Great! Thanks a lot for everything.
On Friday, September 18, 2020 at 9:30:18 AM UTC+3 [email protected] wrote:
> ah yes, that f should be in double brackets:
>
> {{ f }}
>
>
> On Fri, 18 Sep 2020 at 08:18, Sandy Toshev <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Final resolution:
> > As I suspected the main problem was missing "mail" module. I am a fan of
> the gentoo distribution, and I compile everything from source, but this
> time, the package was incomplete (even with the proper use flags). Ansible
> is re-compiled and mails are sent now...
> > @Dick Visser - if you still feel like helping, may you please suggest
> something about your script. What output I am getting - if I have 4 files
> deleted, I receive an email with a body like that: "f, f, f, f". If I have
> no files deleted - empty body.
> > Thanks in advance.
> >
> >
> > On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 5:30:38 PM UTC+3 Sandy Toshev wrote:
> >>
> >> Thanks again,
> >>
> >> I read them all and tried different *spaces* configs still nothing.
> >> OK, you have done enough (and more) - so I will continue reading on
> yaml syntax and get back to sending mails with Ansible.
> >>
> >> On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 5:18:33 PM UTC+3 [email protected]
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hello,
> >>>
> >>> seems like you're not reading the suggestions we sent you. So read
> >>> this accurately:
> >>>
> >>> - name: Sending mail
> >>> mail:
> >>> host: smtp.gmail.com
> >>> port: 587
> >>> username: [email protected]
> >>> password: my_pass
> >>> subject: Deleted files overview
> >>> to: Sandy toshev <my_user_name@my_domain>
> >>> body: |
> >>> sender: [email protected]
> >>> Deleted some files - {% for f in files_to_delete.files %}f, {% endfor
> %}
> >>>
> >>> as you can notice, sender is indented by *two spaces*. That's the
> >>> error ansible is reporting you. Your playbook is an invalid yaml,
> >>> that's why doesn't work.
> >>>
> >>> Luca
> >>>
> >>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2020 at 4:14 PM Sandy Toshev <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>> >
> >>> >
> >>> > Thanks for all the help, but I cannot seem to get it to work...
> below is my .yml file... and the error. If anyone feels to help, please do
> :) thanks in advance.
> >>> >
> >>> > ---
> >>> > - hosts: lxc
> >>> > tasks:
> >>> > - name: Finding older than 1 week files in the distfiles folder
> >>> > find:
> >>> > paths: /var/cache/distfiles
> >>> > age: 1w
> >>> > recurse: no
> >>> > register: files_to_delete
> >>> >
> >>> > - name: Removing the founded files
> >>> > file:
> >>> > path: "{{ item.path }}"
> >>> > state: absent
> >>> > with_items: "{{ files_to_delete.files }}"
> >>> >
> >>> > - name: Sending mail
> >>> > mail:
> >>> > host: smtp.gmail.com
> >>> > port: 587
> >>> > username: [email protected]
> >>> > password: my_pass
> >>> > subject: Deleted files overview
> >>> > to: Sandy toshev <my_user_name@my_domain>
> >>> > body: |
> >>> > sender: [email protected]
> >>> > Deleted some files - {% for f in files_to_delete.files %}f, {%
> endfor %}
> >>> >
> >>> > ===
> >>> >
> >>> > Error:
> >>> > [root@ansible#~/ansible_playbooks]#ansible-playbook
> remove_distfiles_email.yml
> >>> > ERROR! We were unable to read either as JSON nor YAML, these are the
> errors we got from each:
> >>> > JSON: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)
> >>> >
> >>> > Syntax Error while loading YAML.
> >>> > could not find expected ':'
> >>> >
> >>> > The error appears to be in
> '/root/ansible_playbooks/remove_distfiles_email.yml': line 28, column 1,
> but may
> >>> > be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
> >>> >
> >>> > (specified line no longer in file, maybe it changed?)
> >>> > On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 4:46:06 PM UTC+3 [email protected]
> wrote:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> On 9/15/20 2:36 PM, Sandy Toshev wrote:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Thank you for the fast response,
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > So I added the following at the end of the .yml file, but I guess
> I do not know the correct syntax, because I get an error.
> >>> >> > #added from suggestion
> >>> >> > - name: Sending an email about it
> >>> >> > mail:
> >>> >> > body: |
> >>> >> > Deleted some files - {% for f in files_to_delete.files %}f, {%
> endfor %}
> >>> >> > subject: Deleted files overview
> >>> >> > host: smtp.gmail.com
> >>> >> > port: 587
> >>> >> > username: [email protected]
> >>> >> > password: my_very_secure_password
> >>> >> > to: my_private_username@my_private_domain
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > ===
> >>> >> > The error is as follows:
> >>> >> > ERROR! We were unable to read either as JSON nor YAML, these are
> the errors we got from each:
> >>> >> > JSON: Expecting value: line 1 column 1 (char 0)
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Syntax Error while loading YAML.
> >>> >> > could not find expected ':'
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Your indendation is wrong.
> >>> >>
> >>> >> It should be like:
> >>> >>
> >>> >> mail:
> >>> >> body: |
> >>> >> Deleted some files - {% for f in files_to_delete.files %}f, {%
> endfor %}
> >>> >> subject: Deleted files overview
> >>> >>
> >>> >> Regards
> >>> >> Racke
> >>> >>
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > The error appears to be in
> '/root/ansible_playbooks/remove_distfiles.yml': line 21, column 7, but may
> >>> >> > be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > The offending line appears to be:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Deleted some files - {% for f in files_to_delete.files %}f, {%
> endfor %}
> >>> >> > subject: Deleted files overview
> >>> >> > ^ here
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > On Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at 3:15:02 PM UTC+3
> [email protected] wrote:
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > Use
> https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/mail_module.html
> >>> >> > and set the body argument to an inline jinja template, then
> iterate
> >>> >> > over your "files_to_delete.files" variable.
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > - name: Sending an email
> >>> >> > mail:
> >>> >> > body: |
> >>> >> > Deleted some files - {% for f in files_to_delete.files %}f, {%
> endfor %}
> >>> >> > subject: Deleted files overview
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > etc etc
> >>> >> >
> >>> >> > On Tue, 15 Sep 2020 at 13:55, Sandy Toshev <[email protected]>
> wrote:
> >>> >> > >
> >>> >> > > Hi guys,
> >>> >> > >
> >>> >> > > So I have been using the following simple playbook to keep a
> folder clean from files. Everything is working fine.
> >>> >> > However, I got into thinking that it will not hurt, if I get a
> notification, containing what has been deleted.
> >>> >> > > So my question is - may I use the variable into a body of an
> email? I have tried to view the contents of the
> >>> >> > registered variable, and I cannot seem to find a way.
> >>> >> > > How can I configure an email that will have something like "I
> have deleted the following files - file1, file2, etc.?
> >>> >> > >
> >>> >> > > Thank you in advance.
> >>> >> > >
> >>> >> > > ---
> >>> >> > > - hosts: lxc
> >>> >> > > tasks:
> >>> >> > > - name: Finding older than 1 week files in the distfiles folder
> >>> >> > > find:
> >>> >> > > paths: /var/cache/distfiles
> >>> >> > > age: 1w
> >>> >> > > recurse: no
> >>> >> > > register: files_to_delete
> >>> >> > >
> >>> >> > > - name: Removing the founded files
> >>> >> > > file:
> >>> >> > > path: "{{ item.path }}"
> >>> >> > > state: absent
> >>> >> > > with_items: "{{ files_to_delete.files }}"
> >>> >> > >
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> >>> >> >
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> >>> >> > Trust & Identity Service Operations Manager
> >>> >> > GÉANT
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