Set up module in ansible gives an error when i tried to set custom facts on host machine using control machine
---
- hosts: test-servers
gather_facts: false
tasks:
- name: deleting Facts directory
file:
path: /etc/ansible/facts.d/
state: absent
- name: Creates a directiory
file:
path: /etc/ansible/facts.d/
recurse: yes
state: directory
- name: Copy custom date facts to host machine
copy:
src: /app/ansible_poc/roles/custom_facts/templates/facts.d/getdate.fact
dest: /etc/ansible/facts.d/getdate.fact
mode: 0755
- name: Copy custom role facts to host machine
copy:
src: /app/ansible_poc/roles/custom_facts/templates/facts.d/getrole.fact
dest: /etc/ansible/facts.d/getrole.fact
mode: 0755
- name: Reloading facts
setup:
- name: Display message
debug:
msg: "{{ ansible_local.getdate.date.date }}"
- name: Display message
debug:
msg: "{{ ansible_local.getrole.role.role }}"
I get following error when i tried to collect facts of ansible host machine. I have set up a file getdate.fact and getrole.fact which has code respectively
#############getdate.fact###############
echo [date]
echo date= `date`
########################################
#############getrole.fact###############
echo [role]
echo role= `whoami`
########################################
and when i tried to run the playbook main.yml then it following error.
[root@ansibletower tasks]# ansible -m setup test-servers
192.168.111.28 | FAILED! => {
"changed": false,
"cmd": "/etc/ansible/facts.d/getdate.fact",
"msg": "[Errno 8] Exec format error",
"rc": 8
}
192.168.111.27 | FAILED! => {
"changed": false,
"cmd": "/etc/ansible/facts.d/getdate.fact",
"msg": "[Errno 8] Exec format error",
"rc": 8
}
You probably need to add "shebang" line to your fact scripts. I.e., getdate.fact should look like:
#!/bin/sh
echo [date]
echo date=`date`