The hostname must be FQDN when using "host" module by satellite ansible collection

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Environment

  • Satellite ansible collection =< 2.1.2
  • Red Hat satellite 6

Issue

  • When performing any action using "host" module by satellite ansible collection , the name must be FQDN.
  • Using FQDN is incompatible if you set your satellite to use append_domain_name_for_hosts false.

Resolution

  • Workedarround can be applied by commenting lines 460-461 on file ./redhat/satellite/plugins/modules/host.py of the collection until this Bugzilla is fixed :
    # additional param validation                   
    if '.' not in module.foreman_params['name']:    
        module.fail_json(msg="The hostname must be FQDN")

Root Cause

  • The host module enforces having dot '.' in the name of the hosts .

Diagnostic Steps

1) Set append_domain_name_for_hosts false in Administrator -> Settings -> General on satellite.
2) Perform actions on a host using the satellite ansible collection :

fatal: [SATELLITE]: FAILED! => {"ansible_facts": {"discovered_interpreter_python": "/usr/bin/python"}, "changed": false, "msg": "The hostname must be FQDN"}

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