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Question

I am having an issue with my playbook when I run this playbook as follows
ansible-playbook –i inventory junos_config_new.yml –check –vvv
name: Juniper SRX configuration compliance checks
hosts: juniper
gather_facts: false
tasks:
set_fact:
config_directory: '{{ "/home/myfolder/ansible_junos/files/" }}'
- name: Syslog server check
junipernetworks.junos.junos_config:
src:'{{ config_directory }}/syslog_config.txt'
src_format: set
comment: Ensure that appropriate Syslog server configured
register: junos_output
diff: true
- debug:
msg: Syslog server check - This check has failed with the following output({{ junos_output.diff.prepared }})
when: junos_output.changed
- debug:
msg: Syslog server check - This check has failed with the following output({{ junos_output.diff.prepared }})
when: junos_output.changed
- name: Admin credentials check
junipernetworks.junos.junos_config:
src: '{{ config_directory }}/admin_user.txt'
comment: Ensure that Admin user have been created
diff: true
register: junos_output1
- debug:
var: junos_output1 ***************************************failed section
- debug:
msg: Admin credentials check - This check has passed with the following output({{ junos_output1.diff.prepared }})
when: not junos_output1.changed
- debug:
msg: Admin credentials check - This check has failed with the following output({{ junos_output1.diff.prepared }})
when: junos_output1.changed
- name: NTP Server check
junipernetworks.junos.junos_config:
src: '{{ config_directory }}/NTP_server.txt'
comment: Ensure that correct NTP servers has been configured
diff: true
- debug:
var: junos_output2
- debug:
msg: NTP Server check - This check has passed with the following output({{ junos_output2.diff.prepared }})
when: not junos_output.changed
- debug:
msg: NTP Server check - This check has failed with the following output({{ junos_output2.diff.prepared }})
when: junos_output.changed
- name: Idle timeout check
junipernetworks.junos.junos_config:
src: '{{ config_directory }}/idle_timeout.txt'
comment: Ensure that idle timeout has been configured
diff: true
- debug:
var: junos_output3
- debug:
msg: Idle timeout check - This check has passed with the following output({{ junos_output3.diff.prepared }})
when: not junos_output.changed
- debug:
msg: Idle timeout check - This check has failed with the following output({{ junos_output3.diff.prepared }})
when: junos_output.changed
The error appears to be in '/home/gefelas/ansible_junos/junos_config_new.yml': line 30, column 5, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
The offending line appears to be:
register: junos_output1
- debug:
^ here
Please let me know what I can change ..

Answer 1

The main cause for the error seems to be that you are using diff for the junos_config module. According to the documentation, this module does not support diff: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/junos_config_module.html
So you'll need to remove the diff: true from your junos_config tasks.
On another note, you also seem to have multiple issues with indentation, for example this is not the correct indentation:
- name: Admin credentials check
junipernetworks.junos.junos_config:
src: '{{ config_directory }}/admin_user.txt'
comment: Ensure that Admin user have been created
register: junos_output1
Make sure you properly indent the task name and additional task parameters like so for all of your tasks:
- name: Admin credentials check
junipernetworks.junos.junos_config:
src: '{{ config_directory }}/admin_user.txt'
comment: Ensure that Admin user have been created
register: junos_output1
So I would recommend going over your file and checking the indentation for all tasks (note that this might also be due to StackOverflow formatting).