Vizualizing execution of "include_tasks" tasks

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Hello,

When executing a playbook which has “include_tasks”, I can see the message about the tasks file that’s being included. For example:

TASK [Expand disks and file systems] *****************
included: /ansible/playbooks/tasks/expand_fs.yml for yyyyyyy
PLAY RECAP ****

Is there a way to tell Ansible to actually show (as it usually happens) which task in the included task file is being executed?

Thanks,

Alex

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those should be the tasks following the include message

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Hi Brian,

(And sorry for still not getting it yet…)

So, it is indeed not possible to make Ansible echo/display the execution of each task that’s inside a file referenced by “include_tasks”.
We will only see the echo related to the actual “include_tasks” call.

Regards,

Alex

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Normally you would see it. What you have indicated seems to state that the tasks within it are not running.

You haven’t shown the actual task definition of the include_tasks nor how you are running ansible-playbook.

I’m going to guess it’s related to tags, but that is just a shot in the dark, as you haven’t provided much information to go on.

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Hello Matt,

Yes… Assuming that others can see what only you can see is indeed not a good way of asking for help. Sorry about that, Brian.
(I usually pay attention to that, but missed it this time…)

And Matt, your guessing was right: I failed to propagate the tags I’m using on the playbook to the tasks listed in the tasks file referenced by “include_tasks”.

Thank you for taking the time to help,

Alex