Thank you for the suggestion about dash before name. I have updated that
and still receive the same error. The error is pointing towards set_fact.
I will take a look into text editors for YAML.
ansible-playbook -vvvv configs.yml
Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
The error appears to have been in '/etc/ansible/configs.yml': line 12,
column 8, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
The offending line appears to be:
- name: configure provider
set_fact:
^ here
On Friday, November 17, 2017 at 5:16:24 PM UTC+8, Pshem Kowalczyk wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> You need a space between the dash '-' and 'name:' in the task list.
> I suggest you find a text editor that supports YAML validation to make
> your life easier.
>
> kind regards
> Pshem
>
>
>
> On Fri, 17 Nov 2017 at 20:42 SK <[email protected] <javascript:>>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am using Ansible for the first time to test basic commands on Network
>> devices. When I run the playbook, I am encountering errors even though the
>> configuration looks normal. Below is the OS of my source machine where
>> Ansible is installed:
>>
>> CentOS Linux release 7.3.1611 (Core)
>>
>> My ansible version is below:
>>
>> ansible 2.3.2.0
>> config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
>> configured module search path = Default w/o overrides
>> python version = 2.7.5 (default, Nov 6 2016, 00:28:07) [GCC 4.8.5
>> 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-11)]
>>
>> the config.yml file I am using to test is below:
>>
>> ---
>> - name: DEPLOY SNMP CONFIGURATIONS
>> hosts: mgmt
>> gather_facts: False
>> connection: local
>> vars_files:
>> - creds.yml
>>
>> tasks:
>>
>> -name: configure provider
>> set_fact:
>> provider:
>> username: "{{username}}"
>> password: "{{password}}"
>> host: "{{inventory_hostname}}"
>>
>> - name: DEPLOY SNMP COMMANDS WITHIN PB
>> ios_config:
>> commands:
>> - snmp-server community Test1ng rw
>>
>> The content of creds.yml file is below:
>>
>> username: xxxxx
>> password: xxxxx
>>
>> grep inventory ansible.cfg
>> inventory = /etc/ansible/inventory
>>
>> The content of the inventory file is below
>> [mgmt]
>> sltnrmgmt
>>
>> Error message I am noticing:
>>
>> ansible-playbook -vvvv configs.yml
>> Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
>> ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
>>
>>
>> The error appears to have been in '/etc/ansible/configs.yml': line 12,
>> column 16, but may
>> be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
>>
>> The offending line appears to be:
>>
>> -name: configure provider
>> set_fact:
>> ^ here
>>
>> *The set_fact seems to be defined the way it should be. Appreciate any
>> help on this.*
>>
>> Other details I am yet to figure out:
>>
>> How does Ansible communicate with Network devices by default in version
>> 2.3? Do I need to setup any SSH keys on the Cisco Network device?
>>
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