>>>BTW using ansible to run ansible through shell commands doesn't seem
like the easiest strategy to me..
I acknowledge this may not be the best way. I was following what somebody
else did and just trying to see if it could work. I am VERY new to trying
to run Ansible as part of a larger automation system and tying everything
together so please forgive me. Baby steps when you have never done it
before...
Right, I had some things wrong n the playbok. I updated the problem
section and got much further.
Here is my updated playbook and resulting run of it.
Note: I did comment out a section in troubleshooting efforts. It looks
like my problem is with this line but I am not quite sure how to correct it.
cmd: ansible-playbook -e "vmchoice={{ item.value.name }}"
--vault-password-file vars/pwfile.txt many-vms.yml
---
- name: Create Many VMs
hosts: localhost
connection: local
gather_facts: false
tasks:
# Check if all config files exist
- name: Check if passwords.yml exists
stat:
path: vars/passwords.yml
register: passwordsfile
- name: Check if file vms.csv exists
stat:
path: vars/vms.csv
register: vmsfile
- name: Check if file vmtemplates.csv exists
stat:
path: vars/vmtemplates.csv
register: vmtemplatesfile
- name: Check if file vmflavours.csv exists
stat:
path: vars/vmflavours.csv
register: vmflavoursfile
- name: Check if file permissions.csv exists
stat:
path: vars/permissions.csv
register: permissionsfile
# Check if there is a missing config file terminates the play
- name: Terminate the play is any variable file is missing
fail: msg="Variable file is missing"
when: passwordsfile.stat.exists is undefined or vmsfile.stat.exists
is undefined or vmtemplatesfile.stat.exists is undefined or
vmflavoursfile.stat.exists is undefined or permissionsfile.stat.exists is
undefined
# Parse Config files
- name: Parse vms.csv file
read_csv:
path: vars/vms.csv
key: name
register: vms
# All the variables are null, then terminate the play.
- name: Test variables used to deploy multiple VMs
fail: msg="Please enter either site or system"
when: site is undefined and system is undefined
# Iterate Over the first and second plays based upon the non-null variabl
#- name: Deploy VMs for certain site
# shell:
# cmd: ansible-playbook -e "vmchoice={{ item.value.name }}"
--vault-password-file vars/pwfile.txt vars/passwords.yml
# loop: "{{ vms.dict|dict2items }}"
# ignore_errors: yes
# when: item.value.site==site
- name: Deploy VMs for certain system
shell:
cmd: ansible-playbook -e "vmchoice={{ item.value.name }}"
--vault-password-file vars/pwfile.txt many-vms.yml
loop: "{{ vms.dict|dict2items }}"
ignore_errors: yes
when: item.value.system==system and site is undefined and system is
defined
[student@workstation ansible]$ ansible-playbook -e "system=ansible"
many-vms.yml -vvvv
ansible-playbook 2.9.27
config file = /home/student/ansible/ansible.cfg
configured module search path =
['/home/student/.ansible/plugins/modules',
'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible
executable location = /usr/bin/ansible-playbook
python version = 3.6.8 (default, Mar 19 2021, 05:13:41) [GCC 8.4.1
20200928 (Red Hat 8.4.1-1)]
Using /home/student/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file
setting up inventory plugins
host_list declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its
verify_file() method
script declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its
verify_file() method
auto declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its
verify_file() method
Parsed /etc/ansible/hosts inventory source with ini plugin
Loading callback plugin default of type stdout, v2.0 from
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py
Skipping callback 'actionable', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'counter_enabled', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'debug', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'dense', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'dense', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'full_skip', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'json', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'minimal', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'null', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'oneline', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'selective', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'skippy', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'stderr', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'unixy', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'yaml', as we already have a stdout callback.
PLAYBOOK: many-vms.yml
***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
Positional arguments: many-vms.yml
verbosity: 4
connection: smart
timeout: 10
become_method: sudo
tags: ('all',)
inventory: ('/etc/ansible/hosts',)
extra_vars: ('system=ansible',)
forks: 5
1 plays in many-vms.yml
PLAY [Create Many VMs]
***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
META: ran handlers
TASK [Check if passwords.yml exists]
*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/student/ansible/many-vms.yml:9
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: student
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~student && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.3993182-118078-60314346191880
`" && echo ansible-tmp-1646118141.3993182-118078-60314346191880="` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.3993182-118078-60314346191880
`" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-1180726_af60ks/tmp0x406_wk TO
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.3993182-118078-60314346191880/AnsiballZ_stat.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.3993182-118078-60314346191880/
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.3993182-118078-60314346191880/AnsiballZ_stat.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.6
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.3993182-118078-60314346191880/AnsiballZ_stat.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.3993182-118078-60314346191880/
> /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
ok: [localhost] => {
"changed": false,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"checksum_algorithm": "sha1",
"follow": false,
"get_attributes": true,
"get_checksum": true,
"get_md5": false,
"get_mime": true,
"path": "vars/passwords.yml"
}
},
"stat": {
"atime": 1646093853.752343,
"attr_flags": "",
"attributes": [],
"block_size": 4096,
"blocks": 8,
"charset": "us-ascii",
"checksum": "e8654355048d76efe73e3705452ae794efcadd06",
"ctime": 1646093846.4864788,
"dev": 64770,
"device_type": 0,
"executable": false,
"exists": true,
"gid": 1001,
"gr_name": "student",
"inode": 50332516,
"isblk": false,
"ischr": false,
"isdir": false,
"isfifo": false,
"isgid": false,
"islnk": false,
"isreg": true,
"issock": false,
"isuid": false,
"mimetype": "text/plain",
"mode": "0644",
"mtime": 1646093846.4864788,
"nlink": 1,
"path": "vars/passwords.yml",
"pw_name": "student",
"readable": true,
"rgrp": true,
"roth": true,
"rusr": true,
"size": 743,
"uid": 1001,
"version": "671336638",
"wgrp": false,
"woth": false,
"writeable": true,
"wusr": true,
"xgrp": false,
"xoth": false,
"xusr": false
}
}
TASK [Check if file vms.csv exists]
**************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/student/ansible/many-vms.yml:14
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: student
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~student && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.8026433-118096-237829901909911
`" && echo ansible-tmp-1646118141.8026433-118096-237829901909911="` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.8026433-118096-237829901909911
`" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-1180726_af60ks/tmpt995d9fx TO
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.8026433-118096-237829901909911/AnsiballZ_stat.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.8026433-118096-237829901909911/
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.8026433-118096-237829901909911/AnsiballZ_stat.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.6
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.8026433-118096-237829901909911/AnsiballZ_stat.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118141.8026433-118096-237829901909911/
> /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
ok: [localhost] => {
"changed": false,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"checksum_algorithm": "sha1",
"follow": false,
"get_attributes": true,
"get_checksum": true,
"get_md5": false,
"get_mime": true,
"path": "vars/vms.csv"
}
},
"stat": {
"atime": 1646114089.4561672,
"attr_flags": "",
"attributes": [],
"block_size": 4096,
"blocks": 8,
"charset": "us-ascii",
"checksum": "8c52dd33738570446885b646531a8cc9854eaf3d",
"ctime": 1646114012.6135578,
"dev": 64770,
"device_type": 0,
"executable": false,
"exists": true,
"gid": 1001,
"gr_name": "student",
"inode": 50332508,
"isblk": false,
"ischr": false,
"isdir": false,
"isfifo": false,
"isgid": false,
"islnk": false,
"isreg": true,
"issock": false,
"isuid": false,
"mimetype": "text/plain",
"mode": "0664",
"mtime": 1646114012.6095579,
"nlink": 1,
"path": "vars/vms.csv",
"pw_name": "student",
"readable": true,
"rgrp": true,
"roth": true,
"rusr": true,
"size": 990,
"uid": 1001,
"version": "1021740466",
"wgrp": true,
"woth": false,
"writeable": true,
"wusr": true,
"xgrp": false,
"xoth": false,
"xusr": false
}
}
TASK [Check if file vmtemplates.csv exists]
******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/student/ansible/many-vms.yml:19
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: student
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~student && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.051211-118114-1385553041046
`" && echo ansible-tmp-1646118142.051211-118114-1385553041046="` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.051211-118114-1385553041046
`" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-1180726_af60ks/tmpkpywd0ep TO
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.051211-118114-1385553041046/AnsiballZ_stat.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.051211-118114-1385553041046/
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.051211-118114-1385553041046/AnsiballZ_stat.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.6
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.051211-118114-1385553041046/AnsiballZ_stat.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.051211-118114-1385553041046/
> /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
ok: [localhost] => {
"changed": false,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"checksum_algorithm": "sha1",
"follow": false,
"get_attributes": true,
"get_checksum": true,
"get_md5": false,
"get_mime": true,
"path": "vars/vmtemplates.csv"
}
},
"stat": {
"atime": 1646101580.6560037,
"attr_flags": "",
"attributes": [],
"block_size": 4096,
"blocks": 8,
"charset": "us-ascii",
"checksum": "eb3833f421ed854d26d1cbe03fca3951919225b0",
"ctime": 1646101500.141491,
"dev": 64770,
"device_type": 0,
"executable": false,
"exists": true,
"gid": 1001,
"gr_name": "student",
"inode": 50332513,
"isblk": false,
"ischr": false,
"isdir": false,
"isfifo": false,
"isgid": false,
"islnk": false,
"isreg": true,
"issock": false,
"isuid": false,
"mimetype": "text/plain",
"mode": "0664",
"mtime": 1646101500.1164913,
"nlink": 1,
"path": "vars/vmtemplates.csv",
"pw_name": "student",
"readable": true,
"rgrp": true,
"roth": true,
"rusr": true,
"size": 59,
"uid": 1001,
"version": "1390502897",
"wgrp": true,
"woth": false,
"writeable": true,
"wusr": true,
"xgrp": false,
"xoth": false,
"xusr": false
}
}
TASK [Check if file vmflavours.csv exists]
*******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/student/ansible/many-vms.yml:24
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: student
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~student && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.2881463-118132-21155654550758
`" && echo ansible-tmp-1646118142.2881463-118132-21155654550758="` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.2881463-118132-21155654550758
`" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-1180726_af60ks/tmpic2s7sm9 TO
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.2881463-118132-21155654550758/AnsiballZ_stat.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.2881463-118132-21155654550758/
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.2881463-118132-21155654550758/AnsiballZ_stat.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.6
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.2881463-118132-21155654550758/AnsiballZ_stat.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.2881463-118132-21155654550758/
> /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
ok: [localhost] => {
"changed": false,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"checksum_algorithm": "sha1",
"follow": false,
"get_attributes": true,
"get_checksum": true,
"get_md5": false,
"get_mime": true,
"path": "vars/vmflavours.csv"
}
},
"stat": {
"atime": 1646093929.6138542,
"attr_flags": "",
"attributes": [],
"block_size": 4096,
"blocks": 8,
"charset": "us-ascii",
"checksum": "f2ceef2a42556a6459b6589401741dceec4e2ad9",
"ctime": 1646093924.9189432,
"dev": 64770,
"device_type": 0,
"executable": false,
"exists": true,
"gid": 1001,
"gr_name": "student",
"inode": 50332514,
"isblk": false,
"ischr": false,
"isdir": false,
"isfifo": false,
"isgid": false,
"islnk": false,
"isreg": true,
"issock": false,
"isuid": false,
"mimetype": "text/plain",
"mode": "0664",
"mtime": 1646093924.9019434,
"nlink": 1,
"path": "vars/vmflavours.csv",
"pw_name": "student",
"readable": true,
"rgrp": true,
"roth": true,
"rusr": true,
"size": 83,
"uid": 1001,
"version": "2579530209",
"wgrp": true,
"woth": false,
"writeable": true,
"wusr": true,
"xgrp": false,
"xoth": false,
"xusr": false
}
}
TASK [Check if file permissions.csv exists]
******************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/student/ansible/many-vms.yml:29
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: student
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~student && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.5333438-118150-108808795902126
`" && echo ansible-tmp-1646118142.5333438-118150-108808795902126="` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.5333438-118150-108808795902126
`" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/files/stat.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-1180726_af60ks/tmp6v078k10 TO
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.5333438-118150-108808795902126/AnsiballZ_stat.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.5333438-118150-108808795902126/
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.5333438-118150-108808795902126/AnsiballZ_stat.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.6
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.5333438-118150-108808795902126/AnsiballZ_stat.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.5333438-118150-108808795902126/
> /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
ok: [localhost] => {
"changed": false,
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"checksum_algorithm": "sha1",
"follow": false,
"get_attributes": true,
"get_checksum": true,
"get_md5": false,
"get_mime": true,
"path": "vars/permissions.csv"
}
},
"stat": {
"atime": 1646095095.2363718,
"attr_flags": "",
"attributes": [],
"block_size": 4096,
"blocks": 8,
"charset": "us-ascii",
"checksum": "7ee1f462d2c937955fc57814e69c14ac532ba477",
"ctime": 1646095073.1147647,
"dev": 64770,
"device_type": 0,
"executable": false,
"exists": true,
"gid": 1001,
"gr_name": "student",
"inode": 50332512,
"isblk": false,
"ischr": false,
"isdir": false,
"isfifo": false,
"isgid": false,
"islnk": false,
"isreg": true,
"issock": false,
"isuid": false,
"mimetype": "text/plain",
"mode": "0664",
"mtime": 1646095073.1117647,
"nlink": 1,
"path": "vars/permissions.csv",
"pw_name": "student",
"readable": true,
"rgrp": true,
"roth": true,
"rusr": true,
"size": 68,
"uid": 1001,
"version": "2310760465",
"wgrp": true,
"woth": false,
"writeable": true,
"wusr": true,
"xgrp": false,
"xoth": false,
"xusr": false
}
}
TASK [Terminate the play is any variable file is missing]
****************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/student/ansible/many-vms.yml:35
skipping: [localhost] => {
"changed": false,
"skip_reason": "Conditional result was False"
}
TASK [Parse vms.csv file]
************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/student/ansible/many-vms.yml:40
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: student
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~student && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.8559139-118170-14340145739996
`" && echo ansible-tmp-1646118142.8559139-118170-14340145739996="` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.8559139-118170-14340145739996
`" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/files/read_csv.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-1180726_af60ks/tmp1oqya1u9 TO
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.8559139-118170-14340145739996/AnsiballZ_read_csv.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.8559139-118170-14340145739996/
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.8559139-118170-14340145739996/AnsiballZ_read_csv.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.6
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.8559139-118170-14340145739996/AnsiballZ_read_csv.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118142.8559139-118170-14340145739996/
> /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
ok: [localhost] => {
"changed": false,
"dict": {
"ansible01": {
"class": "server",
"cluster": "Default",
"dns1": "172.30.50.5",
"dns2": "172.30.50.8",
"dns_domain": "idm.nac-issa.org",
"fqdn": "ansible01.idm.nac-issa.org",
"gw": "172.30.50.1",
"ip": "172.30.50.50",
"mask": "255.255.255.0",
"name": "ansible01",
"nic": "enp1s0",
"os": "rhel_8x64",
"site": "Default",
"system": "ansible",
"type": "small",
"vmflavour": "small_vm"
},
"ansible02": {
"class": "server",
"cluster": "Default",
"dns1": "172.30.50.5",
"dns2": "172.30.50.8",
"dns_domain": "idm.nac-issa.org",
"fqdn": "ansible02.idm.nac-issa.org",
"gw": "172.30.50.1",
"ip": "172.30.50.55",
"mask": "255.255.255.0",
"name": "ansible02",
"nic": "enp1s0",
"os": "rhel_8x64",
"site": "Default",
"system": "ansible",
"type": "small",
"vmflavour": "small_vm"
},
"ansible03": {
"class": "server",
"cluster": "Default",
"dns1": "172.30.50.5",
"dns2": "172.30.50.8",
"dns_domain": "idm.nac-issa.org",
"fqdn": "ansible03.idm.nac-issa.org",
"gw": "172.30.50.1",
"ip": "172.30.50.60",
"mask": "255.255.255.0",
"name": "ansible03",
"nic": "enp1s0",
"os": "rhel_8x64",
"site": "Default",
"system": "ansible",
"type": "small",
"vmflavour": "small_vm"
},
"ansible04": {
"class": "server",
"cluster": "Default",
"dns1": "172.30.50.5",
"dns2": "172.30.50.8",
"dns_domain": "idm.nac-issa.org",
"fqdn": "ansible04.idm.nac-issa.org",
"gw": "172.30.50.1",
"ip": "172.30.50.65",
"mask": "255.255.255.0",
"name": "ansible04",
"nic": "enp1s0",
"os": "rhel_8x64",
"site": "Default",
"system": "ansible",
"type": "small",
"vmflavour": "small_vm"
},
"ansible05": {
"class": "server",
"cluster": "Default",
"dns1": "172.30.50.5",
"dns2": "172.30.50.8",
"dns_domain": "idm.nac-issa.org",
"fqdn": "ansible05.idm.nac-issa.org",
"gw": "172.30.50.1",
"ip": "172.30.50.70",
"mask": "255.255.255.0",
"name": "ansible05",
"nic": "enp1s0",
"os": "rhel_8x64",
"site": "Default",
"system": "ansible",
"type": "small",
"vmflavour": "small_vm"
}
},
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"delimiter": null,
"dialect": "excel",
"fieldnames": null,
"key": "name",
"path": "vars/vms.csv",
"skipinitialspace": null,
"strict": null,
"unique": true
}
},
"list": []
}
TASK [Test variables used to deploy multiple VMs]
************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/student/ansible/many-vms.yml:47
skipping: [localhost] => {
"changed": false,
"skip_reason": "Conditional result was False"
}
TASK [Deploy VMs for certain system]
*************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/student/ansible/many-vms.yml:59
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: student
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~student && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118143.3148215-118188-83124451860873
`" && echo ansible-tmp-1646118143.3148215-118188-83124451860873="` echo
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118143.3148215-118188-83124451860873
`" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file
/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/commands/command.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-1180726_af60ks/tmpntzxmqua TO
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118143.3148215-118188-83124451860873/AnsiballZ_command.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118143.3148215-118188-83124451860873/
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118143.3148215-118188-83124451860873/AnsiballZ_command.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.6
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118143.3148215-118188-83124451860873/AnsiballZ_command.py
&& sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r
/home/student/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1646118143.3148215-118188-83124451860873/
> /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~student && sleep 0'
failed: [localhost] (item={'key': 'ansible01', 'value': {'name':
'ansible01', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic':
'enp1s0', 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.50.1', 'mask':
'255.255.255.0', 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible01.idm.nac-issa.org',
'dns1': '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain':
'idm.nac-issa.org'}}) => {
"ansible_loop_var": "item",
"changed": true,
"cmd": "ansible-playbook -e \"vmchoice=ansible01\"
--vault-password-file vars/pwfile.txt many-vms.yml",
"delta": "0:00:02.538989",
"end": "2022-03-01 01:02:26.147334",
"invocation": {
"module_args": {
"_raw_params": "ansible-playbook -e \"vmchoice=ansible01\"
--vault-password-file vars/pwfile.txt many-vms.yml",
"_uses_shell": true,
"argv": null,
"chdir": null,
"creates": null,
"executable": null,
"removes": null,
"stdin": null,
"stdin_add_newline": true,
"strip_empty_ends": true,
"warn": true
}
},
"item": {
"key": "ansible01",
"value": {
"class": "server",
"cluster": "Default",
"dns1": "172.30.50.5",
"dns2": "172.30.50.8",
"dns_domain": "idm.nac-issa.org",
"fqdn": "ansible01.idm.nac-issa.org",
"gw": "172.30.50.1",
"ip": "172.30.50.50",
"mask": "255.255.255.0",
"name": "ansible01",
"nic": "enp1s0",
"os": "rhel_8x64",
"site": "Default",
"system": "ansible",
"type": "small",
"vmflavour": "small_vm"
}
},
"msg": "non-zero return code",
"rc": 2,
"start": "2022-03-01 01:02:23.608345",
"stderr": "",
"stderr_lines": [],
"stdout": "\nPLAY [Create Many VMs]
*********************************************************\n\nTASK [Check if
passwords.yml exists] *******************************************\nok:
[localhost]\n\nTASK [Check if file vms.csv exists]
********************************************\nok: [localhost]\n\nTASK
[Check if file vmtemplates.csv exists]
************************************\nok: [localhost]\n\nTASK [Check if
file vmflavours.csv exists] *************************************\nok:
[localhost]\n\nTASK [Check if file permissions.csv exists]
************************************\nok: [localhost]\n\nTASK [Terminate
the play is any variable file is missing] **********************\nskipping:
[localhost]\n\nTASK [Parse vms.csv file]
******************************************************\nok:
[localhost]\n\nTASK [Test variables used to deploy multiple VMs]
******************************\nfatal: [localhost]: FAILED! =>
{\"changed\": false, \"msg\": \"Please enter either site or
system\"}\n\nPLAY RECAP
*********************************************************************\nlocalhost
: ok=6 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1
skipped=1 rescued=0 ignored=0 ",
"stdout_lines": [
"",
"PLAY [Create Many VMs]
*********************************************************",
"",
"TASK [Check if passwords.yml exists]
*******************************************",
"ok: [localhost]",
"",
"TASK [Check if file vms.csv exists]
********************************************",
"ok: [localhost]",
"",
"TASK [Check if file vmtemplates.csv exists]
************************************",
"ok: [localhost]",
"",
"TASK [Check if file vmflavours.csv exists]
*************************************",
"ok: [localhost]",
"",
"TASK [Check if file permissions.csv exists]
************************************",
"ok: [localhost]",
"",
"TASK [Terminate the play is any variable file is missing]
**********************",
"skipping: [localhost]",
"",
"TASK [Parse vms.csv file]
******************************************************",
"ok: [localhost]",
"",
"TASK [Test variables used to deploy multiple VMs]
******************************",
"fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {\"changed\": false, \"msg\":
\"Please enter either site or system\"}",
"",
"PLAY RECAP
*********************************************************************",
"localhost : ok=6 changed=0 unreachable=0
failed=1 skipped=1 rescued=0 ignored=0 "
]
}
...REPEAT THE SAME FAILURE FOR THE NEXT X SYSTEMS...
...ignoring
META: ran handlers
META: ran handlers
PLAY RECAP
***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost : ok=7 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0
skipped=2 rescued=0 ignored=1
On Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at 1:25:49 AM UTC-6 [email protected] wrote:
>
>
> On Mon, 28 Feb 2022 at 22:44, Jeremy Tourville <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>> Hi everyone
>> I am trying to use Ansible for the first time with an API. Normally, I
>> have learned to manage LInux servers with ansible where you are connecting
>> to the device(s) using SSH and an inventory file.
>>
>> I have been following this guide(s) to help provide some automation for
>> oVirt virtualization.
>> https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin//deployment-ansible-design
>> https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/deployment-ansible-automation
>> https://www.redhat.com/sysadmin/deployment-ansible-playbooks
>>
>> I have generally copied what the author did except that I customized it
>> for my environment.
>> When I try to run the playbook I am getting errors. My first question is
>> what should the host parameter be listed as? Shouldn't it be the oVirt
>> manager? I see the article author chose to use localhost and I'm not sure
>> why. Can someone explain? I'm still trying to get my head wrapped around
>> it and understand what's happening.
>>
>> My file structre is as follows:
>> [student@workstation ansible]$ tree
>>
>> ├── many-vms.yml
>> └── vars
>> ├── passwords.yml
>> ├── permissions.csv
>> ├── pwfile.txt
>> ├── vmflavours.csv
>> ├── vms.csv
>> └── vmtemplates.csv
>>
>> Here is my playbook:
>> ---
>> - name: Create Many VMs
>> hosts: localhost
>> connection: local
>> gather_facts: false
>> tasks:
>>
>> # Check if all config files exist
>> - name: Check if passwords.yml exists
>> stat:
>> path: vars/passwords.yml
>> register: passwordsfile
>>
>> - name: Check if file vms.csv exists
>> stat:
>> path: vars/vms.csv
>> register: vmsfile
>>
>> - name: Check if file vmtemplates.csv exists
>> stat:
>> path: vars/vmtemplates.csv
>> register: vmtemplatesfile
>>
>> - name: Check if file vmflavours.csv exists
>> stat:
>> path: vars/vmflavours.csv
>>
>> register: vmflavoursfile
>> - name: Check if file permissions.csv exists
>> stat:
>> path: vars/permissions.csv
>> register: permissionsfile
>>
>> # Check if there is a missing config file terminates the play
>> - name: Terminate the play is any variable file is missing
>> fail: msg="Variable file is missing"
>> when: passwordsfile.stat.exists is undefined or vmsfile.stat.exists
>> is undefined or vmtemplatesfile.stat.exists is undefined or
>> vmflavoursfile.stat.exists is undefined or permissionsfile.stat.exists is
>> undefined
>>
>> # Parse Config files
>> - name: Parse vms.csv file
>> read_csv:
>> path: vars/vms.csv
>> key: name
>> register: vms
>>
>> # All the variables are null, then terminate the play.
>> - name: Test variables used to deploy multiple VMs
>> fail: msg="Please enter either site or system"
>> when: site is undefined and system is undefined
>>
>> # Iterate Over the first and second plays based upon the non-null
>> variabl
>> - name: Deploy VMs for certain site
>> shell:
>> cmd: ansible-playbook -e "vmchoice={{ item.value.name }}"
>> --vault-password-file vars/pwfile.txt vars/passwords.yml
>> loop: "{{ vms.dict|dict2items }}"
>> ignore_errors: yes
>> when: item.value.site==site and site is defined and system is
>> undefined
>>
>> - name: Deploy VMs for certain system
>> shell:
>> cmd: ansible-playbook -e "vmchoice={{ item.value.name }}"
>> --vault-password-file vars/pwfile.txt vars/passwords.yml
>
>
> You supplied a file called passwords.yml as the playbook. That sounds
> problematic, and indeed causes a failure.
>
> BTW using ansible to run ansible through shell commands doesn't seem like
> the easiest strategy to me..
>
>
>
>> loop: "{{ vms.dict|dict2items }}"
>> ignore_errors: yes
>> when: item.value.system==system and site is undefined and system is
>> defined
>>
>> [student@workstation ansible]$ ansible-playbook -e "system=ansible"
>> many-vms.yml
>>
>> PLAY [Create Many VMs]
>> ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>>
>> TASK [Check if passwords.yml exists]
>> ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> ok: [localhost]
>>
>> TASK [Check if file vms.csv exists]
>> *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> ok: [localhost]
>>
>> TASK [Check if file vmtemplates.csv exists]
>> ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> ok: [localhost]
>>
>> TASK [Check if file vmflavours.csv exists]
>> ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> ok: [localhost]
>>
>> TASK [Check if file permissions.csv exists]
>> ***********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> ok: [localhost]
>>
>> TASK [Terminate the play is any variable file is missing]
>> *********************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> skipping: [localhost]
>>
>> TASK [Parse vms.csv file]
>> *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> ok: [localhost]
>>
>> TASK [Test variables used to deploy multiple VMs]
>> *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> skipping: [localhost]
>>
>> TASK [Deploy VMs for certain site]
>> ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> skipping: [localhost] => (item={'key': 'ansible01', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible01', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.50.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible01.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>>
>> skipping: [localhost] => (item={'key': 'ansible02', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible02', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.55.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible02.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>>
>> skipping: [localhost] => (item={'key': 'ansible03', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible03', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.60.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible03.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>>
>> skipping: [localhost] => (item={'key': 'ansible04', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible04', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.65.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible04.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>>
>> skipping: [localhost] => (item={'key': 'ansible05', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible05', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.70.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible05.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>>
>> skipping: [localhost] => (item={'key': 'ansible06', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible06', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.75.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible06.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>>
>> skipping: [localhost] => (item={'key': 'ansible07', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible07', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.80.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible07.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>>
>> skipping: [localhost] => (item={'key': 'ansible08', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible08', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.85.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible08.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>>
>> skipping: [localhost] => (item={'key': 'ansible09', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible09', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.90.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible09.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>>
>> skipping: [localhost] => (item={'key': 'ansible10', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible10', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.95.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible01.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>>
>>
>> TASK [Deploy VMs for certain system]
>> ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
>> failed: [localhost] (item={'key': 'ansible01', 'value': {'name':
>> 'ansible01', 'vmflavour': 'small_vm', 'type': 'small', 'site': 'Default',
>> 'cluster': 'Default', 'class': 'server', 'os': 'rhel_8x64', 'nic': 'eth0',
>> 'ip': '172.30.50.50', 'gw': '172.30.50.1', 'mask': '255.255.255.0',
>> 'system': 'ansible', 'fqdn': 'ansible01.idm.nac-issa.org', 'dns1':
>> '172.30.50.5', 'dns2': '172.30.50.8', 'dns_domain': 'idm.nac-issa.org'}})
>> => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": true, "cmd": "ansible-playbook
>> -e \"vmchoice=ansible01\" --vault-password-file vars/pwfile
>> vars/passwords.yml", "delta": "0:00:00.647153", "end": "2022-02-28
>> 15:30:13.735822", "item": {"key": "ansible01", "value": {"class": "server",
>> "cluster": "Default", "dns1": "172.30.50.5", "dns2": "172.30.50.8",
>> "dns_domain": "idm.nac-issa.org", "fqdn": "ansible01.idm.nac-issa.org",
>> "gw": "172.30.50.1", "ip": "172.30.50.50", "mask": "255.255.255.0", "name":
>> "ansible01", "nic": "eth0", "os": "rhel_8x64", "site": "Default", "system":
>> "ansible", "type": "small", "vmflavour": "small_vm"}}, "msg": "non-zero
>> return code", "rc": 4, "start": "2022-02-28 15:30:13.088669", "stderr":
>> "ERROR! A playbook must be a list of plays, got a <class
>> 'ansible.parsing.yaml.objects.AnsibleMapping'> instead\n\nThe error appears
>> to be in '/home/student/ansible/vars/passwords.yml': line 1, column 1, but
>> may\nbe elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.\n\nThe
>> offending line appears to be:\n\n\n$ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256\n^ here",
>> "stderr_lines": ["ERROR! A playbook must be a list of plays, got a <class
>> 'ansible.parsing.yaml.objects.AnsibleMapping'> instead", "", "The error
>> appears to be in '/home/student/ansible/vars/passwords.yml': line 1, column
>> 1, but may", "be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax
>> problem.", "", "The offending line appears to be:", "", "",
>> "$ANSIBLE_VAULT;1.1;AES256", "^ here"], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}
>>
>> ...REPEAT THE SAME FAILURE FOR THE NEXT 9 SYSTEMS...
>> ...ignoring
>>
>> PLAY RECAP
>> ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
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