Local fact not passed

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Hello,

Ansible_version: 1.9.2 stable

I have a custom fact, generated via bash:


#!/bin/bash 
MYSQL_PW=$(cat /etc/psa/.psa.shadow)

cat << EOF
{
 "pw":"$MYSQL_PW"
}
EOF

When I run this on the command line, it gives the expected output:


{
"pw":"$AES-128-xxxx$xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx$xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"
}

(note: the above is obfuscated)

However when I use the setup module, the value of “pw” is empty:


"ansible_local": {
     "mysql": {
        "pw": ""
       }
}

,

I tested this by catting another file, and this gave the expected string when ran standalone and via the setup module:

`
…
MYSQL_PW=$(cat /usr/local/psa/version)
…

`

gives

`

“ansible_local”: {
“mysql”: {
“pw”: “12.0.18 Ubuntu 14.04 1200150817.13”
}
}
`

``

which is what we expect. I think the error is due to the presence of “$” in the output of the first fact-generating script, but I’m not sure how to get round this.

Does anyone have any ideas?

2

Hi Jerry,

Did you reloaded the local facts in your tasks before trying to use the facts.

`

  • local_action: setup filter=ansible_local
    `

Regards,
Vikas