Examples

local_action

## DOCUMENTATION online help: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_delegation.html ## EXAMPLE 1 ## PLAYBOOK --- - name: local_action module example 1 hosts: all become: True tasks: - name: Run shell command to gather info on managed host shell: grep PermitRootLogin /etc/ssh/sshd_config register: result1 - name: use local_action module to save result in the control node using results of the managed node local_action: copy content="{{ result1.stdout }}" dest=/tmp/{{ ansible_hostname }}_info.txt ## OUTPUT PLAY [local_action module example 1] ******************************************************************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] ********************************************************************************************************************** ok: [mgmt7_int] ok: [rhel6_int] ok: [debian11_int] ok: [mgmt8_int] ok: [rhel7_int] ok: [rhel8_int] ok: [ubuntu20_int] TASK [Run shell command to gather info on managed host] ************************************************************************************* changed: [rhel6_int] changed: [mgmt7_int] changed: [debian11_int] changed: [rhel7_int] changed: [ubuntu20_int] changed: [mgmt8_int] changed: [rhel8_int] TASK [use local_action module to save result in the control node using results of the managed node] ***************************************** changed: [debian11_int -> localhost] changed: [mgmt7_int -> localhost] changed: [rhel6_int -> localhost] changed: [mgmt8_int -> localhost] changed: [rhel7_int -> localhost] changed: [ubuntu20_int -> localhost] changed: [rhel8_int -> localhost] PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************************************************************************** debian11_int : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 mgmt7_int : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 mgmt8_int : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 rhel6_int : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 rhel7_int : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 rhel8_int : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ubuntu20_int : ok=3 changed=2 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ## VERIFICATION ## On the ansible control node [ansible@mgmt7 ~]$ ls -lah /tmp/*info.txt -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 87 Oct 26 18:46 /tmp/debian11_info.txt -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 72 Oct 26 18:46 /tmp/mgmt7_info.txt -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 72 Oct 26 18:46 /tmp/mgmt8_info.txt -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 73 Oct 26 18:46 /tmp/rhel6_info.txt -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 72 Oct 26 18:46 /tmp/rhel7_info.txt -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 72 Oct 26 18:46 /tmp/rhel8_info.txt -rw-r--r--. 1 root root 87 Oct 26 18:46 /tmp/ubuntu20_info.txt