# newbie seeks for help about register **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [September 12, 2018, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-seeks-for-help-about-register/28556 "2018-09-12T10:19:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eric\_Chang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e68b1a/32.png) [@Eric\_Chang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_Chang)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-seeks-for-help-about-register/28556/1 "2018-09-12T10:19:55Z")
let`s say I have some tasks below first I want to detect a folder exists or not in all developer`s home\_dir and register to eus\_exist , and i will do something to whom did not have the folder( D/eus) - name: detect if D/eus exists tags: eus stat: path: “{{ item.home }}” register: eus\_exist with\_items: “{{ developers }}” - name: debug eus\_exist tags: eus debug: var: neo\_exist.results and the debug messages like this 在此輸入代碼… `"neo_exist": { "changed": false, "msg": "All items completed", "results": [{ "_ansible_ignore_errors": null, "_ansible_item_result": true, "_ansible_no_log": false, "_ansible_parsed": true, "changed": false, "failed": false, "invocation": { "module_args": { "checksum_algorithm": "sha1", "follow": false, "get_attributes": true, "get_checksum": true, "get_md5": null, "get_mime": true, "path": "/home/cch/D/eus" } }, "item": { "dhome": "/home/cch/D", "name": "cch", "nb": "dc075.abc.com", "neohome": "/home/cch/D/eus", "ws": "qs055.abc.com" }, "stat": { "atime": 1536734130.8954637, "attr_flags": "e", "attributes": [ "extents"], "block_size": 4096, "blocks": 8, "charset": "binary", "ctime": 1536734058.8687162, "dev": 66308, "device_type": 0, "executable": true, "exists": true, "gid": 19000, "gr_name": "em", "inode": 1315032, "isblk": false, "ischr": false, "isdir": true, "isfifo": false, "isgid": false, "islnk": false, "isreg": false, "issock": false, "isuid": false, "mimetype": "inode/directory", "mode": "0755", "mtime": 1536734058.8687162, "nlink": 15, "path": "/home/cch/D/eus", "pw_name": "cch", "readable": true, "rgrp": true, "roth": true, "rusr": true, "size": 4096, "uid": 5000, "version": "4154610742", "wgrp": false, "woth": false, "writeable": true, "wusr": true, "xgrp": true, "xoth": true, "xusr": true } }, { "_ansible_ignore_errors": null, "_ansible_item_result": true, "_ansible_no_log": false, "_ansible_parsed": true, "changed": false, "failed": false, "invocation": { "module_args": { "checksum_algorithm": "sha1", "follow": false, "get_attributes": true, "get_checksum": true, "get_md5": null, "get_mime": true, "path": "/home/changp/D/eus" } }, "item": { "dhome": "/home/changp/D", "name": "changp", "nb": "dc077.abc.com", "neohome": "/home/changp/D/eus", "ws": "qs051.abc.com" }, "stat": { "atime": 1536734131.3874035, "attr_flags": "e", "attributes": ["extents"], "block_size": 4096, "blocks": 8, "charset": "binary", "ctime": 1536734059.4326406, "dev": 66308, "device_type": 0, "executable": true, "exists": true, "gid": 19000, "gr_name": "em", "inode": 1316335, "isblk": false, "ischr": false, "isdir": true, "isfifo": false, "isgid": false, "islnk": false, "isreg": false, "issock": false, "isuid": false, "mimetype": "inode/directory", "mode": "0755", "mtime": 1536734059.4326406, "nlink": 15, "path": "/home/changp/D/eus", "pw_name": "changp", "readable": true, "rgrp": true, "roth": true, "rusr": true, "size": 4096, "uid": 2305, "version": "4193002505", "wgrp": false, "woth": false, "writeable": true, "wusr": true, "xgrp": true, "xoth": true, "xusr": true } }, { "_ansible_ignore_errors": null, "_ansible_item_result": true, "_ansible_no_log": false, "_ansible_parsed": true, "changed": false, "failed": false, "invocation": { "module_args": { "checksum_algorithm": "sha1", "follow": false, "get_attributes": true, "get_checksum": true, "get_md5": null, "get_mime": true, "path": "/home/hum/D/eus" } }, "item": { "dhome": "/home/hum/D", "name": "hum", "nb": "dc079.abc.com", "neohome": "/home/hum/D/eus", "ws": "qs053.abc.com" }, "stat": { "atime": 1536734131.8113515, "attr_flags": "e", "attributes": ["extents"], "block_size": 4096, "blocks": 8, "charset": "binary", "ctime": 1536734060.000564, "dev": 66308, "device_type": 0, "executable": true, "exists": true, "gid": 19000, "gr_name": "em", "inode": 1320061, "isblk": false, "ischr": false, "isdir": true, "isfifo": false, "isgid": false, "islnk": false, "isreg": false, "issock": false, "isuid": false, "mimetype": "inode/directory", "mode": "0755", "mtime": 1536734060.000564, "nlink": 15, "path": "/home/hum/D/eus", "pw_name": "hum", "readable": true, "rgrp": true, "roth": true, "rusr": true, "size": 4096, "uid": 500, "version": "1956100027", "wgrp": false, "woth": false, "writeable": true, "wusr": true, "xgrp": true, "xoth": true, "xusr": true } }, { "_ansible_ignore_errors": null, "_ansible_item_result": true, "_ansible_no_log": false, "_ansible_parsed": true, "changed": false, "failed": false, "invocation": { "module_args": { "checksum_algorithm": "sha1", "follow": false, "get_attributes": true, "get_checksum": true, "get_md5": null, "get_mime": true, "path": "/home/yj/D/eus" } }, "item": { "dhome": "/home/yj/D", "name": "yj", "nb": "dc076.abc.com", "neohome": "/home/yj/D/eus", "ws": "qs052.abc.com" }, "stat": { "atime": 1536734132.2352996, "attr_flags": "e", "attributes": ["extents"], "block_size": 4096, "blocks": 8, "charset": "binary", "ctime": 1536734060.5924847, "dev": 66308, "device_type": 0, "executable": true, "exists": true, "gid": 19000, "gr_name": "em", "inode": 1320544, "isblk": false, "ischr": false, "isdir": true, "isfifo": false, "isgid": false, "islnk": false, "isreg": false, "issock": false, "isuid": false, "mimetype": "inode/directory", "mode": "0755", "mtime": 1536734060.5924847, "nlink": 15, "path": "/home/yj/D/eus", "pw_name": "yj", "readable": true, "rgrp": true, "roth": true, "rusr": true, "size": 4096, "uid": 3100, "version": "327852343", "wgrp": false, "woth": false, "writeable": true, "wusr": true, "xgrp": true, "xoth": true, "xusr": true } }, { "_ansible_ignore_errors": null, "_ansible_item_result": true, "_ansible_no_log": false, "_ansible_parsed": true, "changed": false, "failed": false, "invocation": { "module_args": { "checksum_algorithm": "sha1", "follow": false, "get_attributes": true, "get_checksum": true, "get_md5": null, "get_mime": true, "path": "/home/ccw/D/eus" } }, "item": { "dhome": "/home/ccw/D", "name": "ccw", "nb": "dc078.abc.com", "neohome": "/home/ccw/D/eus", "ws": "qs054.abc.com" }, "stat": { "atime": 1536744049.2088273, "attr_flags": "e", "attributes": ["extents"], "block_size": 4096, "blocks": 8, "charset": "binary", "ctime": 1536744050.2648327, "dev": 66308, "device_type": 0, "executable": true, "exists": true, "gid": 19000, "gr_name": "em", "inode": 9830410, "isblk": false, "ischr": false, "isdir": true, "isfifo": false, "isgid": false, "islnk": false, "isreg": false, "issock": false, "isuid": false, "mimetype": "inode/directory", "mode": "0755", "mtime": 1536744050.2648327, "nlink": 13, "path": "/home/ccw/D/eus", "pw_name": "ccw", "readable": true, "rgrp": true, "roth": true, "rusr": true, "size": 4096, "uid": 5002, "version": "1130330133", "wgrp": false, "woth": false, "writeable": true, "wusr": true, "xgrp": true, "xoth": true, "xusr": true` I have no idea to use which attr to determine that folder exists or not. any suggestions ??? thanks ! ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-seeks-for-help-about-register/28556/2 "2018-09-12T13:28:38Z")
> let`s say I have some tasks below > > first I want to detect a folder exists or not in all developer`s home\_dir > and register to eus\_exist , and i will do something to whom did not have > the folder( D/eus) > > - name: detect if D/eus exists >   tags: eus >   stat: >    path: "{{ item.home }}" >   register: eus\_exist >   with\_items: "{{ developers }}" > > - name: debug eus\_exist >   tags: eus >   debug: >     var: > neo\_exist.results > > and the debug messages like this > > 在此輸入代碼... > "neo\_exist": { >         "changed": false, >         "msg": "All items completed", >         "results": [ >             { >                 "\_ansible\_ignore\_errors": null, >                 "\_ansible\_item\_result": true, >                 "\_ansible\_no\_log": false, >                 "\_ansible\_parsed": true, >                 "changed": false, >                 "failed": false, >                 "invocation": { >                     "module\_args": { >                         "checksum\_algorithm": "sha1", >                         "follow": false, >                         "get\_attributes": true, >                         "get\_checksum": true, >                         "get\_md5": null, >                         "get\_mime": true, >                         "path": "/home/cch/D/eus" >                     } >                 }, >                 "item": { >                     "dhome": "/home/cch/D", >                     "name": "cch", >                     "nb": "dc075.abc.com", >                     "neohome": "/home/cch/D/eus", >                     "ws": "qs055.abc.com" >                 }, >                 "stat": { >                     "atime": 1536734130.8954637, >                     "attr\_flags": "e", >                     "attributes": [ >                         "extents" >                     ], >                     "block\_size": 4096, >                     "blocks": 8, >                     "charset": "binary", >                     "ctime": 1536734058.8687162, >                     "dev": 66308, >                     "device\_type": 0, >                     "executable": true, >                     "exists": true, >                     "gid": 19000, >                     "gr\_name": "em", >                     "inode": 1315032, >                     "isblk": false, >                     "ischr": false, >                     "isdir": true, >                     "isfifo": false, >                     "isgid": false, >                     "islnk": false, >                     "isreg": false, >                     "issock": false, >                     "isuid": false, >                     "mimetype": "inode/directory", >                     "mode": "0755", >                     "mtime": 1536734058.8687162, >                     "nlink": 15, >                     "path": "/home/cch/D/eus", >                     "pw\_name": "cch", >                     "readable": true, >                     "rgrp": true, >                     "roth": true, >                     "rusr": true, >                     "size": 4096, >                     "uid": 5000, >                     "version": "4154610742", >                     "wgrp": false, >                     "woth": false, >                     "writeable": true, >                     "wusr": true, >                     "xgrp": true, >                     "xoth": true, >                     "xusr": true >                 } >             }, \ > I have no idea to use which attr to determine that folder exists or not. > any suggestions ??? thanks ! An example on how you can use it. - debug: msg="The following path doesn't exist {{ item.stat.path }}"    when: item.stat.exists == false    with\_items: '{{ neo\_exist.results }} ---
**Author:** ![Eric\_Chang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e68b1a/32.png) [@Eric\_Chang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_Chang)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-seeks-for-help-about-register/28556/3 "2018-09-12T15:30:11Z")
> thanks for reply what if I want to use value in here ` “item”: { “dhome”: “/home/ccw/D”, “name”: “ccw”, “nb”: “[dc078.abc.com](http://dc078.abc.com/)”, “neohome”: “/home/ccw/D/eus”, “ws”: “[qs054.abc.com](http://qs054.abc.com/)” ` I try item.item.nb but no luck … ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2018, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-seeks-for-help-about-register/28556/4 "2018-09-12T17:46:51Z")
It should work. So if it isn't working you are doing something wrong, but without he code and the output it's impossible to be any more specific.