You can’t resolve variables with names that contain variables themselves. Instead, use a lookup:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/plugins/lookup/vars.html Also try to use the args: chdir option instead of doing &&, see https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/shell_module.html On Mon, 24 Feb 2020 at 19:18, Shifa Shaikh <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a playbook where I load a variable file > > cat vars/BASE.yaml > > > EXCLUDE_front: value1 > EXCLUDE_back: value2 > > > I run my test.yml playbook using this command: > > ansible-playbook test.yml -e Layer="back" -e base_folder="/tmp" > > > - name: Load a variable file" > include_vars: > file: "vars/BASE.yaml" > > - name: Collect data > shell: "cd {{ base_folder }} && find . -type d \\( -name 'BACKUP' -o -name > 'vars[EXCLUDE_{{ Layer }}]' \\) -prune -o -type f -exec cksum {} + | awk > '{$1=\"\"}1'" > register: outputfiles > > I also tried > > shell: "cd {{ base_folder }} && find . -type d \\( -name 'BACKUP' -o > -name 'vars[EXCLUDE_ + Layer ]' \\) -prune -o -type f -exec cksum {} + | > awk '{$1=\"\"}1'" > > and > > shell: "cd {{ base_folder }} && find . -type d \\( -name 'BACKUP' -o > -name 'vars[EXCLUDE_ ~ Layer ]' \\) -prune -o -type f -exec cksum {} + | > awk '{$1=\"\"}1'" > > however, instead of loading value1 or value2, I get the below nature of > error: > > "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: >> 'EXCLUDE_' is undefined\n\nT > > > Can you please suggest what is wrong with my playbook? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/f76a6376-0ac3-4724-9bb9-6fc54bd69610%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/f76a6376-0ac3-4724-9bb9-6fc54bd69610%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- Sent from a mobile device - please excuse the brevity, spelling and punctuation. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAL8fbwOiQArWXn2N4pc1vW-YmAZ09dNn3cN2yy_ZgWVbh6ieEw%40mail.gmail.com.
