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Issue with dnf and python and ansible

  • 1.  Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 07/27/23 03:04 PM

    Hello

    I've a weird problem with dnf and ansible.

    Playbook :

    - hosts: all
      gather_facts: false
      become_flags: -H -S
      become: true

      vars:
        ansible_python_interpreter: /opt/freeware/libexec/python3

      tasks:

        - name: install python3-dnf
          dnf:
            name: jq
            state: present
    I get that error : 
    fatal: [stha20090]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failures": ["No package jq available."], "msg": "Failed to install some of the specified packages", "rc": 1, "results": []}
    If I execute the same with a command line on my server : 

    root@stha20090:/ # dnf install jq
    timer: config: 2 ms
    DNF version: 4.2.17
    Command: dnf install jq 
    Installroot: /
    Releasever: 7.2.5.203
    cachedir: /var/cache/dnf
    Base command: install
    Extra commands: ['install', 'jq']
    os-release file not found
    os-release: falling back to basic User-Agent: missing NAME or VERSION_ID
    repo: using cache for: AIX_Toolbox
    AIX_Toolbox: using metadata from Fri Jul 21 13:39:49 EDT 2023.
    repo: using cache for: AIX_Toolbox_noarch
    AIX_Toolbox_noarch: using metadata from Fri Jul 21 13:40:57 EDT 2023.
    repo: using cache for: AIX_Toolbox_72
    AIX_Toolbox_72: using metadata from Fri Jul 21 13:40:09 EDT 2023.
    Last metadata expiration check: 3:32:37 ago on Wed Jul 26 10:50:07 EDT 2023.
    No module defaults found
    timer: sack setup: 156 ms
    --> Starting dependency resolution
    ---> Package jq.ppc 1.6-1 will be installed
    ---> Package oniguruma.ppc 6.9.6-1 will be installed
    --> Finished dependency resolution
    timer: depsolve: 554 ms
    Dependencies resolved.
    ===========================================================================================================================================================================================================
     Package                                           Architecture                                Version                                           Repository                                           Size
    ===========================================================================================================================================================================================================
    Installing:
     jq                                                ppc                                         1.6-1                                             AIX_Toolbox                                         914 k
    Installing dependencies:
     oniguruma                                         ppc                                         6.9.6-1                                           AIX_Toolbox                                         763 k

    Transaction Summary
    ===========================================================================================================================================================================================================
    Install  2 Packages

    Total download size: 1.6 M
    Installed size: 4.6 M
    Is this ok [y/N]: 

    oslevel : 7200-05-06-2320
    RPM version :   rpm.rte                4.15.1.1010  COMMITTED  RPM Package Manager
    RPMs version : 
    root@stha20090:/ # rpm -qa | grep python
    python-deltarpm-3.6-1.ppc
    rpm-python3.9-4.15.1-32_2.ppc
    python3.9-3.9.16-2.ppc
    python3.9-six-1.13.0-2.noarch
    python3.9-librepo-1.11.0-102.ppc
    python3-libcomps-0.1.15-101.ppc
    python3-six-1.13.0-2.noarch
    python3.9-hawkey-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
    python3.9-dnf-4.2.17-32_51.ppc
    python3-libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
    rpm-python3-4.15.1-32_2.ppc
    python3-3.9.16-2.ppc
    python3.9-gpg-1.13.1-101.ppc
    python3.9-dateutil-2.8.0-2.noarch
    python3.9-libcomps-0.1.15-101.ppc
    python3-librepo-1.11.0-102.ppc
    python3-dateutil-2.8.0-2.noarch
    python3-gpg-1.13.1-101.ppc
    libxml2-python3-2.10.3-2.ppc
    python3.9-libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
    python3-dnf-4.2.17-32_51.ppc
    python3-hawkey-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
    root@stha20090:/ # rpm -qa | grep dnf
    libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
    python3.9-dnf-4.2.17-32_51.ppc
    dnf-automatic-4.2.17-32_51.ppc
    python3-libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
    python3.9-libdnf-0.39.1-32_52.ppc
    dnf-data-4.2.17-32_51.ppc
    python3-dnf-4.2.17-32_51.ppc
    dnf-4.2.17-32_51.ppc
    Do you any suggestion/advice ?
    Thanks you.


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    Christophe Gehin
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    #AIXOpenSource


  • 2.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 07/28/23 06:35 AM

    I have the exact same issue. I recently installed a new AIX 7.2 TL5 SP5 system, and got this error the first time I tried install Toolbox packages via Ansible. dnf install something works fine, the dnf or package module claims that the package doesn't exist. Since both use the same DNF Python libraries I can only assume that Ansible is somehow passing invalid data.

    I did try setting debug_solver=true in dnf.conf to see what libsolve was being asked to find, but it just makes Python crash with a memory fault.



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    Peter Stanton
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  • 3.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 07/28/23 08:38 AM

    Hello Peter.

    thanks you for confirming me I'm not crazy

    I made some tests with 2 ansible controllers, one with python3.9, the other one with python3.11.

    Both are redhat 8 servers.

    Results : same problem.

    If you run dnf --debugsolver install something, I get a Memory Fault(coredump) too.

    So I think we have 2 problems : debugsolver and dnf from ansible.

    Could someone from IBM have a look one the first problem ? coredump where debugsolver is enable.

    It could help solving the second one.

    Thanks



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    Christophe Gehin
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    Original Message


  • 4.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 07/28/23 09:02 AM

    Thanks for reporting the issues. We are looking into it. 



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    Ayappan P
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    Original Message


  • 5.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 08/21/23 01:38 PM

    Hello

    Do you have some news about that problem ?

    Regards



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    Christophe Gehin
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    Original Message


  • 6.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 08/22/23 07:35 AM

    The "--debugsolver" issue is fixed in the recent libsolv rpm. 
    As far as the other main issue is concerned, I think the dnf plugin is somehow tied with the controller's arch or something. So it's not listing the packages for AIX. 



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    Ayappan P
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    Original Message


  • 7.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 08/22/23 10:15 AM
    Edited by Christophe Gehin 08/22/23 10:30 AM

    Hello

    I've updated libsolv and no more "Memory fault". 

    I'm still unable to install a package but I've been able to execute a dnf update by using ansible : 

        - name: dnf update
          dnf:
            name: "*"
            state: latest
    =>
    # dnf history info 12
    timer: config: 2 ms
    DNF version: 4.2.17
    Command: dnf history info 12 
    Installroot: /
    Releasever: 7.2.5.203
    cachedir: /var/cache/dnf
    Base command: history
    Extra commands: ['history', 'info', '12']
    os-release file not found
    os-release: falling back to basic User-Agent: missing NAME or VERSION_ID
    No module defaults found
    timer: sack setup: 60 ms
    Transaction ID : 12
    Begin time     : Tue Aug 22 10:01:12 EDT 2023
    Begin rpmdb    : 136:6718fd917d9efa4f9f679e113e11a5de29d503f1
    End time       : Tue Aug 22 10:01:25 EDT 2023 (13 seconds)
    End rpmdb      : 136:46d6d6b85e248e759deacc7856eaecde0725d6d9
    User           :  <root>
    Return-Code    : Success
    Releasever     : 7.2.5.203
    Command Line   : 
    Packages Altered:
        Upgrade  curl-8.1.2-1.ppc              @AIX_Toolbox
        Upgraded curl-8.0.1-1.ppc              @@System
        Upgrade  glib2-2.72.1-2.ppc            @AIX_Toolbox
        Upgraded glib2-2.72.1-1.ppc            @@System
        Upgrade  libksba-1.6.3-1.ppc           @AIX_Toolbox
        Upgraded libksba-1.6.2-1.ppc           @@System
        Upgrade  libtasn1-4.19.0-1.ppc         @AIX_Toolbox
        Upgraded libtasn1-4.16.0-1.ppc         @@System
        Upgrade  ncurses-6.4-1.ppc             @AIX_Toolbox
        Upgraded ncurses-6.3-1.ppc             @@System
        Upgrade  popt-1.19-1.ppc               @AIX_Toolbox
        Upgraded popt-1.18-1.ppc               @@System
        Upgrade  vim-common-9.0.1649-1.ppc     @AIX_Toolbox
        Upgraded vim-common-9.0.1237-1.ppc     @@System
        Upgrade  vim-enhanced-9.0.1649-1.ppc   @AIX_Toolbox
        Upgraded vim-enhanced-9.0.1237-1.ppc   @@System
        Upgrade  xz-5.4.3-1.ppc                @AIX_Toolbox
        Upgraded xz-5.2.5-1.ppc                @@System
        Upgrade  xz-libs-5.4.3-1.ppc           @AIX_Toolbox
        Upgraded xz-libs-5.2.5-1.ppc           @@System
        Upgrade  libsolv-0.7.9-32_53.ppc       @AIX_Toolbox_72
        Upgraded libsolv-0.7.9-32_52.ppc       @@System
        Upgrade  libsolv-tools-0.7.9-32_53.ppc @AIX_Toolbox_72
        Upgraded libsolv-tools-0.7.9-32_52.ppc @@System
    ...
    ...
    12 packages have been updated on my aix sandbox.
    What do you think about that ?
    Regards



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    Christophe Gehin
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    Original Message


  • 8.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 08/29/23 07:43 AM

    Hello

    Could someone from IBM check my latest post please ?

    Regards



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    Christophe Gehin
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    Original Message


  • 9.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 08/29/23 09:27 AM

    We are looking into it. 



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    Ayappan P
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    Original Message


  • 10.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 09/21/23 03:23 PM

    Hello

    Do you have some news about my post ?

    Thanks



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    Christophe Gehin
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    Original Message


  • 11.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 09/22/23 04:11 AM

    It's definitely a problem with ansible dnf builtin. Can you raise a issue in the below community link ? 

    https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues



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    Ayappan P
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    Original Message


  • 12.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 12/06/23 08:37 AM
    Edited by Stephan Dietl 12/06/23 08:38 AM

    Hello @Ayappan P and @Christophe Gehin !

    I´ve raised https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82365 on this!


    HTH,

    Ciao,

    Steve



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    Stephan Dietl
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    Original Message


  • 13.  RE: Issue with dnf and python and ansible

    Posted 12/06/23 10:06 AM

    Hello!

    Has already been solved by additionally adding "PATH" environment variable into the task:

    https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/82365#issuecomment-1842926126

    HTH,

    Ciao,

    Steve



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    Stephan Dietl
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    Original Message


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