Chapter 3 Guided Exercise: Managing Variables - lab start data-variables

[Rhuobhe]

Hi I am following the steps on the lab and running into this error. I've checked several times my playbook looks ok. The video is a little different it includes a python_pkg variable but I still can't get it to run.

[Travis · Accepted solution]

@Rhuobhe -

The problem is you aren't following the instructions or directions like in the book. Technically, it isn't even trying to execute your playbook. While there might still be errors in the playbook you've created, the real issue is you are attempting to run the ansible-navigator command as the "root" user since you have "SUDO" in as part of the command. You shouldn't need to run things as root and additionally, if tasks require root or another user, that should be done with Ansible using the "become" and "become_user". The lab environment is disconnected and we've already downloaded and setup the execution environment container images for the "student" user. The output of our command shows it is attempting to download the container image for the execution environment and failing because the root user isn't logged into Red Hat's container registry and therefore, the download isn't authorized. 

You should be able to remove "SUDO" from your command and it should at least attempt to run the playbook as the student user. At that point, you might find additional errors or syntax issues with your playbook.