# Installation of jar files fail on or complain about setting permissions on files and directories. **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** rhel, fedora, ubuntu\ **Created:** [January 29, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installation-of-jar-files-fail-on-or-complain-about-setting-permissions-on-files-and-directories/26585 "2018-01-29T13:46:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Arend\_Stam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Arend\_Stam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Arend_Stam)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installation-of-jar-files-fail-on-or-complain-about-setting-permissions-on-files-and-directories/26585/1 "2018-01-29T13:46:47Z")
Hi, I am trying, for the first time, to install some applications with Ansible and are stuck. If I try to install a jar file it either failes or it complains about permissions on files/dirs. When I try to install weblogic I get this errors: `TASK [weblogic : Execute weblogic installer] ************************************************************ fatal: [weblogic-01]: FAILED! => {"changed": true, "cmd": "java -Xms1024m -Xmx1024m -Djava.io.tmpdir=/u01/app/tmp/ -d64 -jar /u01/packages/fmw_12.1.3.0.0_wls.jar -silent -responseFile /u01/packages/response_file -invPtrLoc /u01/app/oracle/products/oraInst.loc", "delta": "0:00:00.750399", "end": "2018-01-29 04:26:07.152478", "msg": "non-zero return code", "rc": 1, "start": "2018-01-29 04:26:06.402079", "stderr": "", "stderr_lines": [], "stdout": "Unable to change access permissions on the temporary directory /u01/app/tmp/OraInstall2018-01-29_04-26-06AM.\nUnable to locate or create a temporary directory for the Oracle Universal Installer.", "stdout_lines": ["Unable to change access permissions on the temporary directory /u01/app/tmp/OraInstall2018-01-29_04-26-06AM.", "Unable to locate or create a temporary directory for the Oracle Universal Installer."]}` I I try to install the Dynatrace java agent I get this warnings: ` TASK [dynatrace-java-agent : Execute dynatrace java agent installer] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* [WARNING]: Using world-readable permissions for temporary files Ansible needs to create when becoming an unprivileged user. This may be insecure. For information on securing this, see [https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/become.html#becoming-an-unprivileged-user](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/become.html#becoming-an-unprivileged-user) fatal: [default]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: true, “cmd”: “java -jar /opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-agent-6.5.0.1289-unix.jar -y”, “delta”: “0:00:00.252464”, “end”: “2018-01-29 12:32:30.197585”, “msg”: “non-zero return code”, “rc”: 1, “start”: “2018-01-29 12:32:29.945121”, “stderr”: “”, “stderr\_lines”: , “stdout”: “Running installer /opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-agent-6.5.0.1289-unix.jar\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\ndynaTrace 6.5 Installer\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nplatform: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic, amd64\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nInstaller is running with JVM version 1.8.0\_121\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nDetected OS/Arch: linux\n-----------------------------------------------------------------------------\nThe product will be installed to /opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5.\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/downloads/\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib/\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/log/\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/dthostagent.ini\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib/dthostagent\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib/libdtagent.so\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib/libdtagentcore.so\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/dthostagent.ini\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dthostagent\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dtzagent\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dtzagentlauncher\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dtzagentlauncher.ini\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/libdtagent.lel\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/libdtagent.so\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/libdtagentcore.so\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/libdtwsmbagent.so\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/init.d/\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTraceHostagent\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTraceWebServerAgent\nExtracting: dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTracezRemoteAgent\nMaking file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTraceHostagent’ executable…\nMaking file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTracezRemoteAgent’ executable…\nMaking file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTraceWebServerAgent’ executable…\nMaking file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib/dthostagent’ executable…\nMaking file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dthostagent’ executable…\nMaking file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dtzagent’ executable…\nMaking file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dtzagentlauncher’ executable…\nSet read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib’ …\nWARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib’ !\nSet read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64’ …\nWARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64’ !\nSet read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/downloads’ …\nWARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/downloads’ !\nSet read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/log’ …\nWARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/log’ !\nSet read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf’ …\nWARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf’ !\nSet read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/dthostagent.ini’ …\nWARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/dthostagent.ini’ !\nInstallation finished successfully in 0s”, “stdout\_lines”: [“Running installer /opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-agent-6.5.0.1289-unix.jar”, “-----------------------------------------------------------------------------”, “dynaTrace 6.5 Installer”, “-----------------------------------------------------------------------------”, “platform: Linux 3.2.0-23-generic, amd64”, “-----------------------------------------------------------------------------”, “Installer is running with JVM version 1.8.0\_121”, “-----------------------------------------------------------------------------”, “Detected OS/Arch: linux”, “-----------------------------------------------------------------------------”, “The product will be installed to /opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5.”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/downloads/”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib/”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/log/”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/dthostagent.ini”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib/dthostagent”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib/libdtagent.so”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib/libdtagentcore.so”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/dthostagent.ini”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dthostagent”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dtzagent”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dtzagentlauncher”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dtzagentlauncher.ini”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/libdtagent.lel”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/libdtagent.so”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/libdtagentcore.so”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/libdtwsmbagent.so”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/init.d/”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTraceHostagent”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTraceWebServerAgent”, “Extracting: dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTracezRemoteAgent”, “Making file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTraceHostagent’ executable…”, “Making file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTracezRemoteAgent’ executable…”, “Making file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/init.d/dynaTraceWebServerAgent’ executable…”, “Making file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib/dthostagent’ executable…”, “Making file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dthostagent’ executable…”, “Making file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dtzagent’ executable…”, “Making file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64/dtzagentlauncher’ executable…”, “Set read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib’ …”, “WARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib’ !”, “Set read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64’ …”, “WARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/lib64’ !”, “Set read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/downloads’ …”, “WARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/downloads’ !”, “Set read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/log’ …”, “WARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/log’ !”, “Set read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf’ …”, “WARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf’ !”, “Set read and write permissions on file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/dthostagent.ini’ …”, “WARNING: Wasn’t able to set permissions for file ‘/opt/dynatrace/dynatrace-6.5/agent/conf/dthostagent.ini’ !”, “Installation finished successfully in 0s”]} ` I have tried it with the vagrant user, with the root user, on different boxes (RHEL, Fedora and Ubuntu), from another host, different configs (allow\_world\_readable\_tmpfiles, pipelining), with a different Ansible but no luck. It produced every time the same result. There are two ways of getting it to work properly - If I execute the commands on the remote server itself then it does what is should do without errors or warnings. - It also works if I install the jdk from the repository but that is not an option because we want to keep the jdk seperate from the OS. I don’t see what I am doing wrong. Can somebody help me? I have a craeted a Gitlab repository with a small project that generates the warning : [https://gitlab.com/atstam/DebugAnsibleAndJava](https://gitlab.com/atstam/DebugAnsibleAndJava) I also put the debug and verbose output in there. Ansible version: `ansible 2.4.2.0 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = [u'/home/arend/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible executable location = /usr/bin/ansible python version = 2.7.14+ (default, Dec 5 2017, 15:17:02) [GCC 7.2.1 20171205]` Ansible config: `[defaults] host_key_checking = False allow_world_readable_tmpfiles = True` ---
**Author:** ![Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e19adc/32.png) [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installation-of-jar-files-fail-on-or-complain-about-setting-permissions-on-files-and-directories/26585/2 "2018-01-29T14:35:58Z")
My guess is this bit   environment:     PATH: '{{ jdk\_folder }}/bin:$PATH' Ansible is not a shell and have no knowledge of $PATH. So the Ansible way of do this is   PATH: '{{ jdk\_folder }}/bin:{{ ansible\_env.PATH }}' ---
**Author:** ![Arend\_Stam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b2d939/32.png) [@Arend\_Stam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Arend_Stam)\ **Post date:** [January 29, 2018, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installation-of-jar-files-fail-on-or-complain-about-setting-permissions-on-files-and-directories/26585/3 "2018-01-29T18:28:35Z")
That was it! It works now. Thank you.