Note
This plugin is part of the community.general collection.
To install it use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.syspatch.
| Parameter | Choices/Defaults | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| apply string | Default: "no" | Apply all available system patches |
| revert string |
| Revert system patches |
- name: Apply all available system patches
community.general.syspatch:
apply: true
- name: Revert last patch
community.general.syspatch:
revert: one
- name: Revert all patches
community.general.syspatch:
revert: all
# NOTE: You can reboot automatically if a patch requires it:
- name: Apply all patches and store result
community.general.syspatch:
apply: true
register: syspatch
- name: Reboot if patch requires it
ansible.builtin.reboot:
when: syspatch.reboot_needed
Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:
| Key | Returned | Description |
|---|---|---|
| rc integer | always | The command return code (0 means success) |
| reboot_needed boolean | always | Whether or not a reboot is required after an update Sample: True |
| stderr string | always | syspatch standard error Sample: syspatch: need root privileges |
| stdout string | always | syspatch standard output Sample: 001_rip6cksum |
© 2012–2018 Michael DeHaan
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Licensed under the GNU General Public License version 3.
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.10/collections/community/general/syspatch_module.html