Whitespace in Value for INI_FILE

[Tim Jabaut]

I have a problem when using the ini_file module as follows:

---

- name: Test 'ini_file'

  hosts: mediaserver

  user: root

  tasks:

  

  - name: Create 'config.ini' to include necessary values

    ini_file:

      dest=/root/testconfig.ini

      section={{ item.section }}

      option={{ item.option }}

      value={{ item.value }}

    with_items:

      - { section: 'General', option: 'test1', value: 'value2' }

      - { section: 'General2', option: 'test2', value: 2 }

      - { section: 'General3', option: 'test3', value: 'This is a test' }

Will produce the following results:

root@ansibleControl:~# ansible-playbook test.yml

PLAY [Test 'ini_file'] ********************************************************

GATHERING FACTS ***************************************************************

ok: [192.168.154.243]

TASK: [Create 'config.ini' to include necessary values] ***********************

changed: [192.168.154.243] => (item={'section': 'General', 'option': 'test1', 'value': 'value2'})

changed: [192.168.154.243] => (item={'section': 'General2', 'option': 'test2', 'value': 2})

failed: [192.168.154.243] => (item={'section': 'General3', 'option': 'test3', 'value': 'This is a test'}) => {"failed": true, "item": {"option": "test3", "section": "General3", "value": "This is a test"}}

msg: this module requires key=value arguments (['dest=/root/testconfig.ini', 'section=General3', 'option=test3', 'value=This', 'is', 'a', 'test'])

FATAL: all hosts have already failed -- aborting

PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************

           to retry, use: --limit @/root/test.retry

192.168.154.243            : ok=1    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1

It appears that the 'value', even though it is wrapped in quotes, is being treated as a list.

I am wondering if this is a bug.

[Dan Vaida]

Try this:

 - name: Create 'config.ini' to include necessary values

    ini_file: >

      dest=./testconfig.ini

      section="{{ item.section }}"

      option="{{ item.option }}"

      value="{{ item.value }}"

    with_items:

      - { section: 'General', option: 'test1', value: 'value2' }

      - { section: 'General2', option: 'test2', value: 2 }

      - { section: 'General3', option: 'test3', value: 'This is a test' }