I'm confused .. does the original problem reported above still exist? -- Walter Rowe, Chief Infrastructure Services Office of Information Systems Management National Institute of Standards and Technology United States Department of Commerce
On Friday, August 12, 2022 at 2:52:10 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > Just an update: > > In trying to fix an issue for the user that reported the problem I created > an additional issue that I was overlooking. > > In haste I added the -i flag as a single string ( [..., '-i > /etc/ansible/inventory/routers', ...] ) in the subprocess.run() list when > it should have been 2 strings ( [..., '-i', > '/etc/ansible/inventory/routers', ...] ) > > Now I can move on to debugging the real problem for the user and not the > problem that I created. > > On Thursday, August 11, 2022 at 11:39:24 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote: > >> On Fri, 12 Aug 2022 at 04:14, [email protected] <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> I've got a very odd issue with my Ansible inventory that has just >>> started and I cannot find the culprit. This script is one that we've run >>> for years. It collects some data from the user and then runs the ansible >>> playbook using the python3 subprocess module. >>> >>> When I enable verbosity in the script I think I've found what is causing >>> the issues. For some reason the present working directory from where I run >>> the script is appended with a space ahead of the inventory file that is >>> defined. >>> >>> For example, if I'm in /etc/ansible when I run the script, then the >>> inventory in the output appears as: >>> inventory: ('/etc/ansible /etc/ansible/inventory/routers') >>> >>> If I'm in my home directory when I run the script, then the inventory in >>> the output appears as: >>> inventory: ('/home/<username> /etc/ansible/inventory/routers') >>> >>> However, if I run the playbook with the same variables directly, without >>> the script, the inventory ansible is now looking for is: >>> inventory: ('/etc/ansible/inventory/routers') >>> >>> And the device I'm working on is now found in the inventory and the >>> playbook proceeds to run. >>> >>> Prior to debugging this, the inventory wasn't defined in the script (or >>> on the CLI) and was defined in the /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg with: >>> inventory = /etc/ansible/inventory/ >>> >>> But since the issue started I added the explicit inventory file to use >>> in an attempt to test and that still did not fix the issue. >>> >>> I also have verified that the ansible version and directories are all >>> the same both on the script run and my manual run. >>> >>> $ ansible --version >>> ansible [core 2.12.6] >>> config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg >>> configured module search path = >>> ['/home/<username>/.ansible/plugins/modules', >>> '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] >>> ansible python module location = >>> /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible >>> ansible collection location = >>> /etc/ansible/collections:/home/<username>/.ansible/collections >>> executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible >>> python version = 3.9.7 (default, Sep 13 2021, 08:18:39) [GCC 8.5.0 >>> 20210514 (Red Hat 8.5.0-3)] >>> jinja version = 3.1.2 >>> libyaml = True >>> >>> Anyone have an idea on where I can look for the culprit that has >>> suddenly started appending the $PWD ahead of the inventory file, but only >>> when run from the script. >>> >> >> If things work without the script, and fail with the script, then logic >> dictates that the script is causing the problem. >> >> If this mysterious script has suddenly started changed its behaviour, >> then you need to find out what why, for example what changed on that host, >> and when. >> Perhaps run it on another host? >> With the supplied amount information this is about as much help there is >> possible. >> >> >> >> >>> >>> -- >>> 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/96538934-8f5e-4951-83d1-4f441c903624n%40googlegroups.com >>> >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/96538934-8f5e-4951-83d1-4f441c903624n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> -- >> Sent from Gmail Mobile >> > -- 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/84633dcd-f553-419e-af6a-3ba3ae903d0an%40googlegroups.com.
