Unable to redirect the output values of outputs.tf file to a different file from azure-pipelines.yaml

[ssubhro]

I am trying to redirect the output values of outputs.tf file to a different file from the azure-pipelines.yaml. To achieve that I am using an AzurePowershell task on the pipeline yaml. PFB.

**- stage: terraform_output dependsOn: ["infrastructure_creation"] jobs:

• job: output pool: Ansible steps:
  • task: charleszipp.azure-pipelines-tasks-terraform.azure-pipelines-tasks-terraform-installer.TerraformInstaller@0 inputs: terraformVersion: '1.2.3'
  • task: TerraformTaskV3@3 inputs: provider: 'azurerm' command: 'init' workingDirectory: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/VM' environmentServiceNameAzureRM: 'xxxxxx' backendServiceArm: 'xxxxxx' backendAzureRmResourceGroupName: 'xxxxxxxx' backendAzureRmStorageAccountName: 'xxxxxx' backendAzureRmContainerName: 'xxxxx' backendAzureRmKey: 'xxxxxxxx'
  • task: TerraformTaskV3@3 inputs: provider: 'azurerm' command: 'output' workingDirectory: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/VM' environmentServiceNameAzureRM: 'xxxxxxxx' backendServiceArm: 'xxxxxxxx' backendAzureRmResourceGroupName: 'xxxxxxx' backendAzureRmStorageAccountName: 'xxxxxxx' backendAzureRmContainerName: 'xxxx' backendAzureRmKey: 'xxxxxxx'
  • task: AzurePowerShell@5 inputs: azureSubscription: 'xxxxxxxx' ScriptType: 'InlineScript' Inline: | $json = Get-Content $(TerraformOutput.jsonOutputVariablesPath) | Out-String | ConvertFrom-Json
    foreach($prop in $json.psobject.properties) { Write-Host("##vso[task.setvariable variable=$($prop.Name);isOutput=true]$($prop.Value.value)") } Write-Output $json > $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)\ansible-roles\inventory\output.json workingDirectory: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/VM' preferredAzurePowerShellVersion: '9.5.0'**

But this isn't working. Getting the below error.

Exception: /home/vsts-agent/ansibleadoagent/_work/_tasks/AzurePowerShell_72a1931b-effb-4d2e-8fd8-f8472a07cb62/5.218.0/InitializeAz.ps1:38 Line | 38 | throw ("Could not find the module Az.Accounts with given version. … | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | Could not find the module Az.Accounts with given version. If the module | was recently installed, retry after restarting the Azure Pipelines task | agent.

• We are using hosted agent.
• Az.Accounts module was properly installed & the agents were restarted.
• I have masked the personal tokens.

To check if the script is correct or not I tried by echoing "Hello-World" to the required file. Even though the stage was successful, the output.json file never got modified/updated.

Inline: | Write-Output "Hello-World" > $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)\ansible-roles\inventory\output.json

Need help on resolving this particular issue.

[mericstam]

Hello, the reference TerraformOutput.jsonOutputVariablesPath does not seen right. I dont see TerraformOutput as a name of your output step. check syntax at https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/devops/pipelines/process/set-variables-scripts?view=azure-devops&tabs=bash#levels-of-output-variables