- name: Does /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg exist e.g. is this Ubuntu Server 18+ ? stat: path: /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg register: cloudcfg_test - name: "If so, ensure 'preserve_hostname: true' is in /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg" lineinfile: path: /etc/cloud/cloud.cfg regexp: '^preserve_hostname*' line: 'preserve_hostname: true' state: present when: cloudcfg_test.stat.exists - name: 'Set /etc/hostname by running: hostnamectl set-hostname "{{ iiab_hostname }}"' command: hostnamectl set-hostname "{{ iiab_hostname }}" when: not ansible_is_chroot # 2021-08-31: Periods in /etc/hostname fail with some WiFi routers (#2904) # command: hostnamectl set-hostname "{{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }}" #- name: Install /etc/sysconfig/network from template (redhat) # template: # src: roles/network/templates/network/sysconfig.network.j2 # dest: /etc/sysconfig/network # owner: root # group: root # mode: 0644 # when: is_redhat # roles/network/tasks/hosts.yml [no longer in use] ALSO did this: - name: 'Put FQDN & hostnames in /etc/hosts: "127.0.0.1 {{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }} localhost.localdomain localhost {{ iiab_hostname }} box box.lan"' lineinfile: path: /etc/hosts regexp: '^127\.0\.0\.1' line: '127.0.0.1 {{ iiab_hostname }}.{{ iiab_domain }} localhost.localdomain localhost {{ iiab_hostname }} box box.lan' #owner: root #group: root #mode: 0644 #- name: Re-configuring httpd - not initial install # include_tasks: roles/httpd/tasks/main.yml # when: iiab_stage|int > 3 #- name: Re-configuring rest of networking - not initial install # include_tasks: roles/network/tasks/main.yml # when: iiab_stage|int > 4