fix(task): non default lxc root password failure

playbooks/deploy_and_set_up_lxc_on_proxmox.yaml

@@ -23,9 +23,15 @@
     - name: Include input and validation for LXC privilege
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/lxc_privileged_validation.yaml
 
+    - name: Include input and validation for OS template
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/os_template_validation.yaml
+
     - name: Include input and validation for human admin user creation
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/human_admin_user_validation.yaml
 
+    - name: Include input and validation for storage selection
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/storage_validation.yaml
+
 
   roles:
     - ../roles/deploy_lxc_on_proxmox 

playbooks/deploy_vm_from_cloud_init.yaml

@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
     - name: Include input and validation for become method
       ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/become_method_validation.yaml
 
+    - name: Include input and validation for storage selection
+      ansible.builtin.include_tasks: ../tasks/storage_validation.yaml
+
   roles:
     - ../roles/deploy_vm_on_proxmox 
 

roles/deploy_lxc_on_proxmox/tasks/main.yaml

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@
     cmode: "shell"
     password: "{{ lxc_root_password }}"
     hostname: "{{ guest_hostname }}"
-    ostemplate: 'main:vztmpl/debian-13-golden-image.tar.gz'
-    unprivileged: "{{ lxc_privileged }}"
+    ostemplate: "main:vztmpl/{{ guest_os_template }}-golden-image.tar.gz"
+    unprivileged: "{{ not lxc_privileged | bool }}"
     memory: 2048
     cores: 2
     state: present
@@ -22,8 +22,10 @@
       # This is minimal requirement for rootfs
       # It might be resized later
       size: 4 # 4GB rootfs
-      # We put rootfs on fast local storage (NVMe SSD)
-      storage: local
+      # We put rootfs on user-selected sotrage
+      storage: "{{ guest_storage }}"
+    # We need timeout in case a slow storage is used, since it may cause a significant delay
+    timeout: 90
     pubkey: "{{ lookup('file', lookup('env', 'HOME') + '/.ssh/ansible_key.pub') }}"
     netif:
       net0: "name=eth0,gw=192.168.0.1,ip={{ guest_ip_address }}/{{ guest_netmask }},bridge=vmbr0"

roles/deploy_vm_on_proxmox/tasks/create_vm.yaml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
     clone: "{{ guest_os_template }}-cloud-init-template"
     name: "{{ guest_hostname }}"
-    storage: main
+    storage: "{{ guest_storage }}"
     format: qcow2
     full: true
     timeout: 500

tasks/ip_validation.yaml

@@ -25,5 +25,5 @@
 
 - name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default (netmask)
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-    guest_netmask: "{{ ip_result.user_input.split('/') | second }}"
+    guest_netmask: "{{ ip_result.user_input.split('/')[1] }}"
   when: ip_result.user_input | length > 0

tasks/lxc_root_password_validation.yaml

@@ -9,15 +9,13 @@
     prompt: "Enter your password [{{ lxc_root_password }}]"
     echo: false
   register: password_result_1
-  until: password_result_1.user_input | length == 0
-  retries: 2
-  delay: 0
 
-- name: Prompt for password (confirmation) 
+- name: Prompt for password confirmation (only if a password was entered)
   ansible.builtin.pause:
     prompt: "Confirm your new password"
     echo: false
   register: password_result_2
+  when: password_result_1.user_input | length > 0
 
 - name: Ensure passwords match
   ansible.builtin.assert:
@@ -25,6 +23,7 @@
       - password_result_1.user_input == password_result_2.user_input
     fail_msg: "Passwords do not match!"
     success_msg: "Password confirmed."
+  when: password_result_1.user_input | length > 0
 
 - name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default
   ansible.builtin.set_fact:

tasks/storage_validation.yaml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--- 
+
+- name: Set default storage
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_storage: "main"
+
+- name: Prompt for guest storage with immediate validation
+  ansible.builtin.pause:
+    prompt: "Choose storage for root, available: main (HDD), local (PCIe NVMe SSD) [{{ guest_storage }}]"
+  register: storage_result
+  until: >
+    storage_result.user_input | length == 0 or
+    (
+      storage_result.user_input in ['main', 'local']
+    )
+  retries: 2
+  delay: 0
+
+- name: Use user input only if provided, otherwise keep the default
+  ansible.builtin.set_fact:
+    guest_storage: "{{ storage_result.user_input }}"
+  when: storage_result.user_input | length > 0