# How to execute two tasks under a play ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [October 3, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-two-tasks-under-a-play/31412 "2019-10-03T12:48:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Easy\_King](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/c2a13f/32.png) [@Easy\_King](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Easy_King)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 12:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-two-tasks-under-a-play/31412/1 "2019-10-03T12:48:04Z")
My requirement is to run two tasks i.e “Load Deployment1.” & “Load Deployment2.” in my Play 4. Below is my playbook: ` - name: Play 4 hosts: localhost tasks: - name: “Load Deployment1.” tags: deploy include\_vars: file: “{{ item }}” with\_fileglob: - “vars/App\_\*.yaml” tasks: - name: “Load Deployment2.” local\_action: command ls -ltr checkrun.yml ` Below is the Output : > [WARNING]: While constructing a mapping from /app/axmw/Ansible/playbook/finacle\_deployment/checkrun.yml, line 1, column 3, found a duplicate dict key > (tasks). Using last defined value only. > > PLAY [Play 4] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > TASK [Gathering Facts] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > ok: [localhost] > TASK [Load Deployment2.] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > changed: [localhost → localhost] > PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* > localhost : ok=2 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 As you can see in the output due to duplicate tasks it ignores the first first and only executes the second task. How can I change my playbook code so that both the tasks can get executed ? I dont know why is ansible considering the tasks as duplicate when they are different tasks doing different work? Can’t we have multiple tasks under one play ? I’m confused. Please help. Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![vbotka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/vbotka/32/359_2.png) [@vbotka](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vbotka)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-two-tasks-under-a-play/31412/2 "2019-10-03T13:40:16Z")
No. One play can't have 2 "tasks:" directives. Put "hosts:" directive infront of the "tasks:"      - name: Play 4        hosts: localhost        tasks:          - name: "Load Deployment1."            ...      - name: Play 4 continue        hosts: localhost        tasks:          - name: "Load Deployment2."            ... Cheers,   -vlado ---
**Author:** ![vbotka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/vbotka/32/359_2.png) [@vbotka](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vbotka)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-two-tasks-under-a-play/31412/3 "2019-10-03T13:44:23Z")
Is there a reason why single play would not work?      - name: Play 4        hosts: localhost        tasks:         - name: "Load Deployment1."           tags: deploy           include\_vars:             file: "{{ item }}"           with\_fileglob:             - "vars/App\_\*.yaml"         - name: "Load Deployment2."           local\_action: command ls -ltr checkrun.yml Cheers,   -vlado ---
**Author:** ![scorp123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc29f/32.png) [@scorp123](https://forum.ansible.com/u/scorp123)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2019, 4:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-two-tasks-under-a-play/31412/4 "2019-10-06T04:37:11Z")
Leave the 2nd “tasks” statement away. Easy fix.