--- # run with option -i localhost # need root permissions - name: host module testing hosts: localhost connection: local gather_facts: no sudo: yes pre_tasks: - name: backup /etc/hosts command: cp /etc/hosts /etc/hosts.origin post_tasks: - name: restore /etc/hosts command: cp /etc/hosts.origin /etc/hosts tasks: - name: test add a record host: hostname=foobar ip=192.168.123.1 register: result failed_when: not result.changed - name: test error handling only hostname given on present host: hostname=foobar register: result failed_when: result.changed - name: test error handling only ip given on present host: ip=192.168.123.1 register: result failed_when: result.changed - name: test record exists host: hostname=foobar ip=192.168.123.1 register: result failed_when: result.changed - name: test remove record using hostname host: hostname=foobar state=absent register: result failed_when: not result.changed - name: test remove not existing record using hostname host: hostname=foobar state=absent register: result failed_when: result.changed - name: test add a record again host: hostname=foobar ip=192.168.123.1 register: result failed_when: not result.changed - name: test remove record using ip host: ip=192.168.123.1 state=absent register: result failed_when: not result.changed - name: test remove not existing record using ip host: ip=192.168.123.1 state=absent register: result failed_when: result.changed - name: test add a record with alias host: hostname=foobar ip=192.168.123.1 aliases=foobar.com,foobar.net register: result failed_when: not result.changed - name: test add an existing record with alias host: hostname=foobar ip=192.168.123.1 aliases=foobar.com,foobar.net register: result failed_when: result.changed - name: test add an existing record with changed alias host: hostname=foobar ip=192.168.123.1 aliases=foobar.net,foobar.com register: result failed_when: not result.changed - name: test remove aliases from existing record host: hostname=foobar ip=192.168.123.1 register: result failed_when: not result.changed - name: test add aliases for existing record host: hostname=foobar ip=192.168.123.1 aliases=foobar.net,foobar.com register: result failed_when: not result.changed - name: test change ip on existing record host: hostname=foobar ip=192.168.123.2 register: result failed_when: not result.changed - name: test change hostname on existing record host: hostname=barfoo ip=192.168.123.2 register: result failed_when: not result.changed