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* Removing obsolete version behavior callout notes - initial pass. * Fixed example text punctuation. * Removed old version callout. * Typo fix * Updated example * Fixed awkward sentence * Fixed incorrect feature name * Reinstated current version callout
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Playbook Debugger
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.. contents:: Topics
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Ansible includes a ``debug`` strategy. This strategy enables you to invoke a debugger when a task has
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failed. You have access to all of the features of the debugger in the context of the failed task. You can then, for example, check or set the value of variables, update module arguments, and re-run the failed task with the new variables and arguments to help resolve the cause of the failure.
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To use the ``debug`` strategy, change the ``strategy`` attribute like this::
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- hosts: test
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strategy: debug
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tasks:
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...
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For example, run the playbook below::
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- hosts: test
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strategy: debug
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gather_facts: no
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vars:
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var1: value1
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tasks:
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- name: wrong variable
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ping: data={{ wrong_var }}
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The debugger is invoked since the *wrong_var* variable is undefined.
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Let's change the module's arguments and run the task again
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.. code-block:: none
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PLAY ***************************************************************************
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TASK [wrong variable] **********************************************************
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fatal: [192.0.2.10]: FAILED! => {"failed": true, "msg": "ERROR! 'wrong_var' is undefined"}
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Debugger invoked
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(debug) p result
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{'msg': u"ERROR! 'wrong_var' is undefined", 'failed': True}
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(debug) p task.args
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{u'data': u'{{ wrong_var }}'}
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(debug) task.args['data'] = '{{ var1 }}'
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(debug) p task.args
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{u'data': '{{ var1 }}'}
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(debug) redo
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ok: [192.0.2.10]
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PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
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192.0.2.10 : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0
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This time, the task runs successfully!
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.. _available_commands:
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Available Commands
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++++++++++++++++++
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.. _p_command:
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p *task/vars/host/result*
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`````````````````````````
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Print values used to execute a module::
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(debug) p task
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TASK: install package
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(debug) p task.args
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{u'name': u'{{ pkg_name }}'}
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(debug) p vars
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{u'ansible_all_ipv4_addresses': [u'192.0.2.10'],
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u'ansible_architecture': u'x86_64',
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...
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}
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(debug) p vars['pkg_name']
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u'bash'
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(debug) p host
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192.0.2.10
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(debug) p result
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{'_ansible_no_log': False,
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'changed': False,
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u'failed': True,
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...
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u'msg': u"No package matching 'not_exist' is available"}
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.. _update_args_command:
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task.args[*key*] = *value*
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``````````````````````````
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Update module's argument.
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If you run a playbook like this::
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- hosts: test
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strategy: debug
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gather_facts: yes
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vars:
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pkg_name: not_exist
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tasks:
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- name: install package
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apt: name={{ pkg_name }}
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Debugger is invoked due to wrong package name, so let's fix the module's args::
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(debug) p task.args
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{u'name': u'{{ pkg_name }}'}
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(debug) task.args['name'] = 'bash'
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(debug) p task.args
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{u'name': 'bash'}
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(debug) redo
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Then the task runs again with new args.
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.. _update_vars_command:
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vars[*key*] = *value*
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`````````````````````
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Update vars.
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Let's use the same playbook above, but fix vars instead of args::
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(debug) p vars['pkg_name']
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u'not_exist'
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(debug) vars['pkg_name'] = 'bash'
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(debug) p vars['pkg_name']
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'bash'
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(debug) redo
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Then the task runs again with new vars.
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.. _redo_command:
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r(edo)
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``````
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Run the task again.
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.. _continue_command:
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c(ontinue)
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``````````
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Just continue.
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.. _quit_command:
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q(uit)
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``````
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Quit from the debugger. The playbook execution is aborted.
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.. seealso::
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:doc:`playbooks`
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An introduction to playbooks
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`User Mailing List <http://groups.google.com/group/ansible-devel>`_
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Have a question? Stop by the google group!
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`irc.freenode.net <http://irc.freenode.net>`_
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#ansible IRC chat channel
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