main, add lock file scripts and clean some areas up.

local.yml

@@ -9,8 +9,19 @@
 
   tasks:
 
+    ####### Lock #######
+    # Ensure a process is not already running.
+    - name: Main | Lock
+      block:
+
+      - include_tasks: tasks/general/tests/lock_check.yml
+      - include_tasks: tasks/general/tests/lock_create.yml
+
+
     ####### Gather #######
     # Load facts for all systems.
+    - name: Main | Gather
+      block:
 
       - include_tasks: facts/general/gather.yml
       - include_tasks: tasks/general/acct_mgmt/provision_config.yml
@@ -35,13 +46,11 @@
 
     ####### NixOS #######
     # Install the .nix files and do a little data setup.
-
     - name: Main | NixOS Setup
       block:
 
       - include_tasks: tasks/general/software/nixos.yml
 
-
       # TBD if we are going to use this many, then just have IF statements
       #  and use blocks within the General area for NixOS vs not-NixOS.
       - include_tasks: tasks/general/software/swap.yml
@@ -77,7 +86,6 @@
 
     ####### General #######
     # Basic setup for all enabled systems.
-
     - name: Main | General Setup
       block:
 
@@ -117,7 +125,6 @@
 
     ####### Workstations #######
     # Additional setup for systems with GUI.
-
     - name: Main | Workstation Setup
       block:
 
@@ -163,7 +170,6 @@
       - include_tasks: tasks/workstation/mac-os/software/brew.yml
         when: ansible_system == "Darwin"
 
-
       ## Configuration Tasks ##
       - block:
         - include_tasks: tasks/workstation/shared/settings/gnome.yml
@@ -240,7 +246,6 @@
 
     ####### Servers #######
     # Easy to deploy server configurations.
-
     - name: Main | Server Setup
       block:
 
@@ -284,10 +289,6 @@
     - name: Main | Finish
       block:
 
-      - name: Main | Finish | Notify | Touch File
+      - include_tasks: tasks/general/acct_mgmt/notify.yml
-        include_tasks: tasks/general/acct_mgmt/notify.yml
 
-      - name: Main | Finish | Notify | Add Message
+      - include_tasks: tasks/general/tests/lock_remove.yml
-        shell : echo "'Ansible' 'Provisioning finished @ `date`'" >> "{{ notify_log_file }}"
-
-      when: workstation == true

tasks/general/acct_mgmt/notify.yml

@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@
   loop:
     - touch "{{ notify_log_file }}"
     - chmod 777 "{{ notify_log_file }}"
+
+- name: General | Notify | Add Message
+  shell : echo "'Ansible' 'Provisioning finished @ `date`'" >> "{{ notify_log_file }}"

tasks/general/cron/ansible.yml

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 
 - name: General | Cron | Ansible | Facts
   set_fact:
-    ansible_cron_log: "~/{{ ansible_hostname }}.ansible-pull.latest.log"
+    ansible_cron_log: "~/{{ ansible_hostname }}.ansible-pull.`date +'%Y%m%d-%H%M%S'`.log"
 
 - name: General | Cron | Ansible | Create Subscriber Job
   cron:

tasks/general/tests/lock_check.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+# 20260929 - Hyperling
+# Ensure an existing run is not active, otherwise bail.
+
+- name: General | Tests | Existing Run | Facts
+  set_fact:
+    lock_file: "/tmp/ansible-playbook.lock"
+
+- name: General | Tests | Existing Run | Check
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ lock_file }}"
+  register: lock_exists
+
+- name: General | Tests | Existing Run | Exit
+  meta: end_play
+  when: lock_exists.stat.exists

tasks/general/tests/lock_create.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+---
+# 20260929 - Hyperling
+# Ensure an existing run is not active, otherwise bail.
+
+- name: General | Tests | Existing Run | Lock | Create
+  shell: "date +'%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S' >> {{lock_file }}"
+
+
+- name: General | Tests | Existing Run | Lock | Create
+  file:
+    name: "{{ lock_file }}"
+    mode: '0777'
+
+- name: General | Tests | Existing Run | Lock | Create | Check
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ lock_file }}"
+  register: lock_exists
+
+- name: General | Tests | Existing Run | Lock | Create | Fail
+  fail:
+    msg: "ERROR: Lock file does not exist."
+  when: not lock_exists.stat.exists

tasks/general/tests/lock_remove.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+---
+# 20260929 - Hyperling
+# Ensure an existing run is not active, otherwise bail.
+
+- name: General | Tests | Existing Run | Lock | Remove
+  file:
+    name: "{{ lock_file }}"
+    state: absent
+
+- name: General | Tests | Existing Run | Lock | Remove | Check
+  stat:
+    path: "{{ lock_file }}"
+  register: lock_exists
+
+- name: General | Tests | Existing Run | Lock | Remove | Fail
+  fail:
+    msg: "ERROR: Lock file still exists!"
+  when: lock_exists.stat.exists