Script module in windows looks for /usr/bin/python

[Mumshad Mannambeth]

I am trying to run a basic script on a windows host using ansible. 

Why is it looking for Python on windows? Do we need to have Python installed on windows to run a script? :

TASK [setup] *******************************************************************

<10.xx.xx.108> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: administrator on PORT 5986 TO 10.xx.xx.108

<10.xx.xx.108> EXEC Set-StrictMode -Version Latest

(New-Item -Type Directory -Path $env:temp -Name "ansible-tmp-1473989964.43-210051997727769").FullName | Write-Host -Separator '';

<10.xx.xx.108> PUT "/tmp/tmpNkeo10" TO "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible-tmp-1473989964.43-210051997727769\setup.ps1"

<10.xx.xx.108> EXEC Set-StrictMode -Version Latest

Try

{

& 'C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible-tmp-1473989964.43-210051997727769\setup.ps1'

}

Catch

{

$_obj = @{ failed = $true }

If ($_.Exception.GetType)

{

$_obj.Add('msg', $_.Exception.Message)

}

Else

{

$_obj.Add('msg', $_.ToString())

}

If ($_.InvocationInfo.PositionMessage)

{

$_obj.Add('exception', $_.InvocationInfo.PositionMessage)

}

ElseIf ($_.ScriptStackTrace)

{

$_obj.Add('exception', $_.ScriptStackTrace)

}

Try

{

$_obj.Add('error_record', ($_ | ConvertTo-Json | ConvertFrom-Json))

}

Catch

{

}

Echo $_obj | ConvertTo-Json -Compress -Depth 99

Exit 1

}

Finally { Remove-Item "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible-tmp-1473989964.43-210051997727769" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }

ok: [web_server_node1] => {"ansible_facts": {"ansible_architecture": "64-bit", "ansible_date_time": {"date": "9/15/2016", "day": "15", "hour": "21", "iso8601": "2016-09-15T21:37:56", "minute": "37", "month": "09", "year": "2016"}, "ansible_distribution": "Microsoft Windows NT 6.3.9600.0", "ansible_distribution_version": "6.3.9600.0", "ansible_env": {"ALLUSERSPROFILE": "C:\\ProgramData", "APPDATA": "C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Roaming", "COMPUTERNAME": "LGLAS108", "ComSpec": "C:\\Windows\\system32\\cmd.exe", "CommonProgramFiles": "C:\\Program Files\\Common Files", "CommonProgramFiles(x86)": "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files", "CommonProgramW6432": "C:\\Program Files\\Common Files", "FP_NO_HOST_CHECK": "NO", "HOMEDRIVE": "C:", "HOMEPATH": "\\Users\\Administrator", "LOCALAPPDATA": "C:\\Users\\Administrator\\AppData\\Local", "LOGONSERVER": "\\\\LGLAS108", "MODULE_COMPLEX_ARGS": "{\"_ansible_version\": \"2.1.1.0\", \"_ansible_selinux_special_fs\": [\"fuse\", \"nfs\", \"vboxsf\", \"ramfs\"], \"_ansible_no_log\": false, \"_ansible_verbosity\": 3, \"_ansible_syslog_facility\": \"LOG_USER\", \"gather_subset\": \"all\", \"_ansible_diff\": false, \"_ansible_debug\": false, \"_ansible_check_mode\": false}", "NUMBER_OF_PROCESSORS": "2", "OS": "Windows_NT", "PATHEXT": ".COM;.EXE;.BAT;.CMD;.VBS;.VBE;.JS;.JSE;.WSF;.WSH;.MSC;.CPL", "PROCESSOR_ARCHITECTURE": "AMD64", "PROCESSOR_IDENTIFIER": "Intel64 Family 6 Model 26 Stepping 4, GenuineIntel", "PROCESSOR_LEVEL": "6", "PROCESSOR_REVISION": "1a04", "PROMPT": "$P$G", "PSExecutionPolicyPreference": "Unrestricted", "PSModulePath": "C:\\Users\\Administrator\\Documents\\WindowsPowerShell\\Modules;C:\\Program Files\\WindowsPowerShell\\Modules;C:\\Windows\\system32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0\\Modules", "PUBLIC": "C:\\Users\\Public", "Path": "C:\\Windows\\system32;C:\\Windows;C:\\Windows\\System32\\Wbem;C:\\Windows\\System32\\WindowsPowerShell\\v1.0", "ProgramData": "C:\\ProgramData", "ProgramFiles": "C:\\Program Files", "ProgramFiles(x86)": "C:\\Program Files (x86)", "ProgramW6432": "C:\\Program Files", "SystemDrive": "C:", "SystemRoot": "C:\\Windows", "TEMP": "C:\\Users\\ADMINI~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp", "TMP": "C:\\Users\\ADMINI~1\\AppData\\Local\\Temp", "USERDOMAIN": "LGLAS108", "USERDOMAIN_ROAMINGPROFILE": "LGLAS108", "USERNAME": "Administrator", "USERPROFILE": "C:\\Users\\Administrator", "windir": "C:\\Windows"}, "ansible_fqdn": "lglas108.ehcdomain2.local", "ansible_hostname": "LGLAS108", "ansible_interfaces": [{"default_gateway": "10.247.69.1", "dns_domain": null, "interface_index": 12, "interface_name": "Intel(R) 82574L Gigabit Network Connection"}], "ansible_ip_addresses": ["10.xx.xx.108", "fe80::3451:3c97:517b:5c87"], "ansible_lastboot": "2016-09-15 19:37:51Z", "ansible_os_family": "Windows", "ansible_os_name": "Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard Evaluation", "ansible_powershell_version": 4, "ansible_system": "Win32NT", "ansible_totalmem": 4294500352, "ansible_uptime_seconds": 7205, "ansible_win_rm_certificate_expires": "2017-09-15 20:26:34"}, "changed": false, "invocation": {"module_name": "setup"}}

task path: /opt/ehc-ansible-projects/EHC40/test.yml:24

TASK [run pwoershell script] ***************************************************

<10.xx.xx.108> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: administrator on PORT 5986 TO 10.xx.xx.108

<10.xx.xx.108> EXEC Set-StrictMode -Version Latest

(New-Item -Type Directory -Path $env:temp -Name "ansible-tmp-1473989967.21-182746111595233").FullName | Write-Host -Separator '';

<10.xx.xx.108> PUT "/tmp/tmpBj6PDQ" TO "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible-tmp-1473989967.21-182746111595233\command.ps1"

<10.xx.xx.108> EXEC Set-StrictMode -Version Latest

Try

{

/usr/bin/python 'C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible-tmp-1473989967.21-182746111595233\command.ps1'

}

Catch

{

$_obj = @{ failed = $true }

If ($_.Exception.GetType)

{

$_obj.Add('msg', $_.Exception.Message)

}

Else

{

$_obj.Add('msg', $_.ToString())

}

If ($_.InvocationInfo.PositionMessage)

{

$_obj.Add('exception', $_.InvocationInfo.PositionMessage)

}

ElseIf ($_.ScriptStackTrace)

{

$_obj.Add('exception', $_.ScriptStackTrace)

}

Try

{

$_obj.Add('error_record', ($_ | ConvertTo-Json | ConvertFrom-Json))

}

Catch

{

}

Echo $_obj | ConvertTo-Json -Compress -Depth 99

Exit 1

}

Finally { Remove-Item "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible-tmp-1473989967.21-182746111595233" -Force -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue }

An exception occurred during task execution. The full traceback is:

At line:4 char:1 

+ /usr/bin/python 'C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible-tmp-147398996 ... 

+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

fatal: [web_server_node1]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "invocation": {"module_name": "command"}, "msg": "The term '/usr/bin/python' is not recognized as the name of a cmdlet, function, script file, or operable program. Check the spelling of the name, or if a path was included, verify that the path is correct and try again."}

[Matt Davis]

No, but it looks like you're trying to use the Python "command" module to exec the script. On Ansible 2.1, use raw or the script module (if the script lives on the control host and you want to push it over). In devel/2.2+ you can use win_shell or win_command, but those modules are new to the (yet-to-be-released) Ansible 2.2.

[Mumshad Mannambeth]

Thank you Matt! I tried the shell and command modules. Script module works.