diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_async.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_async.rst index 08193688a0..a4aa1264c7 100644 --- a/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_async.rst +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/user_guide/playbooks_async.rst @@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ poll value is 10 seconds if you do not specify a value for `poll`:: 'async' keyword, the task runs synchronously, which is Ansible's default. +.. note:: + As of Ansible 2.3, async does not support check mode and will fail the + task when run in check mode. See :doc:`playbooks_checkmode` on how to + skip a task in check mode. + Alternatively, if you do not need to wait on the task to complete, you may run the task asynchronously by specifying a poll value of 0:: @@ -127,4 +132,3 @@ of tasks running concurrently, you can do it this way:: Have a question? Stop by the google group! `irc.freenode.net `_ #ansible IRC chat channel -