Git clone hangs in Ansible

Question

What I've tried:

1) Copy private key from local machine to server and clone with it:

- name: clone repo
  sudo: yes
  git: repo={{ app_repo }} dest={{ app_repo_dir }} accept_hostkey=true key_file={{ssh_key}} version=master force=yes

But it hangs. As I understand this issue occurs 'cause key has passphrase.

2) Use ForwardAgent in ansible.cfg:

[ssh_connection]
ssh_args = -o ForwardAgent=yes

But for connection to server I use not standard ssh 22 port.

How can I setup passphrase for key for git clone task in Ansible? Or any other ways to clone remote repository using Ansible?

P.S. Yes, I can try to remove passphrase from key. But security aspects...

Answer 1

1. ~/.ssh/config :

   Host canada.host.xxxx

   HostName canada.host.xxxx

   Port 2233

   User guest

   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa.special

2.

Copy private key from local machine to server and clone with it:

• name: clone repo sudo: yes git: repo={{ app_repo }} dest={{ app_repo_dir }} accept_hostkey=true key_file={{ssh_key}}

This is Copy private key from local machine to server and clone with it:

- name: Put artifact to target
  sudo: yes
  copy: src="{{ app_repo_dir }}" dest="{{ app_repo_dir }}"

- name: clone repo
  sudo: yes
  git: repo={{ app_repo }} dest={{ app_repo_dir }} accept_hostkey=true key_file={{ssh_key}} version=master force=yes

PS: Maybe you should use local_action?

ansible-playbook -vvv will show you the problem