[Issue] Update variable in vars_file and call it in a playbook doesn't work

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Hi all,

Please see my playbook below. I call 2 executions on different hosts in 1 playbook.

The first execution changes some variables in a vars file which would be used in next execution (create new backup folder and update its name to another vars file)

The second execution try to use 2 vars file to do backup tasks (using roles). The issue I met here is the vars file value were loaded with old value not the updated. Seem all defined vars files were loaded before tasks executed on all hosts, and update during running task doesn’t effect.

I can separate this playbook into 2 playbooks and all work well as expected but I’m trying to combine 1 playbook. Do anyone can show me how to reload vars file in correctly executing tasks/roles ? I exactly want the second execution load the updated vars file before running roles.

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Hi all,

Please see my playbook below. I call 2 executions on different hosts in 1
playbook.

Just to get the terminology correct, it's 2 plays in 1 playbook.

The first execution changes some variables in a vars file which would be
used in next execution (create new backup folder and update its name to
another vars file)

The second execution try to use 2 vars file to do backup tasks (using
roles). The issue I met here is the vars file value were loaded with old
value not the updated. Seem all defined vars files were loaded before tasks
executed on all hosts, and update during running task doesn't effect.

I can separate this playbook into 2 playbooks and all work well as expected
but I'm trying to combine 1 playbook. Do anyone can show me how to reload
vars file in correctly executing tasks/roles ? I exactly want the second
execution load the updated vars file before running roles.

Instead of using vars_files use the module include_vars, inlude_vars load the file dynamically
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/include_vars_module.html

Add the include_vars in the pre_tasks: so it runs before roles is run.

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Instead of using vars_files use the module include_vars, inlude_vars
load the file dynamically
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/include_vars_module.html

Add the include_vars in the pre_tasks: so it runs before roles is run.

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Kai Stian Olstad

Thanks for suggest and I did successful by using include_vars in roles’s tasks.
You are rock!