' % inspec --version 2.1.59 % ruby --version ruby 2.3.0p0 (2015-12-25 revision 53290) [x86_64-linux] ``` I’ve tried to load in all manners I could fine online: 1. `my_services = yaml(content: inspec.profile.file('services.yml')).params` 1. `my_services = YAML.load(inspec.profile.file('services.yml'))` 1. `content = inspec.profile.file("services.yml")` `my_services = YAML.parse(content)` ---

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Hi @ruud.goossens I usually do it this way - `./controls/default.rb` ```ruby _default = YAML.load_file(File.join(File.dirname( __FILE__ ), '../attributes/default.yml')) ``` This is the following structure I use in this case ```auto . ├── attributes │ └── default.yml ├── controls │ └── default.rb ├── inspec.yml └── README.md ``` ---

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Thanks, that works. It seems that the inspec.profile.file method contains some kind of bug? ---

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It should work... were your files placed in the `./files/` folder within your profile? Here is the github issue where they discussed the implementation of this feature: [https://github.com/chef/inspec/issues/1396](https://github.com/chef/inspec/issues/1396) ---

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Yes, files are placed in ./files directory in the profile dir. I’ve retested with use of the docker workstation container that was created as part of the [Inspec tutorial](https://learn.chef.io/modules/try-inspec#/). Same issue, so I’m really starting to think this is a bug. How can I create a bug report? ``` % docker exec -it workstation bash root@3b13b29b652b:/# cd /root root@3b13b29b652b:~# inspec init profile example Create new profile at /root/example * Create file README.md * Create directory controls * Create file controls/example.rb * Create file inspec.yml * Create directory libraries root@3b13b29b652b:~# mkdir -p example/files root@3b13b29b652b:~# vi example/files/services.yml root@3b13b29b652b:~# vi example/controls/example.rb root@3b13b29b652b:~# inspec exec example/controls/example.rb Cannot find file services.yml in profile. root@3b13b29b652b:~# tree example/ example/ |-- README.md |-- controls | `-- example.rb |-- files | `-- services.yml |-- inspec.yml `-- libraries 3 directories, 4 files ``` **example/controls/example.rb** ``` # encoding: utf-8 # copyright: 2018, The Authors title 'sample section' my_services = yaml(content: inspec.profile.file('services.yml')).params my_services.each do |s| describe service(s['service_name']) do it { should be_running } end describe port(s['port']) do it { should be_listening } end end ``` **example/files/services.yml** ``` - service_name: httpd-alpha port: 80 - service_name: httpd-beta port: 8080 ```