# Ansible playbook errors: multiple tasks in a single playbook

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-errors-multiple-tasks-in-a-single-playbook/28786>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [October 15, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-errors-multiple-tasks-in-a-single-playbook/28786 "2018-10-15T04:17:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Surya\_Ahuja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Surya\_Ahuja](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Surya_Ahuja)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2018, 4:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-errors-multiple-tasks-in-a-single-playbook/28786/1 "2018-10-15T04:17:36Z")

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I am a noob at ansible, and I am trying to learn it to automate log collection for our lab. My yaml file is right below: Executing this gives me an error near the second set of tasks. I am searching everyhwere but what am actually confused about is this:. Is this allowed ? As far as I have read, hosts: x tasks: A hosts:y tasks:B should be allowed. Then why am i seeing this error?  
Thanks,  
Surya

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2018, 8:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-errors-multiple-tasks-in-a-single-playbook/28786/2 "2018-10-17T20:17:43Z")

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It helps to include the error you are asking about.