# Problem with\_items in combination with separate file

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-items-in-combination-with-separate-file/13904>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [November 14, 2013, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-items-in-combination-with-separate-file/13904 "2013-11-14T10:51:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![oliver\_bril](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f9ae1b/32.png) [@oliver\_bril](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oliver_bril)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 10:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-items-in-combination-with-separate-file/13904/1 "2013-11-14T10:51:26Z")

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Dear all,

As a newbie to ansible I have a problem for which I can’t find a solution searching the web. I have the following playbook (_main.yml_) that is quite simple, it just adds users.

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**Author:** ![Nick\_G](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f475e1/32.png) [@Nick\_G](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nick_G)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-items-in-combination-with-separate-file/13904/2 "2013-11-14T17:24:09Z")

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Hi Oliver. Try this…

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**Author:** ![oliver\_bril](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/f9ae1b/32.png) [@oliver\_bril](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oliver_bril)\
**Post date:** [November 14, 2013, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-items-in-combination-with-separate-file/13904/3 "2013-11-14T19:04:46Z")

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Hi Nick,

Thanks that works! I was so close but yet so far way, easy when you see the answer.

Kind regards,  
Oliver.