--- # Etckeeper is a small fondness of mine, it semi-automatically # keep track of /etc with git. # Feel free to remove all this if you'rs not interested. - name: detect etckeeper presence shell: "which etckeeper" ignore_errors: True register: tmp changed_when: False when: checketckeeper is undefined or checketckeeper - name: Set fact about etckeeper presence set_fact: etckeeper_installed: "{{ tmp.rc is defined and tmp.rc == 0 }}" - name: Check that /etc is clean shell: etckeeper unclean && echo "Uncommitted changes." && return 1 || return 0 changed_when: False when: etckeeper_installed