Probably because the pipe lookup executes on the ansible controller,
not on the controlled node:
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/pipe_lookup.html#notes
On Mon, 15 May 2023 at 15:41, LT <ltraveler....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am trying to retrieve the version number of the installed executable. The
> complete path exists, the file has executable permissions, but I am
> encountering a 127 error, indicating that the file does not exist. Have I
> missed something?
> Here is the code that I have:
> - set_fact: remote_version: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.pipe', '/home/' +
> username + '/program/executable_file' + ' --version') }}"
>
> The error that I am getting:
> fatal: [xxx.yyy.zzz.fff]: FAILED! => {"msg": "An unhandled exception occurred
> while running the lookup plugin 'ansible.builtin.pipe'. Error was a <class
> 'ansible.errors.AnsibleError'>, original message:
> lookup_plugin.pipe(/home/BreadPitt/program/executable --version) returned
> 127. lookup_plugin.pipe( /home/BreadPitt/program/executable --version)
> returned 127"}
>
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