Configuration 2

mickiepitts · December 9, 2018, 8:19pm

I am new with Home Assistant and struggling with the formating. I am trying to split my configuration.yaml file up so I can understand it better, I have the main configuration.yaml file and trying to add a link to add another file call alarm.yaml. Here is what I have in the configuration file.:

Customization file

customize: !include customize.yaml
alarm: !include alarm.yaml

I get the following error:

Configuration invalid
CHECK CONFIG
extra keys not allowed @ data[‘alarm’]

I am stuck here. Thank for your input.

petro · December 9, 2018, 8:21pm

need to post the whole thing including the contents of alarm.yaml. Only thing I see off the bat is that customize should be under the homeassistant: section not at the root level.

Also, follow the directions in blue at the top of the page. They will show you how to properly format yaml when posting it.

xx_Nexus_xx · December 9, 2018, 9:55pm

in principle your approach is correct but you have to watch a few things causing trouble

ensure there is no other object called ‘Alarm’ … this can cause naming conflict in some cases. I have named all my yaml files like … cfg_Alarm.yaml , cfg_lights.yaml
ensure the formatting in your Alarm.yaml is correct as this can throw errors as you have shown … if not sure you can Comment section by section and use the “Check Config” option in HA
and as @petro mentioned… read the guidelines on how to post content… reason for this is that YAML is very sensitive with formattting especially with the amount of “leading spaces” in your config files. the posting guidelines will ensure that the original format will be maintained and the community here can give you proper feedback

hope this helped

mickiepitts · December 10, 2018, 9:38am

Thank you looking into what you suggested

mickiepitts · December 10, 2018, 9:53am

thank you still looking into the problem

petro · December 10, 2018, 1:03pm

Your issue is very easy to fix. Just post your yaml and it will be pointed out in seconds.

mickiepitts · December 10, 2018, 5:45pm

Thanks had a problem and saved the configuration.yaml file with the error. Had to reinstall the complete program.
Question one: Does a backup give you the ability to reload Home assistant?

Now the real problem, Receive the check configuration error: Configuration invalid CHECK CONFIG extra keys not allowed @ data[‘cfg_alarm’]

Here is my configuration file:

In folder: Alarm Panel
cfg._alarm. yaml

Thanks for your help in advance, sorry for the long post.

flamingm0e · December 10, 2018, 5:50pm

First of all,use the code tags in the forums and post your code. Screenshots are terrible for troubleshooting

Secondly, what component is ‘cfg_alarm’? I don’t think that component exists.

Is “konnected_token” really the token or are you trying to use secrets?

123 · December 10, 2018, 5:53pm

In configuration.yaml change line 16 to this:
cfg_alarm: !include ./Alarm_Panel/cfg_alarm.yaml

flamingm0e · December 10, 2018, 5:55pm

What component is cfg_alarm?

123 · December 10, 2018, 6:00pm

My understanding is that the OP is sub-dividing the configuration.yaml file and has chosen to define all of the security-related entities in the cfg_alarm.yaml file (located in the Alarm_Panel sub-directory).

anon43302295 · December 10, 2018, 6:11pm

That maybe the case, but he’s linked the file under a sub-key called cfg_alarm, under homeassistant: which doesn’t exist, so we need to know what he’s trying to achieve by using that key.

123 · December 10, 2018, 6:15pm

Good point. So then the !include entry belongs elsewhere, perhaps with all the others around line 70, for clarity.

petro · December 10, 2018, 6:18pm

If its for the customize section, it should be

customize 2: Alarm_Panel/cfg_alarm.yaml

anon43302295 · December 10, 2018, 6:18pm

Is this supposed to be a package?

If so, line 16 and 17 should be:

  packages:
    cfg_alarm: !include PATH_TO_FILE

petro · December 10, 2018, 6:18pm

It’s hard to say what he wants. All conjecture at this point until he responds.

anon43302295 · December 10, 2018, 6:19pm

Place your bets…

123 · December 10, 2018, 6:22pm

My suggestion was in response to the OP’s very first post:

However, the requirement may have changed over the course of the thread.

mickiepitts · December 10, 2018, 6:35pm

Wow I am way over my head here.

1, How do you post the yaml file, snap shot are not good?
2, All I am trying to do it just split the yaml file up so it is more manageable.
3. Even if I combine the two files I still get the error.

Feeling pretty dumb here.

anon43302295 · December 10, 2018, 6:41pm

I’m thinking you need to have a read of the docs and work out what you’re actually trying to do.

You can’t just ‘split the configuration’, you have to split it in defined ways so that the system can put it back together correctly.

Start here…