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Ansible inventory plugin `community.general.nmap` states that it can run in a playbook. Is there a usage example of this?

The plugin found here (https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/community/general/nmap_inventory.html) states "To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.nmap".

I have not seen how this could be accomplished. I have the it working as a general inventory plugin, but I am curious if it can actually be triggered in a playbook task. For reference I did try this:

- name: Test Inventory
  community.general.nmap:
    address: 192.168.0.0/24

But that just says that the module does not exist. So can it actually be run in a playbook, or is this an errant remark? If it can, could I have an example, please?

I am running ansible [core 2.13.3] and version 6.4.0 of community.general.nmap.

Solution

  • Looking at the source, we can see that there is no nmap module in the plugins/modules directory (nor is it a lookup plugin).

    It looks like that is simply erroneous documentation.