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"invalid key specified: lookup( 'file', 'sources/keys/newUser.pub') }}"}
$ cat sources/keys/newUser.pub
ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQABAAABAQDRxc4tyOZ8dPM6O3NPWcZjk9KZRdNEbOfHwvSptBk7wCs8WqzRaNoAY4Al3ZERSwjSr7yhz4NkJSw6xaX+MzkKkQboLglsDoZTCVh44uOPOGU2K8zKwuu5YxdkbpFVF5M6tzD625dMvpZf91qj+l9ViizoRqI+WzdYRqxYnqtfL+jUygvIZ4wakucxKsM1T+aKe4K+JzoAGPfSssIZO0l0nTVmmpOx83CKeXWZRv2GK5KvsrzQFGdTBlewvI9LLurUxQ4y5Iu9rWAB2KA97QPgLQlVqogUeTTmdRYf1tUzXMB/C4oWl1oeiEKFpndybXotgP3gnoyjUshOYaxjEibj newUser@host
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- hosts: host_group
become: yes
become_method: sudo
tasks:
- name: add development user to the system
user: name=newUser comment="GECOS" uid=1013 groups=wheel
- name: injecting users public ssh key into remote authorized_keys file
authorized_key:
user: newUser
#key: sources/keys/newUser.pub
key: "lookup( 'file', 'sources/keys/newUser.pub') }}"
state: present
exclusive: yes
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$ ansible-playbook add-dev-user.yml
PLAY [safworx-dev] *************************************************************
TASK [setup] *******************************************************************
ok: [safworx.fbfs.com]
TASK [add development user to the system] **************************************
ok: [safworx.fbfs.com]
TASK [injecting users public ssh key into remote authorized_keys file] *********
fatal: [safworx.fbfs.com]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "invalid key specified: lookup( 'file', 'sources/keys/newUser.pub') }}"}
NO MORE HOSTS LEFT *************************************************************
to retry, use: --limit @add-dev-user.retry
PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
safworx.fbfs.com : ok=2 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1
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$ file sources/keys/newUser.pub
sources/keys/newUser.pub: OpenSSH RSA public key
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