Ansible script module throws syntax error

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Ansible syntax validation throws error message as below:

ERROR! no action detected in task. This often
indicates a misspelled module name, or incorrect module path.

The error appears to have been in '/mgdbplybks/test.yml': line 16,
column 5, but may be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact
syntax problem.

The offending line appears to be:

  tasks:
  - name: launch mongod replA
    ^ here
=====================================================

If I comment out the script module, syntax check is okay.

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– techraf, Commented Mar 4, 2017 at 0:00

techraf · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-03 23:59:27Z

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You cannot add two actions (modules) to a single task in Ansible.

You need to split script and shell into two tasks.

answered Mar 3, 2017 at 23:59

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OneCricketeer · Accepted Answer · 2017-03-04 16:29:54Z

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no action detected in task. This often indicates a misspelled module name

As the error says, you have a -name that is empty.

tasks:
- name: launch mongod replA
- script:...

The script is a second task. The first is empty.

Did you mean this?

tasks:
- name: launch mongod replA
  script: /scripts/mgdbscripts/replsetA.sh

edited Mar 4, 2017 at 16:29

answered Mar 3, 2017 at 23:38

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human01302015 Over a year ago

name is not empty. It has the script module as action. Attached image of the playbook

OneCricketeer Over a year ago

You had -name: ..., then -script: ... shell:... The - character lists each task to be done. Since you had -script, then the -name task did nothing, as the error says

human01302015 Over a year ago

There were two actions/modules being used in one task. Changing that fixed the issue. Regarding the usage of -...that might be okay. YAML syntax docs.ansible.com/ansible/YAMLSyntax.html

OneCricketeer Over a year ago

Your original question had an empty named task and two actions in one. I only addressed the first of those problems

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