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ansible hostname replace with three digit IP


How can I replace the hostname with the last three digits of IP address:

Example:

IP: 192.168.0.1
Hostname: webserver001

I want my hostname to be replace based on the last three digits of the IP address but what I get is webserver1 instead of webserver001, how can I pad leading zeros.

below is the code I use.

- hostname: name={{ hostname.replace('*', ansible_all_ipv4_addresses[0].split('.')[3]) }}

Solution

  • I think what you want is

    name={{ "webserver%03d"|format(ansible_default_ipv4.address.split(".")[3]|int) }}
    

    using the format filter, along with the int filter, allows padding numbers with zeros.

    Exemple with test.yml:

    - hosts: localhost
      tasks:
        - name: test jinja capabilities
          debug: msg={{ "webserver%03d"|format(ansible_default_ipv4.address.split(".")[2]|int) }}
    

    When run, it gives

    $ ansible-playbook -i localhost, test.yml    
    
    PLAY     ***************************************************************************
    
    TASK [setup]     *******************************************************************
    ok: [localhost]
    
    TASK [test jinja capabilities] *************************************************
    ok: [localhost] => {
        "msg": "webserver001"
    }
    
    PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
    localhost                  : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0        failed=0
    

    for localhost having IP 127.0.0.1.