infra.aap_configuration.ad_hoc_command
Description
An Ansible Role to run a list of ad hoc commands on Ansible Controller.
Requirements
ansible-galaxy collection install -r tests/collections/requirements.yml to be installed Currently: awx.awx or ansible.controller
Variables
| Variable Name | Default Value | Required | Description | Example |
platform_state | “present” | no | The state all objects will take unless overridden by object default | ‘absent’ |
aap_hostname | ”” | yes | URL to the Ansible Automation Platform Server. | 127.0.0.1 |
aap_validate_certs | true | no | Whether or not to validate the Ansible Automation Platform Server’s SSL certificate. | |
aap_username | ”” | no | Admin User on the Ansible Automation Platform Server. Either username / password or oauthtoken need to be specified. | |
aap_password | ”” | no | Platform Admin User’s password on the Server. This should be stored in an Ansible Vault at vars/platform-secrets.yml or elsewhere and called from a parent playbook. | |
aap_token | ”” | no | Controller Admin User’s token on the Ansible Automation Platform Server. This should be stored in an Ansible Vault at or elsewhere and called from a parent playbook. Either username / password or oauthtoken need to be specified. | |
aap_request_timeout | 10 | no | Specify the timeout in seconds Ansible should use in requests to the Ansible Automation Platform host. | |
controller_ad_hoc_commands | see below | yes | Data structure describing your ad hoc commands to run Described below. |
Secure Logging Variables
The following Variables compliment each other. If Both variables are not set, secure logging defaults to false. The role defaults to false as normally the add ad hoc commands task does not include sensitive information. controller_configuration_ad_hoc_command_secure_logging defaults to the value of aap_configuration_secure_logging if it is not explicitly called. This allows for secure logging to be toggled for the entire suite of controller configuration roles with a single variable, or for the user to selectively use it.
| Variable Name | Default Value | Required | Description |
controller_configuration_ad_hoc_command_secure_logging | false | no | Whether or not to include the sensitive ad_hoc_command role tasks in the log. Set this value to true if you will be providing your sensitive values from elsewhere. |
aap_configuration_secure_logging | false | no | This variable enables secure logging as well, but is shared across multiple roles, see above. |
Data Structure
Ad Hoc Command Variables
| Variable Name | Default Value | Required | Type | Description |
job_type | “run” | no | str | Job_type to use for the ad hoc command. Either run or check. |
inventory | ”” | yes | str | Inventory to use for the ad hoc command. |
limit | false | no | str | Limit to use for the ad hoc command. |
credential | ”” | yes | str | Credential to use for ad hoc command. |
execution_environment | ”” | no | str | Execution Environment to use for ad hoc command. |
module_name | ”” | str | yes | The Ansible module to execute. |
module_args | false | no | str | The arguments to pass to the module. |
forks | 0 | yes | int | The number of forks to use for this ad hoc execution. |
verbosity | 0 | no | int | Verbosity level for this ad hoc command run |
extra_vars | false | no | dict | Extra variables to use for the ad hoc command. |
become_enabled | ”” | no | bool | If the become flag should be set. |
diff_mode | ”” | no | bool | Show the changes made by Ansible tasks where supported |
wait | false | no | bool | Wait for the command to complete. |
interval | 2 | no | int | The interval to request an update from controller. |
timeout | ”” | no | int | If waiting for the command to complete this will abort after this amount of seconds. |
Standard Ad Hoc Command Data Structure
Yaml Example
controller_ad_hoc_commands:
- job_type: run
inventory: localhost
credential: Demo Credential
module_name: ping
Playbook Examples
Standard Role Usage
- name: Playbook to configure ansible controller post installation
hosts: localhost
connection: local
# Define following vars here, or in platform_configs/controller_auth.yml
# aap_hostname: ansible-controller-web-svc-test-project.example.com
# aap_username: admin
# aap_password: changeme
pre_tasks:
- name: Include vars from platform_configs directory
ansible.builtin.include_vars:
dir: ./yaml
ignore_files: [controller_config.yml.template]
extensions: ["yml"]
roles:
- {role: infra.aap_configuration.ad_hoc_command, when: controller_ad_hoc_commands is defined}