community.general.random_mac filter – Generate a random MAC address
Note
This filter plugin is part of the community.general collection (version 8.6.4).
You might already have this collection installed if you are using the ansible
package.
It is not included in ansible-core
.
To check whether it is installed, run ansible-galaxy collection list
.
To install it, use: ansible-galaxy collection install community.general
.
To use it in a playbook, specify: community.general.random_mac
.
Synopsis
Generates random networking interfaces MAC addresses for a given prefix.
Input
This describes the input of the filter, the value before | community.general.random_mac
.
Parameter |
Comments |
---|---|
A string prefix to use as a basis for the random MAC generated. |
Keyword parameters
This describes keyword parameters of the filter. These are the values key1=value1
, key2=value2
and so on in the following
example: input | community.general.random_mac(key1=value1, key2=value2, ...)
Parameter |
Comments |
---|---|
A randomization seed to initialize the process, used to get repeatable results. If no seed is provided, a system random source such as |
Examples
- name: Random MAC given a prefix
ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: "{{ '52:54:00' | community.general.random_mac }}"
# => '52:54:00:ef:1c:03'
- name: With a seed
ansible.builtin.debug:
msg: "{{ '52:54:00' | community.general.random_mac(seed=inventory_hostname) }}"
Return Value
Key |
Description |
---|---|
The generated MAC. Returned: success |
Hint
Configuration entries for each entry type have a low to high priority order. For example, a variable that is lower in the list will override a variable that is higher up.