I have a Playbook who install a new Software version if a new version is available. With the version ansible [core 2.14.18] (Debian Bookworm) it works, but I I use the same Playbook with ansible [core 2.19.0b6] (Debian Trixie) I get an error when I compare two registers # get latest software versio…

- name: Stop playbook when: old.version == new.version block: - name: Show that the versions are the same ansible.builtin.debug: msg: The versions are the same - name: Stop this host ansible.builtin.meta: end_host

You’re asking the playbook to fail if the versions are equal, and that’s what it does. (“fail” produces an error if it succeeds: ansible.builtin.fail module – Fail with custom message — Ansible Core Documentation ) What exactly are you expecting? A less “error”-like behavior if ansible.builtin.fail …

Thanks for your quick reply With ansible [core 2.14.18] I get this message and then it quit the playbook like I expected. TASK [zed : exit if latest zed version v1.0 is installed] ****************************************************************************** fatal: [wegc203063]: FAILED! => {"chang…

It’s the same error, it just contains extra context information about where the error came from.

Now it looks like a fatal error, an it shouldn’t be an error. Just quit the playbook with a message if the latest version is installed. Is there another way to do it more clear? Many thanks.

Many thanks!! That’s a much nicer way to end the playbook :grinning_face:

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See A quick guide to templating changes for general help on core 2.19 and understanding the templating changes in that release.

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