Item name in task name.

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1

Hi,

I’m trying to display the item name in the name of the task but it doesn’t work as intended.

Here’s part of my play:

tasks:

  • name: Installing {{ item }}
    yum:
    name: “{{ item }}”
    state: latest
    with_items:
  • httpd
  • firewalld

This is what I get when I run the play:

TASK [Installing {{ item }}] ******************************************************************************************
ok: [servera.example.com] => (item=[u’httpd’, u’firewalld’])

Is this supposed to work this way? I

2

Try enclosing the name in double-quotes, e.g.,

`
tasks:

  • name: “Installing {{ item }}”
    yum:
    name: “{{ item }}”
    state: latest
    with_items:
  • httpd
  • firewalld
    `
3

I don't think you can do that, as the item isn't defined when it prints the name section. I also seem to remember that certain modules,like yum will process the list in one go. Rather than doing two yum installs.

4

This doesn’t matter.

5

Yeah, you’re right!

Thanks!

6

There is a workaround to get if you want it, it involves include_tasks.

file-to-include.yml