Install iputils with other packages

roles/kubernetes/preinstall/defaults/main.yml

@@ -54,9 +54,6 @@ etc_hosts_localhost_entries:
 minimal_node_memory_mb: 1024
 minimal_master_memory_mb: 1500
 
-# Check if access_ip responds to ping. Set false if your firewall blocks ICMP.
-ping_access_ip: true
-
 ## NTP Settings
 # Start the ntpd or chrony service and enable it at system boot.
 ntp_enabled: false

roles/kubernetes/preinstall/tasks/0040-verify-settings.yml

@@ -53,23 +53,6 @@
     - not ignore_assert_errors
     - ip is defined
 
-- name: Ensure ping package
-  package:
-    # noqa: jinja[spacing]
-    name: >-
-          {%- if ansible_os_family == 'Debian' -%}
-          iputils-ping
-          {%- else -%}
-          iputils
-          {%- endif -%}
-    state: present
-  when:
-    - main_access_ip is defined
-    - not ignore_assert_errors
-    - ping_access_ip
-    - not is_fedora_coreos
-    - not ansible_os_family in ["Flatcar", "Flatcar Container Linux by Kinvolk"]
-
 - name: Stop if access_ip is not pingable
   command: ping -c1 {{ main_access_ip }}
   when:

roles/kubespray-defaults/defaults/main/main.yml

@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ ansible_ssh_common_args: "{% if 'bastion' in groups['all'] %} -o ProxyCommand='s
 # selinux state
 preinstall_selinux_state: permissive
 
+# Check if access_ip responds to ping. Set false if your firewall blocks ICMP.
+ping_access_ip: true
+
 # Setting this value to false will fail
 # For details, read this comment https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubespray/pull/11016#issuecomment-2004985001
 kube_api_anonymous_auth: true

roles/system_packages/vars/main.yml

@@ -41,6 +41,15 @@ pkgs:
     - "{{ 'k8s_cluster' in group_names }}"
   iptables:
     - "{{ ansible_os_family in ['Debian', 'RedHat'] }}"
+  iputils:
+    - "{{ not ansible_os_family in ['Flatcar', 'Flatcar Container Linux by Kinvolk', 'Debian'] }}"
+    - "{{ main_access_ip is defined }}"
+    - "{{ ping_access_ip }}"
+    - "{{ not is_fedora_coreos }}"
+  iputils-ping:
+    - "{{ ansible_os_family == 'Debian' }}"
+    - "{{ main_access_ip is defined }}"
+    - "{{ ping_access_ip }}"
   ipvsadm:
     - "{{ kube_proxy_mode == 'ipvs' }}"
     - "{{ 'k8s_cluster' in group_names }}"