# ERROR! this task 'yum' has extra params

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-this-task-yum-has-extra-params/34010>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [October 12, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-this-task-yum-has-extra-params/34010 "2020-10-12T14:35:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Subhash\_Chandra\_Rang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Subhash\_Chandra\_Rang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Subhash_Chandra_Rang)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-this-task-yum-has-extra-params/34010/1 "2020-10-12T14:35:20Z")

</div>



---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![uday1kiran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/uday1kiran/32/1552_2.png) [@uday1kiran](https://forum.ansible.com/u/uday1kiran)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-this-task-yum-has-extra-params/34010/2 "2020-10-12T14:38:27Z")

</div>

Keep the state=present in the next line and keep as state: present

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![sivel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/sivel/32/1198_2.png) [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-this-task-yum-has-extra-params/34010/3 "2020-10-12T14:38:37Z")

</div>

You have spaces around the `=` for `state`. Instead of `state = present` it should be `state=present`. Or even better is to use YAML format:

- name: install packages in webservers group  
yum:  
name: nginx  
state: present

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Subhash\_Chandra\_Rang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Subhash\_Chandra\_Rang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Subhash_Chandra_Rang)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-this-task-yum-has-extra-params/34010/4 "2020-10-12T18:31:57Z")

</div>

Thank you

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Subhash\_Chandra\_Rang](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/fbc32d/32.png) [@Subhash\_Chandra\_Rang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Subhash_Chandra_Rang)\
**Post date:** [October 12, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-this-task-yum-has-extra-params/34010/5 "2020-10-12T18:32:15Z")

</div>

Thank you