# unable to use archive module of ansible

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-use-archive-module-of-ansible/26139>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [November 27, 2017, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-use-archive-module-of-ansible/26139 "2017-11-27T11:27:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sandeep\_Panchal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a698b9/32.png) [@Sandeep\_Panchal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sandeep_Panchal)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-use-archive-module-of-ansible/26139/1 "2017-11-27T11:27:33Z")

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Dear Team, i am trying to use archive on test vm which i created at my end  
but its getting me into error which i am clueless now, Can someone help on  
the same. Below are the details. Thanks upfront. $ /usr/bin/ansible  
--version ansible 2.4.1.0 config file =  
/mnt/disk1/sandeep/admin/ansiblerd/069-module-archive/ansible.cfg  
configured module search path =  
[u'/home/panchas3/.ansible/plugins/modules',  
u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] ansible python module location =  
/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ansible executable location =  
/usr/bin/ansible python version = 2.6.9 (unknown, Sep 1 2016, 23:34:36)  
[GCC 4.8.3 20140911  
\<[https://access.redhat.com/support/cases/#/case/20140911&gt](https://access.redhat.com/support/cases/#/case/20140911&gt); (Red Hat  
4.8.3-9)] $ rpm -qa |grep ansible ansible-2.4.1.0-2.el6.noarch $ cat  
playbook-gz-version01.yml --- - name: Playbook to archive files in required  
format hosts: all become: false gather\_facts: false tasks: - name: put  
files on remote server copy: src: "{{ item }}" dest: /tmp mode: 0775  
with\_items: - testfile1 - testfile2 - testfile3 - testfile4 - testfile5 -  
name: Archiving files to required format archive: path: - testfile1 -  
testfile2 - testfile3 - testfile4 - testfile5 dest: /tmp/testarchive.gz  
format: gz - name: remove files from remote server file: name: "/tmp/{{  
item }}" state: absent with\_items: - testfile1 - testfile2 - testfile3 -  
testfile4 - testfile5 - testarchive.gz ... $ ansible-playbook  
playbook-gz-version01.yml ERROR! no action detected in task. This often  
indicates a misspelled module name, or incorrect module path. The error  
appears to have been in  
'/mnt/disk1/sandeep/admin/ansiblerd/069-module-archive/playbook-gz-version01.yml':  
line 18, column 5, but may be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact  
syntax problem. The offending line appears to be: - testfile5 - name:  
Archiving files to required format ^ here The error appears to have been in  
'/mnt/disk1/sandeep/admin/ansiblerd/069-module-archive/playbook-gz-version01.yml':  
line 18, column 5, but may be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact  
syntax problem. The offending line appears to be: - testfile5 - name:  
Archiving files to required format ^ here