# Error while re-directing ansible playbook output.

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-re-directing-ansible-playbook-output/36223>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [January 19, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-re-directing-ansible-playbook-output/36223 "2022-01-19T11:02:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![Marian\_Saldhana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/47e85d/32.png) [@Marian\_Saldhana](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marian_Saldhana)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2022, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-re-directing-ansible-playbook-output/36223/1 "2022-01-19T11:02:59Z")

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Hi All,

I have a simple playbook where I am re-directing output of crontab -l command. However its gives me an empty output file once the playbook is executed. Any suggestion please.