Also, if your file doesn't have sections, only `key=value` pairs, then
specify `type='properties'`, like this:
msg: "{{ lookup('ini', 'transient_partition_size', type='properties',
file='/opt/si/ansible/conf/virtual_host.conf') }}"
On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 10:02:12 AM UTC-5 Todd Lewis wrote:
> Your quoting is all wrong. You are passing in one long string.
> Use this:
>
> msg: "{{ lookup('ini', 'transient_partition_size',
> section='control_environment',
> file='/opt/si/ansible/conf/virtual_host.conf') }}"
>
> On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 9:37:39 AM UTC-5 Abhijeet Kasurde wrote:
>
>> You are using '{{' for Jinja templating for section name in the lookup
>> plugin.
>>
>> If you are setting the section value to 'control_environment' then don't
>> include the '{{' in the lookup plugin.
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Mar 10, 2023 at 7:45 PM Neha Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> As mentioned in the error:
>>> 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'"}
>>>
>>> When I have updated the section name with 'edgy' as below:
>>>
>>> [edgy]
>>> transient_partition_size = 150G
>>>
>>> and used the same playbook task code
>>>
>>> it works for me now.. I suppose, there is somewhere in my system,
>>> control_environment value has beens et to edgy, if I am not wrong. Do u
>>> have any idea about this?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 7:36:27 PM UTC+5:30 Abhijeet Kasurde wrote:
>>>
>>>> # 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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