# "How do i fail a task in Ansible if the variable contains a boolean value? # I want to perform input validation for Ansible playbooks" # https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46664127/how-do-i-fail-a-task-in-ansible-if-the-variable-contains-a-boolean-value-i-want/46667499#46667499 # We assume 0-init/tasks/validate_vars.yml has DEFINITELY been run, so no need # to re-check whether vars are defined here. As Ansible vars cannot be unset: # https://serverfault.com/questions/856729/how-to-destroy-delete-unset-a-variable-value-in-ansible - name: Assert that "monit_install is sameas true" (boolean not string etc) assert: that: monit_install is sameas true fail_msg: "PLEASE SET 'monit_install: True' e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml" quiet: yes - name: Assert that "monit_enabled | type_debug == 'bool'" (boolean not string etc) assert: that: monit_enabled | type_debug == 'bool' fail_msg: "PLEASE GIVE VARIABLE 'monit_enabled' A PROPER (UNQUOTED) ANSIBLE BOOLEAN VALUE e.g. IN: /etc/iiab/local_vars.yml" quiet: yes # 2019-07-06: The 'monit' package was suddenly removed from Debian 10.0.0 # "Buster" during the very final days prior to release, as confirmed by the # sudden disappearance of these 2 pages: # # https://packages.debian.org/buster/monit # https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/monit # # And yet Raspbian Buster (is_raspbian_10, which confusingly IIAB declares to # be is_debian_10 in vars/raspbian-10.yml for now!) still provides 'monit' via # apt -- so eliminating "Debian 10+" requires this funky conditional: # 2020-09-21: The 'monit' package appears to be returning to Debian 11, per: # # https://packages.debian.org/bullseye/monit # https://packages.debian.org/source/bullseye/monit # # SEE iiab/iiab#1849 re: "Debian 10 Buster no longer includes Monit" etc. - name: Install Monit if 'monit_installed' not defined, e.g. in {{ iiab_state_file }} AND not Debian 10 # /etc/iiab/iiab_state.yml include_tasks: install.yml when: monit_installed is undefined and not (is_debian_10 and not is_raspbian) #when: monit_installed is undefined and not ((is_debian and not is_raspbian) and (not is_debian_8) and (not is_debian_9)) - include_tasks: enable-or-disable.yml - name: Add 'monit' variable values to {{ iiab_ini_file }} ini_file: path: "{{ iiab_ini_file }}" # /etc/iiab/iiab.ini section: monit option: "{{ item.option }}" value: "{{ item.value | string }}" with_items: - option: name value: Monit - option: description value: '"Monit is a background service monitor which can correct problems, send email, restart services."' - option: enabled value: "{{ monit_enabled }}"