[WARNING]: Error in vault password file loading (default)

[Vino B]

Hi All,

   Request you help, after upgrade ansible to 2.6 the password vault is not working as expected, and getting the below error, before the upgrade it was working fine without any issues.

ansible-playbook /home/ansible/playbooks/oscheck.yml --syntax-check

 [WARNING]: Error in vault password file loading (default): A vault password must be specified to decrypt data

ERROR! A vault password must be specified to decrypt data

ansible --version

ansible 2.6.0

  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg

  configured module search path = [u'/home/ansible/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']

  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible

  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible

  python version = 2.7.13 (default, Jan 11 2017, 10:56:06) [GCC]

oscheck.yml

---

- hosts: target

  become: true

  become_method: sudo

  gather_facts: no

  vars_files:

  - "/home/ansible/playbooks/target.yml"

/etc/ansible/ansible.cfg

# If set, configures the path to the Vault password file as an alternative to

# specifying --vault-password-file on the command line.

vault_password_file = /home/ansible/playbooks/target.pass

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Vino.B

[Vino B]

Hi All,

 Tried to re-create the Vault password, even then no luck, below are the step performed

vi target.yml

ansible_user: ansible

ansible_ssh_pass: <password>

ansible_become_pass: <password>

touch target.pass

ansible-vault encrypt target.pass

Enter the Vault password : <password>

Confirm New Vault password : <password>

ansible-vault encrypt target.yml --vault-password-file=target.pass

At this point : Error : 

 [WARNING]: Error in vault password file loading (default): A vault password must be specified to decrypt data

ERROR! A vault password must be specified to decrypt data

Even tried the below command, but still no luck.

ansible-vault encrypt /home/ansible/playbooks/target.yml --vault-password-file=/home/ansible/playbooks/target.pass

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Vino.B

[Vino B]

Hi All,  Any help on this is much appriciated

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Vino.B

On Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 6:30:47 PM UTC+8, Vino B wrote: