Added live output/explanations

iiab-network

@@ -12,34 +12,42 @@ if [ ! -f iiab-network.yml ]; then
 fi
 
 if [ ! -f /etc/iiab/config_vars.yml ]; then
+    echo "Creating stub /etc/iiab/config_vars.yml"
     mkdir -p /etc/iiab
     echo "{}" > /etc/iiab/config_vars.yml
 fi
 
 OS="unknown"   # will be overridden below, if /etc/iiab/iiab.env is legit
 if [ -f /etc/iiab/iiab.env ]; then
+    echo "Running /etc/iiab/iiab.env"
     source /etc/iiab/iiab.env
 fi
 
+echo "Ansible will now run iiab-network.yml -- monitor log file iiab-network.log"
 Start=`date`
 ansible-playbook -i ansible_hosts iiab-network.yml --connection=local
 End=`date`
 
+
 # Record critical diagnostics to [/opt/iiab/iiab/]iiab-network.log
 echo "" >> iiab-network.log
+
 # redhat path
+# Paul Armstrong's Shell Style Guide (https://google.github.io/styleguide/shell.xml)
+# prefers "if [[ ... ]]; then" for REGEXP's.  Many others prefer "if [ ... ];" then.
+# Each approach is sometimes necessary in my experience, working differently indeed.
 if [ "$OS" == "centos" ] || [ "$OS" == "fedora" ]; then
     ls -la /etc/sys*/net*/ifcfg* >> iiab-network.log
 fi
 
-# Ubuntu desktop might be using NM - split out.
-# Paul Armstrong's Shell Style Guide: https://google.github.io/styleguide/shell.xml
+# Ubuntu desktop/others might be using NM (NetworkManager) - split out.
 # if [ $(which nmcli) ]; then    # syntax fails when multiple lines returned
 # if [[ `which nmcli` ]]; then   # syntax also works
 if which nmcli; then             # syntax works great, with "grep -q" too!
     nmcli d >> iiab-network.log
     nmcli c >> iiab-network.log
 fi
+
 echo "" >> iiab-network.log
 ip r >> iiab-network.log
 echo "" >> iiab-network.log
@@ -49,7 +57,12 @@ echo "run end: $End" >> iiab-network.log
 echo "" >> iiab-network.log
 echo "" >> iiab-network.log
 
+
 # Put the same diagnostics on screen, for live operator
+if which nmcli; then             # syntax works great, with "grep -q" too!
+    nmcli d
+    nmcli c
+fi
 ip r
 brctl show
 echo "run start: $Start"