hi Steve. the python interpreter is not the issue. I am using python 2.6 without issues, the issue is the dependency on the rpm-python os package (python library). I cannot find/install this for centos5. the "rpm" library is not part of the standard python distro, it's an extra library.
On Friday, March 8, 2019 at 2:17:04 PM UTC-8, Steve R wrote: > > If you can install a newer python on the machines you should be able > to manage them by setting the inventory variable > "ansible_python_interpreter" for them to the path of the alternate > python interpreter. > > On Fri, Mar 8, 2019 at 2:25 PM Adam E <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > > > hey there, i'm trying to manage a bunch of centos5/rhel5 systems with > ansible 2.7.5 > > > > On the target host I am able to install python 2.6 from epel which is > all good and ansible runs just fine for most stuff. The issue is with > anything related to packages (ie . package_facts and package). They both > rely on the "rpm" python library. > > > > > > Problem is, I can't figure out how to install this library on centos 5. > It seems the library is not available in epel > > > > I tried building from source but I then get the error below: > > # python26 > > Python 2.6.8 (unknown, Nov 7 2012, 14:47:45) > > [GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-52)] on linux2 > > Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information. > > >>> import rpm > > rpm.py:15: UserWarning: The RPM Python bindings are not currently > available via PyPI. > > > > > > Please install them with your distro package manager (typically called > > 'python2-rpm' or 'python3-rpm'), and ensure that any virtual > environments > > needing the API are configured to be able to see the system site > packages > > directory. > > > > > > warnings.warn(warning_msg) > > >>> > > > > > > If I can't get this working, I guess my only options are to either just > not manage packages on the legacy centos/rhel5 boxes or see about running > an older version (multiple versions) of ansible within AWX. > > > > Just wondering if anyone has went through this already and can provide > any tips. > > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Ansible Project" group. > > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] <javascript:>. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > <javascript:>. > > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/18a045ee-1f63-437b-a8c5-d10880e5cd50%40googlegroups.com. > > > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/dfcfab66-f579-4aea-8c82-58dd6dc8bfca%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
