ERROR! 'debug' is not a valid attribute for a Play

[saltos]

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible 2.1.0.0

CONFIGURATION

$ cat ~/.ansible.cfg 
[defaults]
host_key_checking=False
retry_files_enabled=False

OS / ENVIRONMENT

N/A

SUMMARY

Error "'debug' is not a valid attribute for a Play" for the sample from the documentation.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Create sample playbook like in the http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_loops.html#looping-over-the-inventory:

- debug: msg={{ item }}
  with_items: "{{ groups['all'] }}"

Run it.

$ ansible-playbook -v -i ./hosts/inventory sample.yml

EXPECTED RESULTS

Message output.

ACTUAL RESULTS

ERROR! 'debug' is not a valid attribute for a Play

The error appears to have been in '/home/lexus/src/ps/stash/sso/sso_install_7.6/sso_install/sso_apps_status.yml': line 1, column 3, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:


- debug: msg={{ item }}
  ^ here
We could be wrong, but this one looks like it might be an issue with
missing quotes.  Always quote template expression brackets when they
start a value. For instance:

    with_items:
      - {{ foo }}

Should be written as:

    with_items:
      - "{{ foo }}"

[jctanner]

@saltos the example referenced is just a task. It is not a valid playbook because it is missings a hosts declaration and the module call is not under a tasks section. The error is indicating that you've used the "debug" keyword as an attribute of the play (not a task).

Please reference http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks_intro.html for writing playbooks.