How to add Custom Script Extension to Azure VM using Ansible - windows

Question

Following advice on https://superuser.com/questions/1210215/how-to-bootstrap-windows-hosts-with-remote-powershell-for-use-with-ansible I am trying to add Custom Script extension to existing VM.
Below is my playbook
- name: Create VM playbook
hosts: localhost
connection: local
tasks:
- name: Custom Script Extension
azure_rm_deployment:
state: present
location: 'uk west'
resource_group_name: 'AnsibleRG'
template: "{{ lookup('file', '/etc/ansible/playbooks/extension.json') | from_json }}"
deployment_mode: incremental
This is extension.json
{
"publisher": "Microsoft.Compute",
"type": "CustomScriptExtension",
"typeHandlerVersion": "1.4",
"settings": {
"fileUris": [
"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1"
],
"commandToExecute": "powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1"
}
}
When I run the playbook I get following error on azure
The request content was invalid and could not be deserialized: 'Could
not find member 'publisher' on object of type 'Template'. Path
'properties.template.publisher', line 1, position 64.'.
Can anyone please point me in right direction?
Thanks

Answer 1

You still need to provide a valid template
You need to provide proper type for the resource, extensions isnt a proper type
Your name has to include the vm name, as this is how the template supposed to figure out which vm apply this extension to.
Example:
{
"$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {
"vmName": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"resources": [
{
"type": "Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/extensions",
"name": "[concat(parameters('vmName'),'/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible')]",
"apiVersion": "2015-06-15",
"location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
"properties": {
"publisher": "Microsoft.Compute",
"type": "CustomScriptExtension",
"typeHandlerVersion": "1.8",
"autoUpgradeMinorVersion": true,
"settings": {
"fileUris": [
"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible/devel/examples/scripts/ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1"
],
"commandToExecute": "powershell.exe -ExecutionPolicy Unrestricted -File ConfigureRemotingForAnsible.ps1"
}
}
}
]
}