Multiple commands output in a single file

[Djay wadhwa]

Hi All

I have this ansible code where i need output of all these commands in one file, however, all i am getting is either output of first command or second command if i change the following to 0,1,2 however ansible is not appending/writing all outputs into a single file.

Appreciate if there is a method which members could suggest to make it work.

"{{ print_output.stdout[1] }}

- name: Name servers

ios_command:

authorize: yes

provider: "{{ cli }}"

commands:

- show ip name-servers

- show ip int brief

- show logging | in host

register: print_output

- name: save output to a file

copy: content="{{ print_output.stdout[1] }}" dest="/opt/ansible/dev/Dheeraj/verf/adnan/NTP/{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt"

[Rajthecomputerguy]

Can you try this

Use this to write several strings into a file:

- name: save output to a file

  lineinfile:
    create: yes
    line: "{{item}}"
    path: ./output/{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt
  with_items: "{{ print_output.stdout[1] }}"

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Thanks,

Pushparaj G

[Djay wadhwa]

Hi Pushpraj,

I am getting the error below if i try to run this with lineinfile as per suggestion.

Please see my playbook as attached. Appreciate your help

---

- name: Routers data

  hosts: routers  

  gather_facts: false

  connection: local

  vars:

    cli:

      username: "{{ hdn_user_rw }}"

      password: "{{ hdn_pass_rw }}"

         

  tasks:

    - name: Name servers  

      ios_command: 

        authorize: yes

        provider: "{{ cli }}"

        commands: 

          - show ip name-servers

          - show ip interface brief

          - show run | in host 

          

      register: print_output

     

    - name: save output to a file

      lineinfile:

        create: yes

        line: "{{item}}"

        path: /opt/ansible/dev/Dheeraj/verf/adnan/Log/{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt

        with_items: "{{ print_output.stdout[1] }}"

=================================================================================

TASK [save output to a file] ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

fatal: [SURRDEN-NRT001]: FAILED! => {

    "changed": false

}

MSG:

Unsupported parameters for (lineinfile) module: with_items Supported parameters include: attributes,backrefs,backup,content,create,delimiter,directory_mode,follow,force,group,insertafter,insertbefore,line,mode,owner,path,regexp,remote_src,selevel,serole,setype,seuser,src,state,unsafe_writes,validate

fatal: [POWHHSP-NRT002]: FAILED! => {

    "changed": false

}

MSG:

Unsupported parameters for (lineinfile) module: with_items Supported parameters include: attributes,backrefs,backup,content,create,delimiter,directory_mode,follow,force,group,insertafter,insertbefore,line,mode,owner,path,regexp,remote_src,selevel,serole,setype,seuser,src,state,unsafe_writes,validate

fatal: [ROCKDEN-NRT001]: FAILED! => {

    "changed": false

}

MSG:

Unsupported parameters for (lineinfile) module: with_items Supported parameters include: attributes,backrefs,backup,content,create,delimiter,directory_mode,follow,force,group,insertafter,insertbefore,line,mode,owner,path,regexp,remote_src,selevel,serole,setype,seuser,src,state,unsafe_writes,validate

        to retry, use: --limit @/opt/ansible/dev/Dheeraj/Splunk.retry

[Rajthecomputerguy]

There is a indentation error in your playbook

  - name: save output to a file

      lineinfile:

        create: yes

        line: "{{item}}"

        path: /opt/ansible/dev/Dheeraj/verf/adnan/Log/{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt

        with_items: "{{ print_output.stdout[1] }}"

 

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Thanks,

Pushparaj G

[Djay wadhwa]

Hi Pushp,

Script worked but desired outcome not achieved. still getting output of only 1st command ( show ip name-servers) in the file.

- name: Check Ip routes

  hosts: routers  

  gather_facts: false

  connection: local

  vars:

    cli:

      username: "{{ hdn_user_rw }}"

      password: "{{ hdn_pass_rw }}"

         

  tasks:

 

   

    - name: Name servers  

      ios_command: 

        authorize: yes

        provider: "{{ cli }}"

        commands: 

          - show ip name-servers

          - show run | in ntp

          - show run | in host

          - show run | in address ipv4 

          - show run | in logging host

      register: print_output

    #- name: save output to a file

      #copy: content="{{ print_output.stdout[0] }}" dest="/opt/ansible/dev/Dheeraj/verf/adnan/Log/{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt"

      

    - name: save output to a file

      lineinfile:

        create: yes

        line: "{{item}}"

        path: /opt/ansible/dev/Dheeraj/verf/adnan/Log/{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt

      with_items: "{{ print_output.stdout[0] }}"

   

[The Vandyy Vines]

I think you can test once with 

 with_items: "{{ print_output.stdout }}

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[Dick Visser]

What does print_output look like?
Without that we're just guessing.

Bbit of a confusing variable name btw

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[Djay wadhwa]

Hi Dick I think if we use  print_output.stdout[1] }} without 0 or 1 in it, it will throw a syntax error.

Print_output.stdout alone might be invalid.

Thanks 

[Dick Visser]

On Tue, 1 Jun 2021 at 13:10, Djay wadhwa <dheer...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Dick I think if we use print_output.stdout[1] }} without 0 or 1 in it, it will throw a syntax error.
>
> Print_output.stdout alone might be invalid.

Please let's not waste more time by thinking of what might be.
Instead post the value of the print_output (as I already requested),
so we can know for sure.

[Djay wadhwa]

Hi D

Ran this code and got the error.

   - name: TACACS  

      ios_command: 

          authorize: yes

          provider: "{{ cli }}"

          commands: 

            - show run | in address ipv4

            - show ver

            

      register: print_output

    

    -  debug: var=print_output.stdout_lines   

      

    - name: save output to a file

      copy: content="{{ print_output.stdout[] }}" dest="/opt/ansible/dev/Dheeraj/verf/adnan/TACACS/{{ inventory_hostname }}.txt"

======

Error

fatal: [SURRDEN-NRT001]: FAILED! => {}

MSG:

The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: list object has no element ()

The error appears to have been in '/opt/ansible/dev/Dheeraj/ntp.yml': line 64, column 7, but may

be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

    - name: save output to a file

      ^ here

exception type: <class 'ansible.errors.AnsibleUndefinedVariable'>

exception: list object has no element ()

        to retry, use: --limit @/opt/ansible/dev/Dheeraj/ntp.retry

        

[Dick Visser]

Hi

I asked explicitly (twice) for the value of the print_output variable.
But you again did something else, which gives an error.
Please try to read carefully and try again with just the print_output variable.

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