Setup fails on Ubuntu 16.04

[vilu]

$ ansible-playbook -i hosts site.yml

PLAY [all] **

TASK [Install python2 for Ansible (usually required on ubuntu, which defaults to python3)] ** ok: [host1] ok: [host2]

TASK [setup] **** fatal: [host1]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "module_stderr": "Shared connection to host1 closed.\r\n", "module_stdout": "Traceback (most recent call last):\r\n File \"/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1555243336.45-116694223037840/setup.py\", line 17, in \r\n import zipfile\r\nImportError: No module named zipfile\r\n", "msg": "MODULE FAILURE", "rc": 1} fatal: [host2]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "module_stderr": "Shared connection to host2 closed.\r\n", "module_stdout": "Traceback (most recent call last):\r\n File \"/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1555243336.45-241833399039407/setup.py\", line 17, in \r\n import zipfile\r\nImportError: No module named zipfile\r\n", "msg": "MODULE FAILURE", "rc": 1} to retry, use: --limit @/home/vilu/code/infra/mono/ansible/kubeadm-playbook/site.retry

PLAY RECAP ** host2 : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1
host1 : ok=1 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1

[ReSearchITEng]

Hello, In order to run ansible, the machines (including the destination machines) need python and some basic modules. "ImportError: No module named zipfile" As per: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/46722521/i-deploy-my-project-by-ansible-i-always-get-the-error-importerror-no-module-n try: apt-get install sudo python-minimal python-setuptools

[vilu]

Would it make sense to add this in the playbook that it actually checks the state of this before and installs it if necessary?

If so I don't mind giving it a go. I might need some minor guidance though since I've never worked with Ansible before.

[ReSearchITEng]

Well, these are Ansible prerequisites, not something that ansible itself can do. I suggest we close this one for now, hope all will go well once you set it up.