Hammer fails to execute an Ansible playbook with "ERROR! 'name' is a required field for include_role." but the playbook works using Satellite GUI

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Environment

Satellite 6

Issue

Invoking an Ansible job using hammer playbook fails with error message ERROR! 'name' is a required field for include_role. Example command:

hammer job-invocation create --search-query 'name ^ (host.example.com)' --job-template "Ansible - Run playbook" --inputs playbook="$(cat playbook.yml)"

The same playbook works fine when launching the job using Satellite GUI.

Resolution

Instead of hammer parameter --inputs use --input-files

hammer job-invocation create --search-query "name ^ (host.example.com)" --job-template "Ansible - Run playbook" --input-files playbook=playbook.yml

For more KB articles/solutions related to Red Hat Satellite 6.x hammer Issues, please refer to the Consolidated Troubleshooting Article for Red Hat Satellite 6.x hammer-related Issues

Root Cause

hammer --input parameter doesn't always parse correctly YAML strings. Using --input-files, YAML file is forwarded untouched to Ansible.

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