Very simple task works on Ansible 2.0, but not on Ansible 2.1.

[Thiago Martins]

Guys,

 I have a very simple task that works on Ansible 2.0 (both first and subsequent runs) but, doesn't work on Ansible 2.1 (only subsequent runs fails, first run also works on 2.1), as follows:

My group_vars/all have:

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os_external: "dummy0"

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my task have:

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- name: Configuring Open vSwitch Bridge Port

  openvswitch_port: bridge=br-ex port="{{os_external}}" state=present

  when: br_mode == 'OVS'

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With Ansible 2.1, all subsequent runs fails, like this:

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TASK [os_neutron : Configuring Open vSwitch Bridge Port] ***********************

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "'str' object has no attribute 'items'"}

to retry, use: --limit @site-openstack.retry

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So, as a workaround, I have to downgrade Ansible, like this:

(NOTE: Ansible 2.1 is installed in my Ubuntu 16.04 via "ppa:ansible/ansible".)

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root@dell-desk-1:~# ppa-purge ppa:ansible/ansible

Updating packages lists

PPA to be removed: ansible ansible

Package revert list generated:

 ansible/xenial

Disabling ansible PPA from 

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/ansible-ubuntu-ansible-xenial.list

Updating packages lists

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

Selected version '2.0.0.2-2' (Ubuntu:16.04/xenial [all]) for 'ansible'

The following additional packages will be installed:

  python-selinux

The following NEW packages will be installed:

  python-selinux

The following packages will be DOWNGRADED:

  ansible

0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 1 downgraded, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Need to get 1,190 kB of archives.

After this operation, 630 kB disk space will be freed.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 

Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 ansible all 2.0.0.2-2 [1,016 kB]

Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/universe amd64 python-selinux amd64 2.4-3build2 [173 kB]

Fetched 1,190 kB in 0s (3,183 kB/s)     

dpkg: warning: downgrading ansible from 2.1.0.0-1ppa~xenial to 2.0.0.2-2

(Reading database ... 336785 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack .../ansible_2.0.0.2-2_all.deb ...

Unpacking ansible (2.0.0.2-2) over (2.1.0.0-1ppa~xenial) ...

Selecting previously unselected package python-selinux.

Preparing to unpack .../python-selinux_2.4-3build2_amd64.deb ...

Unpacking python-selinux (2.4-3build2) ...

Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...

Setting up ansible (2.0.0.2-2) ...

Installing new version of config file /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg ...

Installing new version of config file /etc/ansible/hosts ...

Setting up python-selinux (2.4-3build2) ...

PPA purged successfully

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Now, playbook works:

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TASK [os_neutron : Configuring Open vSwitch Bridge Port] ***********************

ok: [localhost]

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Just to make sure that Ansible 2.1 is failing again:

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root@dell-desk-1:~# add-apt-repository ppa:ansible/ansible

root@dell-desk-1:~# apt update

root@dell-desk-1:~# apt full-upgrade

Reading package lists... Done

Building dependency tree       

Reading state information... Done

Calculating upgrade... Done

The following package was automatically installed and is no longer required:

  python-selinux

Use 'sudo apt autoremove' to remove it.

The following packages will be upgraded:

  ansible

1 upgraded, 0 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded.

Need to get 1,233 kB of archives.

After this operation, 1,675 kB of additional disk space will be used.

Do you want to continue? [Y/n] 

Get:1 http://ppa.launchpad.net/ansible/ansible/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 ansible all 2.1.0.0-1ppa~xenial [1,233 kB]

Fetched 1,233 kB in 1s (1,110 kB/s)

(Reading database ... 336622 files and directories currently installed.)

Preparing to unpack .../ansible_2.1.0.0-1ppa~xenial_all.deb ...

Unpacking ansible (2.1.0.0-1ppa~xenial) over (2.0.0.2-2) ...

Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...

Setting up ansible (2.1.0.0-1ppa~xenial) ...

Installing new version of config file /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg ...

Installing new version of config file /etc/ansible/hosts ...

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Fails (with Ansible 2.1):

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TASK [os_neutron : Configuring Open vSwitch Bridge Port] ***********************

fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "'str' object has no attribute 'items'"}

to retry, use: --limit @site-openstack.retry

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What am I missing?

Thanks!

Thiago

[Thiago Martins]

Mmm... Looks like that it is already reported.

https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/issues/2500