Awx: AWX Docker-Compose installation failed with Configuration error

[Lokks]

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

SUMMARY

command
ansible-playbook -i inventory install.yml
failed with error:

TASK [local_docker : Stop AWX before upgrading postgres] *****************************************************************************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Configuration error - \n        Can't find a suitable configuration file in this directory or any\n        parent. Are you in the right directory?\n\n        Supported filenames: docker-compose.yml, docker-compose.yaml\n        "}

inventory is localhost

ENVIRONMENT

• AWX version: 7.0.0
• AWX install method: docker on linux
• Ansible version: 2.8.5
• docker-compose version: 1.24.1
• Operating System: Debian GNU/Linux 9.4 (stretch)

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

git clone https://github.com/ansible/awx.git
cd awx/installer/
ansible-playbook -i inventory install.yml

EXPECTED RESULTS

AWX docker images to build successfully

ACTUAL RESULTS

PLAY [Build and deploy AWX] ***************************************************************************************************************

TASK [Gathering Facts] ***************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [check_vars : include_tasks] ***************************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]

TASK [check_vars : include_tasks] ***************************************************************************************************************
included: /root/awx/awx/installer/roles/check_vars/tasks/check_docker.yml for localhost

TASK [check_vars : postgres_data_dir should be defined] ******************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "changed": false, 
    "msg": "All assertions passed"
}

TASK [check_vars : host_port should be defined] **************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => {
    "changed": false, 
    "msg": "All assertions passed"
}

TASK [image_build]   # ALL ***************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]
# with https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/4759#issuecomment-532005413

TASK [image_push]   # ALL ***************************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]


TASK [kubernetes]   # ALL ***************************************************************************************************************
skipping: [localhost]


TASK [local_docker : Check for existing Postgres data] *******************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [local_docker : Record Postgres version] ****************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [local_docker : Determine whether to upgrade postgres] **************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]

TASK [local_docker : Set up new postgres paths pre-upgrade] **************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost] => (item=/tmp/pgdocker/10/data)

TASK [local_docker : Stop AWX before upgrading postgres] *****************************************************************************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Configuration error - \n        Can't find a suitable configuration file in this directory or any\n        parent. Are you in the right directory?\n\n        Supported filenames: docker-compose.yml, docker-compose.yaml\n        "}
        to retry, use: --limit @/root/.ansible-retry/install.retry

PLAY RECAP ***************************************************************************************************************
localhost                  : ok=8    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1   

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

[dhoer]

The work around for me was to set the when clause to false, since this service wasn't started yet.
https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/70057bc0f26318cd516f5c05aa1d36f0570c577d/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/main.yml#L29

The issues is because compose.yml has not run yet, so there is no compose directory. https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/70057bc0f26318cd516f5c05aa1d36f0570c577d/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/main.yml#L52

[boomam]

Seeing this same behavior/error myself.
Fresh install of Ubuntu 19.

Additionally, i had to specifically specify the python interpreter in the run playbook command in order to remove Python errors during the playbook run.
sudo ansible-playbook -i inventory install.yml -e ansible_python_interpreter=/usr/bin/python3

[boomam]

The work around for me was to set the when clause to false, since this service wasn't started yet.
https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/70057bc0f26318cd516f5c05aa1d36f0570c577d/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/main.yml#L29

The issues is because compose.yml has not run yet, so there is no compose directory.

https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/70057bc0f26318cd516f5c05aa1d36f0570c577d/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/main.yml#L52

@dhoer can you clarify what variable you changed in more detail please?
I would like to test your workaround on the problem system i have here too.
Thanks!

[dhoer]

I set line 29 to be when: false.

[boomam]

I set line 29 to be when: false.

Thanks for replying
What's the full line as that does not work for me sorry.

[dhoer]

Just saw this. Sounds like you might have a different issue.

[prairiewolf-by]

I set line 29 to be when: false.

Thanks for replying
What's the full line as that does not work for me sorry.

Sorry, @dhoer said - set line to when: false
That means:
You go to line 29
Delete all in a line after when:
Type <spacebar_key>false
Save file
Restart your AWX setup\upgrade.

Always remember YAML file format and pay attention on space indentations!!

That worked for me from scratch.
Thanks again @dhoer !!!

[schelpa1]

Hi I now might face a very similar issue when running "sudo ansible-playbook -i inventory install.yml":
TASK [local_docker : Create Docker Compose Configuration] *********************************
task path: /home/pschellhaas/awx/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/compose.yml:19
failed: [localhost] (item=environment.sh) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "18957af76126a0769a3d66e4e5a62ff17144eed2", "item": "environment.sh", "msg": "Destination directory /root/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}
failed: [localhost] (item=credentials.py) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "48cbcdaf1cead80ad0814154bd694c7356c06fc4", "item": "credentials.py", "msg": "Destination directory /root/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}
failed: [localhost] (item=docker-compose.yml) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "7c65cd4ab9bba817e4cca1b71bf7f162fa82d94a", "item": "docker-compose.yml", "msg": "Destination directory /root/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}
failed: [localhost] (item=nginx.conf) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "5706491c1c00d32dd0a1b96a88c12a842ccbf32c", "item": "nginx.conf", "msg": "Destination directory /root/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}
failed: [localhost] (item=redis.conf) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "1aa72e3d67e906b78904e22af5ced22b2d98bfb7", "item": "redis.conf", "msg": "Destination directory /root/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}

PLAY RECAP ************************************************
localhost : ok=12 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=97 rescued=0 ignored=0

It seems to affect the following variable in inventory file:

ssl_certificate=

docker_compose_dir="~/.awx/awxcompose"

I did not make any changes and have run awx installation with standard parameters. Any idea what I can do to fix this issue? Thanks in advance!

[Jamsgrove]

Hi I now might face a very similar issue when running "sudo ansible-playbook -i inventory install.yml":
TASK [local_docker : Create Docker Compose Configuration] *********************************
task path: /home/pschellhaas/awx/installer/roles/local_docker/tasks/compose.yml:19
failed: [localhost] (item=environment.sh) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "18957af76126a0769a3d66e4e5a62ff17144eed2", "item": "environment.sh", "msg": "Destination directory /root/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}
failed: [localhost] (item=credentials.py) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "48cbcdaf1cead80ad0814154bd694c7356c06fc4", "item": "credentials.py", "msg": "Destination directory /root/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}
failed: [localhost] (item=docker-compose.yml) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "7c65cd4ab9bba817e4cca1b71bf7f162fa82d94a", "item": "docker-compose.yml", "msg": "Destination directory /root/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}
failed: [localhost] (item=nginx.conf) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "5706491c1c00d32dd0a1b96a88c12a842ccbf32c", "item": "nginx.conf", "msg": "Destination directory /root/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}
failed: [localhost] (item=redis.conf) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "1aa72e3d67e906b78904e22af5ced22b2d98bfb7", "item": "redis.conf", "msg": "Destination directory /root/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}

PLAY RECAP ************************************************
localhost : ok=12 changed=0 unreachable=0 failed=1 skipped=97 rescued=0 ignored=0

It seems to affect the following variable in inventory file:

ssl_certificate=

docker_compose_dir="~/.awx/awxcompose"

I did not make any changes and have run awx installation with standard parameters. Any idea what I can do to fix this issue? Thanks in advance!

I also came accross the same problem as yourself, to resolve i had to manually create the directory /root/.awx/awxcompose, i then ran the playbook again and it created each of the files in the directory i created (docker-compose.yml, redis.conf ect) but then the following task failed:
TASK [local_docker : Set redis config to other group readable to satisfy redis-server] **********************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "file (/home/bobby/.awx/awxcompose/redis.conf) is absent, cannot continue", "path": "/home/bobby/.awx/awxcompose/redis.conf"}

It was trying to look back in the original location again so i updated the following line in the inventory which resolved the issue:
docker_compose_dir="/root/.awx/awxcompose"

Hopefully that helps someone else that had the same issue as myself!

[jonnymccullagh]

Responding here in case it helps anyone else as I was having problems, it seems caused because I had logged in as an unprivileged user then used 'su' rather than 'su -' before beginning installation. As a result the first few config files were created under /home/jonny/.awx/awxcompose but the later stages of the installation used /root/.awx/awxcompose The result was that important files under /etc/tower including SECRET_KEY environment.sh did not exist under /root/.awx/awxcompose when the containers were started so the references to those files in the docker-compose were created as directories inside the container (default for docker if files don't exist) rather than files with the file contents.
Not sure if there is a useful fix for this as the installer uses ~. Maybe specifying the install path in the inventory is the solution.
Some of the errors I got along the way included the following in case it helps anyone searching for similar:

failed: [localhost] (item=environment.sh) => {"ansible_loop_var": "item", "changed": false, "checksum": "146", "item": "environment.sh", "msg": "Destination directory /home/jonny/.awx/awxcompose does not exist"}
IsADirectoryError: [Errno 21] Is a directory: '/etc/tower/SECRET_KEY'
django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: No AWX configuration found at /etc/tower/settings.py

[nguyenquochung]

did you try with "sudo ansible-playbook -i inventory install.yml"??
I solved the problem by sudo permission.

[dbasak2013]

docker_compose_dir="~/.awx/awxcompose"

Replace the above line in awx/installer/inventory file with absolute path of awxcompose directory

Like this

docker_compose_dir="/home/YOUR_USERNAME/.awx/awxcompose"

Somehow, '~' was not working in this case.

Hope this helps.

[jmurriste]

docker_compose_dir="~/.awx/awxcompose"

Replace the above line in awx/installer/inventory file with absolute path of awxcompose directory

Like this

docker_compose_dir="/home/YOUR_USERNAME/.awx/awxcompose"

Somehow, '~' was not working in this case.

Hope this helps.

worked, thanks