apt returns msg: No package matching...

[Todd Sampson]

The apt module returns:

msg: No package matching 'nypa-comtrade-mod' is available

when I try to install a .deb package that I made.  Here's the playbook:

---

- hosts: server1

  sudo: True

  user: dfr

  remote_user: dfr

  tasks:

  - name: install nypa-comtrade-mod

    apt: update_cache=yes pkg=nypa-comtrade-mod state=installed

If I do the install directly on the managed host, the install works but it does generate this message:

WARNING: The following packages cannot be authenticated!

  nypa-comtrade-mod

Install these packages without verification [y/N]?

My question is, is this most likely causing my error?  If so, the error message is confusing because the package is indeed available.

Nothing gets logged to: /var/log/apt/history.log when I try to install my package.  Normal Ubuntu packages work correctly.

-vvv turns on debug info concerning the ssh authentication and that seems to be working.

Any hints to help me debug this would be appreciated!