I want to pass variable called ssh_user from the first play on ansible playbook to next different host play. I have tried to use "set_fact" but seems like it's still can't retrieve variable from the previous play.
Below is my ansible playbook code:
- hosts: localhost
vars_prompt:
- name: target_host
prompt: Target Host IP
private: false
- name: auth_method
prompt: Authentication method (password/key)
private: false
vars:
ssh_user: "{{ ssh_user_out.user_input }}"
ssh_pass: "{{ ssh_pass_out.user_input }}"
ssh_keypath: "{{ ssh_keypath_out.user_input }}"
tasks:
- block:
- pause:
prompt: SSH Username
register: ssh_user_out
- pause:
prompt: SSH Password
echo: false
register: ssh_pass_out
- set_fact:
ssh_user: "{{ ssh_user }}"
ssh_pass: "{{ ssh_pass }}"
when: auth_method == 'password'
- block:
- pause:
prompt: SSH Username
register: ssh_user_out
- pause:
prompt: Private Key Path
register: ssh_keypath_out
- set_fact:
ssh_user: "{{ ssh_user }}"
ssh_keypath: "{{ ssh_keypath }}"
when: auth_method == 'key'
- add_host:
name: "{{ target_host }}"
groups: dynamically_created_hosts
- name: Download files from FTP on target host
hosts: dynamically_created_hosts
tasks:
- name: set the facts per host
set_fact:
ssh_user: "{{hostvars['localhost']['ssh_user']}}"
ssh_pass: "{{hostvars['localhost']['ssh_pass']}}"
ssh_keypath: "{{hostvars['localhost']['ssh_keypath']}}"
gather_facts: false
remote_user: "{{ ssh_user }}"
become: true
become_user: root
become_method: sudo
tasks:
- name: Create upgrade directory if not exist
file:
path: /root/upgrade
state: directory
- name: Download file from FTP
get_url:
url: "ftp://something.com/{{ file_path }}"
dest: "/root/upgrade/{{ file_path }}"
force: yes
timeout: 30
remote_src: yes
validate_certs: false
url_username: "{{ ftp_username }}"
url_password: "{{ ftp_password }}"
register: download_result
ignore_errors: true
- name: Check if file downloaded successfully
debug:
msg: "File '{{ file_path }}' downloaded successfully."
when: download_result is success
- name: Display error message if file download failed
debug:
msg: "Failed to download file '{{ file_path }}'. Please check the file path or FTP credentials."
when: download_result is failed and file_path != 'q'
- name: Exit playbook if 'q' is pressed
meta: end_play
when: file_path == 'q'
Below is the error:
WARNING]: No inventory was parsed, only implicit localhost is available
[WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'
[WARNING]: While constructing a mapping from /Related/ansible/upgrade/upgrade.yml, line 50, column 3, found a duplicate
dict key (tasks). Using last defined value only.
Target Host IP: 192.168.10.1
Authentication method (password/key): password
PLAY [localhost] *******************************************************************************************************************************************
TASK [Gathering Facts] *************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [pause] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************
[pause]
SSH Username:
ok: [localhost]
TASK [pause] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************
[pause]
SSH Password (output is hidden):
ok: [localhost]
TASK [set_fact] ********************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [pause] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]
TASK [pause] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]
TASK [set_fact] ********************************************************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]
TASK [add_host] ********************************************************************************************************************************************
changed: [localhost]
PLAY [Download files from FTP on target host] **************************************************************************************************************
TASK [Create upgrade directory if not exist] ***************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [192.168.10.1]: FAILED! => {"msg": "The field 'remote_user' has an invalid value, which includes an undefined variable. The error was: 'ssh_user' is undefined. 'ssh_user' is undefined. 'ssh_user' is undefined. 'ssh_user' is undefined"}
PLAY RECAP *************************************************************************************************************************************************
192.168.10.1 : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0
localhost : ok=5 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=3 rescued=0 ignored=0
as you can see even after I tried to call vars from previous play using set_fact and hostvars , it's still showing
" {"msg": "The field 'remote_user' has an invalid value, which includes an undefined variable. The error was: 'ssh_user' is undefined. 'ssh_user' is undefined. 'ssh_user' is undefined. 'ssh_user' is undefined"}"
I have tried several ways on the similar case but none is working so far.
Appreciate your help!
