ansible / ansible.builtin / v2.9.27 / module / at Schedule the execution of a command or script file via the at command | "added in version" 1.5 of ansible.builtin" Authors: Richard Isaacson (@risaacson) preview | supported by coreansible.builtin.at (v2.9.27) — module
pip
Install with pip install ansible==2.9.27
Use this module to schedule a command or script file to run once in the future.
All jobs are executed in the 'a' queue.
- name: Schedule a command to execute in 20 minutes as root at: command: ls -d / >/dev/null count: 20 units: minutes
- name: Match a command to an existing job and delete the job at: command: ls -d / >/dev/null state: absent
- name: Schedule a command to execute in 20 minutes making sure it is unique in the queue at: command: ls -d / >/dev/null count: 20 units: minutes unique: yes
count: description: - The count of units in the future to execute the command or script file. required: true type: int state: choices: - absent - present default: present description: - The state dictates if the command or script file should be evaluated as present(added) or absent(deleted). type: str units: choices: - minutes - hours - days - weeks description: - The type of units in the future to execute the command or script file. required: true type: str unique: default: false description: - If a matching job is present a new job will not be added. type: bool command: description: - A command to be executed in the future. type: str script_file: description: - An existing script file to be executed in the future. type: str