Fro what it may be worth, using the yaml stdout_callback, the output of
debug looks like this:
ok: [myhost] =>
msg:
- paho-c-1.3.13-2.el9
- cpp-11.4.1-2.1.el9
- glibc-headers-2.34-83.el9_3.7
- gnutls-dane-3.7.6-23.el9
- insights-client-3.2.2-1.el9_2
- libblockdev-2.28-7.el9
- libblockdev-loop-2.28-7.el9
- libfastjson-0.99.9-5.el9
On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 8:00:13 AM UTC-5 Dimitri Yioulos wrote:
> Good morning.
>
> Let me start by saying that I hope I'm not overdoing my asks. I only do it
> when I've tried, but failed, at a solution. Nextly, I hope your kind
> answers help others, as well. That said, the following playbook returns
> packages that are set for update:
>
> ---
>
> - hosts: all
> gather_facts: false
>
> tasks:
> - name: Check packages to upgrade
> dnf:
> list: updates
> register: packages
>
> - name: Show packages to upgrade
> debug:
> msg: >-
> {%- set output=[] -%}
> {%- for p in packages.results -%}
> {{ output.append((p.name ~ '-' ~ p.version ~ '-' ~ p.release))
> }}
> {%- endfor -%}
> {{ output }}
>
> - local_action:
> module: copy
> content: |
> {% for host in ansible_play_hosts %}
> {{ host }}:
> The following packages will be updated
>
> {%- set output=[] -%}
> {%- for p in packages.results -%}
> {{ output.append((p.name ~ '-' ~ p.version ~ '-' ~ p.release))
> }}
> {%- endfor -%}
> {{ output }}
> {% endfor -%}
>
> dest: "/tmp/installed.txt"
> run_once: yes
> tags:
> - report
>
> It works fine through the debug play:
>
> ok: [myhost] => {
> "msg": [
> "paho-c-1.3.13-2.el9",
> "cpp-11.4.1-2.1.el9",
> "glibc-headers-2.34-83.el9_3.7",
> "gnutls-dane-3.7.6-23.el9",
> "insights-client-3.2.2-1.el9_2",
> "libblockdev-2.28-7.el9",
> "libblockdev-loop-2.28-7.el9",
> "libfastjson-0.99.9-5.el9",
> ~
>
> However, the report play does not work. I would have thought that setting
> it up like the debug play should do it, but no. How can I get that list of
> updates, along with the hostname, into a textfile report?
>
> As ever, many thanks.
>
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