Files in /tmp Cannot be Executed in Centos 7

[coofercat]

By default, on Centos 7, files in /tmp cannot be executed (even if chmod 777) because the filesystem mount prevents it. The result is that all attempts to install RVM fail:

TASK [rvm_io.ruby : Install rvm] ******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [myserver]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "cmd": "/tmp/rvm-installer.sh stable --path /root/.rvm --auto-dotfiles --user-install", "failed": true, "msg": "[Errno 13] Permission denied", "rc": 13}

The solution is thankfully pretty simple - instead of running /tmp/something, just run /bin/bash /tmp/something. Therefore, in tasks/rvm.yml, the task to install RVM becomes:

- name: Install rvm
  command: >
    /bin/bash {{ rvm1_temp_download_path }}/rvm-installer.sh {{ rvm1_rvm_version }}
    --path {{ rvm1_install_path }} {{ rvm1_install_flags }}
  when: not rvm_binary.stat.exists

Incidentally, using shell instead of command doesn't work either. As far as I can see, this minor change will be compatible with other distributions and versions though, so hopefully low-risk.

[isikyus]

By default, on Centos 7, files in /tmp cannot be executed (even if chmod 777) because the filesystem mount prevents it. The result is that all attempts to install RVM fail:

This also affects Ubuntu 16.04.3.

[terry-mccarthy]

This seems to be still an issue .. workaround above works for me

[stevenhaddox]

This is still an issue it seems. I just encountered the same error on CentOS 8. The above change seems to get it working perfectly.