yum: AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'i18n'

[Xander Cage]

hi,

got this error out of nowhere...what's the problem here?

ansible --version

ansible 2.7.10
  config file = /etc/ansible/aix/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/root/.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, Mar 26 2019, 22:07:57) [GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-36)]

fatal: [AIXHOST]: FAILED! => {
    "ansible_facts": {
        "pkg_mgr": "yum"
    },
    "changed": false,
    "rc": 1
}

MSG:

MODULE FAILURE
See stdout/stderr for the exact error


MODULE_STDOUT:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1558346846.77-273271480181096/AnsiballZ_yum.py", line 113, in <module>
    _ansiballz_main()
  File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1558346846.77-273271480181096/AnsiballZ_yum.py", line 105, in _ansiballz_main
    invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)
  File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1558346846.77-273271480181096/AnsiballZ_yum.py", line 48, in invoke_module
    imp.load_module('__main__', mod, module, MOD_DESC)
  File "/tmp/ansible_yum_payload_3ucq8o/__main__.py", line 341, in <module>
  File "/opt/freeware/lib/python2.7/site-packages/yum/__init__.py", line 49, in <module>
    _ = yum.i18n._
AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'i18n'



MODULE_STDERR:

Shared connection to 10.0.0.2 closed.

[Jonathan Lozada De La Matta]

looks like you typed an option that's not available. can you share the tasks?

Jonathan Lozada De La Matta on mobile

[Xander Cage]

# tasks file for manage_aixtoolbox

- name: gather all aix facts
  aix_facts:
           options:
                  - all

- name: check if perzl
  shell: /usr/bin/yum -q repolist | /usr/bin/grep -q perzl
  register: perzl_repo
  failed_when: false

- name: fail if on perzl repo
  fail: msg="still on perzl"
  when: perzl_repo.rc == 0

- name: backup sudoers file
  copy:
      src: /etc/sudoers
      dest: /etc/sudoers.save
      remote_src: yes
      backup: yes
  failed_when: false

- name: make sure packages directory exists
  file:
      path: /opt/freeware/lib/rpm/Packages
      state: directory

- name: generate yum conf from template
  template:
         src: yum.conf_71.j2
         dest: /opt/freeware/etc/yum/yum.conf
  when: ansible_facts["oslevel"]["OS_Ver"] == "71"

- name: generate yum conf from template
  template:
         src: yum.conf_72.j2
         dest: /opt/freeware/etc/yum/yum.conf
  when: ansible_facts["oslevel"]["OS_Ver"] == "72"

- name: remove all old repo configs
  file:
      path: /opt/freeware/etc/yum/repos.d/
      state: absent

- name: install common packages
  yum:
     state: present
     name: "{{ package_list }}"
     update_cache: yes
     skip_broken: yes
     allow_downgrade: yes

- name: restore sudoers file
  copy:
      src: /etc/sudoers.save
      dest: /etc/sudoers
      remote_src: yes
  failed_when: false

- name: remove sudoers backup
  file:
      path: /etc/sudoers.save
      state: absent
  failed_when: false