--- - name: fail to set hostname to an invalid name win_hostname: name: invalid/name register: fail_hostname failed_when: '"Failed to rename computer to ''invalid/name''" not in fail_hostname.msg' - name: change the hostname (check) win_hostname: name: '{{test_win_hostname_name}}' register: change_hostname_check check_mode: yes - name: get actual hostname win_shell: $env:COMPUTERNAME register: change_hostname_actual_check - name: assert change the hostname (check) assert: that: - change_hostname_check is changed - change_hostname_check.old_name|upper != test_win_hostname_name|upper - change_hostname_check.reboot_required - change_hostname_actual_check.stdout_lines[0]|upper != test_win_hostname_name|upper - name: change the hostname win_hostname: name: '{{test_win_hostname_name}}' register: change_hostname - name: reboot after changing the hostname win_reboot: - name: get actual hostname win_shell: $env:COMPUTERNAME register: change_hostname_actual - name: assert change the hostname assert: that: - change_hostname is changed - change_hostname.old_name|upper == change_hostname_check.old_name|upper - change_hostname.reboot_required - change_hostname_actual.stdout_lines[0]|upper == test_win_hostname_name|upper - name: change the hostname (idempotent) win_hostname: name: '{{test_win_hostname_name}}' register: change_hostname_again - name: assert change the hostname (idempotent) assert: that: - not change_hostname_again is changed - change_hostname_again.old_name|upper == test_win_hostname_name|upper - not change_hostname_again.reboot_required