socket path does not exist or cannot be found

[ekevalo]

SUMMARY

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

ANSIBLE VERSION

COLLECTION VERSION

CONFIGURATION

OS / ENVIRONMENT

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

EXPECTED RESULTS

ACTUAL RESULTS

[ekevalo]

2024-04-18 06:28:48,027 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | ansible [core 2.16.5]
config file = /home/xxxxxx/yyyyyyy/netconf-test/ansible.cfg
configured module search path = ['/home/xxxxxx/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
ansible python module location = /home/xxxxxx/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible
ansible collection location = /home/xxxxxx/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections
executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
python version = 3.10.12 (main, Nov 20 2023, 15:14:05) [GCC 11.4.0] (/usr/bin/python3)
jinja version = 3.1.2
libyaml = True
2024-04-18 06:28:48,028 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | Using /home/xxxxxx/yyyyyyy/netconf-test/ansible.cfg as config file
2024-04-18 06:28:48,029 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | setting up inventory plugins
2024-04-18 06:28:48,242 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | Loading collection ansible.builtin from
2024-04-18 06:28:48,276 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | host_list declined parsing /home/xxxxxx/yyyyyyy/netconf-test/hosts.yml as it did not pass its verify_file() method
2024-04-18 06:28:48,276 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | script declined parsing /home/xxxxxx/yyyyyyy/netconf-test/hosts.yml as it did not pass its verify_file() method
2024-04-18 06:28:48,280 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | Parsed /home/xxxxxx/yyyyyyy/netconf-test/hosts.yml inventory source with yaml plugin
2024-04-18 06:28:48,333 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | Loading callback plugin minimal of type stdout, v2.0 from /home/xxxxxx/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible/plugins/callback/minimal.py
2024-04-18 06:28:48,366 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | Skipping callback 'default', as we already have a stdout callback.
2024-04-18 06:28:48,366 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | Skipping callback 'minimal', as we already have a stdout callback.
2024-04-18 06:28:48,366 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | Skipping callback 'oneline', as we already have a stdout callback.
2024-04-18 06:28:48,968 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | redirecting (type: connection) ansible.builtin.netconf to ansible.netcommon.netconf
2024-04-18 06:28:48,969 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | Loading collection ansible.netcommon from /home/xxxxxx/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/netcommon
2024-04-18 06:28:48,976 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | Loading collection ansible.utils from /home/xxxxxx/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/utils
2024-04-18 06:28:49,093 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | redirecting (type: netconf) ansible.builtin.default to ansible.netcommon.default
2024-04-18 06:28:49,155 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | redirecting (type: modules) ansible.builtin.netconf_get to ansible.netcommon.netconf_get
2024-04-18 06:28:49,158 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.netconf to ansible.netcommon.netconf
2024-04-18 06:28:49,159 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> Using network group action netconf for netconf_get
2024-04-18 06:28:49,159 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.netconf to ansible.netcommon.netconf
2024-04-18 06:28:49,167 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> attempting to start connection
2024-04-18 06:28:49,167 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> using connection plugin ansible.netcommon.netconf
2024-04-18 06:28:49,167 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | Found ansible-connection at path /usr/bin/ansible-connection
2024-04-18 06:28:49,694 p=1842 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | [DEPRECATION WARNING]: PlayContext.verbosity is deprecated, use
ansible.utils.display.Display.verbosity instead. This feature will be removed
in version 2.18. Deprecation warnings can be disabled by setting
deprecation_warnings=False in ansible.cfg.
2024-04-18 06:28:49,839 p=1846 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | shutdown complete
2024-04-18 06:28:49,930 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> local domain socket does not exist, starting it
2024-04-18 06:28:49,931 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> control socket path is /home/xxxxxx/.ansible/pc/0cc22c104a
2024-04-18 06:28:49,931 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> 1842 1713436129.69986: trying /home/xxxxxx/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible/plugins/connection/pycache
1842 1713436129.70022: trying /home/xxxxxx/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible/plugins/connection
1842 1713436129.73102: trying /home/xxxxxx/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments
1842 1713436129.73228: Loading ModuleDocFragment 'connection_pipelining' from /home/xxxxxx/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible/plugins/doc_fragments/connection_pipelining.py
1842 1713436129.73276: Loaded config def from plugin (connection/ssh)
1842 1713436129.73281: Loading Connection 'ssh' from /home/xxxxxx/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py (searched paths: /home/xxxxxx/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible/plugins/connection/pycache:/home/xxxxxx/.local/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ansible/plugins/connection) (found_in_cache=False, class_only=True)

2024-04-18 06:28:49,931 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> local domain socket path is /home/xxxxxx/.ansible/pc/0cc22c104a
2024-04-18 06:28:49,931 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.netconf to ansible.netcommon.netconf
2024-04-18 06:28:49,932 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: enabled
2024-04-18 06:28:49,932 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | redirecting (type: modules) ansible.builtin.netconf_get to ansible.netcommon.netconf_get
2024-04-18 06:28:49,968 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: found netconf_get at /home/xxxxxx/.ansible/collections/ansible_collections/ansible/netcommon/plugins/modules/netconf_get.py
2024-04-18 06:28:49,968 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: running netconf_get
2024-04-18 06:28:49,970 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | <10.xx.yy.zz> ANSIBLE_NETWORK_IMPORT_MODULES: complete
2024-04-18 06:28:49,977 p=1833 u=xxxxxx n=ansible | test01 | FAILED! => {
"changed": false,
"module_stderr": "socket path /home/xxxxxx/.ansible/pc/0cc22c104a does not exist or cannot be found. See Troubleshooting socket path issues in the Network Debug and Troubleshooting Guide",
"module_stdout": "",
"msg": "MODULE FAILURE\nSee stdout/stderr for the exact error"
}

[Ruchip16]

@ekevalo can you please update the issue with the following list of information:

1. what ansible version are you using?
2. what netcommon version are you using?
3. your existing device configuration
4. playbook

[ekevalo]

• what ansible version are you using?
  ansible [core 2.16.5]
• what netcommon version are you using?
  6.0.0
• your existing device configuration
  No device configuration. Wanted to use default configuration. I can get response when using python script with ncclient.
• playbook
  I get the error even with ad-hoc command with netconf_get module.

[ekevalo]

@Ruchip16
I noticed this problem is only occurring in ansible-core 2.15 and 2.16. When I downgraded to 2.14 pip install ansible-core==2.14.16 , the problem disappeared and my tasks are working fine. Something is wrong with socket creation in 2.15 and 2.16. Immediately I upgrade with pip install ansible-core==2.16.6 or pip install ansible-core==2.15 the problem re-occurs.