* new /etc/ansible/facts.d allows JSON or INIstyle facts to be provided from the remote node, and supports executable fact programs in this dir. Files must end in *.fact.
* ability to make undefined template variables raise errors, see ansible.cfg
* (DOCS PENDING) sudo: True/False and sudo_user: True/False can set at include and role level
* added changed_when: (expression) which allows overriding whether a result is changed or not, can work with registered expressions.
* --extra-vars can now take a file as input "-e @filename"
* new /etc/ansible/facts.d allows JSON or INI-style facts to be provided from the remote node, and supports executable fact programs in this dir. Files must end in *.fact.
* added the ability to make undefined template variables raise errors (see ansible.cfg)
* (DOCS PENDING) sudo: True/False and sudo_user: True/False can be set at include and role level
* added changed_when: (expression) which allows overriding whether a result is changed or not and can work with registered expressions
* --extra-vars can now take a file as input, e.g., "-e @filename"
* external inventory scripts may now return host variables in one pass, which allows them to be much more efficient for large numbers of hosts
* if --forks exceeds the numbers of hosts, it will be automatically reduced, set forks to 0 and you get "as many forks as I have hosts" out of the box.
* enabling error_on_undefined_vars by default, which will make errors in playbooks more obvious
* role dependencies -- be able to have one role pull in another, with parameters of its own.
* if --forks exceeds the numbers of hosts, it will be automatically reduced. Set forks to 0 and you get "as many forks as I have hosts" out of the box.
* enabled error_on_undefined_vars by default, which will make errors in playbooks more obvious
* role dependencies -- one role can now pull in another, with parameters of its own.
New modules:
* notifications: datadog_event -- send data to datadog
* cloud: digital_ocean -- module for digital ocean provisioning, also includes inventory module
* cloud: rds -- Amazon relational database service
* cloud: linode -- also included, an inventory module
* cloud: digital_ocean -- module for DigitalOcean provisioning that also includes inventory support
* cloud: rds -- Amazon Relational Database Service
* cloud: linode -- modules for Linode provisioning that also includes inventory support
* packaging: rpm_key -- adds or removes RPM signing keys
* monitoring: boundary_meter -- adds or removes boundary.com meters
* net_infrastructure: dnsmadeeasy - manipulate DnsMadeEasy records
* net_infrastructure: dnsmadeeasy - manipulate DNS Made Easy records
Misc changes:
* Added OpenRC support (Gentoo) to the service module
* ansible_ssh_user value is available to templates
* added placement_group parameter to ec2 module
* new sha256 parameter to get_url module for validation
* new sha256sum parameter added to get_url module for checksum validation
* search for mount binaries in system path and sbin vs assuming path
* allowed inventory file to be read from a pipe
* added Solaris distribution facts
* fixed bug along error path in quantum_network module
* user password update mode is controllable in user module now (creation vs every time)
* user password update mode is controllable in user module now (at creation vs. every time)
* added check mode support to the OpenBSD package module
* Fix for MySQL 5.6 compatibility
* HP UX virtualization facts
* fixed some executable bits in git
* made rhn_register module compatible with EL5
* fix for setup module epoch time in Solaris
* sudo_user is now expanded later allowing to be set at inventory scope
* mondodb_user module change to also support MongoDB 2.2
* new state=hard option to the file module for hardlinks vs softlinks
* fix for setup module epoch time on Solaris
* sudo_user is now expanded later, allowing it to be set at inventory scope
* mongodb_user module changed to also support MongoDB 2.2
* new state=hard option added to the file module for hardlinks vs softlinks
* fixes to apt module purging option behavior
* fixes for device facts with multiple PCI domains
* added "with_inventory_hostnames" lookup plugin, which can take a pattern and loop over hostnames matching the pattern and is great for use with delegate_to and so on.
* added "with_inventory_hostnames" lookup plugin, which can take a pattern and loop over hostnames matching the pattern and is great for use with delegate_to and so on
* ec2 module supports adding to multiple security groups
* cloudformation module fix down the error path, removed 'wait_for' parameter
* cloudformation module includes fixes for the error path, and the 'wait_for' parameter was removed
* added --only-if-changed to ansible-pull, which runs only if the repo has changes (not default)
* added 'mandatory', a Jinja2 filter that checks if a variable is defined: {{ foo|mandatory }}
* added support for multiple size formats to the lvol module
@ -67,13 +67,13 @@ Misc changes:
* fix for easy_install module when dealing with virtualenv
* rackspace module now explicitly indicates rackspace vs vanilla openstack
* add_host module does not report changed=True any longer
* explanatory error message when using fireball with sudo message has been improved
* explanatory error message when using fireball with sudo has been improved
* git module now automatically pulls down git submodules
* negated patterns do not require "all:!foo", you can just say "!foo" now to select all not foos.
* negated patterns do not require "all:!foo", you can just say "!foo" now to select all not foos
* fix for Debian services always reporting changed when toggling enablement bit
* roles files now tolerate files named 'main.yaml' and 'main' in addition to main.yaml
* roles files now tolerate files named 'main.yaml' and 'main' in addition to main.yml
* some help cleanup to command line flags on scripts
* force option reinstated for file module, can create symlinks to non-existant files, etc
* force option reinstated for file module so it can create symlinks to non-existent files, etc.
* added termination support to ec2 module
* --ask-sudo-pass or --sudo-user does not enable all options to use sudo in ansible-playbook
* include/role conditionals are added ahead of task conditionals so they can short circuit properly
@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ Misc changes:
* error handling while executing Jinja2 filters has been improved
* upgrades to atomic replacement logic when copying files across partitions/etc
* mysql user module can try to login before requiring explicit password
* various additional options to supervisorctl module
* various additional options added to supervisorctl module
* only add non unique parameter on group creation when required
* allow rabbitmq_plugin to specify a non-standard rabbitmq path
* authentatication fixes to keystone_user module
* allow rabbitmq_plugin to specify a non-standard RabbitMQ path
* authentication fixes to keystone_user module
* added IAM role support to EC2 module
* fixes for OpenBSD package module to avoid shell expansion
* git module upgrades to allow --depth and --version to be used together
@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ Misc changes:
* extra vars (-e) variables can be used in playbook include paths
* improved reporting for invalid sudo passwords
* improved reporting for inability to find a suitable tmp location
* require libselinux-python to perform file operations if SELinux is operational.
* require libselinux-python to perform file operations if SELinux is operational
* ZFS module fixes for byte display constants and handling paths with spaces
* setup module more tolerant of gathering facts against things it does not have permission to read
* can specify name=* state=latest to update all yum modules
@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Misc changes:
* added Jinja2 filters: quote, quotes a string if it needs to be quoted
* allow force=yes to affect apt upgrades
* fix for saving conditionals in variable names
* support for multiple host ranges in INI inventory like: db[01:10:3]node-[01:10]
* support for multiple host ranges in INI inventory, e.g., db[01:10:3]node-[01:10]
* fixes/improvements to cron module
* add user_install=no option to gem module to install gems system wide
* added raw=yes to allow copying without python on remote machines
@ -112,21 +112,21 @@ Misc changes:
* Linode inventory plugin now significantly faster
* added recurse=yes parameter to pacman module for package removal
* apt_key module can now target specific keyrings (keyring=filename)
* ec2 module changed reporting improved
* ec2 module change reporting improved
* hg module now expands user paths (~)
* SSH connection type known host checking now can process hashed knownhost files
* SSH connection type known host checking now can process hashed known_host files
* lvg module now checks for executables in more correct locations
James Cammarata
11 years ago