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# running command: Troubleshooting, Tips, and Tricks
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see also: https://ansible-tips-and-tricks.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ansible/commands/


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# - Busted Cache
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# Sometimes Ansible has a tendency to hold on to variables too long, which causes 
# Ansible to think that a task/operation had already been done or changed when in 
# fact it didn't.
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# A simple fix is to flush the redis cache during a code execution.
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# This can be done like this:
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ansible-playbook playbooks/PLAYBOOK_NAME.yml --flush-cache


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# - Check for bad syntax
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# One can check to see if code contains any syntax errors by running the playbook.
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# Check for bad syntax:
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ansible-playbook playbooks/PLAYBOOK_NAME.yml --syntax-check


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# - Running a playbook in dry-run mode
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# Sometimes it can be useful to see what Ansible might do, but without actually 
# changing anything.
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# One can run in dry-run mode like this:
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ansible-playbook playbooks/PLAYBOOK_NAME.yml --check