exception: mapping values are not allowed in this context

[John Harmon]

I have the following playbook.  If I comment out the line for import_playbook, the error goes away.  Can anybody see what is wrong with this?  I am guessing a syntax error, but I can't seem to find it.  Thanks in advance!:

---
- hosts: "{{ host }}"
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:

- import_playbook: update_gitlab_scripts.yml

    - name: "Check tcp tuning settings"
      shell: "/home/gomer/scripts/check_tcp_tuning.sh"
      no_log: true
      register: results

    - fail:
        msg: "TCP Tuning needed for {{ ansible_hostname }}"
      when: results.rc > 0

ERROR:

ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.


The error appears to have been in '/etc/ansible/playbooks/checks/check_tcp_tuning.yml': line 8, column 11, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:


    - name: "Check tcp tuning settings"
          ^ here

exception type: <class 'yaml.scanner.ScannerError'>
exception: mapping values are not allowed in this context
  in "<unicode string>", line 8, column 11

[Matt Martz]

`import_playbook` cannot be used within a play.  Your play starts with `- hosts: "{{ host }}"`.  Your `import_playbook` would need to come either before that, or after your `fail` task.

Maybe you are looking for `import_tasks` instead?

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[John Harmon]

Matt, thank you.  I wasn't aware of import_tasks, but it does what I want it to do.  Thanks again!