ansible.log

$ cat test.yml 
---
- name: Testing
  hosts: localhost
  any_errors_fatal: true
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: Set sysctl configuration directory as fact
      block:
        - name: Stat /usr/lib/sysctl.d/ exists
          ansible.builtin.stat:
            path: /usr/lib/sysctl.d/
          register: usr_lib_sysctl_d

        - name: Set sysctl fact
          ansible.builtin.set_fact:
            sysctl_conf_dir: "{{ '/usr/lib/sysctl.d' if usr_lib_sysctl_d.stat.exists else '/etc/sysctl.d' }}"

        - name: Print sysctl conf dif
          ansible.builtin.debug:
            msg:
              - "{{ sysctl_conf_dir }}"

$ ansible-playbook -i '127.0.0.1,' -c local test.yml 
[...]
TASK [Print sysctl conf dif] ***************************************************************************
Wednesday 06 March 2024  08:59:23 +0000 (0:00:00.014)       0:00:00.278 ******* 
ok: [127.0.0.1] => {
    "msg": [
        "/usr/lib/sysctl.d"
    ]
}
[...]
$ ansible-playbook -i '127.0.0.1,' -e "sysctl_conf_dir=/some/other" -c local test.yml 
[...]
TASK [Print sysctl conf dif] ***************************************************************************
Wednesday 06 March 2024  08:59:27 +0000 (0:00:00.013)       0:00:00.280 ******* 
ok: [127.0.0.1] => {
    "msg": [
        "/some/other"
    ]
}
[...]