How to use escape characters in lineinfile ansible
I am writing the ansible play for adding the users.
So far I got this.
- name: Add user to sudoers
hosts: all_hosts
su: yes
su_user: root
tasks:
- lineinfile: line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'
I am able to add the user which is another task.
I am trying to add the same user in the sudoers file.
It fails
ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
mapping values are not allowed here
at - lineinfile: line="worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh" dest="/etc/sudoers"
^ here
I tried by adding escaping quotes, but then it appendsthe folloing line in sudoers file
worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD':' /bin/sh
this line has '' unwanted around :
How can I get only
worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh
Thanks.
ansible ansible-2.x
asked Nov 13 '18 at 0:18
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I am writing the ansible play for adding the users.
So far I got this.
- name: Add user to sudoers
hosts: all_hosts
su: yes
su_user: root
tasks:
- lineinfile: line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'
I am able to add the user which is another task.
I am trying to add the same user in the sudoers file.
It fails
ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
mapping values are not allowed here
at - lineinfile: line="worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh" dest="/etc/sudoers"
^ here
I tried by adding escaping quotes, but then it appendsthe folloing line in sudoers file
worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD':' /bin/sh
this line has '' unwanted around :
How can I get only
worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh
Thanks.
ansible ansible-2.x
asked Nov 13 '18 at 0:18
User007User007
1,66042650
1
I don't understand why you are opposed to theline=''syntax, but either way, if you switch to the formal YAML map syntax this entire discussion evaporates
– Matthew L Daniel
Nov 13 '18 at 3:21
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I am writing the ansible play for adding the users.
So far I got this.
- name: Add user to sudoers
hosts: all_hosts
su: yes
su_user: root
tasks:
- lineinfile: line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'
I am able to add the user which is another task.
I am trying to add the same user in the sudoers file.
It fails
ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
mapping values are not allowed here
at - lineinfile: line="worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh" dest="/etc/sudoers"
^ here
I tried by adding escaping quotes, but then it appendsthe folloing line in sudoers file
worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD':' /bin/sh
this line has '' unwanted around :
How can I get only
worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh
Thanks.
ansible ansible-2.x
asked Nov 13 '18 at 0:18
User007User007
1,66042650
I am writing the ansible play for adding the users.
So far I got this.
- name: Add user to sudoers
hosts: all_hosts
su: yes
su_user: root
tasks:
- lineinfile: line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'
I am able to add the user which is another task.
I am trying to add the same user in the sudoers file.
It fails
ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML.
mapping values are not allowed here
at - lineinfile: line="worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh" dest="/etc/sudoers"
^ here
I tried by adding escaping quotes, but then it appendsthe folloing line in sudoers file
worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD':' /bin/sh
this line has '' unwanted around :
How can I get only
worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh
Thanks.
ansible ansible-2.x
ansible ansible-2.x
asked Nov 13 '18 at 0:18
User007User007
1,66042650
asked Nov 13 '18 at 0:18
User007User007
1,66042650
asked Nov 13 '18 at 0:18
User007User007
1,66042650
asked Nov 13 '18 at 0:18
User007User007
1,66042650
asked Nov 13 '18 at 0:18
User007User007
1,66042650
1,66042650
1
I don't understand why you are opposed to theline=''syntax, but either way, if you switch to the formal YAML map syntax this entire discussion evaporates
– Matthew L Daniel
Nov 13 '18 at 3:21
add a comment |
1
I don't understand why you are opposed to theline=''syntax, but either way, if you switch to the formal YAML map syntax this entire discussion evaporates
– Matthew L Daniel
Nov 13 '18 at 3:21
1
1
I don't understand why you are opposed to the
line='' syntax, but either way, if you switch to the formal YAML map syntax this entire discussion evaporates– Matthew L Daniel
Nov 13 '18 at 3:21
I don't understand why you are opposed to the
line='' syntax, but either way, if you switch to the formal YAML map syntax this entire discussion evaporates– Matthew L Daniel
Nov 13 '18 at 3:21
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You can only escape quotes if you actually quote a scalar, and in your example the value to the key linenfile is not a quoted scalar as this is the value:
line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'
(although there are quotes in the scalar, a quoted scalar needs to start (and end) with a single or double quote).
Just putting double quotes around that will prevent your parser from mis interpreting the second : on that line as a value indicator as well as first:
- lineinfile: "line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'"
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:15
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You can only escape quotes if you actually quote a scalar, and in your example the value to the key linenfile is not a quoted scalar as this is the value:
line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'
(although there are quotes in the scalar, a quoted scalar needs to start (and end) with a single or double quote).
Just putting double quotes around that will prevent your parser from mis interpreting the second : on that line as a value indicator as well as first:
- lineinfile: "line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'"
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:15
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You can only escape quotes if you actually quote a scalar, and in your example the value to the key linenfile is not a quoted scalar as this is the value:
line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'
(although there are quotes in the scalar, a quoted scalar needs to start (and end) with a single or double quote).
Just putting double quotes around that will prevent your parser from mis interpreting the second : on that line as a value indicator as well as first:
- lineinfile: "line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'"
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:15
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You can only escape quotes if you actually quote a scalar, and in your example the value to the key linenfile is not a quoted scalar as this is the value:
line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'
(although there are quotes in the scalar, a quoted scalar needs to start (and end) with a single or double quote).
Just putting double quotes around that will prevent your parser from mis interpreting the second : on that line as a value indicator as well as first:
- lineinfile: "line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'"
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:15
AnthonAnthon
29k1693145
You can only escape quotes if you actually quote a scalar, and in your example the value to the key linenfile is not a quoted scalar as this is the value:
line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'
(although there are quotes in the scalar, a quoted scalar needs to start (and end) with a single or double quote).
Just putting double quotes around that will prevent your parser from mis interpreting the second : on that line as a value indicator as well as first:
- lineinfile: "line='worker_temp ALL=(ALL) NOPASSWD: /bin/sh' dest='/etc/sudoers'"
answered Nov 13 '18 at 6:15
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I don't understand why you are opposed to the
line=''syntax, but either way, if you switch to the formal YAML map syntax this entire discussion evaporates– Matthew L Daniel
Nov 13 '18 at 3:21