# Rollback in Ansible ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [May 14, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rollback-in-ansible/30324 "2019-05-14T09:54:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ryad9200000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@ryad9200000](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ryad9200000)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rollback-in-ansible/30324/1 "2019-05-14T09:54:20Z")
Hey all, I want know when i play one task who failed if possible that ansible do rollback ? Exemple : - name: “create file” shell: touch test\_file.txt When i play this task, she failed so i want one task or method for rollback please ? I see in documentation officielle the module **aci\_config\_rollback** but i don’t konw how works this module… [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/aci\_config\_rollback\_module.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/aci_config_rollback_module.html) Can you help me ? Thanks community ansible !! 🙂 Regards, ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rollback-in-ansible/30324/2 "2019-05-14T10:19:40Z")
> Hey all, > > I want know when i play one task who failed if possible that ansible do rollback ? > > Exemple : > > - name: "create file" > shell: touch test\_file.txt > > When i play this task, she failed so i want one task or method for rollback please ? Hello Ryad, what do you have in mind for the rollback for this task. Usually, if "touch" fails nothing changes on the target system. > I see in documentation officielle the module \*aci\_config\_rollback\* but i don't konw how works this module... > > [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/aci\_config\_rollback\_module.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/aci_config_rollback_module.html) That looks like it applies for a very specific use case. Regards         Racke ---
**Author:** ![ryad9200000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@ryad9200000](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ryad9200000)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rollback-in-ansible/30324/3 "2019-05-14T12:04:41Z")
Hey stefan, Yes but if i want one procedure for install one application, exemple: - block: - name: task 1 … … - name: task 2 … … i want that if one task fails, I want him to go back on all the tasks that play it. Do you understand what i say or no ? Can you help me please 🙂 Regards ---
**Author:** ![cassell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@cassell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cassell)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rollback-in-ansible/30324/4 "2019-05-14T12:29:12Z")
> Hey stefan, > > Yes but if i want one procedure for install one application, exemple: > > - block: > >      - name: task 1 >         ...... >         ..... > >     - name: task 2 >       ...... >       ...... > > i want that if one task fails, I want him to go back on all the tasks that > play it. You can write rollback tasks in a `rescue` section, followed by a fail task, but there is no automatic rollback functionality unless you write it yourself. V/r, James Cassell ---
**Author:** ![ryad9200000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@ryad9200000](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ryad9200000)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 12:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rollback-in-ansible/30324/5 "2019-05-14T12:36:51Z")
Hey, Ok, thank you very much for your help !! I will try rescue Regards, ---
**Author:** ![erichymowitz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9d8465/32.png) [@erichymowitz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/erichymowitz)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rollback-in-ansible/30324/6 "2019-05-14T16:01:00Z")
The problem you have is that ansible does not retain the old state of the machine when it makes changes. The fact that you executed the command “touch test\_file.txt” does not indicate whether test\_file.txt did or did not exist prior to running the command. So to “roll back”, do you erase the file? Change the date-stamp back to what it was? Probably the closest thing you will find is a “block” with a “rescue” section attached, to specify what you want to happen in the event of an error. [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user\_guide/playbooks\_blocks.html](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_blocks.html) –EbH ---
**Author:** ![ryad9200000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@ryad9200000](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ryad9200000)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rollback-in-ansible/30324/7 "2019-05-14T16:08:06Z")
Hey, It is really very interesting this section rescue but if in my block I execute for example a script sql which does a lot of actions and that there is an error … So what to put in the rescue section? Thanks for your help ! 🙂 Regards, ---
**Author:** ![cassell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecae2f/32.png) [@cassell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cassell)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2019, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rollback-in-ansible/30324/8 "2019-05-14T16:38:45Z")
> Hey, > > It is really very interesting this section rescue but if in my block I > execute for example a script sql which does a lot of actions and that there > is an error ... This is beyond the scope of ansible. You should have the rescue block do what is necessary to recover from your SQL script, or use something like a SQL transaction, but, again, it's beyond the scope of ansible. V/r, James Cassell ---
**Author:** ![ryad9200000](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f04885/32.png) [@ryad9200000](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ryad9200000)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2019, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rollback-in-ansible/30324/9 "2019-05-15T07:41:59Z")
Ok, i will play with rescue fonctionnality for do one rollback if there is one error in my block. Thank you very much for your answer goy !! 😉 Regards,