# .yml is failing with syntax error -- need advise

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/yml-is-failing-with-syntax-error-need-advise/23015>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [November 13, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/yml-is-failing-with-syntax-error-need-advise/23015 "2016-11-13T16:28:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Shaikh\_Abdul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Shaikh\_Abdul](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shaikh_Abdul)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/yml-is-failing-with-syntax-error-need-advise/23015/1 "2016-11-13T16:28:04Z")

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Hi Experts,

My export.yml is failing,please correct me

[oracle@node02 ~]$ cat export.yml

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**Author:** ![Ali\_Jabir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Ali\_Jabir](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ali_Jabir)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/yml-is-failing-with-syntax-error-need-advise/23015/2 "2016-11-13T16:32:38Z")

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I believe the problem here is indentation.

- hosts: node02  
vars:  
ORACLE\_BASE: /u01/oracle/product  
ORACLE\_HOME: /u01/oracle/product/11.2.0  
remote\_user: oracle  
sudo\_user: root  
sudo: false  
gather\_facts: true  
tasks:

-AliJ

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**Author:** ![Uwe\_Sauter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/41988e/32.png) [@Uwe\_Sauter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Uwe_Sauter)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/yml-is-failing-with-syntax-error-need-advise/23015/3 "2016-11-13T16:38:31Z")

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Try the attached Python script.

But probably you just have the wrong number of spaces for indentation.

Try:

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> [yaml-validate.py](https://forum.ansible.com/uploads/short-url/dG6TTfrUfSM61m5w02IS599dk6d.py) (2.28 KB)

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**Author:** ![Shaikh\_Abdul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Shaikh\_Abdul](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shaikh_Abdul)\
**Post date:** [November 13, 2016, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/yml-is-failing-with-syntax-error-need-advise/23015/4 "2016-11-13T17:21:55Z")

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Thank You Uwe Sauter.

Yes, it was due to spaces. Thanks again for quick assistance.

Regards,  
Abdul