When attempting to install an ansible collection using ansible_galaxy_install, I receive the following error:
"Failed to find required executable \"ansible-galaxy\" in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/snap/bin"
It is my understanding that ansible_galaxy_install is looking for ansible-galaxy on the the above PATH on the managed host and that I need to add the PATH where ansible-galaxy is installed.
which ansible-galaxy # managed host
/home/<user>/.local/bin/ansible-galaxy
- name: install collections | sbaerlocher.virtualization | virtualbox
environment:
PATH: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}/.local/bin:{{ ansible_env.PATH }}"
community.general.ansible_galaxy_install:
type: collection
name: sbaerlocher.virtualization
This overcomes the first error, but then I receive a second error that the "ansible" module cannot be found (which is also located at /home/<user>/.local/bin/). It appears that the subsequent call is not respecting the PATH I provided.
fatal: [lenovo_laptop]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "cmd": "/home/<user>/.local/bin/ansible-galaxy --version", "msg": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n File \"/home/<user>/.local/bin/ansible-galaxy\", line 44, in <module>\n from ansible import context\nModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ansible'", "rc": 1, "stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n File \"/home/<user>/.local/bin/ansible-galaxy\", line 44, in <module>\n from ansible import context\nModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ansible'\n", "stderr_lines": ["Traceback (most recent call last):", " File \"/home/<user>/.local/bin/ansible-galaxy\", line 44, in <module>", " from ansible import context", "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ansible'"], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}
I also tried creating a links the ansible-galaxy and ansible, but it did not overcome the second errro.
- name: install collections | workaround | failed to find required executable | create symbolic links to executables required to install collections
become: yes
file:
src: "{{ lookup('env', 'HOME') }}/.local/bin/{{ item }}"
path: /usr/bin/{{ item }}
state: link
mode: u=rwx,g=rwx,o=rx # '0775'
loop:
- ansible-galaxy
- ansible
How can I get the ansible_galaxy_install module to use my PATH to find ansible-galaxy and ansible?
