[ansible-2.0.0-0.7.rc2] os_server_facts module - Syntax Error while loading YAML

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Hi,

I am trying to use the os_server_facts module, but I get a syntax error:

The inventory file “oshost” contains only the following line:
localhost ansible_connection=local

The playbook “os_server_facts.yml” is a simple as the example given in the documentation:

  • os_server_facts:
    server: W1
  • debug:
    var: openstack_servers

And this is what I get:

admin:~/temp> ansible-playbook -i oshost os_server_facts.yml
ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.

The error appears to have been in ‘/home/admin/temp/os_server_facts.yml’: line 2, column 1, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
The offending line appears to be:

By the way, the OpemStack environment variables are loaded from the RC file. Other cloud modules, like os_server, are working properly:

admin:~/temp> cat os_server_test.yml

Test

  • name: Launch an instance
    gather_facts: no
    tasks:
  • name: Launch a “Ubuntu 14 LTS” instance
    os_server:
    state: present
    name: Test01
    image: a79d8041-b92b-49cc-82c1-fa354469bde0
    flavor: 4488da6d-6173-4112-8870-9f76d138ad00
    key_name: ‘oskey’
    nics:
  • net-id: 00d39765-718d-43c3-8256-6c73d4bb3752
    admin:~/temp>

Any idea, why the os_server_facts returns a syntax error?

Regards
Stavros

2

since there is nothing apparent from the keys or values i'm going to
guess you have a tab somewhere.

3

Even the syntax without any tabs, empty spaces,… brings the same error:

  • os_server_facts:
    server: W1
  • debug:
    var: openstack_servers

The offending line appears to be:

  • os_server_facts:
    server: W1
    ^ here

Regards
Stavros

4

seems to be incorrectly indented, no sure if its just email formatting:

- os_server_facts:
         server: W1

server should be indented farther in than os_server_facts, but only
using spaces, no tabs.

5

I’ve tried that already…using spaces instead of tabs…but I still get the same error.

I use actually already successfully some of the other cloud modules…but this one returns the same syntax error.

Stavros

6

I checked that with the YAML Lint and after adding/removing a couple of spaces…

  • os_server_facts:
    server: W1
  • debug:
    var: openstack_servers

…it doesn’t return a YAML syntax error, but:

admin:~/temp> ansible-playbook -i oshost os_server_facts.yml -vvvv
Using /home/admin/.ansible.cfg as config file
ERROR! ‘os_server_facts’ is not a valid attribute for a Play
The error appears to have been in ‘/home/admin/temp/os_server_facts.yml’: line 1, column 3, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
The offending line appears to be:

  • os_server_facts:
    ^ here

‘os_server_facts’ is not a valid attribute?? The os_server_facts module exists in 2.0 as far I can see: /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/core/cloud/openstack/os_server_facts.py

Should I open an issue ticket?

Stavros

7

Can You post a whole playbook? Put it on pastebin or sth.

W dniu poniedziałek, 21 grudnia 2015 10:06:25 UTC+1 użytkownik Stavros napisał:

8

There is actually no more (for now) than these 4 lines:

http://pastebin.com/download/uzxvCB9k

9

Hi there,

I upgraded to 2.0 RC3 and tested the os_server_facts module…and still get the same error:

ERROR! ‘os_server_facts’ is not a valid attribute for a Play

10

Fyi, I got it finally working with the following playbook:

  • name: Retrieve facts about server instances from OpenStack
    hosts: localhost
    connection: local

tasks:

  • name: Retrieve facts for all W* servers
    os_server_facts:
    server: W*
    register: result
  • debug:
    var: result

Hope it helps, if someone is looking for an example … :slight_smile: