# Simple ansible script Error **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [August 31, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simple-ansible-script-error/25385 "2017-08-31T14:17:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Konrad\_Kosewski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Konrad\_Kosewski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Konrad_Kosewski)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simple-ansible-script-error/25385/1 "2017-08-31T14:17:06Z")
I have errors Could You help me 😃 - hosts: “{{ variable\_hosts | default(‘all’) }}” remote\_user: ansible become: yes tasks: - include\_vars: users.yml - name: Make sure we have a {{ item.groupname }} group group: name:{{item.groupname}} with\_items: ‘{{groups}}’ state: present - name: Allow {{ item.groupname }} to have passwordless sudo lineinfile: dest: /etc/sudoers state: present regexp: ‘^%{{ item.groupname }}’ line: ‘%{{ item.groupname }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL’ when: ‘{{ item.use\_sudo }} == True’ with\_items:‘{{groups}}’ - name: Add sudoers users to wheel group user: name: “{{ item.username }}” groups: ‘jtendo’ append: yes state: present createhome: yes system: yes comment: “Ansible Automation Tool” with\_items: ‘{{users}}’ - name: Sudoers or update sudoers file and validate lineinfile: “dest=/etc/sudoers insertafter=EOF line=‘{{ item.username }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL’ regexp=‘^{{ item.username }} .\*’ state=present” when: ‘{{ item.use\_sudo }} == True’ with\_items:‘{{users}}’ where users.yml groups: - groupname: aenndo use\_sudo: no users: - username: ertzpi7 use\_sudo: no Syntax Error while loading YAML. The error appears to have been in ‘/home/ansible/tasks/create\_users’: line 20, column 5, but may be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem. The offending line appears to be: - name: Add sudoers users to wheel group ^ here ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2017, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simple-ansible-script-error/25385/2 "2017-08-31T15:34:32Z")
> I have errors Could You help me 😃 > > - hosts: "{{ variable\_hosts | default('all') }}" >   remote\_user: ansible >   become: yes >   tasks: >     - include\_vars: users.yml >     - name: Make sure we have a {{ item.groupname }} group >       group: >         name:{{item.groupname}} with\_items: '{{groups}}' You need a space after the colon and you are missing quotes around the variable. with\_items must be on it own line and indented the same level as group:, with\_items is a task parameter and not a group module parameter. >         state: present > >     - name: Allow {{ item.groupname }} to have passwordless sudo >       lineinfile: >         dest: /etc/sudoers >         state: present >         regexp: '^%{{ item.groupname }}' >         line: '%{{ item.groupname }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' >       when: '{{ item.use\_sudo }} == True' You can't use curly brackets in when, just remove them since they are implied in when:. >       with\_items:'{{groups}}' You are missing a space after colon. >     - name: Add sudoers users to wheel group >       user: >         name: "{{ item.username }}" >         groups: 'jtendo' >         append: yes >         state: present >         createhome: yes >         system: yes >         comment: "Ansible Automation Tool" >       with\_items: '{{users}}' > >     - name: Sudoers or update sudoers file and validate >       lineinfile: "dest=/etc/sudoers >         insertafter=EOF >         line='{{ item.username }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL' >         regexp='^{{ item.username }} .\*' >         state=present" >       when: '{{ item.use\_sudo }} == True' Remove the curly brackets. >       with\_items:'{{users}}' Missing space after colon. ---
**Author:** ![Konrad\_Kosewski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Konrad\_Kosewski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Konrad_Kosewski)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 6:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simple-ansible-script-error/25385/3 "2017-09-01T06:55:20Z")
Thank You very much, but i still have problems with my first project: - hosts: “{{ variable\_hosts | default(‘all’) }}” remote\_user: ansible become: yes tasks: - include\_vars: users.yml - name: Make sure we have a group existing group: name: “{{item.groupname}}” state: present with\_items: ‘{{group\_list}}’ - name: Allow {{ item.groupname }} to have passwordless sudo lineinfile: dest: /etc/sudoers state: present regexp: ‘^%{{ item.groupname }}’ line: ‘%{{ item.groupname }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL’ when: ’ item.use\_sudo == True’ with\_items: ‘{{group\_list}}’ - name: Add sudoers users to wheel group user: name: “{{ item.username }}” groups: ‘jtendo’ append: yes state: present createhome: yes system: yes comment: “Ansible Automation Tool” with\_items: ‘{{user\_list}}’ - name: Sudoers or update sudoers file and validate lineinfile: “dest=/etc/sudoers insertafter=EOF line=‘{{ item.username }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL’ regexp=‘^{{ item.username }} .\*’ state=present” when: ’ item.use\_sudo == True’ with\_items: ‘{{users\_list}}’ [ansible@repo tasks]$ vi users.yml group\_list: - groupname: aaadndo use\_sudo: no user\_list: - username: jdsadsazpi7 use\_sudo: no - username: r123mat use\_sudo: no When I try run: TASK [Make sure we have a group existing] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: [ommp-internal]: FAILED! =\> {“failed”: true, “msg”: “the field ‘args’ has an invalid value, which appeavariable that is undefined. The error was: ‘ansible.vars.unsafe\_proxy.AnsibleUnsafeText object’ has no attribu\nThe error appears to have been in ‘/home/ansible/tasks/create\_users’: line 6, column 7, but may\nbe elsewherpending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n - include\_vars: users.yml\n ure we have a group existing\n ^ here\n”} [ansible@repo tasks]$ ansible-lint create\_users [ANSIBLE0011] All tasks should be named create\_users:5 Task/Handler: include\_vars users.yml [ANSIBLE0002] Trailing whitespace create\_users:8 name: “{{item.groupname}}” [ANSIBLE0002] Trailing whitespace create\_users:39 with\_items: ‘{{users\_list}}’ ---
**Author:** ![Konrad\_Kosewski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Konrad\_Kosewski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Konrad_Kosewski)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simple-ansible-script-error/25385/4 "2017-09-01T07:05:56Z")
OK it works now: [ansible@repo tasks]$ vi create\_users - hosts: “{{ variable\_hosts | default(‘all’) }}” remote\_user: ansible become: yes tasks: - name: Loading input file users include\_vars: file: users.yml - name: Make sure we have a group existing group: name: “{{item.groupname}}” state: present with\_items: ‘{{group\_list}}’ - name: Allow {{ item.groupname }} to have passwordless sudo lineinfile: dest: /etc/sudoers state: present regexp: ‘^%{{ item.groupname }}’ line: ‘%{{ item.groupname }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL’ when: ’ item.use\_sudo == True’ with\_items: ‘{{group\_list}}’ - name: Add sudoers users to wheel group user: name: “{{ item.username }}” groups: ‘jtendo’ append: yes state: present createhome: yes system: yes comment: “Ansible Automation Tool” with\_items: ‘{{user\_list}}’ - name: Sudoers or update sudoers file and validate lineinfile: “dest=/etc/sudoers insertafter=EOF line=‘{{ item.username }} ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: ALL’ regexp=‘^{{ item.username }} .\*’ state=present” when: ’ item.use\_sudo == True’ with\_items: ‘{{user\_list}}’ ---
**Author:** ![Konrad\_Kosewski](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/59ef9b/32.png) [@Konrad\_Kosewski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Konrad_Kosewski)\ **Post date:** [September 1, 2017, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simple-ansible-script-error/25385/5 "2017-09-01T09:15:38Z")
Still have problem: How it should look like? … - name: Add users to group user: name: “{{ item.0.username }}” groups: “{{ item.1.groupname }}” append: yes state: present createhome: yes system: yes comment: “Ansible Automation Tool” with\_subelements: - ‘{{group\_list}}’ - ‘{{user\_list}}’ … where [ansible@repo tasks]$ cat users.yml group\_list: - groupname: avho use\_sudo: no user\_list: - username: jdsdi7 use\_sudo: no - username: raaafsmat use\_sudo: no