# Ansible modules copy/template errors for Linux 5 hosts using python26 ,python binding libselinux-pyt

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-modules-copy-template-errors-for-linux-5-hosts-using-python26-python-binding-libselinux-pyt/29990>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Created:** [March 26, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-modules-copy-template-errors-for-linux-5-hosts-using-python26-python-binding-libselinux-pyt/29990 "2019-03-26T07:03:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![iamlightsocialxen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee59a6/32.png) [@iamlightsocialxen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamlightsocialxen)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-modules-copy-template-errors-for-linux-5-hosts-using-python26-python-binding-libselinux-pyt/29990/1 "2019-03-26T07:03:03Z")

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Hello Ladies & Gentlemen,

We have some 50 odd linux 5 hosts, and to manage that we use ansible.

Problem :- Ansible modules copy/template errors for Linux 5 hosts using python26 ,python binding libselinux-python needed

Actual error :- fatal : FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “Aborting, target uses selinux but python bindings (libselinux-python) aren’t installed!”}

Environment:-

```auto
Ansible Master node : - EL7
Selinux enabled
libselinux-python : installed libselinux-python.x86_64 0:2.5-14.1.el7

Node :- EL 5
Selinux enabled
Using ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python26
libselinux-python : installed libselinux-python-1.33.4-5.7.el5.x86_64

```

Description:-

I see the problem

With default Python …

```auto
selinux]# python
Python 2.4.3 (#1, May 5 2011, 15:12:27)
[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-50)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

import selinux
selinux.is_selinux_enabled()
1

```

And with python26

```auto
[root@dev-bozo21 selinux]# python26
Python 2.6.8 (unknown, Nov 7 2012, 14:47:45)
[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-52)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

import selinux
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in 
ImportError: No module named selinux

```

I tried copying

“/usr/lib64/python2.4/site-packages/selinux to /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/selinux ( this was empty earlier)”

it throws this error

```auto
python26
Python 2.6.8 (unknown, Nov 7 2012, 14:47:45)
[GCC 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-52)] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.

import selinux
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "", line 1, in 
File "/usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/selinux/init.py", line 5, in 
import _selinux
ImportError: /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/selinux/_selinux.so: undefined symbol: Py_InitModule4

```

And when copying

“/usr/lib64/python2.7/site-packages/selinux/init.py” ( from different centos 7 node) to /usr/lib64/python2.6/site-packages/selinux/

I get below error

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**Author:** ![rpetrell](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@rpetrell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rpetrell)\
**Post date:** [March 26, 2019, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-modules-copy-template-errors-for-linux-5-hosts-using-python26-python-binding-libselinux-pyt/29990/2 "2019-03-26T11:52:35Z")

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Prakash,

This question is probably better suited for the Ansible mailing list (this mailing list is for the AWX project):

[https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-project](https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/ansible-project)

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**Author:** ![iamlightsocialxen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/ee59a6/32.png) [@iamlightsocialxen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamlightsocialxen)\
**Post date:** [March 27, 2019, 1:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-modules-copy-template-errors-for-linux-5-hosts-using-python26-python-binding-libselinux-pyt/29990/3 "2019-03-27T01:48:38Z")

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Agree, As didn’t get any response there , thought someone here would have seen this :).