# msg: Failed to find required executable mysql

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/msg-failed-to-find-required-executable-mysql/17022>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [December 11, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/msg-failed-to-find-required-executable-mysql/17022 "2014-12-11T09:58:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Marti\_Butler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/46a35a/32.png) [@Marti\_Butler](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marti_Butler)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/msg-failed-to-find-required-executable-mysql/17022/1 "2014-12-11T09:58:13Z")

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Hi

I am importing an SQL file into my already created DB but getting the above error:

- name: import database  
mysql\_db: name=DB state=import target=DB.sql login\_user=root login\_host=localhost login\_unix\_socket=/var/lib/mysql/tmp/mysqld login\_password=‘’

Error:  
msg: Failed to find required executable mysql

When I run this again it is fine and imports correctly. Anybody else been having this issue please?

Thanks

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**Author:** ![James\_Cammarata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/msg-failed-to-find-required-executable-mysql/17022/2 "2014-12-11T15:34:06Z")

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Hi Marti, can you share any details about how the mysql binary was installed? Was it via a tar or package? I’m very curious as to why it would fail in one instance but not when re-run.

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**Author:** ![eddy.josafat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5f8ce5/32.png) [@eddy.josafat](https://forum.ansible.com/u/eddy.josafat)\
**Post date:** [December 22, 2014, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/msg-failed-to-find-required-executable-mysql/17022/3 "2014-12-22T14:17:14Z")

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Hi James,

it’s via tar, specifically this version: mysql-5.6.19-linux-glibc2.5-x86\_64.tar.gz.

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**Author:** ![Mona\_Gopal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Mona\_Gopal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mona_Gopal)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2018, 7:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/msg-failed-to-find-required-executable-mysql/17022/4 "2018-01-24T07:27:05Z")

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Hi,

We are facing similar issue. The only difference being this error occurs at all times. Also to mention we are running this playbook on an AWS instance. On other servers and VM’s it has worked before.  
Any help would be appriciated.

Thanks in advance,  
Mona