From fa0ea0098ed3cad46e4a7cf740b4ddb0c1c70b5e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hyperling <me@hyperling.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Apr 2026 15:24:33 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Only do the metasploit activities if it is not already
 installed.

---
 tasks/general/software/metasploit.yml | 13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tasks/general/software/metasploit.yml b/tasks/general/software/metasploit.yml
index 6208e96..3207d8e 100644
--- a/tasks/general/software/metasploit.yml
+++ b/tasks/general/software/metasploit.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 ---
 # Install Metasploit Framework
 
-# TBD: Check if msfconsole is in PATH and if so skip this reinstallation process.
-
 - name: General | Software | Metasploit | Facts
   set_fact:
     metasploit_installer: msfinstall
   when: ansible_system in ("Linux", "Darwin")
 
+- name: General | Software | Metasploit | Check Install Status
+  stat:
+    path: /usr/bin/msfconsole
+  register: metasploit_status
+
 - name: General | Software | Metasploit | Refresh Apt Files
   shell: "{{ item }}"
   loop:
@@ -15,7 +18,8 @@
     - "mv -fv /usr/share/keyrings/metasploit-framework.gpg /tmp/apt/metasploit-framework.gpg.old"
     - "mv -fv /etc/apt/sources.list.d/metasploit-framework.list /tmp/apt/metasploit-framework.list.old"
     - "mv -fv /etc/apt/preferences.d/pin-metasploit.pref /tmp/apt/pin-metasploit.pref.old"
-  when: ansible_system in ("Linux")
+  when: ansible_system in ("Linux") and
+        not metasploit_status.stat.exists
   ignore_errors: true
 
 - name: General | Software | Metasploit | Install
@@ -26,4 +30,5 @@
     - "mkdir -p {{ global_bin }}"
     - "mv -fv ./msfinstall {{ global_bin }}/{{ metasploit_installer }}"
     - yes y | "{{ global_bin }}/{{ metasploit_installer }}"
-  when: ansible_system in ("Linux", "Darwin")
+  when: ansible_system in ("Linux", "Darwin") and
+        not metasploit_status.stat.exists