pkg_mgr.py looks in wrong directories for installp and dnf on AIX 7(.2) about ansible HOT 10 OPEN

you CAN have per user facts modules now, it is configurable, but the intent is having 'per platform' and a more divisible facts load. right now you can workaround your issue with just having a facts module that returns the correct pkg_mgr key for ansible_facts, at least until we decide if this is something we need to correct in core (breaking backwards compat?) or if we just push to a facts gathering reorg.

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First, it is not correct 'now' .. I assume it was correct at one point until AIX changed as AIX users had contributed that code and no one had complained in several years.

Since we don't have access to AIX to test we count on users keeping this up to date, but this is not really sustainable.

One way to address this is having custom/platform specific facts modules, use those via configuration in gather_facts action and not rely on the core 'setup' module, which we plan to sunset, for this and other reasons.

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@StevePOI ansible-core 2.14 is not supported and no longer receives bug fixes. Please test against one of the supported versions of ansible-core, preferably the most recent one, to see whether the bug has been fixed.

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"ansible-core" 2.14.13 is the newest version available on AIX, see https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/883796#A

"ansible" has version 7.2.0

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this seems like a job for a custom facts module ...

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Lines are identical in latest stable release:

https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/stable-2.17/lib/ansible/module_utils/facts/system/pkg_mgr.py

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this seems like a job for a custom facts module ...

Hello @bcoca !

What do you mean by that?

"installp" is AFAIK only used on IBM AIX and the path set by pkg_mgr.py is not correct.

Sorry if I don´t understand, this is my first issue here :) .

Thanks,

With kind regards,

Steve

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Hello @bcoca !

First, it is not correct 'now' .. I assume it was correct at one point until AIX changed as AIX users had contributed that code and no one had complained in several years.

That could be true, the line with installp and the issue that created it is from 2019, AIX 7.2 is from 2015, never monitored the location of these essentials, just used them since they were in $PATH :)

Since we don't have access to AIX to test we count on users keeping this up to date, but this is not really sustainable.

I understand and would be glad to help with feedback regarding AIX :) .

One way to address this is having custom/platform specific facts modules, use those via configuration in gather_facts action and not rely on the core 'setup' module, which we plan to sunset, for this and other reasons.

Do I understand it correctly that this is something planned for Ansible as a whole or do you mean as a "each user has his/her own custom fact modules for their obscure OSes"?

Thanks for the information regarding "setup"!

With kind regards,

Steve

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