Bug 2006231 - Replace `# {{ ansible_managed }}` with `{{ ansible_managed | comment }}`
Summary: Replace `# {{ ansible_managed }}` with `{{ ansible_managed | comment }}`
Keywords:
Status: CLOSED ERRATA
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Classification: Red Hat
Component: rhel-system-roles
Version: 8.5
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
unspecified
unspecified
Target Milestone: rc
: 8.6
Assignee: Sergei Petrosian
QA Contact: David Jež
Eliane Ramos Pereira
URL:
Whiteboard:
Depends On:
Blocks:
TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2021-09-21 09:27 UTC by Sergei Petrosian
Modified: 2022-05-10 14:38 UTC (History)
8 users (show)

Fixed In Version: rhel-system-roles-1.11.0-1.el8
Doc Type: Bug Fix
Doc Text:
.RHEL System Roles now handle multi-line `ansible_managed` comments in generated files Previously, some of the RHEL System Roles were using `# {{ ansible_managed }}` to generate some of the files. As a consequence, if a customer had a custom multi-line `ansible_managed` setting, the files would be generated incorrectly. With this fix, all of the system roles use the equivalent of `{{ ansible_managed | comment }}` when generating files so that the `ansible_managed` string is always properly commented, including multi-line `ansible_managed` values. Consequently, generated files have the correct multi-line `ansible_managed` value.
Clone Of: 2006230
Environment:
Last Closed: 2022-05-10 14:12:10 UTC
Type: Bug
Target Upstream Version:


Attachments (Terms of Use)


Links
System ID Private Priority Status Summary Last Updated
Red Hat Issue Tracker RHELPLAN-97421 0 None None None 2021-09-21 09:27:53 UTC
Red Hat Issue Tracker RHELPLAN-97722 0 None None None 2021-09-21 10:52:23 UTC
Red Hat Product Errata RHBA-2022:1896 0 None None None 2022-05-10 14:12:28 UTC

Description Sergei Petrosian 2021-09-21 09:27:30 UTC
+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #2006230 +++

Description of problem:
An upstream user requested us to replace `# {{ ansible_managed }}` with `{{ ansible_managed | comment }}` in https://github.com/linux-system-roles/timesync/issues/123.

This issue persists in the following roles:
timesync
ansible-sshd
bootloader
cockpit
kdump
kernal_settings
ssh
template

The issue is that when a user has the `ansible_managed` variable set to a multi-line entry, `# {{ ansible_managed }}` in templates expands to the ansible_managed variable with only the first line commented out.

For example, consider ansible_managed set to the following in ansible.cfg:
user@ansiblemaster:~# cat ansible.cfg|grep -A 4 ansible_managed
ansible_managed = WARNING: This file is managed by ANSIBLE.
template: {file}
modified on: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
by user: {uid}
from ansiblemaster: {host}

In this case, `# {{ ansible_managed }}` expands to the following:
root@andrea2:~# cat /etc/chrony.conf

# WARNING: This file is managed by ANSIBLE.
template: /usr/share/ansible/roles/rhel-system-roles.timesync/templates/chrony.conf.j2
modified on: 2021-09-15 13:35:58
by user: root
from ansiblemaster: ansiblemaster.mydomain.com

Because only the first line is commented out, the config file reads incorrectly and services fail to start.

The request is to replace `# {{ ansible_managed }}` with `{{ ansible_managed | comment }}` so that all lines are commented out.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
9.0


How reproducible:
When ansible_managed is set to a multi-line entry.


Steps to Reproduce:
1. In ansible.cfg, set the ansible_managed setting to a multi-line entry, e.g.:
ansible_managed = WARNING: This file is managed by ANSIBLE.
template: {file}
modified on: %Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S
by user: {uid}
from ansiblemaster: {host}
2. Run one of the above roles.

Actual results:
Because only the first line is commented out, the config file reads incorrectly and services fail to start, hence the role fails.

Expected results:
The role runs successfully.

Comment 13 errata-xmlrpc 2022-05-10 14:12:10 UTC
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory (rhel-system-roles bug fix and enhancement update), and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2022:1896


Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.