如何让Ansible pause模块任务状态换行并隐藏任务名称

解决方法 #

1. 实现用户输入与任务状态换行显示 #

在pause模块的prompt内容末尾添加一个空行，用户输入完成后，Ansible会自动将任务状态输出到下一行。

2. 隐藏pause模块的任务名称 #

给pause任务添加quiet: true参数（需Ansible 2.11及以上版本），该参数会屏蔽任务名称及相关前置提示；同时将任务的name设为空字符串，彻底避免名称显示。

修改后的Playbook #

- name: Initial Setup with Validation Prompt
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: false

  pre_tasks:

    - name: Run validation script
      command: python3 /tmp/validation_interface.py
      register: validation_result
      failed_when: false
      tags: skip_validation

    - name: Print validation script stdout
      debug:
        var: validation_result.stdout
      when: validation_result.rc != 0
      tags: skip_validation

    - name: ""
      pause:
        quiet: true
        prompt: |
          Validation script failed 
          Do you still want to continue with the setup? (yes/no):
          
      register: user_input
      when: validation_result.rc != 0
      tags: skip_validation

    - name: Fail if user chooses not to continue
      fail:
        msg: "User aborted due to failed validation."
      when:
        - validation_result.rc != 0
        - user_input.user_input != "yes"
      tags: skip_validation

修改后效果 #

执行后的输出会变成：

Executing Playbook: initial_setup.yml
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
PLAY 1/1 | Initial Setup with Validation Prompt
Hosts:
  - all
09:14:22 | Run validation script
  ✓  localhost CHANGED
09:14:23 | Print validation script stdout
  ✓  localhost OK
Validation script failed 
Do you still want to continue with the setup? (yes/no):
yes
  ✓  localhost OK
09:14:25 | Fail if user chooses not to continue

内容的提问来源于stack exchange，提问作者A.C