Ansible Level 3 --- ansible lineinfile module

[Dhirendra-Vats]

Performed the task correctly but getting validation error.

playbook…

---

• name: install and configure httpd
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  tasks:
  • name: Install httpd
    yum:
    name: httpd
    state: present
  • name: start httpd
    service:
    name: httpd
    state: started
  • name: remove pre-existing file
    file:
    path: /var/www/html/index.html
    state: absent
  • name: create file
    file:
    path: /var/www/html/index.html
    state: touch
    owner: apache
    group: apache
    mode: ‘0655’
  • name: add content
    lineinfile:
    path: /var/www/html/index.html
    line: This is a Nautilus sample file, created using Ansible!
    create: true
  • name: add few more content
    lineinfile:
    path: /var/www/html/index.html
    line: Welcome to xFusionCorp Industries!
    create: true

Still getting error that

[Dhirendra-Vats]

@Tej-Singh-Rana can you please check on this.

[bhard]

As I remember, in this task you must add line on the top of the file.
And lab itself add extra line in file, just for make in harder.
So try to use this:

---
- name: Service httpd
  hosts: all
  become: yes
  tasks:
    - name: Install the latest version of httpd
      ansible.builtin.yum:
        name: httpd
        state: present
    - name: Start httpd
      ansible.builtin.service:
        name: httpd
        state: started
        enabled: yes
    - name: Create the index.html file
      ansible.builtin.copy:
        dest: /var/www/html/index.html
        content: |
            This is a Nautilus sample file, created using Ansible!
    - name: Add a line to a file
      ansible.builtin.lineinfile:
        path: /var/www/html/index.html
        line: Welcome to xFusionCorp Industries!
        insertbefore: BOF
        mode: '0644'        
        owner: 'apache'
        group: 'apache'

[Dhirendra-Vats]

tried but still failed

[Dhirendra-Vats]

@bhard @Tej-Singh-Rana can you please check…

[Tej-Singh-Rana]

Hi @Dhirendra-Vats,

Thanks for reporting. I am looking into it.

Regards,

[Tej-Singh-Rana]

The playbook shared by Bhard is working for me.

[Tej-Singh-Rana]

@Dhirendra-Vats

name: install and configure httpd
hosts: all
become: yes
tasks:

• name: Install httpd
  yum:
  name: httpd
  state: present
• name: start httpd
  service:
  name: httpd
  state: started
• name: remove pre-existing file
  file:
  path: /var/www/html/index.html
  state: absent
• name: create file
  file:
  path: /var/www/html/index.html
  state: touch
  owner: apache
  group: apache
  mode: ‘0655’
• name: add content
  lineinfile:
  path: /var/www/html/index.html
  line: This is a Nautilus sample file, created using Ansible!
  create: true
• name: add few more content
  lineinfile:
  path: /var/www/html/index.html
  line: Welcome to xFusionCorp Industries!
  create: true

I checked your playbook, and the playbook was putting the “Welcome to …” message at the bottom in the index.html page. As per the task description, this should be at the top.

[Dhirendra-Vats]

@bhard

insertbefore: BOF

I modified my playbook still it is failing

[Dhirendra-Vats]

Solved, I was making mistake in permission… Thanks @bhard @Tej-Singh-Rana

[Tej-Singh-Rana]

I’m glad to hear that you solved it yourself.