Reboot host with Ansible

ansible-reboot-host.md

Reboot host with Ansible

- name: Reboot host
  shell: sleep 2 && shutdown -r now "Reboot initiated by Ansible"
  async: 1
  poll: 0
  become: True
  listen: reboot_host

- name: Pause until host is shutting down
  local_action:
    module: wait_for
    timeout: 3
  become: False
  listen: reboot_host

- name: Wait until host is reachable
  wait_for_connection:
  become: False
  listen: reboot_host

References

• ansible/ansible#16186
• ansible/ansible#10616

test.yml

---

- hosts: all
  gather_facts: no

  tasks:
    - name: Get uptime before reboot
      command: uptime
      register: uptime
    - debug: var=uptime.stdout_lines

    - debug: msg="Rebooting {{ inventory_hostname }}"
      changed_when: True
      notify: reboot_host
    - meta: flush_handlers

    - name: Get uptime after reboot
      command: uptime
      register: uptime
    - debug: var=uptime.stdout_lines

  handlers:
    - name: Reboot host
      shell: sleep 2 && shutdown -r now "Reboot initiated by Ansible"
      async: 1
      poll: 0
      become: True
      listen: reboot_host
    - name: Pause until host is shutting down
      local_action:
        module: wait_for
        timeout: 3
      become: False
      listen: reboot_host
    - name: Wait until host is reachable
      wait_for_connection:
      become: False
      listen: reboot_host