# module hangs at "getting output with communicate()" **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Developer\ **Created:** [November 16, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-hangs-at-getting-output-with-communicate/29052 "2018-11-16T15:30:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-hangs-at-getting-output-with-communicate/29052/1 "2018-11-16T15:30:09Z")
while trying to get a new module for editing aix config files running the following occurs. at first run the entries gets successfully added to the file, but at the second run (check mode ?) the module hangs with the mentioned error. not sure how to proceed here? f repo with actual code → [https://github.com/flynn1973/ansible\_aix\_stanza](https://github.com/flynn1973/ansible_aix_stanza) ANSIBLE\_DEBUG = 1 ` Using module file /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/modules/files/aix\_stanza.py 18686 1542381145.28827: transferring module to remote /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1542381145.04-246550469721570/aix\_stanza.py \<127.0.0.1\> PUT /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-18580WZQLvb/tmpBisKTQ TO /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1542381145.04-246550469721570/aix\_stanza.py 18686 1542381145.28874: done transferring module to remote 18686 1542381145.28890: \_low\_level\_execute\_command(): starting 18686 1542381145.28895: \_low\_level\_execute\_command(): executing: /bin/sh -c ‘chmod u+x /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1542381145.04-246550469721570/ /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1542381145.04-246550469721570/aix\_stanza.py && sleep 0’ 18686 1542381145.28900: in local.exec\_command() \<127.0.0.1\> EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘chmod u+x /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1542381145.04-246550469721570/ /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1542381145.04-246550469721570/aix\_stanza.py && sleep 0’ 18686 1542381145.28907: opening command with Popen() 18686 1542381145.29230: done running command with Popen() 18686 1542381145.29261: getting output with communicate() 18686 1542381145.29711: done communicating 18686 1542381145.29720: done with local.exec\_command() 18686 1542381145.29739: \_low\_level\_execute\_command() done: rc=0, stdout=, stderr= 18686 1542381145.29749: \_low\_level\_execute\_command(): starting 18686 1542381145.29761: \_low\_level\_execute\_command(): executing: /bin/sh -c ‘/usr/bin/python2 /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1542381145.04-246550469721570/aix\_stanza.py && sleep 0’ 18686 1542381145.29770: in local.exec\_command() \<127.0.0.1\> EXEC /bin/sh -c ‘/usr/bin/python2 /root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1542381145.04-246550469721570/aix\_stanza.py && sleep 0’ 18686 1542381145.29780: opening command with Popen() 18686 1542381145.30060: done running command with Popen() 18686 1542381145.30082: getting output with communicate() ` file with added values: ` fideloper22: bla = blaa SYSTEM = LDAP registry = LDAP fideloper23: bla = blaa SYSTEM = LDAP registry = LDAP fideloper24: bla = blaa SYSTEM = LDAP registry = LDAP `