I wanted to store value of ansible fact variable in some other variable, and also wanted to check is that fact variable is empty or not
Below is my code where i can print the value of ansible_local fact variable but i wanted that value to store in another variable say xyz. And also wanted to check that ansible_local.sj.inventory.as_tag variable value is empty or not
- name: -> Apply common configuration to {{ target }} nodes
hosts: "{{ target }}"
gather_facts: True
user: root
pre_tasks:
- setup:
filter: ansible_local
tasks:
- action: debug msg="{{ ansible_local.sj.inventory.as_tag }}"
Sample O/P:
TASK: [debug msg="{{ansible_local.sj.inventory.as_tag}}"]
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Monday 09 May 2016 09:48:49 -0700 (0:00:01.375) 0:00:02.785
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ok: [abcserver] => {
"msg": "abcd-123"
Best Answer
You can use the set_fact module.
Here is an example....