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patch-dc-controllers.yaml

@@ -4,17 +4,21 @@
   gather_facts: no
 
   vars:
-    task_path: "\"          # e.g. "\" or "\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\"
-    task_name: "Patching-windows-task"
+    # Root task folder: use '\\'
+    # If your task is in a folder, e.g. \Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\
+    # then set: '\\Microsoft\\Windows\\WindowsUpdate\\'
+    task_path: '\\'
+    task_name: 'Patching-windows-task'
 
   tasks:
     - name: Start the SYSTEM patch task
       ansible.windows.win_command: >
         schtasks /Run /TN "{{ task_path }}{{ task_name }}"
       register: start_task
-      changed_when: start_task.rc == 0
+      changed_when: start_task.rc == 0 or
+                    ('SUCCESS' in (start_task.stdout | default('')))
       failed_when: start_task.rc not in [0] and
-                   ("SUCCESS" not in (start_task.stdout | default('')))
+                   ('SUCCESS' not in (start_task.stdout | default('')))
 
     - name: Poll task until it is Ready or Disabled
       ansible.windows.win_powershell:
@@ -23,23 +27,15 @@
           Import-Module ScheduledTasks
           $tp = '{{ task_path }}'
           $tn = '{{ task_name }}'
-          # Confirm it exists (throws if not)
           $null = Get-ScheduledTask -TaskPath $tp -TaskName $tn
-          $state = (Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskPath $tp -TaskName $tn).State
-          # Return plain text state for Ansible to parse
-          $state
+          (Get-ScheduledTaskInfo -TaskPath $tp -TaskName $tn).State
       register: task_state
       failed_when: false
-      retries: 3          # up to 3 hours
+      retries: 180          # up to 3 hours
       delay: 60
-      until: task_state.stdout | trim in ['Ready','Disabled']
-
-    - name: Show last observed task state (debug)
-      ansible.builtin.debug:
-        msg:
-          - "Task '{{ task_path }}{{ task_name }}' final state: {{ task_state.stdout | trim }}"
+      until: (task_state.stdout | trim) in ['Ready','Disabled']
 
     - name: Reboot if needed
       ansible.windows.win_reboot:
         reboot_timeout: 3600
-      when: task_state.stdout | trim == 'Ready'
+      when: (task_state.stdout | trim) == 'Ready'