--- - block: - name: "Is custom datadir present ?" stat: path: "{{ elasticsearch_custom_datadir }}" register: elasticsearch_custom_datadir_test - name: "read the real datadir" command: readlink -f /var/lib/elasticsearch changed_when: false register: elasticsearch_current_real_datadir_test tags: - elasticsearch when: elasticsearch_custom_datadir - block: - name: elasticsearch is stopped service: name: elasticsearch state: stopped - name: Move elasticsearch datadir to custom datadir command: mv {{ elasticsearch_current_real_datadir_test.stdout }} {{ elasticsearch_custom_datadir }} args: creates: "{{ elasticsearch_custom_datadir }}" - name: Symlink {{ elasticsearch_custom_datadir }} to /var/lib/elasticsearch file: src: "{{ elasticsearch_custom_datadir }}" dest: '/var/lib/elasticsearch' state: link - name: elasticsearch is started service: name: elasticsearch state: started tags: - elasticsearch when: elasticsearch_custom_datadir and elasticsearch_custom_datadir != elasticsearch_current_real_datadir_test.stdout and not elasticsearch_custom_datadir_test.stat.exists