Some strange bug in the template module when combining two variables - can someone confirm?

[Stephen Tan]

I think I may have uncovered a bug in the template module. Whatever I do, I can't remove inserted quotes for a dest path which are inserted by Ansible.

The same combination DOES work for other modules. 

I have tried using the join filter but this produces the same results!

Below is the relevant debug info:

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vars:

xbmc_docker_dir: xbmc

docker_home: /opt/docker

- name: Create advanced_settings file for our Mysql XBMC server

  template: src=advancedsettings.xml.j2

            dest={{docker_home}}/{{xbmc_docker_dir}}/xbmcdata/userdata/advancedsettings.xml

            owner=root

            group=root

            mode=0644

Error:

TASK: [xbmc-headless-docker | Create advanced_settings file for our Mysql XBMC server] ***

failed: [thorn.home.stanandliz.net] => {"failed": true}

msg: Destination directory "/opt/docker"/"xbmc"/xbmcdata/userdata does not exist

FATAL: all hosts have already failed -- aborting

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I have had to horribly hard code the paths in my dest command as a temporary workaround - please help me remove the abomination! :)

This variable combination/concatenation DOES work for the command module - for example the following runs the docker command with no problem ( I do know I can use the docker module for this but am testing to see wtf works and what doesn't...... )

- name: Run the docker image

  command: docker run -d --net=host --privileged -v "{{docker_home}}"/"{{xbmc_docker_dir}}"/xbmcdata/:/opt/xbmc-server/portable_data -v "{{mount_point}}":"{{mount_point}}" wernerb/docker-xbmc-server

[Stephen Tan]

The version of ansible used:

stan@briar:~/ansible$ ansible --version

ansible 1.7.2