containers.podman.podman_container_exec module – Executes a command in a running container.

Note

This module is part of the containers.podman collection (version 1.16.2).

It is not included in ansible-core. To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list.

To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install containers.podman. You need further requirements to be able to use this module, see Requirements for details.

To use it in a playbook, specify: containers.podman.podman_container_exec.

Synopsis

  • Executes a command in a running container.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

  • podman

Parameters

Parameter

Comments

argv

list / elements=string

Passes the command as a list rather than a string.

One of the command or args is required.

command

string

The command to run in the container.

One of the command or args is required.

detach

boolean

If true, the command runs in the background.

The exec session is automatically removed when it completes.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

env

dictionary

Set environment variables.

executable

string

The path to the podman executable.

Default: "podman"

name

string / required

Name of the container where the command is executed.

privileged

boolean

Give extended privileges to the container.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

tty

boolean

Allocate a pseudo-TTY.

Choices:

  • false ← (default)

  • true

user

string

The username or UID used and, optionally, the groupname or GID for the specified command.

Both user and group may be symbolic or numeric.

workdir

string

Working directory inside the container.

Notes

Note

Examples

- name: Execute a command with workdir
  containers.podman.podman_container_exec:
    name: ubi8
    command: "cat redhat-release"
    workdir: /etc

- name: Execute a command with a list of args and environment variables
  containers.podman.podman_container_exec:
    name: test_container
    argv:
      - /bin/sh
      - -c
      - echo $HELLO $BYE
    env:
      HELLO: hello world
      BYE: goodbye world

- name: Execute command in background by using detach
  containers.podman.podman_container_exec:
    name: detach_container
    command: "cat redhat-release"
    detach: true

Return Values

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

Key

Description

exec_id

string

The ID of the exec session.

Returned: success and detach=true

Sample: "f99002e34c1087fd1aa08d5027e455bf7c2d6b74f019069acf6462a96ddf2a47"

rc

integer

The exit code of the command executed in the container.

Returned: success

Sample: 0

stderr

string

The standard output of the command executed in the container.

Returned: success

stdout

string

The standard output of the command executed in the container.

Returned: success

Authors

  • Takuya Nishimura (@nishipy)