Configure callback mail

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Hello,
I try to understand mail callback configuration.

My ansible.cfg


[defaults]
inventory = env/inventory.ini
library = lib
callback_enabled = timer,minimal,profile_tasks,mail
interpreter_python = /usr/bin/python3
collections_paths = .

[callback_mail]
smtphost = mail.externalsmtp.com
smtpport = 465
sender = mail@mail.com
to = mail@mail.com

But, Where I put password?
I tried with password = "mypassword’, in callback_mail section, but no more works.

I created a playbook with task that I’m sure it fails. But I don’t receive mail.

I tried without success:


callback_enabled = timer,minimal,profile_tasks,community.general.mail

ansible-playbook [core 2.12.2]
config file = /Users/fred/labo/dev/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = ['/Users/fred/labo/dev/lib']
ansible python module location = /Users/fred/labo/venv/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible
ansible collection location = /Users/fred/labo/dev
executable location = /Users/fred/labo/venv/bin/ansible-playbook
python version = 3.9.0 (v3.9.0:9cf6752276, Oct 5 2020, 11:29:23) [Clang 6.0 (clang-600.0.57)]
jinja version = 2.11.2
libyaml = False
Using /Users/fred/labo/457/ansible.cfg as config file
host_list declined parsing /Users/fred/labo/dev/env/inventory.ini as it did not pass its verify_file() method
auto declined parsing /Users/fred/labo/dev/env/inventory.ini as it did not pass its verify_file() method
yaml declined parsing /Users/fred/labo/dev/env/inventory.ini as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Parsed /Users/fred/labo/dev/env/inventory.ini inventory source with ini plugin
Skipping callback 'default', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'minimal', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'oneline', as we already have a stdout callback.

Thanks for help

2

The mail callback is intended to work with a local MTA, and not intended to work with public email services that require SMTP auth. As such, you cannot supply a password. You have to be able to send mail unauthenticated with this callback.

3

What we usually do is install Postfix on the local machine and have
Postfix relay to the SMTP server with username/password.

Thanks

4

Ok, thanks, I understand now.

But my ansible project is in docker container, so I need to intergrate postix in image.

Thanks