why lineinfile not able to run with item.path

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Code==>

  • name: insert logggin file in log4j protperties

lineinfile:

path: ‘{{ item.path }}’

insertafter: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=*’

line: ‘{{ item.line }}’

with_items:

  • { path: ‘/etc/kafka/confluent-6.2.10/kafka/log4j.properties’, line: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxFileSize=512MB’ }

  • { path: ‘/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/kafka/log4j.properties’, line: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxFileSize=512MB’ }

  • { path: ‘/etc/kafka/confluent-6.2.10/kafka/log4j.properties’, line: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10’ }

  • { path: ‘/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/kafka/log4j.properties’, line: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10’ }

ERROR==>>>

item={‘path’: ‘/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/zookeeper/log4j.properties’, ‘line’: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10’}) => {“ansible_loop_var”: “item”, “changed”: false, “item”: {“line”: “log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10”, “path”: “/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/zookeeper/log4j.properties”}, “msg”: “Destination { item.path }} does not exist !”, “rc”: 257}

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It seems that you have a typo since the error message reads ‘Destination { item.path }} does not exist !’ which is missing a starting curling bracket.

Your playbook works fine though.

3

You need proper indentation. The module name and “with_items” must align with the task name. The module args would then outdent by two space to also reflect proper indentation. I used a “debug” vs “lineinfile” to display the item.path and item.line vars and it worked just fine once indentation was corrected.

  • name: insert logggin file in log4j protperties
    lineinfile:
    path: ‘{{ item.path }}’
    insertafter: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=*’
    line: ‘{{ item.line }}’
    with_items:
  • { path: ‘/etc/kafka/confluent-6.2.10/kafka/log4j.properties’, line: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxFileSize=512MB’ }
  • { path: ‘/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/kafka/log4j.properties’, line: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxFileSize=512MB’ }
  • { path: ‘/etc/kafka/confluent-6.2.10/kafka/log4j.properties’, line: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10’ }
  • { path: ‘/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/kafka/log4j.properties’, line: ‘log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10’ }

Walter

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Exaclty. The error is misleading as you can see my code its straightforward {{ before item.pah. Anyways i m trying what MR. Walter has suggested. Lets c. Thanks by the way for your response.

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Hello MR. Walter,

Thanks a lot. My code and understanding was fine but as you pointed out i somehow couldn’t see space in front. And as we know ansible is not good for error prompt i mislead it.

Thanks again. it worked by add 2 spaces in with_items.

By the way any good tool or editor you can recommend which auto corrects or helps with this??

Also could you please tell me what did u do for troubleshooting is it only , debug or something else so that i ll try to do next time.

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Documentation in various sites have a problem with with_items , they all start the item list from the w of the with_items , the indentation is almost incorrect in all majority of the knowledge sites for the list of items with variables.

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Please feel free to improve the error reporting if you feel it is necessary. :slight_smile:

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Except rol sites(that many don’t have access) I don’t think other sites that google hit take the indentation into account for the examples…it’s up to us…

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It is always upto us.