ansible.utils.mac_test.rst

ansible.utils.mac

Test if something appears to be a valid MAC address

Version added: 2.2.0

• Synopsis
• Parameters
• Examples
• Return Values
• Status

Synopsis

• This plugin checks if the provided value is a valid MAC address that follows the industry level standards

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Configuration	Comments
mac string / required			A string that represents the value against which the test is going to be performed For example: 02:16:3e:e4:16:f3, 02-16-3e-e4-16-f3, 0216.3ee4.16f3, or 02163ee416f3

Examples

- name: Check if 02:16:3e:e4:16:f3 is a valid MAC address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '02:16:3e:e4:16:f3' is ansible.utils.mac }}"

# TASK [Check if 02:16:3e:e4:16:f3 is a valid MAC address] ********************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if 02-16-3e-e4-16-f3 is a valid MAC address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '02-16-3e-e4-16-f3' is ansible.utils.mac }}"

# TASK [Check if 02-16-3e-e4-16-f3 is a valid MAC address] ********************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if 0216.3ee4.16f3 is a valid MAC address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '0216.3ee4.16f3' is ansible.utils.mac }}"

# TASK [Check if 0216.3ee4.16f3 is a valid MAC address] ***********************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if 02163ee416f3 is a valid MAC address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ '02163ee416f3' is ansible.utils.mac }}"

# TASK [Check if 02163ee416f3 is a valid MAC address] *************************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

- name: Check if helloworld is not a valid MAC address
  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
    data: "{{ 'helloworld' is not ansible.utils.mac }}"

# TASK [Check if helloworld is not a valid MAC address] ***********************
# ok: [localhost] => {
#     "ansible_facts": {
#         "data": true
#     },
#     "changed": false
# }

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this test:

Key	Returned	Description
data -		If jinja test satisfies plugin expression true If jinja test does not satisfy plugin expression false

Status

Authors

• Priyam Sahoo (@priyamsahoo)

Hint

Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.