ansible-2.x – Page 3

Run an Ansible task only when the variable contains a specific string

January 15, 2023 by Tarik

If variable1 is a string, and you are searching for a substring in it, this should work: when: ‘”value” in variable1’ if variable1 is an array or dict instead, in will search for the exact string as one of its items.

Ansible – Use default if a variable is not defined

November 18, 2022 by Tarik

You can use Jinja’s default: – name: Create user user: name: “{{ my_variable | default(‘default_value’) }}”

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