# syntax error while loading yaml script **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [October 5, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml-script/19437 "2015-10-05T08:29:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ansible\_novice1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@ansible\_novice1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible_novice1)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml-script/19437/1 "2015-10-05T08:29:04Z")
I`m trying to launch one playbook: ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2015, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml-script/19437/2 "2015-10-05T12:09:45Z")
it should look like this tasks: - name: ensure update    apt:update\_cache=yes - apt:upgrade=full You cannot have multiple tasks per task, name is optional but - is not as it indicates when the 'next task' starts ---
**Author:** ![ansible\_novice1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@ansible\_novice1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible_novice1)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 7:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml-script/19437/3 "2015-10-06T07:33:23Z")
Ok, now I have another code in playbook ---
**Author:** ![David\_Karban](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/90db22/32.png) [@David\_Karban](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Karban)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml-script/19437/4 "2015-10-06T07:41:54Z")
Hi, tasks should have more spaces, it should be aligned to user, sudo, etc. keywords: ---
**Author:** ![pixel\_fairy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6f9a4e/32.png) [@pixel\_fairy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pixel_fairy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 11:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml-script/19437/5 "2015-10-06T11:37:29Z")
theres an intro to yaml syntax here. [http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/YAMLSyntax.html](http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/YAMLSyntax.html) be carefull cutting and pasting from groups because things can get reformatted. heres an example with the code highlighting. i hope it comes out ok. also, you can put multiple variables in a single module call like this. ` ---
**Author:** ![ansible\_novice1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@ansible\_novice1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible_novice1)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml-script/19437/6 "2015-10-06T12:40:34Z")
I`m trying to run your example, but I have a message of error again. Now this is another position. I thougth there could be a problem with spaces, but changes doesn`t work too. ERROR: Syntax Error while loading YAML script, test1.yml Note: The error may actually appear before this position: line 10, column 1 apt:update\_cache=yes upgrade=full cache\_valid\_time=3600 ^ ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2015, 12:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml-script/19437/7 "2015-10-06T12:42:06Z")
you need a space after : apt: update\_cache=yes upgrade=full cache\_valid\_time=3600 ---
**Author:** ![ansible\_novice1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7ea924/32.png) [@ansible\_novice1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible_novice1)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2015, 7:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml-script/19437/8 "2015-10-07T07:47:32Z")
Thank you. Now playbook doesn`t have syntax errors, but I have a permission error. ` PLAY [group1] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* GATHERING FACTS \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* \<172.17.251.236\> ESTABLISH CONNECTION FOR USER: user1 \<172.17.251.236\> REMOTE\_MODULE setup \<172.17.251.236\> EXEC ssh -C -tt -vvv -o ControlMaster=auto -o ControlPersist=60s -o ControlPath=“/root/.ansible/cp/ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r” -o Port=22 -o KbdInteractiveAuthentication=no -o PreferredAuthentications=gssapi-with-mic,gssapi-keyex,hostbased,publickey -o PasswordAuthentication=no -o User=user1 -o ConnectTimeout=10 172.17.251.236 /bin/sh -c ‘mkdir -p $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1444203780.43-167481022998325 && chmod a+rx $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1444203780.43-167481022998325 && echo $HOME/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1444203780.43-167481022998325’ fatal: [172.17.251.236] =\> SSH Error: Permission denied (publickey,password). while connecting to 172.17.251.236:22 It is sometimes useful to re-run the command using -vvvv, which prints SSH debug output to help diagnose the issue. TASK: [ensure update] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* FATAL: no hosts matched or all hosts have already failed – aborting PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* to retry, use: --limit @/root/test1.retry 172.17.251.236 : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=1 failed=0 ` I guess there might ba problem with SSH key and I have to make it and save in directory /root/.ansible/cp/. But SSH agent can`t open a connection to my authentication agent. Do you know, where does the trouble lie?