# Issue Installing All-in-One Containerized Ansible Automation Platform 2.4 - Missing galaxy\_ng Module

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-installing-all-in-one-containerized-ansible-automation-platform-2-4-missing-galaxy-ng-module/40718>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** rhel, aap\
**Created:** [February 28, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-installing-all-in-one-containerized-ansible-automation-platform-2-4-missing-galaxy-ng-module/40718 "2025-02-28T21:37:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![ndmitri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/43a26b/32.png) [@ndmitri](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ndmitri)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-installing-all-in-one-containerized-ansible-automation-platform-2-4-missing-galaxy-ng-module/40718/1 "2025-02-28T21:37:06Z")

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I’m attempting to install the all-in-one, containerized version of Ansible Automation Platform (AAP) 2.4 on a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 9.5 server, but I’m encountering a persistent error during the initialization of the Automation Hub database. The installation fails with a `ModuleNotFoundError` for the `galaxy_ng.app.auth.session.SessionAuthentication` module, preventing the `pulpcore-manager` command from completing. I’ve tried using both the bundled installer and an online installation (pulling images from Red Hat), but the issue persists. I need assistance troubleshooting and resolving this problem to complete the AAP 2.4 deployment.

**Error:**

```auto
TASK [ansible.containerized_installer.automationhub : Initialize the automation hub database] *******************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/ansible/aap_install/ansible-automation-platform-containerized-setup-bundle-2.4-2-x86_64/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/containerized_installer/roles/automationhub/tasks/containers.yml:98
<192.168.2.5> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: ansible
<192.168.2.5> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~ansible && sleep 0'
<192.168.2.5> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /home/ansible/.ansible/tmp `"&& mkdir "` echo /home/ansible/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1740776455.0262334-276731-98536928879768 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1740776455.0262334-276731-98536928879768="` echo /home/ansible/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1740776455.0262334-276731-98536928879768 `" ) && sleep 0'
Using module file /home/ansible/aap_install/ansible-automation-platform-containerized-setup-bundle-2.4-2-x86_64/collections/ansible_collections/containers/podman/plugins/modules/podman_container.py
<192.168.2.5> PUT /home/ansible/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-269481ruy6s972/tmpdhky2pv_ TO /home/ansible/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1740776455.0262334-276731-98536928879768/AnsiballZ_podman_container.py
<192.168.2.5> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /home/ansible/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1740776455.0262334-276731-98536928879768/ /home/ansible/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1740776455.0262334-276731-98536928879768/AnsiballZ_podman_container.py && sleep 0'
<192.168.2.5> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3 /home/ansible/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1740776455.0262334-276731-98536928879768/AnsiballZ_podman_container.py && sleep 0'
<192.168.2.5> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /home/ansible/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1740776455.0262334-276731-98536928879768/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'

 "Traceback (most recent call last):",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/rest_framework/settings.py\", line 177, in import_from_string",
        " return import_string(val)",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/utils/module_loading.py\", line 17, in import_string",
        " module = import_module(module_path)",
        " File \"/usr/lib64/python3.9/importlib/ __init__.py\", line 127, in import_module",
        " return _bootstrap._gcd_import(name[level:], package, level)",
        " File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 1030, in _gcd_import",
        " File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 1007, in _find_and_load",
        " File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 984, in _find_and_load_unlocked",
        "ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'galaxy_ng.app.auth.session'",
        "",
        "During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:",
        "",
        "Traceback (most recent call last):",
        " File \"/usr/bin/pulpcore-manager\", line 33, in <module>",
        " sys.exit(load_entry_point('pulpcore==3.23.20', 'console_scripts', 'pulpcore-manager')())",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pulpcore/app/manage.py\", line 11, in manage",
        " execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/ __init__.py\", line 419, in execute_from_command_line",
        " utility.execute()",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/core/management/ __init__.py\", line 395, in execute",
        " django.setup()",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/ __init__.py\", line 24, in setup",
        " apps.populate(settings.INSTALLED_APPS)",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/django/apps/registry.py\", line 122, in populate",
        " app_config.ready()",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pulpcore/app/apps.py\", line 244, in ready",
        " super().ready()",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pulpcore/app/apps.py\", line 122, in ready",
        " self.import_viewsets()",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pulpcore/app/apps.py\", line 159, in import_viewsets",
        " from pulpcore.app.viewsets import NamedModelViewSet",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pulpcore/app/viewsets/ __init__.py\", line 1, in <module>",
        " from .base import ( # noqa",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pulpcore/app/viewsets/base.py\", line 11, in <module>",
        " from rest_framework import viewsets",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/rest_framework/viewsets.py\", line 27, in <module>",
        " from rest_framework import generics, mixins, views",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/rest_framework/generics.py\", line 9, in <module>",
        " from rest_framework import mixins, views",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/rest_framework/views.py\", line 17, in <module>",
        " from rest_framework.schemas import DefaultSchema",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/rest_framework/schemas/ __init__.py\", line 33, in <module>",
        " authentication_classes=api_settings.DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES,",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/rest_framework/settings.py\", line 225, in __getattr__",
        " val = perform_import(val, attr)",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/rest_framework/settings.py\", line 168, in perform_import",
        " return [import_from_string(item, setting_name) for item in val]",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/rest_framework/settings.py\", line 168, in <listcomp>",
        " return [import_from_string(item, setting_name) for item in val]",
        " File \"/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/rest_framework/settings.py\", line 180, in import_from_string",
        " raise ImportError(msg)",
        "ImportError: Could not import 'galaxy_ng.app.auth.session.SessionAuthentication' for API setting 'DEFAULT_AUTHENTICATION_CLASSES'. ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'galaxy_ng.app.auth.session'."

PLAY RECAP ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
192.168.2.5 : ok=238 changed=95 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=59 rescued=0 ignored=0   
localhost : ok=15 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=35 rescued=0 ignored=0 

```

**Software Versions:**

- **RHEL** : 9.5

- **AAP** : 2.4 ansible-automation-platform-containerized-setup-bundle-2.4-2-x86\_64.tar.gz

- **Podman** : podman version 5.2.2

- **Ansible** : ansible [core 2.14.17]

- **Bundle SHA-256** : 0781cab21cd21992a22bb8ed6f9b1018dff0d092d5882e1e9aafbd48337f6662

Thank you.
