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sherbang
Asked: 2020-09-26 09:13:36 +0800 CST

Failing play prevents later 'localhost' play from executing

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I've written the following playbook. I expect an error from the second play, but the first and third to run. What I get is the first running, the second failing, and the third is completely ignored.

If I make the second play succeed then the third play works.

How can I get the third play to execute even when the second play fails?

- name: First local task
  hosts: localhost
  tasks:
  - add_host:
      name: dummy.example.com
      groups: test

- name: Failing remote host
  hosts: test
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: 'test'

- name: "This one should run too?"
  hosts: localhost
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: 'success!'
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1 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    You didn't specify the exact error in your question. However generally you can add ignore_errors: yes to your second task to proceed with the third task, even if errors occur. If the error, is that your host "test" isn't reachable than you have to use ignore_unreachable: yes like below:

    - name: First local task
  hosts: localhost
  tasks:
  - add_host:
      name: dummy.example.com
      groups: test

- name: Failing remote host
  hosts: test
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: 'test'
  ignore_unreachable: yes

- name: "This one should run too?"
  hosts: localhost
  tasks:
    - debug:
        msg: 'success!'
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