Module "napalm_install_config" fails when the parameter "config_file" is located in a home directory (i.e. '~/.compiled/`)

[bdlamprecht]

As stated in the title, this appears to be an problem with just napalm_install_config module due to the fact that the stat module is able to locate it fine.

Running the install role:

TASK [install : Ensure assembled configuration file exists] ******************************************                                                                                               [32/966]
ok: [rtp-vba-a]

TASK [install : debug] *******************************************************************************
ok: [rtp-vba-a] => {
    "result.stat": {
        "atime": 1499900564.0014858,
        "attr_flags": "e",
        "attributes": [
            "extents"
        ],
        "block_size": 4096,
        "blocks": 152,
        "charset": "us-ascii",
        "checksum": "05a37e3fdb9a92e7efd17e3210bdde77d23bb729",
        "ctime": 1499900527.9213126,
        "dev": 64512,
        "device_type": 0,
        "executable": false,
        "exists": true,
        "gid": 901000001,
        "gr_name": "coc-users",
        "inode": 147520,
        "isblk": false,
        "ischr": false,
        "isdir": false,
        "isfifo": false,
        "isgid": false,
        "islnk": false,
        "isreg": true,
        "issock": false,
        "isuid": false,
        "md5": "345db65692def774e6af2e24f9d60bdb",
        "mimetype": "text/plain",
        "mode": "0644",
        "mtime": 1499900527.9213126,
        "nlink": 1,
        "path": "/home/bl839s/.compiled/rtp-vba-a/assembled.conf",
        "pw_name": "bl839s",
        "readable": true,
        "rgrp": true,
        "roth": true,
        "rusr": true,
        "size": 77357,
        "uid": 901000002,
        "version": "18446744072107431939",
        "wgrp": false,
        "woth": false,
        "writeable": true,
        "wusr": true,
        "xgrp": false,
        "xoth": false,
        "xusr": false
    }
}

TASK [install : Fail is the configuration file cannot be located] ************************************
skipping: [rtp-vba-a]

TASK [install : Push configuration onto the device] **************************************************
fatal: [rtp-vba-a]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "failed": true, "msg": "cannot load config: [Errno 2] No such file or directory: '~/.compiled/rtp-vba-a/assembled.conf'"}

PLAY RECAP *******************************************************************************************
rtp-vba-a                  : ok=2    changed=0    unreachable=0    failed=1

Contents of the install role:

$ cat roles/install/tasks/main.yml
- name: Ensure assembled configuration file exists
  stat:
    path: "{{ host_dir }}/assembled.conf"
  register: result

- debug:
    var: result.stat

- name: Fail is the configuration file cannot be located
  fail:
    msg: "Cannot locate configuration file to push!"
  when: result.stat.exists == False

- name: Push configuration onto the device
  napalm_install_config:
    provider: "{{ napalm }}"
    config_file: "{{ host_dir }}/assembled.conf"
    commit_changes: "{{ not ansible_check_mode }}"
    get_diffs: true
    diff_file: "{{ host_dir }}/config.diff"

[dbarrosop]

Hi,
the error is probably in the driver itself as the module doesn't deal with the file. Which driver were you using for that device?

Regards

[bdlamprecht]

It was for a junos device, but I'm fairly certain I also tried it for an ios device as well.
Should I open issue for each of those drivers or would this single one suffice?

[ktbyers]

I am going to close as this issue is so old and not being actively worked on.