Unable to run 2x Powershell scripts after deploying ARM template via Ansible - powershell

Question

I'm deploying an Azure ARM template via Ansible playbook which seems to work fine, however I wish to add the ability to run 2x Powershell scripts after the machine has been deployed. I already have a custom script extension running when the machine is deployed via the ARM template, but I also wish to run 2 more Powershell scripts afterwards.
My Playbook:
---
- name: Deploy Azure ARM template.
hosts: localhost
connection: local
gather_facts: false
vars_files:
- ./vars/vault.yml
- ./vars/vars.yml
tasks:
- include_vars: vault.yml
- name: Create Azure Deploy
azure_rm_deployment:
client_id: "{{ client_id }}"
secret: "{{ secret }}"
subscription_id: "{{ subscription_id }}"
tenant: "{{ tenant }}"
state: present
resource_group_name: AnsibleTest1
location: UK South
template: "{{ lookup('file', 'WindowsVirtualMachine.json') }}"
parameters: "{{ (lookup('file', 'WindowsVirtualMachine.parameters.json') | from_json).parameters }}"
- name: Run powershell script
script: files/helloworld1.ps1
- name: Run powershell script
script: files/helloworld2.ps1
And the error after successfully deploying the template:
TASK [Run powershell script] ***************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /home/beefcake/.ansible/azure-json-deploy.yml:25
<127.0.0.1> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: beefcake
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'echo ~ && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c '( umask 77 && mkdir -p "` echo /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230 `" && echo ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230="` echo /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230 `" ) && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> PUT /home/beefcake/.ansible/files/helloworld1.ps1 TO /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230/helloworld1.ps1
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'chmod u+x /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230/ /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230/helloworld1.ps1 && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c ' /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230/helloworld1.ps1 && sleep 0'
<127.0.0.1> EXEC /bin/sh -c 'rm -f -r /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230/ > /dev/null 2>&1 && sleep 0'
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
"changed": true,
"failed": true,
"msg": "non-zero return code",
"rc": 127,
"stderr": "/home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230/helloworld1.ps1: 1: /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230/helloworld1.ps1: =: not found\n/home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230/helloworld1.ps1: 2: /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507219682.48-53342098196230/helloworld1.ps1: Set-Content: not found\n",
"stdout": "",
"stdout_lines": []
}
to retry, use: --limit #/home/beefcake/.ansible/azure-json-deploy.retry
PLAY RECAP *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
localhost : ok=2 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=1
As far as I can tell, the playbook script option should send the script to the machine and run it locally, but for some reason it cannot find the script I have in a subfolder of the playbook.
Folder structure:
.ansible (folder)
- ansible.cfg
- azure-json-deploy.yml
- azure_rm.ini
- azure_rm.py
- WindowsVirtualMachine.json
- WindowsVirtualMachine.parameters.json
- vars (folder)
- vars.yml
- vault.yml
- files (folder)
- helloworld1.ps1
- helloworld2.ps1
Am I missing something?
edit
This is the 2nd playbook I've created which 4c74356b41 advised me to do.
---
# This playbook tests the script module on Windows hosts
- name: Run powershell script 1
hosts: localhost
connection: local
gather_facts: false
tasks:
- name: Run powershell script
script: files/helloworld1.ps1
# This playbook tests the script module on Windows hosts
- name: Run powershell script 2
hosts: localhost
connection: local
gather_facts: false
tasks:
- name: Run powershell script
script: files/helloworld2.ps1
Which still generates the same error:
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {
"changed": true,
"failed": true,
"msg": "non-zero return code",
"rc": 127,
"stderr": "/home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507288326.16-187870805725578/helloworld1.ps1: 1: /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507288326.16-187870805725578/helloworld1.ps1: =: not found\n/home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507288326.16-187870805725578/helloworld1.ps1: 2: /home/beefcake/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1507288326.16-187870805725578/helloworld1.ps1: Set-Content: not found\n",
"stdout": "",
"stdout_lines": []
}
to retry, use: --limit #/home/beefcake/.ansible/azure-json-deploy.retry

Answer 1

What ansible is trying to do is copy the file from localhost to localhost. Because the play is scoped to localhost.
I would imagine you dont have that host in the hosts file when you launch the playbook.
You need to add the host to ansible and scope script tasks to that host.
You can either create another playbook to do that or add a add_host step in the current one.
- add_host:
name: name
To scope tasks to the new hosts I'm using import_playbook directive, which imports another playbook that is scoped to the host(s) in question. There might be a better way.