--- - name: check if ceph rest api is already started shell: "pgrep -f ceph-rest-api" changed_when: false failed_when: false check_mode: no register: restapi_status - name: start ceph rest api shell: "nohup ceph-rest-api --conf /etc/ceph/{{ cluster }}.conf &" changed_when: false when: - restapi_status.rc != 0