[Openstack] Fatal error during container create (ansible-openstack on bionic)

Mohammed Naser mnaser at vexxhost.com
Wed Jul 11 19:35:03 UTC 2018


Hi there,

Bionic isn't current supported and we're working on adding support for
it in the Rocky cycle!  We recommend you deploy on Xenial.

Thanks,
Mohammed

On Wed, Jul 11, 2018 at 11:44 AM, Ruth Ivimey-Cook <ruth at ivimey.org> wrote:
> I am getting a fatal error in lxc_create when running openstack-ansible
> playbooks/setup-hosts.yml and hoping someone can push me in the right
> direction. Logs below...
>
> I am interpreting the fatal error as some sort of missing config, which is
> why I included the warnings that happened earlier in the above. Is that
> right? Is there any way I can isolate where exactly in the ansible setup
> this happens?
>
> The only significant changes I've made to the ansible setup are
>
> - comment out `linux-image-extra-{{ ansible_kernel }}` package from the
> ubuntu config as it no longer exists.
> - create /etc/ansible/.../*ubuntu-18.04.yml files by copying the equivalent
> ubuntu-16.04.yml file, where no 18.04 version was already present.
>
>> ~/openstack-ansible$ sudo openstack-ansible playbooks/setup-hosts.yml
>>
>> Variable files: "-e @/etc/openstack_deploy/user_secrets.yml -e
>> @/etc/openstack_deploy/user_variables.yml "
>>
>>  [WARNING]: Unable to parse /etc/openstack_deploy/inventory.ini as an
>> inventory source
>
>> [DEPRECATION WARNING]: 'include' for playbook includes. You should use
>> 'import_playbook' instead. This
>>
>> feature will be removed in version 2.8. Deprecation warnings can be
>> disabled by setting
>>
>> deprecation_warnings=False in ansible.cfg.
>>
>>  [WARNING]: Could not match supplied host pattern, ignoring:
>> all_lxc_containers
>>
>>  [WARNING]: Could not match supplied host pattern, ignoring:
>> all_nspawn_containers
>>
>> PLAY [Install Ansible prerequisites]
>> *************************************************************************
>>
>> TASK [Ensure python is installed]
>> ****************************************************************************
>>
>> ok: [aio1]
>
>
> ... lots of stuff that works...
>
>> TASK [Create the new LXC service log directory]
>> **************************************************************
>>
>> ok: [aio1]
>>
>> TASK [Create the LXC service log aggregation link]
>> ***********************************************************
>>
>> ok: [aio1]
>>
>> TASK [apt_package_pinning : Add apt pin preferences]
>> *********************************************************
>>
>> TASK [lxc_hosts : Check for the presence of a public key file on the
>> deployment host] ************************
>>
>> ok: [aio1 -> localhost]
>>
>> TASK [lxc_hosts : Fail if a ssh public key is not set in a var and is not
>> present on the deployment host] ****
>>
>> TASK [lxc_hosts : Gather variables for each operating system]
>> ************************************************
>>
>> ok: [aio1] =>
>> (item=/etc/ansible/roles/lxc_hosts/vars/ubuntu-18.04-host.yml)
>>
>> TASK [lxc_hosts : Gather container variables]
>> ****************************************************************
>>
>>  [WARNING]: Invalid request to find a file that matches a "null" value
>>
>> ok: [aio1] => (item=/etc/ansible/roles/lxc_hosts/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml)
>>
>> TASK [lxc_hosts : include_tasks]
>> *****************************************************************************
>>
>> included: /etc/ansible/roles/lxc_hosts/tasks/lxc_pre_install.yml for aio1
>
> A little later in the same run:
>
>> TASK [lxc_container_create : Check the physical_host variable is set]
>> ****************************************
>>
>> TASK [lxc_container_create : Collect physical host facts if missing]
>> *****************************************
>>
>> TASK [lxc_container_create : Kernel version and LXC backing store check]
>> *************************************
>>
>> TASK [lxc_container_create : Gather variables for each operating system]
>> *************************************
>>
>>  [WARNING]: Invalid request to find a file that matches a "null" value
>>
>>  [WARNING]: Invalid request to find a file that matches a "null" value
>>
>> ok: [aio1_cinder_api_container-3255dd97] =>
>> (item=/etc/ansible/roles/lxc_container_create/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml)
>>
>>  [WARNING]: Invalid request to find a file that matches a "null" value
>>
>> ok: [aio1_designate_container-54f1c305] =>
>> (item=/etc/ansible/roles/lxc_container_create/vars/ubuntu-18.04.yml)
>>
>>  [WARNING]: Invalid request to find a file that matches a "null" value
>>
>>  [WARNING]: Invalid request to find a file that matches a "null" value
>
> And then, finally, the fatal error:
>
>> TASK [lxc_container_create : include_tasks]
>> ******************************************************************
>>
>> included:
>> /etc/ansible/roles/lxc_container_create/tasks/lxc_container_create_dir.yml
>> for aio1_cinder_api_container-3255dd97, aio1_designate_container-54f1c305,
>> aio1_galera_container-b332cdef, aio1_glance_container-8d10cc70,
>> aio1_heat_api_container-362fdd4a, aio1_horizon_container-d76a2adc,
>> aio1_keystone_container-78616d24, aio1_memcached_container-916a4563,
>> aio1_neutron_server_container-3bf65b1d, aio1_nova_api_container-91ebf932,
>> aio1_repo_container-f56147bc, aio1_rabbit_mq_container-bfd8534a,
>> aio1_rsyslog_container-ce40ff7f, aio1_swift_proxy_container-eada6cf1,
>> aio1_utility_container-195113e0
>>
>> TASK [lxc_container_create : Create container (dir)]
>> *********************************************************
>>
>> fatal: [aio1_cinder_api_container-3255dd97 -> 172.29.236.100]: FAILED! =>
>> {"changed": false, "module_stderr": "Shared connection to 172.29.236.100
>> closed.\r\n", "module_stdout": "Failed to load config for
>> aio1_cinder_api_container-3255dd97\r\n443: error creating container
>> aio1_cinder_api_container-3255dd97\r\nTraceback (most recent call last):\r\n
>> File \"/tmp/ansible_GSPHbc/ansible_module_lxc_container.py\", line 1772, in
>> <module>\r\n    main()\r\n  File
>> \"/tmp/ansible_GSPHbc/ansible_module_lxc_container.py\", line 1767, in
>> main\r\n    lxc_manage = LxcContainerManagement(module=module)\r\n  File
>> \"/tmp/ansible_GSPHbc/ansible_module_lxc_container.py\", line 619, in
>> __init__\r\n    self.container = self.get_container_bind()\r\n File
>> \"/tmp/ansible_GSPHbc/ansible_module_lxc_container.py\", line 624, in
>> get_container_bind\r\n    return lxc.Container(name=self.container_name)\r\n
>> File \"/usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/lxc/__init__.py\", line 153, in
>> __init__\r\n    _lxc.Container.__init__(self, name)\r\nSystemError: NULL
>> result without error in PyObject_Call\r\n", "msg": "MODULE FAILURE", "rc":
>> 1}
>
> Context: I want to run openstack on ubuntu bionic, and using ansible seemed
> to be the best way forward. I know openstack-ansible is only supported on
> xenial, but as I'm a software developer I thought I'd give it a go. I first
> commented out the OS checks... and have got a good deal of progress since.
> However, I have hit a problem and am hoping someone can help.
>
> I also posted this question on the ask.openstack pages but it's still
> awaiting moderation :(
>
> https://ask.openstack.org/en/question/115193/fatal-error-during-container-create-ansible-openstack-on-bionic/
>
>
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