var ansible_user_id is always root

[g-hengeli]

I'm trying to configure the shell for my user with the user module

- name: Set as default shell
  user: name={{ ansible_user_id }} shell=/bin/zsh

When doing this it treats ansible_user_id as root. I want to set the shell for my current user, not root. I have tried specifically saying sudo=no and no luck.

This also straight up fails when doing it from a role.

[bborysenko]

It's due to fact that become hardcoded to True:

https://github.com/spencergibb/battleschool/blob/master/lib/battleschool/main.py#L231

[kforsthoevel]

Have you tried name={{ lookup('env','USER') }}?

[spencergibb]

See this group thread.

The way around this is to run with battle --ask-sudo-pass. This is how I run by default.

[spencergibb]

@ghengeli does name={{ lookup('env','USER') }} work for you?

[g-hengeli]

@spencergibb That does work. Thank you for following up! Good work on the project. I like it a lot.