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R13
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Feb 27, 2024

Error when running bigip_command Playbook against LTM : Syntax Error: unexpected argument /bin/sh\n

I am running a Playbook to test bigip_command using ansible [core 2.15.3] against LTM running 15.1.6.1. When I run the playbook I get the following message: UNREACHABLE! => { “changed”: false, “ms...
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R13
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Thank for your reply. I tried adding executable = /bin/bash to ansible.cfg but it produced the same error but with bash:

Syntax Error: unexpected argument "/bin/bash"

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zamroni777
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Mar 03, 2024

ensure that the cfg file doesnt contain dos format line ending.

there is also error message "Failed to create temporary directory..." which usually means no write permission.
/tmp is usually owned by root
i usually use /var/tmp as it usually user writable