Hi All, Request you help, after upgrade ansible to 2.6 -devel the password vault is not working as expected, and getting the below error, before the upgrade it was working fine without any issues.
*ansible-playbook /home/ansible/playbooks/oscheck.yml --syntax-check* [WARNING]: Error in vault password file loading (default): A vault password must be specified to decrypt data ERROR! A vault password must be specified to decrypt data *ansible --version* ansible 2.6.0 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = [u'/home/ansible/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible executable location = /usr/bin/ansible python version = 2.7.13 (default, Jan 11 2017, 10:56:06) [GCC] *oscheck.ym*l --- - hosts: target become: true become_method: sudo gather_facts: no vars_files: - "/home/ansible/playbooks/target.yml" */etc/ansible/ansible.cfg* # If set, configures the path to the Vault password file as an alternative to # specifying --vault-password-file on the command line. vault_password_file = /home/ansible/playbooks/target.pass *Procedure to re-produce the issue* vi target.yml ansible_user: ansible ansible_ssh_pass: <password> ansible_become_pass: <password> touch target.pass ansible-vault encrypt target.pass Enter the Vault password : <password> Confirm New Vault password : <password> ansible-vault encrypt target.yml --vault-password-file=target.pass At this point : Error : [WARNING]: Error in vault password file loading (default): A vault password must be specified to decrypt data ERROR! A vault password must be specified to decrypt data Even tried the below command, but still no luck. ansible-vault encrypt /home/ansible/playbooks/target.yml --vault-password-file=/home/ansible/playbooks/target.pass From, Vino.B -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Development" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
