Cannot source /etc/lsb-release

[Neil Young]

Hi,

I'm banging my head trying to make this simple statement work:

- name: Get Ubuntu version definitions

  ansible.builtin.shell: source /etc/lsb-release

But whatever I do I get this:

TASK [Get Ubuntu version definitions] ****************************************************************************************************************

fatal: [server1]: FAILED! => {"changed": true, "cmd": "source /etc/lsb-release", "delta": "0:00:00.002579", "end": "2021-09-27 17:02:32.565396", "msg": "non-zero return code", "rc": 127, "start": "2021-09-27 17:02:32.562817", "stderr": "/bin/sh: 1: source: not found", "stderr_lines": ["/bin/sh: 1: source: not found"], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}

This is most likely because I run at elevated permissions. 

What can I do in order to make this work?

TIA

[harry devine]

You should use the full path to the source executable. "which source" should give you that. 

Harry

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[Sandip Bhattacharya]

source is a bash built-in command. There is no executable. You can try "bash -c 'source /etc/lsb-release' "

HTH,
  Sandip

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[Neil Young]

Exactly. which source gives nothing.

If I run the command at non-elevated level I get useful results and the environment is filled

source /etc/lsb-release

echo $DISTRIB_CODENAME

bionic

sudo source /etc/lsb-release

[sudo] password for ubuntu: 

sudo: source: command not found

So it is a matter of elevated access level, but I just don't know how to run that at lower level...

[Sandip Bhattacharya]

This won't work for you?

$ sudo bash -c 'source /etc/lsb-release; echo $DISTRIB_CODENAME'
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[Dick Visser]

On Mon, 27 Sept 2021 at 19:04, 'Neil Young' via Ansible Project

<ansible...@googlegroups.com> wrote:

> - name: Get Ubuntu version definitions
> ansible.builtin.shell: source /etc/lsb-release

What is the purpose of this task?
I.e. What are you trying to achieve?


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[Neil Young]

Hmm. Was posting the solution already, but it doesn't appear here...

OK, @Sandip solved it:

- name: Install Kurento Media Server - Get Ubuntu version definitions and add repository to apt

ansible.builtin.shell: |

  source /etc/lsb-release

  tee "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/kurento.list" >/dev/null <<EOF

  # Kurento Media Server - Release packages

  deb [arch=amd64] http://ubuntu.openvidu.io/6.16.0 $DISTRIB_CODENAME kms6

  EOF

args:

  executable: /bin/bash

Kudos to @Sandip

[Dick Visser]

The information you are looking for is already available when the fact
gathering is done.
No need for kludgy shell pipes/source/tee/etc.
Also there is a dedicated module for what you want. Just 3 lines
should be enough:


- ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
repo: "[arch=amd64] http://ubuntu.openvidu.io/6.16.0 {{
ansible_distribution_release }} kms6"
filename: kurento






On Mon, 27 Sept 2021 at 20:02, 'Neil Young' via Ansible Project

<ansible...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>
>
> Hmm. Was posting the solution already, but it doesn't appear here...
>
> OK, @Sandip solved it:
>
> - name: Install Kurento Media Server - Get Ubuntu version definitions and add repository to apt
> ansible.builtin.shell: |
> source /etc/lsb-release
> tee "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/kurento.list" >/dev/null <<EOF
> # Kurento Media Server - Release packages
> deb [arch=amd64] http://ubuntu.openvidu.io/6.16.0 $DISTRIB_CODENAME kms6
> EOF
> args:
> executable: /bin/bash
>
> Kudos to @Sandip
> dick....@geant.org schrieb am Montag, 27. September 2021 um 19:51:58 UTC+2:
>>
>> On Mon, 27 Sept 2021 at 19:04, 'Neil Young' via Ansible Project
>> <ansible...@googlegroups.com> wrote:
>>
>> > - name: Get Ubuntu version definitions
>> > ansible.builtin.shell: source /etc/lsb-release
>>
>> What is the purpose of this task?
>> I.e. What are you trying to achieve?
>>
>>
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[Neil Young]

This does not work for me.

- ansible.builtin.apt_repository:
repo: "[arch=amd64] http://ubuntu.openvidu.io/6.16.0 {{
ansible_distribution_release }} kms6"
filename: kurento

[Neil Young]

TASK [bla] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

fatal: [server1]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Invalid repository string: [arch=amd64] http://ubuntu.openvidu.io/6.16.0 bionic kms6"}

[Dick Visser]

Find out what it should be and adjust the repo value 

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[Neil Young]

Sorry, responded on another thread. These groups are ugly.

Well, this works:

    - name: Install Kurento Media Server - Get Ubuntu version definitions and add repository to apt

ansible.builtin.shell: |

source /etc/lsb-release

tee "/etc/apt/sources.list.d/kurento.list" >/dev/null <<EOF

# Kurento Media Server - Release packages

deb [arch=amd64] http://ubuntu.openvidu.io/6.16.0 $DISTRIB_CODENAME kms6

EOF

args:

executable: /bin/bash

and in the end it is just DISTRIB_CODENAME replaced by "bionic"

[Neil Young]

Seems, {{ansible_distribution_release }}} rendes "Releasebionic", which is not ok in this case

[Neil Young]

Hmm. No. Forget about my last comment. It renders "bionic", but even if I hardcode "bionic" the error is:

fatal: [server1]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Invalid repository string: [arch=amd64] http://ubuntu.openvidu.io/6.16.0 bionic kms6"}

Anyway, disregard please. I'm fine with the other solution.

[Neil Young]

Have it. "deb" was missing in the string:

    - name: Install Kurento Media Server

ansible.builtin.apt_repository:

repo: "deb [arch=amd64] http://ubuntu.openvidu.io/6.16.0 bionic kms6"

filename: kurento

Worx

[dulh...@mailbox.org]

I have targets who have set a user pw to expire and I want to switch the expiration off with  `sudo chage -l stepuser`.

this seems to work with a task like this:

- name: switch off pw expiration for stepuser
  shell:
    cmd: chage -M -1 stepuser
  become: yes

Beind quite new to ansible I am wondering whether this is the right approach for such or anything else would be more suitable way (I can not identify any convincing paramter in the user module though)?

[Dick Visser]

https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/user_module.html#parameter-expires
is pretty convincing to me.
See the 3rd last example on that page:

- name: Starting at Ansible 2.6, modify user, remove expiry time
ansible.builtin.user:
name: james18
expires: -1

[dulh...@mailbox.org]

thx for the feedback

> https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/user_module.html#parameter-expires
> is pretty convincing to me.
> See the 3rd last example on that page:
>
> - name: Starting at Ansible 2.6, modify user, remove expiry time
> ansible.builtin.user:
> name: james18
> expires: -1

that sounds right, however I seem to be unable to make it work and can't really see what the problem is https://paste.debian.net/1214375/

[Dick Visser]

what does your entire playbook look like? And the inventory?

I see this in the snippet:

Failed to connect to the host via ssh

that is a problem....

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[dulh...@mailbox.org]

> On 10/05/2021 3:55 PM Dick Visser <dick....@geant.org> wrote:
>
> what does your entire playbook look like? And the inventory?
>
> I see this in the snippet:
>
> Failed to connect to the host via ssh

sorry, I can't exactly reconstruct what the problem was. It works now with:

> - tasks:

> - name: switch off pw expiration

> user:
> name: [username]
> expires: -1
> become: yes

thx and sorry for the false alarm
Gunnar