# Templates don't get --check'ed right in v2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Developer\ **Created:** [November 5, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697 "2015-11-05T18:17:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Logan\_McNaughton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Logan\_McNaughton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Logan_McNaughton)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697/1 "2015-11-05T18:17:15Z")
I am testing out Ansible 2 (checkout from Git). And it doesn’t seem to be comparing templates properly. When I run a playbook with a template in 1.9.4, using --check --diff, it’ll show me the differences. When I run the same playbook in v2, it says “ok”. Has anyone else run into this? ---
**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:** [November 5, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697/2 "2015-11-05T18:21:31Z")
--diff is needed to show the differences ---
**Author:** ![Logan\_McNaughton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Logan\_McNaughton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Logan_McNaughton)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697/3 "2015-11-05T19:15:52Z")
Sorry maybe I typed it wrong, I am using --check and --diff, in v2 it is showing “ok” (which would still be a problem if I wasn’t using --diff), but in 1.9.4 it is properly showing the differences. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697/4 "2015-11-05T19:34:01Z")
actuall, OK means 'no change', it should only show a diff if it returns 'Changed' ---
**Author:** ![Logan\_McNaughton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Logan\_McNaughton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Logan_McNaughton)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697/5 "2015-11-05T19:35:56Z")
That’s what I’m saying. I have a file that differs from the template, when I run the playbook in v2, it says “OK”, when I run the playbook in 1.9.4, it says “Changed” and shows me the diff. ---
**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:** [November 5, 2015, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697/6 "2015-11-05T19:39:01Z")
is the diff a trailing newline? ---
**Author:** ![Logan\_McNaughton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Logan\_McNaughton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Logan_McNaughton)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697/7 "2015-11-05T20:18:18Z")
No the files are quite different ---
**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:** [November 5, 2015, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697/8 "2015-11-05T20:21:06Z")
i cannot reproduce with my own tests, do you have a minimal test case? ---
**Author:** ![Logan\_McNaughton](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7993a0/32.png) [@Logan\_McNaughton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Logan_McNaughton)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2015, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697/9 "2015-11-05T20:27:01Z")
I have attached a playbook that I can reproduce the results with. When I run that like this: ansible-playbook -c local -i “localhost,” site.yml --check --diff **Here is my output (1.9.4):** PLAY [all] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* GATHERING FACTS \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [localhost] TASK: [common | Template test] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* — before: /home/loqd/ansitest/hello +++ after: /net/calsvm01/home/home/loqd/ansitest/roles/common/templates/hello.txt.j2 @@ -1 +1 @@ -THIS IS NOT THE TEMPLATE +THIS IS THE TEMPLATE changed: [localhost] PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* localhost : ok=2 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 **Here is my output (v2.0.0-0.4.beta2 git checkout):** PLAY \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* TASK [setup] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [localhost] TASK [common : Template test] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* ok: [localhost] PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* localhost : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 > **(attachments)** > > [ansitest.zip](https://forum.ansible.com/uploads/short-url/phdX5tzth5yrkrwnNAO96wUda7s.zip) (1.74 KB) ---
**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:** [November 5, 2015, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/templates-dont-get-checked-right-in-v2/19697/10 "2015-11-05T20:43:51Z")
so diff seems to be working fine, its the check mode that is the problem