ansible error with loops (with_items)

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Hi, I am trying to use Ansible to reference a file to populate variables onto my mail playbook and having issues. Inline and using Jinja templates work but not with this specific configuration.

Here’s my main loop3.yml file

Add Servers

  • name: Add Server Objects from a loop
    hosts: dev_servers
    gather_facts: false
    vars_files:
  • server_vars2.yml
    tasks:
  • name: Create Server “{{ item.svrname }}”
    delegate_to: localhost
    server:
    name: “{{ item.svrname }}”
    ipaddress: “{{ item.svrip }}”
    state: present
    comment: Apache Server “{{ item.svrname }}” with IP “{{ item.svrip }}”

with_items: “{ { serverlist } }”

Here’s the file: server_vars2.yml

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What sticks out as a sore thumb is the last line, there should not be any space between {{ and }}.

And for the record, you should be consistent with your indentation, YAML only support spaces and you should the same amount of spaces for the indentation.
After the vars_files: you use 2 spaces, but after the tasks: you use 4 spaces.

This does not create a problem for you in this example, but for the future it is a bad idea to not keep the indentation uniform.

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Kai,
Thanks. Noted on the indentation. I was able to resolve this issue by using a different editor and manually updating all the quotes. It was able to execute successfully after that. - J.