Please find the files below.
*vars/main.yml*
XYZ:
- { src: '/tmp/abc/ab.warr', dest: '/tmp/abc/' }
TAR:
- { "src_tar": "/tmp/xx/sample.tar.gz", "dest_tar": "/tmp/sss/" }
*tasks/main.yml*
---
- hosts: all
vars_files:
- /etc/ansible/xxx/xyz/vars/main.yml
tasks:
- name: test
unarchive:
src: "{{ item.src_tar }}"
dest: "{{ item.dest_tar }}"
with_items: "{{ TAR }}"
On Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 2:06:40 PM UTC+5:30, Mohan L wrote:
>
>
> It looks like again you are not placing quotes around dictionary key. Can
> you please show your code which through this error?
>
> On Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 12:53:39 PM UTC+5:30,
> [email protected] wrote:
>>
>> It is unpacking a tar file successfully but at the same time I am getting
>> below error. Could you please help.
>>
>>
>> {"msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The
>> error was: 'dict object' has no attribute 'dest_tar'\n\nThe error appears
>> to have been in '/etc/ansible/xxx/xy/tasks/main.yml': line 26, column 5,
>> but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax
>> problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n\n - name: test\n ^
>> here\n"}
>>
>>
>> On Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 12:46:58 PM UTC+5:30, Keshipeddy Anusha
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Thank you Mohan that worked for me, but may I know why we need to place
>>> them in double quotes??
>>>
>>> On Tue, Nov 13, 2018, 11:56 AM Mohan L <[email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You have to quote the dictionary key as well.
>>>>
>>>> FROM
>>>>
>>>> - { src_tar: '/home/virtual/xx/sample.tar.gz', dest_tar: '/tmp/sss/' }
>>>>
>>>> TO
>>>>
>>>> - { 'src_tar': '/home/virtual/xx/sample.tar.gz', 'dest_tar':
>>>> '/tmp/sss/' }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Here is the working example. If you write a role and call that role
>>>> from playbook then you no need to use var_files section. vars/main.yml is
>>>> one of the default ansible search path.
>>>>
>>>> See how my tasks/main.yml :
>>>>
>>>> # cat roles/xyz/tasks/main.yml
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> # tasks file for xyz
>>>>
>>>> - name: Extract /tmp/xx/sample.tar.gz into /tmp/sss
>>>>
>>>> unarchive:
>>>>
>>>> src: "{{ item.src_path }}"
>>>>
>>>> dest: "{{ item.dest_path }}"
>>>>
>>>> with_items: "{{ TAR }}"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> #See the vars/main.yml
>>>>
>>>> # cat roles/xyz/vars/main.yml
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> # vars file for xyz
>>>>
>>>> TAR:
>>>>
>>>> - { "src_path": "/tmp/xx/sample.tar.gz", "dest_path": "/tmp/sss/" }
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> # See the Ansible playbook
>>>>
>>>> # cat /etc/asnible/site.yml
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> - hosts: all
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> roles:
>>>>
>>>> - xyz
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> # ansible-playbook site.yml
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> TASK [xyz : Extract /tmp/xx/sample.tar.gz into /tmp/sss]
>>>> *******************************************
>>>>
>>>> ok: [localhost] => (item={u'src_path': u'/tmp/xx/sample.tar.gz',
>>>> u'dest_path': u'/tmp/sss/'})
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> PLAY RECAP
>>>> *****************************************************************************************
>>>>
>>>> localhost : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0
>>>> failed=0
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> # ls /tmp/xx/sample.tar.gz
>>>>
>>>> /tmp/xx/sample.tar.gz
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> # ls /tmp/sss/
>>>>
>>>> sample
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Monday, November 12, 2018 at 11:09:08 PM UTC+5:30,
>>>> [email protected] wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Hi Team,
>>>>>
>>>>> I am trying to unarchive a file is failing with below errors. Could
>>>>> someone please look into it.
>>>>>
>>>>> *Playbook:*
>>>>>
>>>>> ---
>>>>>
>>>>> - hosts: all
>>>>>
>>>>> vars_files:
>>>>>
>>>>> - /etc/ansible/xx/xyz/vars/main.yml
>>>>>
>>>>> tasks:
>>>>>
>>>>> - name: test
>>>>>
>>>>> unarchive:
>>>>>
>>>>> src: "{{ item.src_tar }}"
>>>>>
>>>>> dest: “{{ item.dest_tar }}”
>>>>>
>>>>> with_items: "{{ TAR }}"
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *vars_files:*
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> TAR:
>>>>>
>>>>> - { src_tar: '/home/virtual/xx/sample.tar.gz', dest_tar: '/tmp/sss/' }
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> *Error:*
>>>>>
>>>>> "msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The
>>>>> error was: 'dict object' has no attribute 'dest_tar'\n\nThe error appears
>>>>> to have been in '/etc/ansible/xx/xyz/tasks/main.yml': line 23, column 5,
>>>>> but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax
>>>>> problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n with_items: \"{{ TAR
>>>>> }}\"\n - name: test\n ^ here\n"}
>>>>>
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