debugging tip(s) requested (for lineinfile)

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Hi,

I’m attempting to boot and deploy with GCE all in one play (using Sharif Salah’s deck and demo repo as my basis.)

I’m succeeding until…

  • name: insert iptables rule

lineinfile: dest=/etc/sysconfig/iptables state=present regexp=“{{ mysql_port }}”

insertafter=“^:OUTPUT " line=”-A INPUT -p tcp --dport {{ mysql_port }} -j ACCEPT"

notify: restart iptables

…gives me this:

failed: [node1] => {“failed”: true, “item”: “”, “rc”: 257}
msg: Destination /etc/sysconfig/iptables does not exist !

When I log into the instance, /etc/sysconfig/iptables is present.

I suspect there is something amiss in how I am executing the play, but I don’t know what.

What is a good debugging approach, here? (I’m thinking some ad hoc command experiments with the stat module could help, but I’m not succeeding with those.)

Thanks,

G

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You can check out ansible on the remote host and use “./hacking/test-module” to run the module locally, and add some debug.

This may be effective in learning more.

I would of course check to make sure some gremlins weren’t installing iptables later just before you logged in :slight_smile: