From da89bb6ed1105ba05e3187d8c23256b9855aed2c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Kevin Veen-Birkenbach <kevin@veen.world>
Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2025 18:12:02 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Optimized mastodon create administrator

---
 roles/docker-mastodon/tasks/create-administrator.yml | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/roles/docker-mastodon/tasks/create-administrator.yml b/roles/docker-mastodon/tasks/create-administrator.yml
index 71e1a058..4213aa3f 100644
--- a/roles/docker-mastodon/tasks/create-administrator.yml
+++ b/roles/docker-mastodon/tasks/create-administrator.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,13 @@
   command: 
     cmd: 'docker compose exec -u root web bash -c "RAILS_ENV=production bin/tootctl accounts create {{users.administrator.username}} --email {{users.administrator.email}} --confirmed --role Owner"'
     chdir: "{{docker_compose.directories.instance}}"
-  ignore_errors: true
-
+  register: tootctl_create
+  changed_when: tootctl_create.rc == 0
+  failed_when: >
+    tootctl_create.rc != 0
+    and
+    ("taken" not in tootctl_create.stderr | lower)
+    
 - name: Approve the administrator account in Mastodon
   command: 
     cmd: docker compose exec -u root web bash -c "RAILS_ENV=production bin/tootctl accounts modify {{users.administrator.username}} --approve"