'Ansible inconsistent value for ansible_fqdn
The variable {{ansible_fqdn}} can take two different values: the server's short name (server300) or its long name (server300.prod.x.y.z).
When we use this variable in the playbook to retrieve a file {{ansible_fqdn}}.crt, depending on the value chosen, the file can be not found, and the playbook will fail.
To have a consistent value for hostnames over a list of servers, should one rather use {{ansible_hostname}} (short hostname from linux command uname -n) and {{inventory_hostname}} (long hostname from "hosts" file) instead?
Or is there a way to obtain a consistent value from {{ansible_fqdn}}?
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