`ansible.builtin.command` picks up `/tmp/remote` directory even though explicitly mentioned where to change directory

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System

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Ansible Version

ansible [core 2.13.11]
  config file = /home/admin/appstack/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/admin/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/admin/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.8.10 (default, Nov 22 2023, 10:22:35) [GCC 9.4.0]
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

Playbook Task

- name: 'Project Cleanup and Purge'
  hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - name: '(DEVICE) - Bring the Docker Compose Stack Down and Purge Volumes'
      ansible.builtin.command:
        cmd: docker compose down --volumes
      args:
        chdir: "{{ configuration.deploy_dir | default('/home/admin/project/prod') }}"
      register: docker_compose_purge_results
      changed_when: docker_compose_purge_results.rc != 0

This playbook is supposed to run locally on the controller, and I have explicitly mentioned that the chdir should be via a variable and if the variable is not set the default path is provided.

Error

ansible-playbook [core 2.13.11]
  config file = /home/admin/appstack/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/admin/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/admin/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /usr/local/bin/ansible-playbook
  python version = 3.8.10 (default, Nov 22 2023, 10:22:35) [GCC 9.4.0]
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True
Using /home/admin/appstack/ansible.cfg as config file
setting up inventory plugins
host_list declined parsing /home/admin/appstack/inventory/hosts.yml as it did not pass its verify_file() method
script declined parsing /home/admin/appstack/inventory/hosts.yml as it did not pass its verify_file() method
Parsed /home/admin/appstack/inventory/hosts.yml inventory source with yaml plugin
Loading collection community.docker from /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/ansible_collections/community/docker
redirecting (type: callback) ansible.builtin.yaml to community.general.yaml
Loading collection community.general from /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/ansible_collections/community/general
Loading callback plugin community.general.yaml of type stdout, v2.0 from /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/ansible_collections/community/general/plugins/callback/yaml.py
Loading callback plugin awx_display of type stdout, v2.0 from /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/ansible_runner/display_callback/callback/awx_display.py
Skipping callback 'awx_display', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'default', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'minimal', as we already have a stdout callback.
Skipping callback 'oneline', as we already have a stdout callback.

PLAYBOOK: local_stack_teardown.yml *********************************************
Positional arguments: local_stack_teardown.yml
verbosity: 4
connection: smart
timeout: 10
become_method: sudo
tags: ('all',)
inventory: ('/home/admin/appstack/inventory',)
vault_password_files: ('/home/admin/appstack/project/.vaultpass',)
forks: 5
1 plays in local_stack_teardown.yml

PLAY [PACEdge - DEVICE - PACEdge Project Cleanup and Purge] ********************
META: ran handlers

TASK [(DEVICE) - Bring the Docker Compose Stack Down and Purge Volumes] ********
task path: /home/admin/appstack/project/local_stack_teardown.yml:18
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: admin
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~admin && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /home/admin/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo /home/admin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1715950067.7385032-180389-125912705660849 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1715950067.7385032-180389-125912705660849="` echo /home/admin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1715950067.7385032-180389-125912705660849 `" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file /usr/local/lib/python3.8/dist-packages/ansible/modules/command.py
<127.0.0.1> PUT /home/admin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-180384ocaydl_s/tmpvyvxsro3 TO /home/admin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1715950067.7385032-180389-125912705660849/AnsiballZ_command.py
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /home/admin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1715950067.7385032-180389-125912705660849/ /home/admin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1715950067.7385032-180389-125912705660849/AnsiballZ_command.py && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3 /home/admin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1715950067.7385032-180389-125912705660849/AnsiballZ_command.py && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /home/admin/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1715950067.7385032-180389-125912705660849/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
The full traceback is:
  File "/tmp/ansible_ansible.legacy.command_payload_4zjt8lfo/ansible_ansible.legacy.command_payload.zip/ansible/modules/command.py", line 336, in main
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => changed=true
  cmd:
  - docker
  - compose
  - down
  - --volumes
  delta: null
  end: null
  invocation:
    module_args:
      _raw_params: docker compose down --volumes
      _uses_shell: false
      argv: null
      chdir: /tmp/remote
      creates: null
      executable: null
      removes: null
      stdin: null
      stdin_add_newline: true
      strip_empty_ends: true
      warn: false
  msg: 'Unable to change directory before execution: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: b''/tmp/remote'''
  rc: null
  start: null
  stderr: ''
  stderr_lines: <omitted>
  stdout: ''
  stdout_lines: <omitted>

I am using ansible-runner to run this playbook via:

ansible-runner run . -p teardown.yml

and I am unable to understand two things:

  1. Why is the ansible.builtin.command stating a Legacy Command?
  2. why is this being provided with a /tmp/remote directory? I have not explicitly mentioned such a path anywhere?
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Nevermind. A mistake on my part.

I forgot to mention the inventory parameter as to where the configuration.deploy_dir should come from.

As I was using the Python API for Ansible Runner all I had to do was to explicitly mention

r_cleanup = ansible_runnner.run(
    private_data_dir='path/to/appstack',
    inventory='/path/to/appstack/inventory',
    playbook='teardown.yml',
)
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