controller: "{{ hostvars[groups[server_specs.0.win_domain|lower + 'DC'][0]]['ansible_host'] }}"

    with_subelements:

      - "{{ server_specs }}"

      - server_numbers_subnet

    register: domain

  - debug:

     msg: "after we run our role"

      var: domain

      verbosity: 2

[Brian Coca]

formats dont change for tasks, the problem is you are running to tasks toghether

- debug:
msg: "before we run our role"

- set_fact:

server_hostname: "{{ server_hostname }} + [ '{{
item.0.server_category + item.1.server_numbers + location.short + 'V'
}}' ]"
domain_controller_group: "{{ server_specs.0.win_domain|lower}}DC"
domain_controller: "{{
hostvars[groups[server_specs.0.win_domain|lower +
'DC'][0]]['ansible_host'] }}"
with_subelements:
- "{{ server_specs }}"
- server_numbers_subnet
register: domain

also msg and var are mutually exclusive, use one, not both.

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Brian Coca