why is this task hanging? (shell module)

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Hi all,

Wrote a task as follows:

  • name: Bootstrap Consul servers
    shell: /usr/local/bin/consul agent -server -bootstrap-expect 3 -data-dir /tmp/consul -dc nyc3 -bind {{ ansible_default_ipv4.address }} >> {{ consul_log_file }} 2>&1
    tags: bootconsulsvrs

When my playbook gets to this task, it hangs… (but it does successfully start the desired program…) How can I rewrote this so that the playbook continues?

Thanks,
Will

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The reason it is 'hanging' is because you are not detaching from the
console, this is not the recommended way of running services, I would
use an init/rc script or upstart/systemd config. But if you MUST do it
this way, try prepending nohup.

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Thanks for the response, Brian. Just doing a quick-n-dirty testbed setup via Ansible involving Consul, so the ‘nohup’ tip will work for now.

  • Will