# Dynamic File/ Template populate. **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [January 14, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437 "2021-01-14T02:39:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ursa\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb9ed0/32.png) [@ursa\_Brown](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ursa_Brown)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/1 "2021-01-14T02:39:22Z")
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**Author:** ![ursa\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb9ed0/32.png) [@ursa\_Brown](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ursa_Brown)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/2 "2021-01-14T12:34:05Z")
How can it continue the playbook and if disk2 is not there it will just put not define. and get all the values. ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/3 "2021-01-14T16:54:13Z")
> How can it continue the playbook and if disk2 is not there it will just put not define. and get all the values. > >     \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* >     --- >     - hosts: all >      name: >      become: yes >      tasks: > >      - name: Template >      template: >      src: disk.j2 >      dest: /tmp/mydisk >      ignore\_error: True >     \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* >     Jinja Template >     ARCH={{ ansible\_architecture }} >     alias={{ ansible\_default\_ipv4.alias }} >     DISK1={{ ansible\_devices.sda.partitions.sda1.size }} >     DISK2={{ ansible\_devices.sdb.partitions.sdb1.size }} Please try the following:       ARCH={{ ansible\_architecture }}       alias={{ ansible\_default\_ipv4.alias }}       DISK1={{ ansible\_devices.sda.partitions.sda1.size | default('Not Defined')}}       DISK2={{ ansible\_devices.sdb.partitions.sdb1.size | default('Not Defined')}} Regards           Racke ---
**Author:** ![ursa\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb9ed0/32.png) [@ursa\_Brown](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ursa_Brown)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/4 "2021-01-14T17:20:22Z")
Same error, it will still look for the sdb… fatal: [server1]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “AnsibleError: template error while templating string: unexpected ‘}’, expected ‘)’. String: ARCH={{ ansible\_architecture }}\nalias={{ ansible\_default\_ipv4.alias }}\nDISK1={{ ansible\_devices.sda.partitions.sda1.size }}\nDISK2={{ ansible\_devices.sdb.partitions.sdb1.size | default(‘Not Defined’ }}\n\n”} ---
**Author:** ![Dick\_Visser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/5 "2021-01-14T17:27:32Z")
> Same error, it will still look for the sdb.. No, different error, because you didn't copy/paste it correctly. Please read the error first, and try to understand what it means. ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/6 "2021-01-14T17:27:34Z")
> Same error, it will still look for the sdb.. > > fatal: [server1]: FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "msg": "AnsibleError: template error while templating string: unexpected > '}', expected ')'. String: ARCH={{ ansible\_architecture }}\nalias={{ ansible\_default\_ipv4.alias }}\nDISK1={{ > ansible\_devices.sda.partitions.sda1.size }}\nDISK2={{ ansible\_devices.sdb.partitions.sdb1.size | default('Not Defined' > }}\n\n"} No, you did not copy my example correctly. DISK2={{ ansible\_devices.sdb.partitions.sdb1.size | default('Not Defined' }} The closing ) is missing in your template. Regards         Racke ---
**Author:** ![ursa\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb9ed0/32.png) [@ursa\_Brown](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ursa_Brown)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/7 "2021-01-14T20:56:23Z")
Please remember, some of the server has sdb define, some just sda. I still want my playbook to run, The playbook works well if there is sdb. TASK [Template] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: [server1]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “AnsibleUndefinedVariable: ‘dict object’ has no attribute ‘sdb’”} ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/8 "2021-01-14T20:59:08Z")
> Please remember, some of the server has sdb define, some just sda. I still want my playbook to run, The playbook works > well if there is sdb. > > TASK [Template] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > fatal: [server1]: FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "msg": "AnsibleUndefinedVariable: 'dict object' has no attribute 'sdb'"} I already gave you an example which covered both cases. Regards         Racke ---
**Author:** ![ursa\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb9ed0/32.png) [@ursa\_Brown](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ursa_Brown)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2021, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/9 "2021-01-14T21:10:26Z")
this is now my jinja, what example did you gave?? I might miss it… ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 7:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/10 "2021-01-15T07:35:06Z")
> this is now my jinja, what example did you gave?? I might miss it.. > > ############################################################ > > DISK1={{ ansible\_devices.sda.partitions.sda1.size | default('Not Defined') }} > DISK2={{ ansible\_devices.sdb.partitions.sdb1.size | default('Not Defined') }} > ############################################################ > > And is still throwing error... > TASK [Template] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > fatal: [server1]: FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "msg": "AnsibleUndefinedVariable: 'dict object' has no attribute 'sdb'"} It works for me with Ansible 2.9.16 / Jinja 2.9.16 / Python 3.9.1. Alternatively you can use: DISK2={% if 'sdb' in ansible\_devices %}{{ ansible\_devices.sdb.partitions.sdb1.size }}{% else %}Not Defined{% endif %} Regards          Racke ---
**Author:** ![ursa\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb9ed0/32.png) [@ursa\_Brown](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ursa_Brown)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/11 "2021-01-15T12:13:49Z")
THe if else statement work, another arsenal for me. Appreciated it… But Below is the output: ---
**Author:** ![ursa\_Brown](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/eb9ed0/32.png) [@ursa\_Brown](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ursa_Brown)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 12:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/12 "2021-01-15T12:23:56Z")
YEs, the first solution worked when I upgrade my ansible to 2.9, will this work in 2.7? But the new peoblem still persist. i tried it in 2 disks…its not going to new line. ---
**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2021, 1:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-file-template-populate/34437/13 "2021-01-15T13:05:21Z")
> THe if else statement work, another arsenal for me. Appreciated it.. But > > Below is the output: > ########### > ARCH=x86\_64 > alias=ens192 > DISK1=1.00 GBDISK2=Not Def > ##################### > > Was hoping > Disk1 > Disk2 Adding an empty line between DISK1 and DISK2 in the template should fix that. Regards          Racke