use item in a template

[Anoop Alias]

cat main.yml

---

- name: Install and setup unison in nDeploy cluster master

  file: path=/root/.unison state=directory

- name: create the unison preference file

  template:

    src: default.prf.j2

    dest: /root/.unison/{{ item }}.prf

    with_items: groups['ndeployslaves']

cat default.prf.j2

# Unison preferences file

root = /home

root = ssh://root@{{ item }}//home

ignore = Path virtfs

ignore = Path */mail

However the item does not seem to be available in the template and I am getting the following error

TASK [unison_master : create the unison prefrence file] ************************

fatal: [127.0.0.1]: FAILED! => {"failed": true, "msg": "'item' is undefined"}

In short:

How to get the value of item variable in the task in a jinja template referenced in the same task?

Thanks in advance.

Anoop

[Anoop Alias]

As an update the problem seem to be somewhere in the template module as it shows the same error even after I remove the variable item from the jinja2 template

---

- name: Install and setup unison in nDeploy cluster master

  file: path=/root/.unison state=directory

- name: debug this

  debug: "{{ item }}"

  with_items: "{{ groups['ndeployslaves'] }}"

- name: create the unison preference file

  template:

    src: default.prf.j2

    dest: "/root/.unison/{{ item }}.prf"

    with_items: "{{ groups['ndeployslaves'] }}"

The output is as below

TASK [unison_master : debug this] **********************************************

task path: /root/nDeploy/conf/nDeploy-cluster/roles/unison_master/tasks/main.yml:8

ok: [127.0.0.1] => (item=cpanel.sysally.net) => {

    "invocation": {

        "module_args": {}, 

        "module_name": "debug"

    }, 

    "item": "cpanel.sysally.net", 

    "msg": "Hello world!"

}

TASK [unison_master : create the unison preference file] ***********************

task path: /root/nDeploy/conf/nDeploy-cluster/roles/unison_master/tasks/main.yml:12

fatal: [127.0.0.1]: FAILED! => {"failed": true, "msg": "'item' is undefined"}

Note that default.prf.j2 does not contain any variables now.

Thanks in advance for any help on this.

[Matt Martz]

It seems as though your `with_items` on your `template` task is indented too far.  It should be indented to the same level as the word `template`.  Just like you have it for your debug command.

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[Anoop Alias]

Hi Matt,

Yes, that was it. Thanks for the help.

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