Ansible 2.8.0: Module option conversion to string

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Ansible 2.8.0 has introduction Module option conversion to string but didn’t give any example. I have simple task to set the file descriptor limits for user

  • name: Set file descriptor limits for the node user
    pam_limits:
    domain: app
    limit_type: “{{ item }}”
    limit_item: nofile
    value: 65535
    loop:
  • soft
  • hard

It was working fine and didn’t give any warning until 2.7.x but after upgrading to ansible 2.8.0, I am getting this warning:

[WARNING]: The value 65535 (type int) in a string field was converted to ‘65535’ (type string). If this does not look like what you expect, quote the entire
value to ensure it does not change.

I have changed the value part like this:
value: !!int 65535

But still get the same warning. How I can overcome this warning. Thanks

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Hi,

Ansible 2.8.0 has introduction Module option conversion to string but
didn't give any example. I have simple task to set the file

that's not true: Ansible has already been doing that for a long time.
It's only since 2.8.0 that Ansible will warn about such conversions
-- which can be really dangerous, in particular in combination with
booleans.

descriptor limits for user

- name: Set file descriptor limits for the node user
  pam_limits:
    domain: app
    limit_type: "{{ item }}"
    limit_item: nofile
    value: 65535
  loop:
    - soft
    - hard

It was working fine and didn't give any warning until 2.7.x but after
upgrading to ansible 2.8.0, I am getting this warning:

[WARNING]: The value 65535 (type int) in a string field was
converted to '65535' (type string). If this does not look like what
you expect, quote the entire
value to ensure it does not change.

I have changed the value part like this:
* value: !!int 65535*

But still get the same warning.

Not a surprise, since 65535 is still an integer. The "value" option
expects a string.

How I can overcome this warning.

So you have to quote the value (as the warning says) to make it a
string:

  pam_limits:
    domain: app
    limit_type: "{{ item }}"
    limit_item: nofile
    value: "65535"

Cheers,
Felix