Ansible task to start server not completing

Question

I'm using ansible to setup my ubuntu machine with an ELK server, however I need to install an older version of kibana (5.2.2).

Originally I tried using the apt module and the tried something like - apt: name=kibana=5.2.2 state=present force=yes but apt couldn't find the version number. Now I'm trying the manual way by downloading, installing it and starting the server.

The problem I'm running into though is that when I tell ansible to run cd /home/ubuntu/kibana-5.2.2-linux-x86_64/; ./bin/kibana; it hangs indefinitely and never continues to the next task.

Is there a way to install kibana=5.2.2 through apt that I'm missing or is it possible to run the kibana package I downloaded manually in the background (similar to sudo service kibana restart) so that I can continue with the remaining playbook?

The `name=kibana=5.2.2` syntax works for me. Is that version available in your repos? `apt-cache madison kibana` — Mark Wagner, Dec 20 '17 at 00:59
when I run `sudo apt-cache madison kibana` manually I get `N: Unable to locate package kibana` — Ryan Grush, Dec 20 '17 at 05:31
nevermind @MarkWagner I just needed to run a `apt-get update` first, thanks for the help — Ryan Grush, Dec 20 '17 at 05:37

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Dec 20 '17 at 04:55

The APT ansible module uses the underling apt tools. It can only install versions that are defined in sources for the distrobution/release you are running on your system. It can't just install arbitrary versions.

If you can't use apt-get to install a given version, then you can't use the ansible apt module to install that version. Like Mark mentioned in a comment, you can use the apt-cache madison kibana command to see the versions available given your currently defined sources for your release.

Ansible task to start server not completing

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