ansible.builtin.tower_job_cancel (v2.4.3.0-1) — module

Cancel an Ansible Tower Job.

| "added in version" 2.3 of ansible.builtin"

Authors: Wayne Witzel III (@wwitzel3)

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Install Ansible via pip

Install with pip install ansible==2.4.3.0.post1

Description

Cancel Ansible Tower jobs. See U(https://www.ansible.com/tower) for an overview.

Usage examples

  • Success
    Steampunk Spotter scan finished with no errors, warnings or hints.
- name: Cancel job
  tower_job_cancel:
    job_id: job.id

Inputs

    
job_id:
    description:
    - ID of the job to cancel
    required: true

tower_host:
    description:
    - URL to your Tower or AWX instance.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(TOWER_HOST) and then config files
    - If value not specified by any means, the value of C(127.0.0.1) will be used
    type: str

tower_password:
    description:
    - Password for your Tower or AWX instance.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(TOWER_PASSWORD) and then config
      files
    type: str

tower_username:
    description:
    - Username for your Tower or AWX instance.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(TOWER_USERNAME) and then config
      files
    type: str

validate_certs:
    aliases:
    - tower_verify_ssl
    description:
    - Whether to allow insecure connections to Tower or AWX.
    - If C(no), SSL certificates will not be validated.
    - This should only be used on personally controlled sites using self-signed certificates.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(TOWER_VERIFY_SSL) and then config
      files
    type: bool

tower_oauthtoken:
    description:
    - The Tower OAuth token to use.
    - This value can be in one of two formats.
    - A string which is the token itself. (i.e. bqV5txm97wqJqtkxlMkhQz0pKhRMMX)
    - A dictionary structure as returned by the tower_token module.
    - If value not set, will try environment variable C(TOWER_OAUTH_TOKEN) and then config
      files
    type: raw
    version_added: '3.7'
    version_added_collection: awx.awx

tower_config_file:
    description:
    - Path to the Tower or AWX config file.
    - If provided, the other locations for config files will not be considered.
    type: path

fail_if_not_running:
    default: false
    description:
    - Fail loudly if the job_id does not reference a running job.

Outputs

id:
  description: job id requesting to cancel
  returned: success
  sample: 94
  type: int
status:
  description: status of the cancel request
  returned: success
  sample: canceled
  type: string