Checking for multiple conditions using when on single task in ansible

Question

I want to evaluate multiple condition in ansible using when  here is my playbook   - name  Check that the SSH Key exists    local action       module  stat      path    home    login user stdout       ssh key location        register  sshkey result   - name  Generating a new SSH key for the current user it s not exists already    local action        module  user       name      login user stdout           generate ssh key  yes        ssh key bits  2048    when  sshkey result rc    1 and    github username is undefined or github username  lower     none      here is my var file for reference   --- vpc region  eu-west-1 key name  my github key ssh key location   ssh id rsa pub   When I try to execute this playbook  I am getting this error   TASK   test   Check that the SSH Key exists                                     ok   localhost - gt  127 0 0 1    TASK   test   Generating a new SSH key for the current user it s not exists already       fatal   localhost    gt  error while evaluating conditional  sshkey result rc    1 and    github username is undefined or github username  lower     none             FATAL  all hosts have already failed -- aborting   Can somebody point me out that how we can use multiple conditions with ansible on single task   Thanks

User · Answer

The problem with your conditional is in this part sshkey_result.rc == 1, because sshkey_result does not contain rc attribute and entire conditional fails.

If you want to check if file exists check exists attribute.

Here you can read more about stat module and how to use it.

User · Answer

Also you can use default   filter  Or just a shortcut d   - name  Generating a new SSH key for the current user it s not exists already   local action      module  user     name   quot    login user stdout    quot      generate ssh key  yes      ssh key bits  2048   when       - sshkey result rc    1     - github username   d  none     lower     none

User · Answer

Adding to https   stackoverflow com users 1638814 nvartolomei answer  which will probably fix your error   Strictly answering your question  I just want to point out that the when  statement is probably correct  but would look easier to read in multiline and still fulfill your logic   when     - sshkey result rc    1   - github username is undefined or      github username  lower     none    https   docs ansible com ansible latest user guide playbooks conditionals html the-when-statement

User · Answer

You can use like this   when  condition1     condition1  or condition2     condition2    Link to official docs  The When Statement   Also Please refer to this gist  https   gist github com marcusphi 6791404

[ansible] Checking for multiple conditions using "when" on single task in ansible

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