Hi D.Visser,
Sorry for not being able to share the info properly , i am using the below
playbook
- hosts: localhost
vars_files:
- "{{ config }}.cfg"
tasks:
- name: run ls
shell: "'{{ item.command }}' '{{ item.dir }}'"
when: "'{{ item.command }}' == 'ls'"
with_items: "{{ SectionA }}"
cfg file -----------
SectionA:
first:
DirName: /home/kumar/DevFileTestLocation
Command: ls
SectionB:
ls:
Second:
DirName: /home/kumar/Dev
So when i call ansible-playbook playbook.yaml , it works because i am
calling test SectionA directly in the playbook under with_items but if am
running command like
ansible-playbook playbook.yaml -e section=SectionA , so that my dict is
picked automatically via cmd line , it doesnt work.
I want that flexibility so that i can call playbook on the basis if my
sections and use data within those sections.
also i just want to know if there is any other way to use the data in
sections when i set cmd line param using section=SectionA/SectionB.
Thanks
On Monday, October 19, 2020 at 8:56:48 PM UTC+2 [email protected] wrote:
> This is too abstract to comment on in a useful way.
> What does "not able to use" mean - does it fail?
> Please provide the real, actual, working playbook and try to use less
> opaque terms.
>
> Also, what is the overall goal you are trying to achieve?
> From the little information you've shared, the closest I can guess is
> "copy some configuration file(s)".
> Please share that as well.
>
> On Mon, 19 Oct 2020 at 19:30, Akshay Kumar <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > Hi All,
> >
> > Hope all is well with everyone during these bad times because of covid
> :-).
> >
> > I would like to know some good advices from the community on a scenario
> am working on , it goes as followed:
> >
> > Cfg file:
> > SectionA:
> > ls:
> > dirname: <dirPath>
> > Command: List
> > cp:
> > srcdirname: <path>
> > tgtDirname: <path>
> > command: copy
> >
> > SectionB:
> > ls:
> > dirname: <dir path>
> > command: List
> >
> > And in playbook right now i am accessing it using with_dict and
> include_vars but i am not able to use cmd line argument for "section" for
> eg if i say
> > ansible-playbook playbook.yaml -e section=SectionA
> >
> > Any suggestions of how we can access the values of dicts by first
> checking the section of Cfg file which is passed on cmd line and then
> performing action according to the command in the dict values.
> >
> > Thanks in advance for your response .
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