# Receptor error - ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ansible\_runner'

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/receptor-error-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-ansible-runner/7029>\
**Category:** Get Help\
**Tags:** ansible-runner, receptor, awx\
**Created:** [July 4, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/receptor-error-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-ansible-runner/7029 "2024-07-04T00:44:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![monsterrick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/monsterrick/32/4075_2.png) [@monsterrick](https://forum.ansible.com/u/monsterrick)\
**Post date:** [July 4, 2024, 12:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/receptor-error-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-ansible-runner/7029/1 "2024-07-04T00:44:26Z")

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I am new on AWX and remote execution. Please help.

AWX on k3s - 24.6.0

- Working well to execution playbooks from it.

Try to test remote execution on remote location.  
execution node installed with :-  
RedHat 8  
python 3.9

- pip-24.1.1
- setuptools-70.2.0
- wheel-0.43.0  
ansible 8.7.0  
ansible-runner 2.4.0

new instance info

- instance type - Execution
- Listen on port 27199
- checked 'Peers from control nodes

Error:

 ![AWX error](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/3/36c4698d72ba6b98960e1ef19c1269677c3e85f9.jpeg)

I ran ‘ansible-runner --version’ under both root and user account without problem. It indicates ansible\_runner module already installed and working, right?

Error from receptor.log  
Error locating unit: xxxxxxxx  
: unknown work unit xxxxxxxx

Please help.

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**Author:** ![monsterrick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/monsterrick/32/4075_2.png) [@monsterrick](https://forum.ansible.com/u/monsterrick)\
**Post date:** [July 18, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/receptor-error-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-ansible-runner/7029/2 "2024-07-18T23:28:07Z")

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Fixed by installing required components under newly added ‘awx’ account.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/1X/1882d9a01da5d8996a862359b0913cc568a39b84.svg) [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/receptor-error-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-ansible-runner/7029/3 "2024-08-17T23:28:45Z")

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