# Issue with template module **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** rhel\ **Created:** [September 16, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-template-module/35745 "2021-09-16T12:29:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![harry\_devine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/harry_devine/32/5293_2.png) [@harry\_devine](https://forum.ansible.com/u/harry_devine)\ **Post date:** [September 16, 2021, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-template-module/35745/1 "2021-09-16T12:29:08Z")
We have a playbook that uses a jinja2 template to prepare a report and email us. For some reason, the template module is failing. Here’s what I’m calling in my playbook: - name: Prepare report template: src: templates/yum\_output.txt.j2 dest: /tmp/yum\_output.txt connection: local run\_once: true It tries to generate the report on the first host in our play, and fails as follows: Failed to get information on remote file (/tmp/yum\_output.txt): /bin/sh: /usr/bin/python: No such file or directory On that server, which is RHEL 7.9, python 2.7.5 is installed at /bin/python, and /usr/bin/python is symbolically linked to /usr/bin/python2, which is symbolically linked to /usr/bin/python2.7. So why would this happen and how can we fix that? Thanks, Harry ---
**Author:** ![Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/pushparaj_gothandam/32/5538_2.png) [@Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pushparaj_Gothandam)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2021, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-template-module/35745/2 "2021-09-17T04:42:20Z")
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**Author:** ![steve\_missoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@steve\_missoh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/steve_missoh)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-template-module/35745/3 "2021-09-20T17:31:55Z")
I dont think the issue is with your remote RHEL79. But rather from the host you are running the play from. Because you are using “connection: local”, your localhost is responding on behalf of your remote. check the python path on your localhost; there are chances it doesnt have python2 but only python3. the question left is why does your ansible uses python2 as interpreter by default ? which version of ansible are you on ? Thx. ---
**Author:** ![harry\_devine](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/harry_devine/32/5293_2.png) [@harry\_devine](https://forum.ansible.com/u/harry_devine)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-template-module/35745/4 "2021-09-20T19:35:24Z")
To be honest, we’re running this playbook out of Tower, so I’m not sure why its choosing the server it is to generate the report via the template module. Is there a way I can tell it to use the Ansible control node? Thanks, Harry ---
**Author:** ![steve\_missoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3da27b/32.png) [@steve\_missoh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/steve_missoh)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2021, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-template-module/35745/5 "2021-09-20T21:39:36Z")
if the host you are running from is the control node, then a trick can consist in setting the python interpreter “wrongly” so in your inventory file, in front of your remote managed node (the rhel79 one), put this variable: ansible\_python\_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3 (or the location of python on your control node) But be aware: that way, you are deceiving the ansible engine 🙂 ! but even with that, you may avoid the error but I am not sure you’ll get the expected results. The best way to approach it is to remove the “connection: local” directive, and if you need to run something locally, use the “delegate\_to: localhost” directive.