IOS_Config Question. New User

[Neal Z]

I am a new user of Ansible.

I am trying to use the IOS_Config module and a I cannot find the syntax error in my playbook (See Below).  I suspect I may be missing the IOS_Config module? I am on Mac running 2.2. But I am unsure if I have the developer modules or not.

Have confirmed no invisible characters in the file.

I am getting this error:

MacBook-Pro:ansible nealzipper$ ansible-playbook -i inventory backup-configs.yml -vvv

 

Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file

ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.


The error appears to have been in '/Users/neal/ansible/backup-configs.yml': line 20, column 7, but may

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


The offending line appears to be:

      - name: SAVE AND BACKUP CONFIGS

      ^ here

MacBook-Pro:ansible neal$

Here my playbook :

---



  - name: PLAY - BACKUP

    hosts: all

    gather_facts: no

    connection: local




    tasks:




       - name: OBTAIN LOGIN CREDENTIALS

         include_vars: ./secrets.yml




       - name: DEFINE PROVIDER

         set_fact:

         provider:

            host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"

            username: "{{ creds['username'] }}"

            password: "{{ creds['password'] }}"

            auth_pass: "{{ creds['auth_pass'] }}"




      - name: SAVE AND BACKUP CONFIGS

        ios_config:

          backup: yes

          local_file: {{ filename }}



          platform: {{ net_platform }}

[Jinesh Choksi]

Hi

There were a couple of small yaml syntax errors in your playbook. Here is what it should look like:

---

- name: PLAY - BACKUP

  hosts:

    - localhost

  gather_facts: no

  connection: local

  tasks:

     - name: OBTAIN LOGIN CREDENTIALS

       include_vars: ./secrets.yml

     - name: DEFINE PROVIDER

       set_fact:

           provider:

             host: "{{ inventory_hostname }}"

             username: "{{ creds['username'] }}"

             password: "{{ creds['password'] }}"

             auth_pass: "{{ creds['auth_pass'] }}"

     - name: SAVE AND BACKUP CONFIGS

       ios_config:

          backup: yes

          local_file: "{{ filename }}"

          platform: "{{ net_platform }}"

Now I was able to run this but it fails because I don't have any of the vars defined and so it could still be possible there are more syntax issues which I've not encountered yet.

Anyway, at least it will move you a little forwards in your adventure. :-)

Good luck

Regards,

Jinesh