CPAN Modules

[Keith Mills]

Ansible playbook error: Failed to find required executable cpanm in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin

Ansible Version:

ansible 2.8.0

  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg

  configured module search path = [u'/home/jamekeit/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']

  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible

  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible

  python version = 2.7.5 (default, May 31 2018, 09:41:32) [GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-28)]

cpan-modules.yaml 

---
	- hosts: testservers
	remote_user: root
	# Note: I am testing this script
	# The intended result is to increase speed to deploy new servers
	# by installing the needed CPAN modules through Ansible instead
	# of the old scripts from Build Admin. Copying requirements from:
	# E:\BuildAgent\buildagent\linux\matrix_update\12-cpan\SLES-12-x86_64.sh
	tasks:
	- name: copy MyConfig.pm to the correct directory on remote host(s)
	template:
	src: ../../../library/conf/debian/MyConfig-Debian.pm
	dest: /root/.cpan/CPAN/MyConfig.pm
	# - name: install CPANM so the next step can install all modules
	# zypper:
	# name: perl-App-cpanminus
	# state: present
	# Commented out the CPANM install because it...doesn't work right,
	# did manually by executing "cpan App::cpanminus" from our mirror
	# install needed CPAN modules
	# - cpanm: name={{ item }}
	- cpanm:
	name: "{{ item }}"
	with_items:
	- "HTTP::DAV"
	- "Log::Log4perl"
	- "SOAP::Lite"
	- "Digest::SHA1"
	- "AnyData"
	- "Log::Dispatch::FileRotate"
	- "Term::Shell"
	- "Crypt::RC4"
	environment:
	PERL_CPANM_OPT: "--mirror http://hCPAN1.sde.rdlabs.hpecorp.net/"
	...

PLAY [gen10alltools] *****************************************************************************************************************************************************

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

ok: [hwbldeb10]

TASK [copy MyConfig.pm to the correct directory on remote host(s)] *******************************************************************************************************

ok: [hwbldeb10]

TASK [cpanm] *************************************************************************************************************************************************************

failed: [hwbldeb10] (item=HTTP::DAV) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "HTTP::DAV", "msg": "Failed to find required executable cpanm in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"}

failed: [hwbldeb10] (item=Log::Log4perl) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "Log::Log4perl", "msg": "Failed to find required executable cpanm in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"}

failed: [hwbldeb10] (item=SOAP::Lite) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "SOAP::Lite", "msg": "Failed to find required executable cpanm in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"}

failed: [hwbldeb10] (item=Digest::SHA1) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "Digest::SHA1", "msg": "Failed to find required executable cpanm in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"}

failed: [hwbldeb10] (item=AnyData) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "AnyData", "msg": "Failed to find required executable cpanm in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"}

failed: [hwbldeb10] (item=Log::Dispatch::FileRotate) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "Log::Dispatch::FileRotate", "msg": "Failed to find required executable cpanm in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"}

failed: [hwbldeb10] (item=Term::Shell) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "Term::Shell", "msg": "Failed to find required executable cpanm in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"}

failed: [hwbldeb10] (item=Crypt::RC4) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "item": "Crypt::RC4", "msg": "Failed to find required executable cpanm in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin"}

PLAY RECAP ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************

hwbldeb10            : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0

[Stefan Hornburg (Racke)]

On 7/24/19 3:01 PM, Keith Mills wrote:
>
> Ansible playbook error: 
> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/53576865/ansible-playbook-error-failed-to-find-required-executable-mysql-in-paths>Failed

> to find required executable cpanm in paths: /usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
>

Hello Keith,

where is your cpanm executable installed?

Regards
Racke

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[Keith Mills]

Hi Stefan,

It's installed on my Debian 10 host. It's located in /usr/bin/cpan

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[Stefan Hornburg (Racke)]

On 7/24/19 4:05 PM, Keith Mills wrote:
> Hi Stefan,
>
> It's installed on my Debian 10 host. It's located in /usr/bin/cpan

Hello Keith,

that is a *different* program. cpanm is the modern version of cpan. You need to install cpanminus Debian package.

Regards
Racke

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[Keith Mills]

Hi Stefan,

Installing cpanminus Debian package worked! Thank you!

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