Sounds like you need to use `changed_when: false` here - https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook_guide/playbooks_error_handling.html#defining-changed
On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 3:09 PM 'Matt Zagrabelny' via Ansible Project < [email protected]> wrote: > Greetings, > > I currently register some variables via: > > cat roles/configure_account_environment/tasks/main.yaml > --- > # This playbook contains plays that will be run to configure an account. > > - > name: get {{ primary_user }} account's home directory > shell: getent passwd {{ primary_user }} | cut -d ":" -f 6 > register: home_directory > > ...and when I run the playbook I get: > > [...] > TASK [configure_account_environment : get root account's home directory] > ********************* > changed: [zed] > > PLAY RECAP > *********************************************************************************** > zed : ok=23 changed=2 unreachable=0 > failed=0 skipped=1 rescued=0 ignored=0 > [...] > > Having variables that get registered show up as "changed" feels misleading > to me. Nothing is "changing" on the target node, I'm just getting some > information from that system. > > Is there a way to mark registered variables as something other than > "changed" in the output of the playbook run? > > Thanks for any hints and help! > > -m > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAOLfK3VTp8dU%3DzBhL%3Dy%3DSuF1ZcQ5wh3gVPEK3xNMc24yvG4kKg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAOLfK3VTp8dU%3DzBhL%3Dy%3DSuF1ZcQ5wh3gVPEK3xNMc24yvG4kKg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CALF5A-JHVF9_tTRWA71zGOe552VuEpDaJrY55PuOfxK8BH0Pyg%40mail.gmail.com.
