win_updates fail

[Nico]

Hi there,

I'm using the win_updates module but the module fails to install any updates.

- name: Install all security, critical, and rollup updates

  block:

    - win_updates:

        category_names: 

        - SecurityUpdates

        - CriticalUpdates

        - UpdateRollups

        reboot: yes

      register: job_log

  rescue:

    - debug:

        msg: 'Installing updates failed.'

PLAY [WINSERVERS] *****************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

ok: [TMCQAMON]

TASK [windows-patch-management : win_updates] *************************************************************************************************************************************************

fatal: [TMCQAMON]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "filtered_updates": {}, "found_update_count": 72, "installed_update_count": 0, "msg": "Failed to download update (1 of 72) 093f23cb-1c30-413c-8480-66677ce8b024 - Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB2973201): Download Result ", "reboot_required": false, "updates": {"02b62bb0-33b2-4585-8945-0f0a711b909e": {"id": "02b62bb0-33b2-4585-8945-0f0a711b909e", "installed": false, "kb": ["2966826"], "title": "Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2966826)"}, "02ee413c-7bbb-4fe0-bd97-9e931a2208e1": {"id": "02ee413c-7bbb-4fe0-bd97-9e931a2208e1", "installed": false, "kb": ["3055642"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3055642)"}, "04f04253-f803-43b8-8b37-6841c614dd9f": {"id": "04f04253-f803-43b8-8b37-6841c614dd9f", "installed": false, "kb": ["3084135"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3084135)"}, "05ba4c3c-81c2-4c19-9899-a4a18716cddb": {"id": "05ba4c3c-81c2-4c19-9899-a4a18716cddb", "installed": false, "kb": ["3156059"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3156059)"}, "06eae584-188d-4a35-805a-ef98beddcd3d": {"id": "06eae584-188d-4a35-805a-ef98beddcd3d", "installed": false, "kb": ["3139914"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3139914)"}, "086110f9-6500-4ada-902d-7861cd2cd90b": {"id": "086110f9-6500-4ada-902d-7861cd2cd90b", "installed": false, "kb": ["3000850"], "title": "Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3000850)"}, "093f23cb-1c30-413c-8480-66677ce8b024": {"id": "093f23cb-1c30-413c-8480-66677ce8b024", "installed": false, "kb": ["2973201"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB2973201)"}, "1a5e6145-cb66-47c4-90da-e8788f8495ae": {"id": "1a5e6145-cb66-47c4-90da-e8788f8495ae", "installed": false, "kb": ["3008242"], "title": "Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3008242)"}, "1b7f8001-ed5b-4e14-b712-ebf5d45b3e0e": {"id": "1b7f8001-ed5b-4e14-b712-ebf5d45b3e0e", "installed": false, "kb": ["2981580"], "title": "Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB2981580)"}, "1bc49ccc-409b-4d07-93b7-cea850ea0d78": {"id": "1bc49ccc-409b-4d07-93b7-cea850ea0d78", "installed": false, "kb": ["3133043"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3133043)"}, "209e2d1e-330f-4dcc-b705-5999c2f38385": {"id": "209e2d1e-330f-4dcc-b705-5999c2f38385", "installed": false, "kb": ["3146723"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3146723)"}, "20d1a457-eca7-488d-a870-96d7374cb436": {"id": "20d1a457-eca7-488d-a870-96d7374cb436", "installed": false, "kb": ["3155784"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3155784)"}, "214b1f40-24ed-4dae-9e76-237763c5c8ca": {"id": "214b1f40-24ed-4dae-9e76-237763c5c8ca", "installed": false, "kb": ["3126587"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3126587)"}, "228676f3-8545-444c-a7e0-4df7b9c2b4d6": {"id": "228676f3-8545-444c-a7e0-4df7b9c2b4d6", "installed": false, "kb": ["2972213"], "title": "Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2972213)"}, "2628719c-4abd-46e2-93e8-fe53c19c3117": {"id": "2628719c-4abd-46e2-93e8-fe53c19c3117", "installed": false, "kb": ["3019978"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3019978)"}, "27ae312b-1b1a-4f18-a574-3dfe46244d3a": {"id": "27ae312b-1b1a-4f18-a574-3dfe46244d3a", "installed": false, "kb": ["3110329"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3110329)"}, "29285f0e-278a-4fb1-ad27-ed672ddeaff2": {"id": "29285f0e-278a-4fb1-ad27-ed672ddeaff2", "installed": false, "kb": ["3010788"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3010788)"}, "35d46cea-1bc1-4d7f-8bf9-adaaeb5a7bf5": {"id": "35d46cea-1bc1-4d7f-8bf9-adaaeb5a7bf5", "installed": false, "kb": ["3072307"], "title": "Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB3072307)"}, "36696f1a-eb7a-48db-a69b-fae68b1fbf58": {"id": "36696f1a-eb7a-48db-a69b-fae68b1fbf58", "installed": false, "kb": ["3045755"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3045755)"}, "3827a9e8-65af-444e-bbef-94e3591dbc0f": {"id": "3827a9e8-65af-444e-bbef-94e3591dbc0f", "installed": false, "kb": ["3011780"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3011780)"}, "3ae68db3-72a1-4f93-8e68-75bb8e07823e": {"id": "3ae68db3-72a1-4f93-8e68-75bb8e07823e", "installed": false, "kb": ["2967917"], "title": "Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB2967917)"}, "3ce61d87-7153-4540-a74b-fd0065edfdde": {"id": "3ce61d87-7153-4540-a74b-fd0065edfdde", "installed": false, "kb": ["3126593"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3126593)"}, "3d2c6725-e2cc-4566-8235-34dd32369599": {"id": "3d2c6725-e2cc-4566-8235-34dd32369599", "installed": false, "kb": ["3102939"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3102939)"}, 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x64-based Systems (KB2972103)"}, "f7c02df0-0cb8-4a56-b367-7efd5c9bc9ac": {"id": "f7c02df0-0cb8-4a56-b367-7efd5c9bc9ac", "installed": false, "kb": ["3071756"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3071756)"}, "f82f159c-02c4-480c-bda4-6c8eacfc3cba": {"id": "f82f159c-02c4-480c-bda4-6c8eacfc3cba", "installed": false, "kb": ["3122651"], "title": "Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64 (KB3122651)"}, "fb95c1c8-de23-4089-ae29-fd3351d55421": {"id": "fb95c1c8-de23-4089-ae29-fd3351d55421", "installed": false, "kb": ["3004365"], "title": "Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB3004365)"}}}

TASK [windows-patch-management : Security update results] *************************************************************************************************************************************

ok: [TMCQAMON] => {

    "msg": {

        "changed": false, 

        "failed": true, 

        "filtered_updates": {}, 

        "found_update_count": 72, 

        "installed_update_count": 0, 

        "msg": "Failed to download update (1 of 72) 093f23cb-1c30-413c-8480-66677ce8b024 - Security Update for Windows Server 2012 R2 (KB2973201): Download Result ", 

        "reboot_required": false, 

        "updates": {

            "02b62bb0-33b2-4585-8945-0f0a711b909e": {

                "id": "02b62bb0-33b2-4585-8945-0f0a711b909e", 

                "installed": false, 

                "kb": [

                    "2966826"

                ], 

                "title": "Security Update for Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 for x64-based Systems (KB2966826)"

            }, 

...

No specific fail message. I could also install updates manually on the server. Could it be a timeout issue which is not supported in the module?

[Jordan Borean]

Looks like a typo in the code where it isn't retrieving the result code, simple fix https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/lib/ansible/modules/windows/win_updates.ps1#L240.

[Jordan Borean]

I've raised a PR to fix this issue https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/40283, if you want you can try it out and see what is happening. Otherwise you can specify the log_path and it should show the error that occurred in the log file.

Thanks

Jordan

[Nico]

Hi Jordan,

Thanks. When will this bug fix be included in a public ansible version? 

[Jordan Borean]

It will be in the 2.6.0 release but I also backported it for the 2.5.4 release which is imminent. In saying that it won’t actually fix the issue but it will give you the result code as to why the download failed. With this result code we can proceed further to trying to find out what is happening.

Thanks

Jordan

[Jordan Borean]

Sorry I meant 2.5.3.