From b4cdea984e777c0874ddcde033c5107fbc5aea3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hyperling <me@hyperling.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:09:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add sleep to ansible-pull commands. Change weekly force to
 daily. Use explicit command rather than rarely used file.

---
 tasks/general/cron/ansible.yml | 12 +++++++++---
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tasks/general/cron/ansible.yml b/tasks/general/cron/ansible.yml
index 907041e..f68cb45 100644
--- a/tasks/general/cron/ansible.yml
+++ b/tasks/general/cron/ansible.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,18 @@
 ---
 # Jobs relating to the ansible user.
 
+# $RANDOM is anywhere from 0 to 32767 in BASH. This would be up to ~9 hours.
+# $RANDOM /  10 can be up to about 3200 seconds, or ~55 minutes.
+# $RANDOM /  20 can be up to about 1600 seconds, or ~27 minutes.
+# $RANDOM /  50 can be up to about  650 seconds, or ~11 minutes.
+# $RANDOM / 100 can be up to about  320 seconds, or  ~5 minutes.
+# This prevents multiple systems from hitting it at the exact same time.
 - name: General | Cron | Ansible | Create Subscriber Job
   cron:
     user: ansible
     name: "Ansible Sync"
     minute: "*/30"
-    job: "sudo {{ ansible_pull_exec.stdout }} -v -o -U {{ git_repo_http }} --checkout {{ branch }}"
+    job: "sleep $(( $RANDOM / 20 )); sudo {{ ansible_pull_exec.stdout }} -v -o -U {{ git_repo_http }} --checkout {{ branch }}"
     state: present
     disabled: "{{ 'yes' if no_telem else 'no' }}"
 
@@ -14,7 +20,7 @@
   cron:
     user: ansible
     name: "Ansible Weekly Forced Sync"
-    special_time: weekly
-    job: "{{ user_root.home }}/bin/scm.sh"
+    special_time: daily
+    job: "sleep $(( $RANDOM /  1 )); sudo {{ ansible_pull_exec.stdout }} -v    -U {{ git_repo_http }} --checkout {{ branch }}"
     state: present
     disabled: "{{ 'yes' if no_telem else 'no' }}"