Ah, Todd, you were right. I changed the output path, and it worked. I'm not
sure why i couldn't write to the /tmp directory, but, whatever. My last
question (I hope) on this topic is how to get the output in a list format.
This is what I get presently:
myhost:
The following packages will be updated['paho-c-1.3.13-2.el9',
'cpp-11.4.1-2.1.el9', 'glibc-headers-2.34-83.el9_3.7',
'gnutls-dane-3.7.6-23.el9', 'insights-client-3.2.2-1.el9_2',
'libblockdev-2.28-7.el9', 'libblockdev-loop-2.28-7.el9',
'libfastjson-0.99.9-5.el9', 'libvirt-daemon-9.5.0-7.el9_3',
'libvirt-daemon-driver-interface-9.5.0-7.el9_3',
'libvirt-daemon-driver-qemu-9.5.0-7.el9_3', 'openssl-devel-3.0.7-24.el9',
'python3-file-magic-5.39-14.el9', 'python3-pip-21.2.3-7.el9',
'python3-policycoreutils-3.5-2.el9', 'qemu-kvm-audio-pa-8.0.0-16.el9_3',
'qemu-kvm-core-8.0.0-16.el9_3', 'qemu-kvm-device-usb-host-8.0.0-16.el9_3',
'qemu-kvm-docs-8.0.0-16.el9_3',
'rpm-plugin-systemd-inhibit-4.16.1.3-25.el9', 'rsyslog-8.2102.0-117.el9',
'samba-client-4.18.6-100.el9', 'udisks2-iscsi-2.9.4-9.el9',
'fwupd-plugin-flashrom-1.8.16-1.el9', 'gcc-11.4.1-2.1.el9',
'gcc-plugin-annobin-11.4.1-2.1.el9', 'gnutls-utils-3.7.6-23.el9',
'libblockdev-fs-2.28-7.el9', 'libblockdev-lvm-2.28-7.el9',
'libblockdev-mdraid-2.28-7.el9', ~
On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 10:31:16 AM UTC-5 Todd Lewis wrote:
> Your 'deploy' user doesn't have permission to rename a file over
> '/tmp/installed.txt'. Is there an existing file with that name? Are there
> unusual permissions set on '/tmp' itself?
>
> It's bad practice to omit the 'owner:', 'group:', and 'mode:' of files
> created with the copy or template modules. There may be issues created
> because you're taking the defaults. Or not. Just a thought.
>
> Presented with those messages, the first thing I'd check is whether a file
> name '/tmp/installed.txt' already exists on the controller.
>
> On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 10:19:08 AM UTC-5 Dimitri Yioulos wrote:
>
>> For Vladimir's solution, I get the following error:
>>
>> *An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full traceback,
>> use -vvv. The error was: PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not
>> permitted: b'/tmp/.ansible_tmpkdy1r8msinstalled.txt' ->
>> b'/tmp/installed.txt'*
>>
>> *fatal: [bed-test-9-dy2 -> localhost]: FAILED! => changed=false*
>> * checksum: 543ecd635e9686d0ae4915df6ee4e9d8c13ff300 msg: 'Unable to
>> make
>> b''/home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705331818.2910578-4160834-8270244954747/source''
>>
>> into to /tmp/installed.txt, failed final rename from
>> b''/tmp/.ansible_tmpkdy1r8msinstalled.txt'': [Errno 1] Operation not
>> permitted: b''/tmp/.ansible_tmpkdy1r8msinstalled.txt'' ->
>> b''/tmp/installed.txt'''*
>>
>> On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 10:04:55 AM UTC-5 Dimitri Yioulos wrote:
>>
>>> As I have written the playbook above, here's the error, which I hope is
>>> enough for troubleshooting purposes:
>>>
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>>> *<localhost> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: deploy<localhost> EXEC
>>> /bin/sh -c 'echo ~deploy && sleep 0'<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77
>>> && mkdir -p "` echo /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501
>>>
>>> `" && echo ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501="` echo
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501
>>>
>>> `" ) && sleep 0'Using module file
>>> /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/modules/stat.py<localhost>
>>> PUT /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-4159897gzoguc4w/tmphdv1no20 TO
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/AnsiballZ_stat.py<localhost>
>>>
>>> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/
>>>
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/AnsiballZ_stat.py
>>>
>>> && sleep 0'<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/env python
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/AnsiballZ_stat.py
>>>
>>> && sleep 0'<localhost> PUT
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-4159897gzoguc4w/tmpi_3sa5v9 TO
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/source<localhost>
>>>
>>> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/
>>>
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/source
>>>
>>> && sleep 0'Using module file
>>> /usr/local/lib/python3.9/site-packages/ansible/modules/copy.py<localhost>
>>> PUT /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-4159897gzoguc4w/tmpyre28n8_ TO
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/AnsiballZ_copy.py<localhost>
>>>
>>> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/
>>>
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/AnsiballZ_copy.py
>>>
>>> && sleep 0'<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/env python
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/AnsiballZ_copy.py
>>>
>>> && sleep 0'<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/
>>>
>>> > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'The full traceback is:Traceback (most recent
>>> call last): File
>>> "/tmp/ansible_ansible.legacy.copy_payload_rmpe1ef8/ansible_ansible.legacy.copy_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/basic.py",
>>>
>>> line 1700, in atomic_move os.rename(b_src, b_dest)PermissionError:
>>> [Errno 1] Operation not permitted:
>>> b'/home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/source'
>>>
>>> -> b'/tmp/installed.txt'During handling of the above exception, another
>>> exception occurred:Traceback (most recent call last): File
>>> "/tmp/ansible_ansible.legacy.copy_payload_rmpe1ef8/ansible_ansible.legacy.copy_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/basic.py",
>>>
>>> line 1759, in atomic_move os.rename(b_tmp_dest_name,
>>> b_dest)PermissionError: [Errno 1] Operation not permitted:
>>> b'/tmp/.ansible_tmp162o24fxinstalled.txt' -> b'/tmp/installed.txt'fatal:
>>> [bed-test-9-dy2 -> localhost]: FAILED! => changed=false checksum:
>>> 590d9e59d7b819e4c8fb2068a91aec5e760afc8e diff: [] invocation:
>>> module_args: _original_basename: tmpi_3sa5v9 attributes: null
>>> backup: false checksum: 590d9e59d7b819e4c8fb2068a91aec5e760afc8e
>>> content: null dest: /tmp/installed.txt directory_mode: null
>>> follow: false force: true group: null local_follow: null
>>> mode: null owner: null remote_src: null selevel: null
>>> serole: null setype: null seuser: null src:
>>> /home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/source
>>>
>>> unsafe_writes: false validate: null msg: 'Unable to make
>>> b''/home/deploy/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1705330892.3380399-4159921-3325212893501/source''
>>>
>>> into to /tmp/installed.txt, failed final rename from
>>> b''/tmp/.ansible_tmp162o24fxinstalled.txt'': [Errno 1] Operation not
>>> permitted: b''/tmp/.ansible_tmp162o24fxinstalled.txt'' ->
>>> b''/tmp/installed.txt'''*
>>> On Monday, January 15, 2024 at 9:21:26 AM UTC-5 Todd Lewis wrote:
>>>
>>>> You say "the report play does not work", but you don't tell us in what
>>>> way it doesn't work. Is there a template error, undefined variable, or
>>>> something else? Does running with -vv -D indicate anything? "Does not
>>>> work"
>>>> is too vague. Okay, so it didn't do what you expected, but what did it do?
>>>> Show us the play log.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 1/15/24 8:00 AM, Dimitri Yioulos wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Good morning.
>>>>
>>>> Let me start by saying that I hope I'm not overdoing my asks. I only do
>>>> it when I've tried, but failed, at a solution. Nextly, I hope your kind
>>>> answers help others, as well. That said, the following playbook returns
>>>> packages that are set for update:
>>>>
>>>> ---
>>>>
>>>> - hosts: all
>>>> gather_facts: false
>>>>
>>>> tasks:
>>>> - name: Check packages to upgrade
>>>> dnf:
>>>> list: updates
>>>> register: packages
>>>>
>>>> - name: Show packages to upgrade
>>>> debug:
>>>> msg: >-
>>>> {%- set output=[] -%}
>>>> {%- for p in packages.results -%}
>>>> {{ output.append((p.name ~ '-' ~ p.version ~ '-' ~
>>>> p.release)) }}
>>>> {%- endfor -%}
>>>> {{ output }}
>>>>
>>>> - local_action:
>>>> module: copy
>>>> content: |
>>>> {% for host in ansible_play_hosts %}
>>>> {{ host }}:
>>>> The following packages will be updated
>>>>
>>>> {%- set output=[] -%}
>>>> {%- for p in packages.results -%}
>>>> {{ output.append((p.name ~ '-' ~ p.version ~ '-' ~
>>>> p.release)) }}
>>>> {%- endfor -%}
>>>> {{ output }}
>>>> {% endfor -%}
>>>>
>>>> dest: "/tmp/installed.txt"
>>>> run_once: yes
>>>> tags:
>>>> - report
>>>>
>>>> It works fine through the debug play:
>>>>
>>>> ok: [myhost] => {
>>>> "msg": [
>>>> "paho-c-1.3.13-2.el9",
>>>> "cpp-11.4.1-2.1.el9",
>>>> "glibc-headers-2.34-83.el9_3.7",
>>>> "gnutls-dane-3.7.6-23.el9",
>>>> "insights-client-3.2.2-1.el9_2",
>>>> "libblockdev-2.28-7.el9",
>>>> "libblockdev-loop-2.28-7.el9",
>>>> "libfastjson-0.99.9-5.el9",
>>>> ~
>>>>
>>>> However, the report play does not work. I would have thought that
>>>> setting it up like the debug play should do it, but no. How can I get that
>>>> list of updates, along with the hostname, into a textfile report?
>>>>
>>>> As ever, many thanks.
>>>>
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