Awx: Slack notifications are failing

[larrybg]

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

• API

SUMMARY

Slack notifications are failing

ENVIRONMENT

• AWX version 1.0.7.2
• AWX install method: docker on linux
• Ansible version: 2.6.s
• Operating System: Centos
• Web Browser: Chrome

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

Install AWX with docker. Setup Slack notifications and test it. Error message " Job Notification: Notification failed" will appear.

EXPECTED RESULTS

The slack message should be sent successfully.

ACTUAL RESULTS

Nothing sent, error message appears.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

AWX is installed with the database on the separate box. SSL was configured with nginx.

[computerlyrik]

may have the same source of error as https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/2161

[computerlyrik]

@larrybg Managed to make it work:

• Create Slack app "AWX"
• Add permission chat:write:bot
• use oauth token in AWX Notifications settings
• install slack app to your slack workspace

[larrybg]

@computerlyrik, we already have Slack boat and our existing Tower instance can send notifications to our channel. But AWX cannot send test notifications with the same Notifications settings. I'm using the same channel name and token. It's clearly AWX problem

[larrybg]

@computerlyrik Found the problem - just added the # at the beginning the channel name...
It's clearly stating that The pound symbol (#) is not required, but you MUST put it with the channel name

[computerlyrik]

@larrybg Nope. Not on my side. Without # works good for me.
Just a note: I set up the AWX today, and i used a git checkout 1.0.7 before running the install playbook. Just to make sure i am on the latest release version and not getting some in-between-version-bugs from master :)

[larrybg]

@computerlyrik That is the only change I did... hmm.. weird but it's working now

[sdarwin]

got the same results as the last messages in this thread:

• Without pound symbol, it did not work. a few tests.
• Only change - add pound symbol. Ok, it's fixed.
• Then, overall it is fixed. "weird but it's working now".

[jaybuidl]

Also:

• manually invite the Bot to the channels in Slack