# Need assistance in using 'AND' and 'OR' condition together **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [June 2, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-in-using-and-and-or-condition-together/35273 "2021-06-02T19:31:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Vikram\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/90db22/32.png) [@Vikram\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vikram_S)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-in-using-and-and-or-condition-together/35273/1 "2021-06-02T19:31:21Z")
I have written below script that will end the playbook if IOS version running on router satisfies below conditions: 1. Version is greater than or is 16.12.02 AND 2. Version is NOT certain versions like 16.12.05 OR 16.09.06 OR 17.03.02’, etc as mentioned below. But script does not work. When i run this for a device with version 16.12.05, script fails though it shouldn’t be as per the condition. But when i test the ‘AND’ and ‘OR’ condition separately, they work. It’s just that when i combine them, it doesn’t seem to. What should i change? tasks: - name: GATHER DEVICE FACTS ios\_facts: - name: END THIS PLAYBOOK IF DEVICE IS ALREADY RUNNING NEW IMAGE OR HIGHER VERSION THAN THAT fail: msg: DEVICE IS ALREADY RUNNING NEW IMAGE OR HIGHER VERSION THAN THAT. HENCE UPGRADE IS NOT NECESSARY when: - ansible\_net\_version is version(‘16.12.06’, ‘\>=’) - "ansible\_net\_version is version(‘16.12.05’, ‘!=’) or ansible\_net\_version is version(‘16.09.06’, ‘!=’) or ansible\_net\_version is version(‘17.03.02’, ‘!=’) or ansible\_net\_version is version(‘17.03.03’, ‘!=’) or ansible\_net\_version is version(‘17.05.01’, ‘!=’) or ansible\_net\_version is version(‘17.07.01’, ‘!=’)" I modified OR syntax and tried below syntax but didn’t work: - name: END THIS PLAYBOOK IF DEVICE IS ALREADY RUNNING NEW IMAGE OR HIGHER VERSION THAN THAT fail: msg: DEVICE IS ALREADY RUNNING NEW IMAGE OR HIGHER VERSION THAN THAT. HENCE UPGRADE IS NOT NECESSARY when: - ansible\_net\_version is version(‘16.12.04’, ‘\>=’) - (ansible\_net\_version is version(‘16.12.05’, ‘!=’) or ansible\_net\_version is version(‘16.09.06’, ‘!=’) or ansible\_net\_version is version(‘17.03.02’, ‘!=’) or ansible\_net\_version is version(‘17.03.03’, ‘!=’)) Thanks, Vikram ---
**Author:** ![Antony\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Antony\_Stone](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Antony_Stone)\ **Post date:** [June 2, 2021, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-in-using-and-and-or-condition-together/35273/2 "2021-06-02T19:47:41Z")
> I have written below script that will end the playbook if IOS version > running on router satisfies below conditions: > >    1. Version is greater than or is 16.12.02 AND >    2. Version is NOT certain versions like 16.12.05 OR 16.09.06 OR >    17.03.02', etc as mentioned below. > > But script does not work. When i run this for a device with version > 16.12.05, script fails though it shouldn't be as per the condition. I think you have = and != mixed up. > But when i test the 'AND' and 'OR' condition separately, they work. It's > just that when i combine them, it doesn't seem to. What should i change? Let's work through your conditions when version = 16.12.05... > tasks: > >       - name: GATHER DEVICE FACTS >         ios\_facts: >       - name: END THIS PLAYBOOK IF DEVICE IS ALREADY RUNNING NEW IMAGE OR > HIGHER VERSION THAN THAT >         fail: So, you want it to fail when something below becomes true >           msg: DEVICE IS ALREADY RUNNING NEW IMAGE OR HIGHER VERSION THAN > THAT. HENCE UPGRADE IS NOT NECESSARY >         when: >           - ansible\_net\_version is version('16.12.06', '\>=') Not true - version = 16.12.05 >           - "ansible\_net\_version is version('16.12.05', '!=') or Not true - version = 16.12.05, so "version != 16.12.05" is false >             ansible\_net\_version is version('16.09.06', '!=') or True - version = 16.12.05, therefore != 16.09.06 >             ansible\_net\_version is version('17.03.02', '!=') or >             ansible\_net\_version is version('17.03.03', '!=') or >             ansible\_net\_version is version('17.05.01', '!=') or >             ansible\_net\_version is version('17.07.01', '!=')" One of the conditions is true, therefore script fails. I \*think\* you want to replace "!=" with "=" so that failure occurs only if the version does match one of the strings you have listed. I might be wrong, and you want to keep "!=" but change "or" to "and" so that failure occurs only if version is not equal to any of the listed strings. Either way, I think what you have written will always end up being "true". Antony. ---
**Author:** ![Vikram\_S](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/90db22/32.png) [@Vikram\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vikram_S)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-in-using-and-and-or-condition-together/35273/3 "2021-06-03T18:43:22Z")
Hi Antony, On second thought, you are right in that condition will always end up being “true”. I guess my requirement can never be written as condition in ansible. Regards, Vikram ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2021, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-in-using-and-and-or-condition-together/35273/4 "2021-06-03T18:57:07Z")
- ansible\_net\_version is version('16.12.06', '\>=') and ansible\_net\_version not in ('17.03.02', 17.03.03', ... )