# template error while templating string: unexpected char u'\\\\' at 127 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [February 7, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-error-while-templating-string-unexpected-char-u-at-127/17464 "2015-02-07T02:38:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cdwertmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@cdwertmann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cdwertmann)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2015, 2:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-error-while-templating-string-unexpected-char-u-at-127/17464/1 "2015-02-07T02:38:02Z")
Hi! The following ansible snippet worked fine in 1.7, but throws an error in 1.8. I suspect it has something to do with the {% … %} string I’m trying to insert into the file. I tried different ways to escape it, but can’t find the solution. - name: add logon banner lineinfile: dest=/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/horizon/templates/auth/\_login.html regexp=‘^ ’ line=" {% include "banner.html" %}" fatal: [node] =\> template error while templating string: unexpected char u’\’ at 127 Without escaping the double quotes I get a different error: lineinfile: dest=/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/horizon/templates/auth/\_login.html regexp=‘^ ’ line=’ {% include “banner.html” %}’ fatal: [node] =\> an unexpected type error occurred. Error was no loader for this environment specified I appreciate any suggestions! Christoph ---
**Author:** ![Giovanni\_Tirloni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/71c47a/32.png) [@Giovanni\_Tirloni](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Giovanni_Tirloni)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-error-while-templating-string-unexpected-char-u-at-127/17464/2 "2015-02-08T10:26:20Z")
Does it work if you use pure YAML syntax? - name: add logon banner   lineinfile:     dest:     /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/horizon/templates/auth/\_login.html     regexp: '^ \'     line: ' \{% include "banner.html" %}' Giovanni ---
**Author:** ![cdwertmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@cdwertmann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cdwertmann)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-error-while-templating-string-unexpected-char-u-at-127/17464/3 "2015-02-08T13:19:10Z")
Unfortunately not. I tried: - name: add logon banner lineinfile: dest: /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/horizon/templates/auth/\_login.html regexp: ‘^ ’ line: ’ {% include “banner.html” %}’ TASK: [add logon banner] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: [node11] =\> an unexpected type error occurred. Error was no loader for this environment specified ---
**Author:** ![vaida.dan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5daacb/32.png) [@vaida.dan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vaida.dan)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-error-while-templating-string-unexpected-char-u-at-127/17464/4 "2015-02-08T18:04:08Z")
Have you tried the replace module? Would it be feasible for you to template that file? ---
**Author:** ![cdwertmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@cdwertmann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cdwertmann)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2015, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-error-while-templating-string-unexpected-char-u-at-127/17464/5 "2015-02-08T23:59:27Z")
What I really want is to add that line to the file. Templating would mean that I need to change my template everytime the original file changes. I tried to template it anyway, but it also gives me an error since the content of the file contains curly braces. Apparently there used to be a way to change the variable\_start\_string, but that feature has been removed. It seems that I need to wait for this issue to be resolved first: [https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/10031](https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/10031) ---
**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:** [February 9, 2015, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-error-while-templating-string-unexpected-char-u-at-127/17464/6 "2015-02-09T01:33:39Z")
try escaping with raw ineinfile: dest=/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/horizon/templates/auth/\_login.html regexp='^ \' line=" \{% raw %}{% include \"banner.html\" %}(% endraw %}" ---
**Author:** ![cdwertmann](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9e8a1a/32.png) [@cdwertmann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cdwertmann)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2015, 2:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-error-while-templating-string-unexpected-char-u-at-127/17464/7 "2015-02-09T02:17:33Z")
Brian, thanks a lot, this is working! Cheers, Christoph