Troubleshooting Ansible: Tackling the “Permission Denied Errno 13” Error

Overcoming Hurdles: Resolving the “Permission Denied Errno 13” in Ansible

Introduction

Welcome to another episode of Ansible Pilot! I’m Luca Berton, and today we’re delving into Ansible troubleshooting, focusing on the pesky “Permission Denied Errno 13” error. Join me as we explore the intricacies of this issue, reproduce it in a live demo, and learn how to effectively resolve it using privilege escalation in Ansible Playbooks.

The Demo

Let’s jump right into a live demo to understand how to troubleshoot the Ansible fatal error [Errno 13] Permission denied and fix it in an Ansible Playbook.

Error Code

# permissiondenied_error.yml
---
- name: set environment demo
  hosts: all
  gather_facts: false
  vars:
    os_environment:
      - key: EDITOR
        value: vi
  tasks:
    - name: customize /etc/environment
      ansible.builtin.lineinline:
        dest: "/etc/environment"
        state: present
        regexp: "^{{ item.key }}="
        line: "{{ item.key }}={{ item.value }}"
      with_items: "{{ os_environment }}"