template error while templating string: unexpected char u'\\' at 127

[cdwer...@gmail.com]

Hi!

The following ansible snippet worked fine in 1.7, but throws an error in 1.8. I suspect it has something to do with the {% .. %} string I'm trying to insert into the file. I tried different ways to escape it, but can't find the solution.

    - name: add logon banner

      lineinfile: dest=/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/horizon/templates/auth/_login.html regexp='^  </fieldset>' line="  </fieldset>{% include \"banner.html\" %}"

fatal: [node] => template error while templating string: unexpected char u'\\' at 127

Without escaping the double quotes I get a different error:

      lineinfile: dest=/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/horizon/templates/auth/_login.html regexp='^  </fieldset>' line='  </fieldset>{% include "banner.html" %}'

fatal: [node] => an unexpected type error occurred. Error was no loader for this environment specified

I appreciate any suggestions!

Christoph

[Giovanni Tirloni]

Does it work if you use pure YAML syntax?

- name: add logon banner
lineinfile:

dest:
/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/horizon/templates/auth/_login.html
regexp: '^ </fieldset>'
line: ' </fieldset>{% include "banner.html" %}'

Giovanni

[cdwer...@gmail.com]

Unfortunately not. I tried:

    - name: add logon banner

      lineinfile:

        dest: /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/horizon/templates/auth/_login.html

        regexp: '^  </fieldset>'

        line: '  </fieldset>{% include "banner.html" %}'

 

TASK: [add logon banner] ****************************************************** 

fatal: [node11] => an unexpected type error occurred. Error was no loader for this environment specified

[Dan Vaida]

Have you tried the replace module?

Would it be feasible for you to template that file?

[cdwer...@gmail.com]

What I really want is to add that line to the file. Templating would mean that I need to change my template everytime the original file changes.

I tried to template it anyway, but it also gives me an error since the content of the file contains curly braces. Apparently there used to be a way to change the variable_start_string, but that feature has been removed. It seems that I need to wait for this issue to be resolved first: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/10031

[Brian Coca]

try escaping with raw

ineinfile: dest=/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/horizon/templates/auth/_login.html
regexp='^ </fieldset>' line=" </fieldset>{% raw %}{% include
\"banner.html\" %}(% endraw %}"



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Brian Coca

[cdwer...@gmail.com]

Brian, thanks a lot, this is working!

Cheers,

Christoph