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--- marc:linux:chatgtp [2023/02/10 10:06] – marcv
+++ marc:linux:chatgtp [2023/02/10 10:10] (current) – marcv
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 This however only shows last ip address
+==== Patch Red Hat and Debian based systems and perform reboot if required using an ansible playbook ====
+<code>
+---
+- name: Patch both Debian and Red Hat based systems
+  hosts: all
+  become: yes
+  tasks:
+    - name: Update package index
+      apt: update_cache=yes
+      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+    - name: Update package index
+      yum:
+        name: "*"
+        state: latest
+      when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+    - name: Install patches
+      apt: upgrade=dist
+      when: ansible_os_family == "Debian"
+    - name: Install patches
+      yum: name=* state=latest
+      when: ansible_os_family == "RedHat"
+    - name: Check if a reboot is required
+      shell: "ls /var/run/reboot-required"
+      register: reboot_required
+      changed_when: false
+    - name: Perform reboot
+      reboot:
+      when: reboot_required.rc == 0
+</code>
+In this playbook, the apt module is used to update the package index and install patches on Debian-based systems, while the yum module is used for the same on Red Hat-based systems. The when statement is used to conditionally execute the correct module based on the value of ansible_os_family.
+After the patches have been installed, the playbook checks if a reboot is required by running the ls /var/run/reboot-required command. If the command returns a zero exit code, indicating that a reboot is required, the reboot module is used to perform the reboot.