Thank you. I did open an ansible github issue <https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/72611> and subsequently closed it based on respondents there. Your comments above definitely helped. Seems 2.9.10 fixed "buggy behavior" that I was relying on by not explicitly using "connection: local". On Friday, November 13, 2020 at 2:32:37 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote:
> On Thu, 12 Nov 2020 15:13:37 -0800 (PST) > bill paxton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I have a task that works fine for Ansible 2.9.7, but fails when I > upgrade > > to 2.10.3. > > ... > > Data could not be sent to remote host "localhost". Make sure this host > can > > be reached over ssh: ssh: connect to host localhost port 22: Cannot > assign > > requested address > > FWIW, I'm still on 2.9.6. > > As a hint, try to find out why *ssh* connection plugin is used to > connect localhost. IMHO, the default is *local*. For example, testing > with no configuration of the connection ("cat hosts | grep > connection" shows nothing) > > shell> cat pb.yml > - hosts: test_01 > tasks: > - debug: > var: ansible_connection > - debug: > var: ansible_connection > delegate_to: localhost > > gives > > TASK [debug] **** > ok: [test_01] => > ansible_connection: ssh > > TASK [debug]**** > ok: [test_01 -> localhost] => > ansible_connection: local > > See DEFAULT_TRANSPORT > > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/config.html#default-transport > > "man ansible" says > > -v, --verbose > verbose mode (-vvv for more, -vvvv to enable connection > debugging) > > For example > > shell> ansible-playbook pb.yml -vvvv | grep connection > connection: smart > ansible_connection: ssh > ansible_connection: local > > -- > Vladimir Botka > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/afad6ea3-0480-4314-8abc-d496625ede46n%40googlegroups.com.
