Issue on executing playbook using async options

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Hi everyone, I have a problem executing the following playbook

- hosts:
    - server01
  gather_facts: no
  tasks:
  - name: task01
    command: bash /opt/script01.sh
    async: 86400 # 24 hours
    poll: 60     # checks every minute

Ansible version

# ansible --version
ansible [core 2.16.6]
  config file = /home/user01/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = ['/home/user01/ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /home/user01/ansible/.venv/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible
  ansible collection location = /home/user01/ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
  executable location = /home/user01/ansible/.venv/bin/ansible
  python version = 3.10.12 (main, Sep 11 2024, 15:47:36) [GCC 11.4.0] (/home/user01/ansible/.venv/bin/python3)
  jinja version = 3.1.2
  libyaml = True

When the playbook runs it fails with the following message

ASYNC POLL on server01: jid=j99628350561.434557 started=1 finished=0
ASYNC POLL on server01: jid=j99628350561.434557 started=1 finished=0
ASYNC POLL on server01: jid=j99628350561.434557 started=1 finished=0
ASYNC POLL on server01: jid=j99628350561.434557 started=1 finished=0
ASYNC POLL on server01: jid=j99628350561.434557 started=1 finished=0
ASYNC POLL on server01: jid=j99628350561.434557 started=1 finished=0
ASYNC POLL on server01: jid=j99628350561.434557 started=1 finished=0
ASYNC FAILED on server01: jid=j99628350561.434557
fatal: [server01]: FAILED! => {"ansible_job_id": "j99628350561.434557", "changed": false, "finished": 1, "msg": "could not find job", "results_file": "/root/j99628350561.434557", "started": 1, "stderr": "", "stderr_lines": [], "stdout": "", "stdout_lines": []}

PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************
server01             : ok=0    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1    skipped=0    rescued=0    ignored=0   

root@controller:~#

I have configured ssh options in /root/.ssh/config file

Host *
  ControlMaster auto
  ControlPersist 86400 # 24hours

However, the ansible async directory exists on the target host.

# cat /root/.ansible_async/j99628350561.434557  | jq
{
    "changed": true,
    "stdout": "Oct 28 21:05:46 output command",
    "stderr": "",
    "rc": 0,
    "cmd": [
        "bash",
        "/opt/script01.sh"
    ],
    "start": "2024-10-28 21:05:46.085160",
    "end": "2024-10-29 07:00:25.368110",
    "delta": "9:54:39.282950",
    "msg": "",
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "_raw_params": "bash /opt/script01.sh",
            "_uses_shell": false,
            "expand_argument_vars": true,
            "stdin_add_newline": true,
            "strip_empty_ends": true,
            "argv": null,
            "chdir": null,
            "executable": null,
            "creates": null,
            "removes": null,
            "stdin": null
        }
    }
}
#

Any idea what I’m doing wrong? let me know please.

Best regards

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Welcome to the forum, @ricardobarbosams !

Based on this

the async job should be /root/j99628350561.434557, and not

Try explicitly setting the async directory in the playbook:

---
- hosts: server01
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    ansible_async_directory: "/tmp/.ansible_async"

  tasks:
      - name: Run script.
        ansible.builtin.command: "bash /opt/script01.sh"
        async: 86400 # 24 hours
        poll: 60     # checks every minute
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It worked, Thank you very much :slight_smile: