# cat virtual_host.conf
[control_environment]
transient_partition_size = 150G
---
- hosts: localhost
gather_facts: no
tasks:
- debug:
msg: "{{ lookup('ini', 'transient_partition_size
section=control_environment file=virtual_host.conf') }}"
output -
```
TASK [debug]
*******************************************************************
task path: /Volumes/data/src/playbooks/section.yml:5
ok: [localhost] => {
"msg": "150G"
}
```
On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 7:25 PM Neha Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
> Adding the full error message:
>
> Error was a <class 'ansible.errors.AnsibleError'>, original message: An
> unhandled exception occurred while running the lookup plugin 'ini'. Error
> was a <class 'ConfigParser.NoSectionError'>, original message: No section:
> u'edgy'"}ESC[0m
>
> On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 7:22:10 PM UTC+5:30 Neha Singh wrote:
>
>> Hi Abhijeet,
>>
>> I have updated my config file as below:
>>
>> file path: /opt/si/ansible/conf/virtual_host.conf
>>
>> [control_environment]
>> transient_partition_size = 150G
>>
>> and my playbook task is as below:
>>
>> - debug:
>> msg: "{{ lookup('ini', 'transient_partition_size
>> section={{control_environment}}
>> file=/opt/si/ansible/conf/virtual_host.conf') }}"
>>
>>
>> Error is as below:
>> Error was a <class 'ansible.errors.AnsibleError'>, original message: An
>> unhandled exception occurred while running the lookup plugin 'ini'. Error
>> was a <class 'ConfigParser.NoSectionError'>, original message: No section:
>>
>> Not sure, what is the issue now..
>>
>> Thanks
>> On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 7:00:14 PM UTC+5:30 Abhijeet Janwalkar wrote:
>>
>>> Hey,
>>> Is there a typo in file name
>>> - and _.
>>> Or it's only in mail.
>>>
>>> Warm regards
>>> Abhijeet
>>>
>>> On Fri, 10 Mar, 2023, 14:17 Neha Singh, <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ok, one more question though. I have not mentioned any file extension
>>>> like .ini, .conf, .cfg. Will that work without the same as well.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Neha
>>>>
>>>> On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:30:40 PM UTC+5:30 Abhijeet Kasurde wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Error is - File contains no section headers.
>>>>>
>>>>> You need a section in ini file that you have created.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 6:25 PM Neha Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Team,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have created one file where I have specify a variable:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> path: /opt/si/ansible/conf/virtual_host
>>>>>>
>>>>>> transient_partition_size = 200G
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And then trying to print the variable by using lookup through another
>>>>>> playbook:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - debug:
>>>>>> msg: "{{ lookup('ini', 'transient_partition_size
>>>>>> section={{control_environment}} file=/opt/si/ansible/conf/virtual-host')
>>>>>> }}
>>>>>> "
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Result:
>>>>>> Error was a <class 'ansible.errors.AnsibleError'>, original message:
>>>>>> An unhandled exception occurred while running the lookup plugin 'ini'.
>>>>>> Error was a <class 'ConfigParser.MissingSectionHeaderError'>, original
>>>>>> message: File contains no section headers.\nfile: <???>, line:
>>>>>> 1\nu'transient_partition_size = 200G\\n'"}
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Can you help me here..?
>>>>>> Please find more info regarding version
>>>>>> ansible --version
>>>>>> ansible 2.9.27
>>>>>> python version = 2.7.5 (default, May 27 2022, 11:27:32) [GCC 4.8.5
>>>>>> 20150623 (Red Hat
>>>>>> 4.8.5-44)]
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Neha
>>>>>>
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>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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