'openssl_packages' is undefined error when using role.

[abenedict]

I am getting an error when trying to use this role.

TASK [weareinteractive.openssl : Installing packages] **********************************************************************************************************
fatal: [host1]: FAILED! => {"msg": "The task includes an option with an undefined variable. The error was: 'openssl_packages' is undefined\n\nThe error appears to be in '.ansible/roles/weareinteractive.openssl/tasks/install.yml': line 3, column 3, but may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe offending line appears to be:\n\n\n- name: Installing packages\n  ^ here\n"}

I found .weareinteractive.openssl/vars/defaults.yml that defines this, but maybe I am missing something?

[gkedge]

I am experiencing this also. Based on some sleuthing with a well-placed debug: msg=..., I bet that you are attempting to install this role onto a Debian variant (I am attempting an install on Ubuntu). Follow me here (I am a tad green on role dependencies)...

weareinteractive/ansible-vsftpd depends on weareinteractive/ansible-openssl. weareinteractive/ansible-vsftpd seems to make an attempt to load weareinteractive/ansible-openssl for us by simply depending on weareinteractive/ansible-openssl. But, a well-placed debug statement shows that when weareinteractive/ansible-openssl attempts to do its install into a Debian distro, it is not picking up roles/weareinteractive.openssl/vars/default.yml as you (and I) expect, it is picking up vsftpd's Debian vars: roles/vsftpd/vars/Debian.yml.

roles/vsftpd/vars/Debian.yml is being found with this command in roles/weareinteractive.openssl/tasks/vars.yml:

- name: Including variables
  include_vars: "{{ item }}"
  with_first_found:
    - "{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}/{{ ansible_distribution_release }}.yml"
    - "{{ ansible_distribution | lower }}.yml"
    - "{{ ansible_os_family | lower }}.yml"
    - "default.yml"

... which is a nasty bug that actually seems to be in Ansible's realm that shouldn't be referring to another role's YAML.

My work-around ('cause I'm green and really am unqualified to do a pull-request for this) was to add weareinteractive/ansible-openssl to my role dependencies in my roles/requirements.yml:

roles:
  - src: weareinteractive.openssl
    name: openssl
    version: 2.2.1
  - src: weareinteractive.vsftpd
    name: vsftpd
    version: 1.8.1

And in my playbook, make sure both are there and importantly openssl is listed first to make sure it installs first:

---
- hosts: all
...
  roles:
    - openssl
    - vsftpd