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fix AnsibleFailedError: hwclock: Cannot access the Hardware Clock via… #807

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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion roles/common/tasks/main.yml
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register: current_clocksource

- name: Set the hardware clock
command: hwclock --systohc
command: hwclock --systohc --verbose
become: true
become_method: sudo
become_user: root
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@djgalloway djgalloway Feb 18, 2026

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https://github.com/ceph/ceph-cm-ansible/blob/main/common.yml#L6 ?

environment:
PATH: "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
# unless system clock is using kvm-clock
when: current_clocksource.stdout.find('kvm-clock') == -1
tags:
- timezone
ignore_errors: true

# configure Kerberos
- import_tasks: kerberos.yml
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8 changes: 7 additions & 1 deletion tools/prep-fog-capture.yml
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Modifying this file isn't necessary for your stated use case of VMs or containers.

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when: '"chrony" in ntp_service'

- name: Sync the hardware clock
command: "hwclock --systohc"
command: "hwclock --systohc --verbose"
become: true
become_method: sudo
become_user: root
environment:
PATH: "/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"
ignore_errors: true