'dict object' has no attribute 'stdout_lines' - ansible

Question

I am trying to extract the status (http) (Enabled/ Disabled) for each server and display it in the logs. It is able to check for http status but when I try to store it, it is giving following error.
- name: Check http status(yes or no)
shell: |
sshpass -p "{{ imc_prod_password }}" ssh -T -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no {{ imc_username }}#"{{ item.cimcNames }}" << EOL
scope http
show detail | grep Enabled
EOL
register: http_status
loop: "{{ user_list.list }}"
- debug:
msg: '{{ http_status.stdout_lines | select("Enabled") | list }}'
The command show detail gives following output
Enabled: no
Output - Line 59 points to - debug:
TASK [cimc_reip : Check http status(yes or no)] ********************************
changed: [hostname] => (item={'PreferredDNS': 'x.x.x.x', 'IPdetails': 'x.x.x.x', 'Alternate': 'x.x.x.x', 'id': '1', 'GWDetails': 'x.x.x.x', 'Subnetdetails': 'x.x.x.x', 'cimcNames': 'test-server-01-r'})
changed: [hostname] => (item={'PreferredDNS': 'x.x.x.x', 'IPdetails': 'x.x.x.x', 'Alternate': 'x.x.x.x', 'id': '2', 'GWDetails': 'x.x.x.x', 'Subnetdetails': 'x.x.x.x', 'cimcNames': 'test-server-02-r'})
TASK [cimc_reip : debug] *******************************************************
fatal: [hostname]: FAILED! => {"msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'dict object' has no attribute 'stdout_lines'\n\nThe error appears to be in '/builds/xxxxx/xxxx/playbooks/roles/cimc_reip/tasks/main.yml': line 59, column 5, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n\n - debug:\n ^ here\n"}

Answer 1

As already mentioned in the comments you are registering the result set in a loop in one variable. You will get therefore an dictionary and in your example an error
The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'dict object' has no attribute 'stdout_lines'
The following test shows it
---
- hosts: localhost
become: false
gather_facts: false
vars:
USERNAME: ['test'] # list
PASSWORD: 'password'
target_host: "test.example.com"
tasks:
- name: Check http status
shell: |
sshpass -p '{{ PASSWORD }}' ssh -T -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no {{ item }}#"{{ target_host }}" << EOF
sudo lsof -Pi TCP
EOF
register: http_status
loop: "{{ USERNAME }}" # list
- debug:
msg: "{{ http_status | type_debug }}"
resulting into an output of
TASK [debug] ************
ok: [test.example.com] =>
msg: dict
You can loop over the http_status.results list in the dictionary as follow
- name: Show result
debug:
msg: "{{ item.stdout_lines }}"
loop: "{{ http_status.results }}" # list
loop_control:
label: "{{ item.item }}" # with USERNAME looped over to limit the displayed output
resulting into an output of
TASK [Show result] *****************************************************************************
ok: [test.example.com] => (item=test) =>
msg:
- COMMAND PID USER FD TYPE DEVICE SIZE/OFF NODE NAME
- httpd 384 root 19u IPv4 12345678 0t0 TCP test.example.com:443 (LISTEN)