Probably because the pipe lookup executes on the ansible controller, not on the controlled node: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/pipe_lookup.html#notes
On Mon, 15 May 2023 at 15:41, LT <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am trying to retrieve the version number of the installed executable. The > complete path exists, the file has executable permissions, but I am > encountering a 127 error, indicating that the file does not exist. Have I > missed something? > Here is the code that I have: > - set_fact: remote_version: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.pipe', '/home/' + > username + '/program/executable_file' + ' --version') }}" > > The error that I am getting: > fatal: [xxx.yyy.zzz.fff]: FAILED! => {"msg": "An unhandled exception occurred > while running the lookup plugin 'ansible.builtin.pipe'. Error was a <class > 'ansible.errors.AnsibleError'>, original message: > lookup_plugin.pipe(/home/BreadPitt/program/executable --version) returned > 127. lookup_plugin.pipe( /home/BreadPitt/program/executable --version) > returned 127"} > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/808be77b-2253-48b2-9664-9ad16f8f3ab2n%40googlegroups.com. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAF8BbLbYUsbU%2Bbfw_caUnV_HFp9ZLoWnk_7OSK65Aj8mBZsC2g%40mail.gmail.com.
