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Ansible 2.20 has deprecated the use of Ansible facts as variables. For
example, ansible_distribution is now deprecated in favor of
ansible_facts["distribution"]. This is due to making the default
setting INJECT_FACTS_AS_VARS=false. For now, this will create WARNING
messages, but in Ansible 2.24 it will be an error.

See https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html#inject-facts-as-vars

Signed-off-by: Rich Megginson rmeggins@redhat.com

Summary by Sourcery

Update role variables and test playbooks to use ansible_facts-based access instead of deprecated fact variables.

Enhancements:

  • Replace deprecated direct fact variables (e.g. ansible_distribution, ansible_os_family, ansible_default_ipv4) with ansible_facts lookups across role vars and test tasks to align with Ansible 2.20+ behavior.

Tests:

  • Adjust test tasks and test variable files to reference facts via ansible_facts to prevent deprecation warnings and future errors in newer Ansible versions.

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Ansible 2.20 has deprecated the use of Ansible facts as variables.  For
example, `ansible_distribution` is now deprecated in favor of
`ansible_facts["distribution"]`.  This is due to making the default
setting `INJECT_FACTS_AS_VARS=false`.  For now, this will create WARNING
messages, but in Ansible 2.24 it will be an error.

See https://docs.ansible.com/projects/ansible/latest/porting_guides/porting_guide_core_2.20.html#inject-facts-as-vars

Signed-off-by: Rich Megginson <rmeggins@redhat.com>
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Refactors Ansible role variables and tests to stop using deprecated top-level fact variables and consistently access facts via the ansible_facts dictionary, ensuring compatibility with INJECT_FACTS_AS_VARS=false in newer Ansible versions.

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Replace deprecated fact variables with ansible_facts-based lookups in conditionals, templates, and test playbooks.
  • Update when-conditions to use ansible_facts["distribution_major_version"] and ansible_facts["os_family"] instead of ansible_distribution_major_version and ansible_os_family.
  • Change hostname and package tasks to check ansible_facts["os_family"] instead of ansible_facts.os_family.
  • Adjust /etc/hosts lineinfile tasks to use ansible_facts['default_ipv4'].address instead of ansible_default_ipv4.address.
  • Update documentation comments and vars to reference ansible_facts['distribution'] and related keys instead of ansible_distribution, ansible_distribution_version, ansible_distribution_major_version, and ansible_os_family.
  • Modify helper vars that detect Red Hat-based distros to use ansible_facts['distribution'] membership checks.
tests/tasks/assert_certificate_parameters.yml
tests/tasks/setup_ipa.yml
tests/tests_include_vars_from_parent.yml
tests/tests_subject_complex.yml
tests/vars/rh_distros_vars.yml
vars/main.yml
tests/tests_basic_ipa.yml

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@richm richm merged commit 4bbd846 into linux-system-roles:main Jan 6, 2026
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@richm richm deleted the inject-facts-as-vars branch January 6, 2026 14:44
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