BTW here is my version. root@Raspi_Ctrl:/ansible/playbook# ansible --version
ansible 2.5.0 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = [u'/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible python version = 2.7.13 (default, Jan 19 2017, 14:48:08) [GCC 6.3.0 20170124] On Thu, Nov 9, 2017 at 8:56 AM, Larry Pescatore <lpescat...@google.com> wrote: > Hi Jordan, I created a new play based on your comment. > > --- > > - hosts: builders > > become: true > > tasks: > > -name: Install Cygwin > > win_command: C:\Users\pkmbuilder\Desktop\setup-x86_64.exe --root > C:\cygwin64 --quiet-mode --site http://cygwin.mirror.constant.com > --packages "openssh,rsync,zip,vim,wget,nano" > > > However, I get: > > > root@Raspi_Ctrl:/ansible/playbook# ansible-playbook cygwin64install.yml > -i /ansible/hosts > > ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML. > > > > The error appears to have been in '/ansible/playbook/cygwin64install.yml': > line 6, column 17, but may > > be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem. > > > The offending line appears to be: > > > -name: Install Cygwin > > win_command: C:\Users\pkmbuilder\Desktop\setup-x86_64.exe --root > C:\cygwin64 --quiet-mode --site http://cygwin.mirror.constant.com > --packages "openssh,rsync,zip,vim,wget,nano" > > ^ here > > > I tried putting the command (Starting at C:\ )in single quotes and it said > this: > > The offending line appears to be: > > > -name: Install Cygwin > > win_command: 'C:\Users\pkmbuilder\Desktop\setup-x86_64.exe --root > C:\cygwin64 --quiet-mode --site http://cygwin.mirror.constant.com > --packages "openssh,rsync,zip,vim,wget,nano"' > > ^ here > > This one looks easy to fix. It seems that there is a value started > > with a quote, and the YAML parser is expecting to see the line ended > > with the same kind of quote. For instance: > > > when: "ok" in result.stdout > > > Could be written as: > > > when: '"ok" in result.stdout' > > > Or equivalently: > > > when: "'ok' in result.stdout" > > > So obviously somethings missing or wrong. > > Any ideas? > > > Thx > > Larry > > On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 4:06 PM, Jordan Borean <jborea...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Personally, I would bypass the batch file and just call the executable >> directly like >> >> - name: install Cygwin >> win_command: C:\Users\pkmbuilder\setup-x86_64.exe --root C:\cygwin64 >> --quiet-mode --site http://cygwin.mirror.constant.com --packages >> "openssh,rsync,zip,vim,wget" >> >> # Note if you are using an Ansible version before 2.4, change >> "openssh,rsync,zip,vim,wget" to \"openssh,rsync,zip,vim,wget\". If you >> are on 2.4 keep it as it is >> >> This way you aren't reliant on a file being present on the server and are >> bypassing cmd which could obfuscate some results. You can also use >> win_package but you would need to determine the product id before hand but >> doing so would give you some idempotency. >> >> Thanks >> >> Jordan >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the >> Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. >> To unsubscribe from this topic, visit https://groups.google.com/d/to >> pic/ansible-project/5F3UCDR3j_Y/unsubscribe. >> To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to >> ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to ansible-project@googlegroups.com. >> To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/ms >> gid/ansible-project/40712154-453f-4b5a-894f-7483439f90f9% >> 40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/40712154-453f-4b5a-894f-7483439f90f9%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Thank you, > Larry Pescatore > Lab Engineer, ERG Inc. @ Google > -- Thank you, Larry Pescatore Lab Engineer, ERG Inc. @ Google -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-project+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to ansible-project@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CADxK1ksXj_iP1RMe1NBVvHb%2BhT_QB5_DNG5ayegk_2e9PWAjYQ%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
