Windows powershell messagebox using Ansible

Question

I tried to create a task in ansible playbook using win_powershell module but everytime I run the playbook, the task is hanging. Does anyone have a solution ? I`m pretty new to ansible.

Here is the yml file:

---
- name: notification
 hosts: windows
 become: false
 gather_facts: false
 tasks:

   - name: message
      ansible.windows.win_powershell:
         script: |
           Add-Type -AssemblyName PresentationFramework
           [System.Windows.MessageBox]::Show('message')

The task is hanging because the Messagebox is active. However it is not shown to the currently logged in user but for Session 0 - which means the MessageBox is not visible at all. If you go into Task Manager you can kill the underlying Powershell-process and your Playbook would continue. — MOnsDaR
– MOnsDaR, Commented Dec 8, 2022 at 11:07

Justin Rushin · Accepted Answer · 2022-07-25 16:37:19Z

1

Perhaps one of the following modules might be more suitable than running a powershell command. You'd need to install the community modules for either of these.

The community.windows.win_msg module. Usage:

- name: Display message.
  community.windows.win_msg:
    msg: 'message'

Ansible also supports toast notifications via community.windows.win_toast module

answered Jul 25, 2022 at 16:37

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ngr27 Over a year ago

Thank you, Justin ! I voted your answer as helpful but it wont display due that Im too new to this site.

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