fatal: [server]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "No package matching 'ntp' is available"}

[RafaelMiquelino]

Hi, I got the following error message when using this role:

TASK [geerlingguy.ntp : Ensure NTP package is installed.] *********************************************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [server]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "No package matching 'ntp' is available"}

I solved that by manually updating the package manager cache with the apt update command. However should it be done as part of the role? I know we can automatically do that by passing update_cache: yes to the module apt but not sure how to manage that with the general package manager module that you are using.

[gianmarcomurru]

This happened to me too..

I solve it just by adding this code (that is also in ansible-role-ntp/molecule/default/converge.yml)

- name: Update apt cache. apt: update_cache: yes cache_valid_time: 600 when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'

on top of ansible-roles-ntp/tasks/main.yaml.

[RafaelMiquelino]

That would work for my specific case but I’m not sure if that could be the solution as this is only applicable when the apt package manager is used.

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This happened to me too..

I solve it just by adding this code (that is also in ansible-role-ntp/molecule/default/converge.yml)

• name: Update apt cache. apt: update_cache: yes cache_valid_time: 600 when: ansible_os_family == 'Debian'

on top of ansible-roles-ntp/tasks/main.yaml.

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