Encrypt an encrypted file - Ansible Vault

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I need to encrypt a file only if it is already encrypted. Can add this as a task in my playbook?
Jan 29, 2019 in Ansible by fez
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Hey @Fez,

This is one of the way of doing this:

- local_action: shell
    head -1 {{ file }} | grep -v -q \$ANSIBLE_VAULT && ansible-vault encrypt {{ file }}

You'll also need --vault-password-file otherwise Ansible will stop processing and wait on prompt.

answered Jan 29, 2019 by Cerci

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