From 38831f981add00b3035e77581b177d686ce6fb48 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Jose <joseraj@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 20:03:52 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?refactor=20=E2=99=BB=EF=B8=8F:=20Check=20for=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?firewall=20file=20existence=20before=20debugging?=
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Refactored the code to include a conditional check for the existence of the firewall file before proceeding with debugging. This ensures that the debugging process is only initiated when necessary, preventing unnecessary operations and potential errors.
---
 tasks/fail2ban.yml | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tasks/fail2ban.yml b/tasks/fail2ban.yml
index 153efa9..b6c8a20 100644
--- a/tasks/fail2ban.yml
+++ b/tasks/fail2ban.yml
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
   ansible.builtin.debug:
     msg: >
       {{ fw_content }}
-  when: not pve_firewall_enabled
+  when: fw_stat.stat.exists | default(false)
 
 - name: fail2ban | Determine if firewall enabled
   ansible.builtin.set_fact: