# Ansible Errors when running Playbook

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-errors-when-running-playbook/24232>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [April 18, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-errors-when-running-playbook/24232 "2017-04-18T00:40:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Anfield](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dec6dc/32.png) [@Anfield](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anfield)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 12:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-errors-when-running-playbook/24232/1 "2017-04-18T00:40:31Z")

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Getting the following errors - can anyone help?

Traceback (most recent call last):  
File “/usr/bin/ansible-playbook”, line 41, in   
from multiprocessing import Lock  
File “/usr/lib64/python2.7/multiprocessing/ **init**.py”, line 65, in   
from multiprocessing.util import SUBDEBUG, SUBWARNING  
File “/usr/lib64/python2.7/multiprocessing/util.py”, line 40, in   
from subprocess import \_args\_from\_interpreter\_flags  
File “/usr/lib64/python2.7/subprocess.py”, line 432, in   
import pickle  
File “/usr/lib64/python2.7/pickle.py”, line 34, in   
import struct  
File “/usr/lib64/python2.7/struct.py”, line 1, in   
from \_struct import \*  
ImportError: /usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-dynload/\_struct.so: invalid ELF header

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**Author:** ![Ted\_Timmons](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Ted\_Timmons](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ted_Timmons)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 4:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-errors-when-running-playbook/24232/2 "2017-04-18T04:53:31Z")

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Looks like you have a corrupted file or are running on a different CPU type (eg 386 vs Arm).

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**Author:** ![Benjamin\_Redling](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/47e85d/32.png) [@Benjamin\_Redling](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Benjamin_Redling)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-errors-when-running-playbook/24232/3 "2017-04-18T09:22:56Z")

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Hello,

> Getting the following errors - can anyone help?

[...]

> ImportError: /usr/lib64/python2.7/lib-dynload/\_struct.so: invalid ELF header

what platform are you on?  
How did you install python, ansible and the dependencies?

Regards,  
Benjamin