I think I found the issue. The issue is that when I run the installer even 
though I provide an answer file like the directions say the installer still 
prompts when I run it locally. I thought it used the answer file to just 
run the installer without prompts. I guess not.

On Tuesday, January 12, 2016 at 11:06:05 AM UTC-5, Mark Constant wrote:
>
> I have a playbook where I have to run a bunch of commands as sudo. So at 
> the beginning of the playbook I put become: yes. 
> The issue is there is one command running a shell script where the shell 
> script can't be run as super user. Almost like I have to deescalate 
> privileges. 
> If I just run the playbook I get the error from the .sh installer that you 
> can't run as root.
> Under the name: Install Product I have tried everything to switch users to 
> a non root user but the playbook basically hangs. I can't tell where the 
> issue is. Nothing happens.
>
> I have tried
> Name: Install Software
> become: no
>
> Also have tried
> Name: Install Software
> become: yes
> become_user: rhapuser
> become_method: su
>
> But no matter what I do it just stalls at TASK: Install Software
>
> Is there a way to basically remove root privileges for just one command or 
> figure out why it is not running?
>

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