# dirname filter errors

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/dirname-filter-errors/29933>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [March 21, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dirname-filter-errors/29933 "2019-03-21T00:27:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![senorsmile](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/senorsmile/32/9024_2.png) [@senorsmile](https://forum.ansible.com/u/senorsmile)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dirname-filter-errors/29933/1 "2019-03-21T00:27:37Z")

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I have narrowed this issue down to a sample role:

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**Author:** ![senorsmile](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/senorsmile/32/9024_2.png) [@senorsmile](https://forum.ansible.com/u/senorsmile)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2019, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dirname-filter-errors/29933/2 "2019-03-21T00:30:44Z")

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Never mind. I needed to change the param in debug from var to msg!