using with_sequence with a block

[Kathy L]

We have a variable num_users_to add. I am trying to run a block of commands to generate users and passwords for the number of users the user has plugged in, using the with_sequence block.  I am getting the error message "with_sequence is not a valid attribute for a Block."  How to I get around this?

Code:

- name:  Block to generate x number of users & passwords
  block:
      - name: Generate user
        set_fact:
           username: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.password', '/dev/null', chars=['ascii_letters', 'digits'] length = 12 ) }}"

      - name: Generate password
        set_fact:
           passwd: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.password', '/dev/null', chars=['ascii_letters', 'digits'] length = 12 ) }}:

 with_sequence:  "count={{ num_users_to_add }}"

[Rowe, Walter P. (Fed)]

You have to apply it to each task. Blocks have almost no options.

Walter
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[Kathy Lyons]

Thanks.  Any idea how I would then add these users to the system without using a block?  I forgot to put this last part of the code I'd like to use in.

- name: Add users

  user:

    name: "{{ username }}"

    password: {{ "passwd" }}

   shell: /bin/bash

  

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[Richard Megginson]

You could put the tasks that you want to run in the loop in a separate tasks file, then use include_tasks with with_sequence

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[Kathy L]

I'll try that. When I use with_sequence, does it put the usernames and passwords in an array I can refer to?

[Rowe, Walter P. (Fed)]

Make sure you read thoroughly the module document for each task so you don't miss any parameters.

Walter
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On Sep 5, 2023, at 9:47 AM, Kathy L <lyon...@gmail.com> wrote:

ok, will do that.  Thanks!

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[Kathy Lyons]

That worked out well, thank you!

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