Re: [ansible-project] Getting command not found when executing using shell module

[Stefan Hornburg (Racke)]

On 3/17/20 8:05 AM, Shifa Shaikh wrote:
> Here is my playbook:
>
> cat test.yml
>
> |
> -name:Play2
>   hosts:targetserver
>   tasks:
>
>     -copy:src=./centosscript.sh dest=~mode=775
>     -shell:~/centosscript.sh
> |
>
>
> Here is my shell script:
>
> cat centosscript.sh
> |
> #/bin/ksh
> grabip=`ip r | grep kernel`
> |
>
> I also tried 
>
> |
> grabip=`ifconfig | grep inet`
> |
>
>
> cat myhosts
> |
> [targetserver]
> 10.9.9.26
> |
>
> I get the following error when i run the playbook:
>
> |
> TASK
> [copy]*************************************************************************************************************************************************
> changed:[10.9.9.26]
>
>
> TASK
> [shell]************************************************************************************************************************************************
> fatal:[10.9.9.26]:FAILED!=>{"changed":true,"cmd":"~/centosscript.sh","delta":"0:00:00.122291","end":"2020-03-17
> 12:18:49.485014","msg":"non-zero return code","rc":1,"start":"2020-03-17
> 12:18:49.362723","stderr":"/home/user1/centosscript.sh: line 2: ip: command not
> found","stderr_lines":["/home/user1/centosscript.sh: line 2: ip: command not found"],"stdout":"","stdout_lines":[]}
>
>
> PLAY RECAP
> **************************************************************************************************************************************************
> 10.9.9.26                :ok=1   changed=1   unreachable=0   failed=1   skipped=0   rescued=0   ignored=0
> |
>
> When i run ip r or ifconfig commands they work fine on the target server. 
>
> Can you please help overcome this issue ?

Ansible is running the shell non-interactive, thus it uses a different environment.

Possible solutions:

- Use full paths for ip / ipconfig
- Define PATH in your script
- Define PATH in env parameter in your task

Regards
Racke

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