Update win-updates-troubleshooting.yaml

win-updates-troubleshooting.yaml

@@ -156,29 +156,24 @@
         - (kb_numbers is not defined or kb_numbers | length == 0)
 
     # ---- Aggregate & publish facts to localhost for next play ----
-    - name: Aggregate per-host patch failures and publish to localhost
+    - name: Collect failed hosts (no extract filter; safe default)
       run_once: true
       delegate_to: localhost
       delegate_facts: true
       set_fact:
-        failed_hosts_list: []
-
-    - name: Collect failed hosts (no extract filter)
-      run_once: true
-      delegate_to: localhost
-      delegate_facts: true
-      set_fact:
-        failed_hosts_list: "{{ failed_hosts_list + [item] }}"
+        failed_hosts_list: "{{ (failed_hosts_list | default([])) + [item] }}"
       loop: "{{ ansible_play_hosts_all }}"
       when: hostvars[item].patch_failed_host | default(false)
 
-    - name: Publish aggregate flags to localhost
+    - name: Publish aggregate flags to localhost (safe even if none failed)
       run_once: true
       delegate_to: localhost
       delegate_facts: true
+      vars:
+        _fails: "{{ hostvars['localhost'].failed_hosts_list | default([]) }}"
       set_fact:
-        any_patch_failed: "{{ (failed_hosts_list | length) > 0 }}"
-        failed_hosts_csv: "{{ failed_hosts_list | join(', ') if failed_hosts_list | length > 0 else 'None' }}"
+        any_patch_failed: "{{ (_fails | length) > 0 }}"
+        failed_hosts_csv: "{{ _fails | join(', ') if (_fails | length) > 0 else 'None' }}"
 
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