arillso.system.reboot_info module – Checks if the system requires a reboot.

Note

This module is part of the arillso.system collection (version 1.0.5).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install arillso.system.

To use it in a playbook, specify: arillso.system.reboot_info.

New in arillso.system 0.0.2

Synopsis

  • This module checks if a system requires a reboot, typically after package updates.

Examples

- name: Check if system requires reboot
  arillso.system.reboot_info:
  register: reboot_status

- name: Display reboot requirement
  debug:
    msg: "System reboot required: {{ reboot_status.reboot }}"

- name: Reboot system if needed
  reboot:
  when: reboot_status.reboot

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key

Description

reboot

boolean

Whether the system requires a reboot

Returned: always

Authors

  • arillso (@arillso)