11-25 update

tasks/main.yaml

@@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
 # optionally it creates a new inventory file on the jenkins host
 # if the appropriate variable is declared
 
+- name: Install iptables-persistent
+  apt:
+    name:
+      - iptables-persistent
+    state: present
+
 # check interfaces
 - name: check interfaces for vmpbr0
   shell: ip -o -4 ad
@@ -37,7 +43,7 @@
 
 - name: Reboot
   when: '"vmpbr0" not in ip_ad_output.stdout'
-  command: "reboot now"
+  shell: "( sleep 5 ; reboot now ) & "
   ignore_errors: yes
 
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