ansible installs but fails to run

[abarnas]

Ansible 1.9 and up install but on execution results in the following output:

root@localhost:~# ansible
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "/usr/bin/ansible", line 40, in
from ansible.utils.display import Display
File "/usr/lib/pymodules/python2.7/ansible/utils/display.py", line 49, in
debug_lock = Lock()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/multiprocessing/init.py", line 176, in Lock
return Lock()
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/multiprocessing/synchronize.py", line 147, in init
SemLock.init(self, SEMAPHORE, 1, 1)
File "/usr/lib/python2.7/multiprocessing/synchronize.py", line 75, in init sl = self._semlock = _multiprocessing.SemLock(kind, value, maxvalue)
OSError: [Errno 38] Function not implemented

[ghost]

I'm not sure what function isn't implemented here, but according to http://stackoverflow.com/questions/2009278/python-multiprocessing-permission-denied, semaphores require /dev/shm, which isn't implemented (yet?)

[patryk9200]

Same problem as here: #16

[stehufntdev]

Thanks for reporting the issue. We recently added tmpfs mounts for run (e.g. /run, /run/lock, /run/user, and /run/shm) with permissions that match native Ubuntu. This change should be out for insiders soon.

Locally I was able to confirm the issue above and that it was resolved after the fix.

[robotmaxtron]

I'm running build 14342.rs1_release.160506-1708 and can confirm that Ansible 2.0.2.0 has been able to install and seems to be working as expected from the Ansible PPA.

[sunilmut]

@robotmaxtron - Thanks for validating this. Marking it fixed as per the comment above.

[danhuss]

I'm in the same boat as @robotmaxtron. Ansible 2.2.0 from source looks like it's working as I'd expect.

[benhillis]

Closing this out as this issue is now fixed, please reopen if you continue to have issues with Ansible.

[AnneTheAgile]

Cross-reference; This issue was raised in uservoice also ;
https://wpdev.uservoice.com/forums/266908-command-prompt-console-bash-on-ubuntu-on-windo/suggestions/13333764-python-bugs