Just try it out and see for yourself. I have placed the following script at
C:\Windows\TEMP\facts\my_facts.ps1 with the contents
@{
my_custom_fact = 'value'
my_complex_custom_fact = @{
hello = 'world'
}
} | ConvertTo-Json -Compress
This script converts a PowerShell hashtable (like a dictionary) to a JSON
and outputs it for the setup module to collect.
Then run 'ansible windows -m setup -a fact_path=C:/Windows/TEMP/facts' and
look at the output.
On Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 4:35:37 PM UTC+10 [email protected] wrote:
> Can anyone point me in the direction of how to setup custom/local facts on
> Windows please? not just use fact_path...
>
> Reading the docs I've found so far, it looks like you can't just have a
> file with key:value like Linux under the heading [local_facts] for example
> (unless you can? but setup doesn't pick up the values when i run ansible
> setup against the windows host). The docs/google suggest you need to add
> .ps1 scripts to a directory (fact_path DIR) and then get JSON output of the
> facts you want to know about.
>
> That sounds ok as it's similar to creating a dynamic inventory, but can
> anyone share what the output looks like? Better yet, if anyone knows where
> a document is that explains this process that would be great.
>
> Thanks for your help!
>
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