iosxr_config Loop path not found

[sean-m-sullivan]

SUMMARY

when looping on ioxr_config using the until loop, it does not reuse the template, complains that the path to the file is not found.

This is supposed to loop through on the device until it is unlocked if it is temporarily locked by another user/task. Testing done while turning the lock on, while task runs and the releasing the lock.

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

iosxr_config

ANSIBLE VERSION

ansible 2.9.6
  config file = /home/ssulliva/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/home/ssulliva/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.5 (default, Sep 26 2019, 13:23:47) [GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-39)]

CONFIGURATION

Standard

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Tower 3.6.3 also tested cli with same version of ansible
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server release 7.7 (Maipo)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

use this template and commands to apply template to the router.

Template
{% for ntp in ntp_desired_state -%}
{{ ntp }}
{% endfor -%}
{% for no_ntp in ntp_to_delete -%}
no {{ no_ntp }}
{% endfor -%}

- name: Adjust NTP server
  iosxr_config:
    src: ../templates/ntp.j2
    comment: "Tower {{ tower_job_template_name }} Job {{ tower_job_id }}" # 60 caracter limitation on Cisco Side
    label: "Tower_JobID_{{ tower_job_id }}" # 30 caracter limitation on Cisco Side
  ignore_errors: yes
  register: ntp_adjust
  until: ntp_adjust is success
  retries: 10
  delay: 10

EXPECTED RESULTS

Slightly altered results, used lines instead of the config file. However expect similar results back when run

{
    "commands": [
        "ntp server vrf management 172.16.11.57"
    ],
    "_ansible_no_log": false,
    "changed": true,
    "attempts": 1,
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "comment": "Tower Basic Config on Tors Job 49239",
            "exclusive": false,
            "backup_options": null,
            "force": false,
            "after": null,
            "replace": "line",
            "host": null,
            "password": null,
            "port": null,
            "before": null,
            "src": null,
            "ssh_keyfile": null,
            "admin": false,
            "backup": false,
            "lines": [
                "ntp server vrf management 172.16.11.58",
                "ntp server vrf management 172.16.11.57",
                "\n"
            ],
            "label": "Tower_JobID_49239",
            "username": null,
            "parents": null,
            "timeout": null,
            "provider": null,
            "config": null,
            "match": "line"
        }
    },
    "diff": {
        "prepared": "Building configuration...\n!! IOS XR Configuration version = 6.3.2\n   ntp\n+   server vrf management 172.16.11.57\n   !\nend"
    }
}

ACTUAL RESULTS

Module cannot find path after first attempt

{
    "retries": 4,
    "attempts": 2,
    "_ansible_no_log": false,
    "msg": "path specified in src not found",
    "changed": false
}

[metabsd]

A dirty way to workaround this

- name: Adjust NTP server
  iosxr_config:
    lines: >
      {%- for ntp in ntp_desired_state -%}
        {{ ntp }},
      {%- endfor -%}
      {%- for no_ntp in ntp_to_delete -%}
        no {{ no_ntp }},
      {%- endfor -%}