unable to create directory using ansible file module

[Shifa Shaikh]

Here is my variable file:

cat vars.yml

---

  layers:
    - name: APP
  layers:
    - name: WLS

Here is my playbook

cat varloop.yml

---

    hosts: localhost
    vars_files:
      - vars.yml



    tasks:
      - name: Create sublinks based of bad.txt files
        include_tasks: "{{ playbook_dir }}/inner.yml"
        loop: "{{ layers }}"
        loop_control:
          loop_var: my_result

inner.yml

- name: Generate JSON data
  block:
    - file: path="{{ playbook_dir }}/dashboard/{{ my_result.name }} state=directory recurse=yes"

However, I'm getting the following error running the code:

TASK [file] *************************************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "file (/tmp/dashboard/APP state=directory recurse=yes) is absent, cannot continue", "path": "/tmp/dashboard/APP state=directory recurse=yes"}

I was expecting the play to create the directory "/tmp/dashboard/APP", however it errors and fails.  Can you please suggest ? 

[Dick Visser]

Hi

you've missed a few basic things. The vars file contains a duplicate
variable layers - that won't work.
Also, you appear to want to loop over the variable layers, but you
don't actually use it.
Have a look at this URL, it has some nice examples of how loops work:

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_loops.html#iterating-over-a-simple-list

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[Shifa Shaikh]

Dick Hi, The issue is not with the loop as I can see the correct value populated using debug. 

Aslo, the correct value shows up in the error output from the loop ... see below:

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "file (/tmp/dashboard/APP state=directory recurse=yes) is absent, cannot continue", "path": "/tmp/dashboard/APP state=directory recurse=yes"}

/tmp/dashboard/APP is indeed the correct desired directory that should be created.

Please suggest.

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[Dick Visser]

Ah OK yes, i see, you're right.
The issue is your quoting, as indicated by the error message.
Instead of:

- file: path="{{ playbook_dir }}/dashboard/{{ my_result.name }}
state=directory recurse=yes"

Do this:

- file: path="{{ playbook_dir }}/dashboard/{{ my_result.name }}"
state=directory recurse=yes

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[Vivek Kothawale]

Hi shifa,

Can you please check whether dashboard dir is present on remote server?

Thanks,

Vivek

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[Shifa Shaikh]

@Dick your suggestion helped !! it works.