Hi Vitek, I'm curious if you are using 2.7.13+ from rocketsoftware per our FAQ entry ...
https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/devel/reference_appendices/faq.html#running-on-z-os The challenge for us is that we don't have testing infrastructure with EBCDIC to test against, so we're never able to fully guarantee compatibility or sufficiently review related pull requests. On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 10:20 AM Vitek Vlcek <vitezs...@vvvlcek.info> wrote: > Hi > > I would like to add experimental support for z/OS, because python was > ported to z/OS > https://www.rocketsoftware.com/product-categories/mainframe/python-for-zos > > The main obstacle of adding z/OS support into ansible is EBCDIC character > set. > I can use raw module out of the box but when using other ansible modules I > hit encoding issue. > > Ansible modules are transferred via sftp in binary mode. This results in > situation that transferred python modules on mainframe have a wrong > encoding. > I found a workaround scp_if_ssh = True option in ansible.cfg to enforce > scp file transfer that converts file content from Ascii to EBCDIC during > transfer to target host however this has a caveat when using copy module to > transfer a file from my workstation to mainframe I have to specify checksum > of content in EBCDIC otherwise transfer fails with checksum mismatch. > > I was looking into source-code > https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/baf59ccaac267a7eac5dbbea5e439229e686b012/lib/ansible/plugins/action/__init__.py#L787 > self._transfer_data(remote_module_path, module_data) is responsible to > transfer data where module_style='new' > When I replaced it with > > tmp = self._connection._play_context.ssh_transfer_method > > self._play_context.ssh_transfer_method = "scp" > > display.vvv("Original transfer method %s enforced transfer > method %s to transfer module file %s" % (tmp, > self._play_context.ssh_transfer_method, remote_module_path)) > > self._transfer_data(remote_module_path, module_data) > > self._play_context.ssh_transfer_method = tmp > > display.vvv("Original transfer method %s restored" % tmp) > > to enforce scp mode only for python modules while normal files are copied > in binary mode, however this is an ugly hack. > > I'm looking for a way how to make it properly: > 1) do some magic autodetection of z/OS and based on that enforce scp > transfer mode for ansible modules > or > 2) "tag" hosts in inventory that require scp mode to transfer of python > modules. eg > > hosts: > jumper: scp_if_ssh_for_ansible_modules = True <-- to > enforce scp mode > ansible_port: 5555 > ansible_host: 192.0.2.50 > > > I would say the 2nd option is easier to do. > Would it be acceptable and in line with ansible architecture? > I plan to submit PR then. > > Regards > Vitek > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Development" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to ansible-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Development" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to ansible-devel+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
