why lineinfile not able to run with item.path

[Sameer Modak]

Code==>

- name: insert logggin file in log4j protperties

    lineinfile:

      path: '{{ item.path }}'

      insertafter: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=*'

      line: '{{ item.line }}'

    with_items:

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-6.2.10/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxFileSize=512MB' }

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxFileSize=512MB' }

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-6.2.10/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10' }

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10' }

ERROR==>>>

item={'path': '/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/zookeeper/log4j.properties', 'line': 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10'}) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": {"line": "log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10", "path": "/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/zookeeper/log4j.properties"}, "msg": "Destination { item.path }} does not exist !", "rc": 257}

[Abhijeet Kasurde]

It seems that you have a typo since the error message reads 'Destination { item.path }} does not exist !' which is missing a starting curling bracket.

Your playbook works fine though.

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[Rowe, Walter P. (Fed)]

You need proper indentation. The module name and "with_items" must align with the task name. The module args would then outdent by two space to also reflect proper indentation. I used a "debug" vs "lineinfile" to display the item.path and item.line vars and it worked just fine once indentation was corrected.

- name: insert logggin file in log4j protperties

  lineinfile:

    path: '{{ item.path }}'

    insertafter: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=*'

    line: '{{ item.line }}'

  with_items:

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-6.2.10/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxFileSize=512MB' }

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxFileSize=512MB' }

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-6.2.10/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10' }

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10' }

Walter
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[Rowe, Walter P. (Fed)]

You need proper indentation. The module name and "with_items" must align with the task name. The module args would then outdent by two space to also reflect proper indentation. I used a "debug" vs "lineinfile" to display the item.path and item.line vars and it worked just fine once indentation was corrected.

- name: insert logggin file in log4j protperties

  lineinfile:

    path: '{{ item.path }}'

    insertafter: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.layout.ConversionPattern=*'

    line: '{{ item.line }}'

  with_items:

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-6.2.10/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxFileSize=512MB' }

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxFileSize=512MB' }

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-6.2.10/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10' }

    - { path: '/etc/kafka/confluent-7.2.5/kafka/log4j.properties', line: 'log4j.appender.kafkaAppender.MaxBackupIndex=10' }

Walter
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On May 1, 2023, at 11:24 AM, Sameer Modak <sameer.m...@gmail.com> wrote:

[Sameer Modak]

Exaclty. The error is misleading  as you can see my code its straightforward {{ before item.pah. Anyways i m trying what MR. Walter has suggested. Lets c. Thanks by the way for your response.

[Sameer Modak]

Hello MR. Walter,

Thanks a lot. My code and understanding  was fine but as you pointed out i somehow couldn’t  see space in front. And as we know ansible is not good for error prompt i mislead it.

Thanks again. it worked by add 2 spaces in with_items.

By the way any good tool or editor you can recommend which auto corrects or helps with this??

Also could you please tell me what did u do for troubleshooting  is it only , debug or something else so that i ll try to  do next time.

[sumanth parakala]

Documentation in various sites have a problem with with_items , they all start the item list from the w of the with_items , the indentation is almost incorrect in all majority of the knowledge sites for the list of items with variables.

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[Abhijeet Kasurde]

Please feel free to improve the error reporting if you feel it is necessary. :)

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[sumanth parakala]

Except rol sites(that many don't have access)  I don't think other sites that google hit take the indentation into account for the examples..it's up to us..

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[Abhijeet Kasurde]

It is always upto us.

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Thanks,

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