yum module with update_cache and either bugfix or security set to yes fails.

[robertdebock]

SUMMARY

Using the yum module with bugfix or security set to yes errors: "'YumModule' object has no attribute 'yum_basecmd'"

ISSUE TYPE

• Bug Report

COMPONENT NAME

yum

ANSIBLE VERSION

$  ansible --version
ansible 2.8.0
  config file = /Users/USERNAME/.ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/Users/USERNAME/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /Users/USERNAME/my_env/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
  executable location = /Users/USERNAME/my_env/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.10 (default, Feb 22 2019, 21:17:52) [GCC 4.2.1 Compatible Apple LLVM 10.0.1 (clang-1001.0.37.14)]

CONFIGURATION

$ ansible-config dump --only-changed
# No output is shown.

OS / ENVIRONMENT

Control Node: Mac OS X
Managed Node: CentOS 7

STEPS TO REPRODUCE

---
# tasks file for update
- name: Deploy the OS security updates
  yum:
    security: Yes
    state: latest
    conf_file: "/etc/yum.conf"
    update_cache: Yes

Using this molecule configuration:

---
dependency:
  name: galaxy
  options:
    role-file: requirements.yml
driver:
  name: docker
lint:
  name: yamllint
platforms:
  - name: update-centos-latest
    image: centos:latest
provisioner:
  name: ansible
  playbooks:
    prepare: prepare.yml
  lint:
    name: ansible-lint
scenario:
  name: default

EXPECTED RESULTS

Packages maked as security updates would have been updated.

ACTUAL RESULTS

    The full traceback is:
    Traceback (most recent call last):
      File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1558355707.78-81878110194455/AnsiballZ_yum.py", line 114, in <module>
        _ansiballz_main()
      File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1558355707.78-81878110194455/AnsiballZ_yum.py", line 106, in _ansiballz_main
        invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)
      File "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1558355707.78-81878110194455/AnsiballZ_yum.py", line 49, in invoke_module
        imp.load_module('__main__', mod, module, MOD_DESC)
      File "/tmp/ansible_yum_payload_S3mSGm/__main__.py", line 1608, in <module>
      File "/tmp/ansible_yum_payload_S3mSGm/__main__.py", line 1604, in main
      File "/tmp/ansible_yum_payload_S3mSGm/__main__.py", line 1498, in run
    AttributeError: 'YumModule' object has no attribute 'yum_basecmd'

    fatal: [update-centos-latest]: FAILED! => {

        "ansible_facts": {
            "discovered_interpreter_python": "/usr/bin/python"
        },
        "attempts": 3,
        "changed": false,
        "module_stderr": "Traceback (most recent call last):\n  File \"/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1558355707.78-81878110194455/AnsiballZ_yum.py\", line
 114, in <module>\n    _ansiballz_main()\n  File \"/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1558355707.78-81878110194455/AnsiballZ_yum.py\", line 106, in _ansiballz_
main\n    invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)\n  File \"/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1558355707.78-81878110194455/AnsiballZ_yum.py\",
line 49, in invoke_module\n    imp.load_module('__main__', mod, module, MOD_DESC)\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_yum_payload_S3mSGm/__main__.py\", line 1608, in <m
odule>\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_yum_payload_S3mSGm/__main__.py\", line 1604, in main\n  File \"/tmp/ansible_yum_payload_S3mSGm/__main__.py\", line 1498, in r
un\nAttributeError: 'YumModule' object has no attribute 'yum_basecmd'\n",
        "module_stdout": "",
        "msg": "MODULE FAILURE\nSee stdout/stderr for the exact error",
        "rc": 1
    }

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• lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os/yum.py

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[mkrizek]

resolved_by_pr #56613