syntax error in vars bubstution [ shell module ]

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Hi,

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Try quoting the templated part. The {{ }} syntax markers mess up the
yaml parsing - http://docs.ansible.com/YAMLSyntax.html#gotchas

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Hi Michael,

Quoting also did not work. I added “sh” before the {{ and it worked.

tasks:

  • name: stop tomcat
    shell: sh {{ tomcat_home }}/bin/shutdown.sh
  • name: start tomcat
    shell: sh {{ tomcat_home }}/bin/startup.sh

Thanks for the link.

Regards,
Olga

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“Quoting also did not work. I added “sh” before the {{ and it worked.”

Please show me what you tried and what the output was?

Thanks!

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Hi Michael,

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You need to quote the whole line, not just the templated part: