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4 changes: 3 additions & 1 deletion ansible/group_vars/all.yml
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arch: ppc64le
ssh_key_file: "~/.ssh/acs-ppc64le-rsa.prv"
images:
- rhel-88-05102023
- rhel-96-04282025
- rhel-10-04252025
container_engine: podman

rhel-sap:
project: rhel-sap-cloud
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions ansible/group_vars/platform_rhel-ppc64le.yml
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---
ansible_ssh_common_args: -c aes128-ctr
# This is a workaround for ppc64le vsi creation since there is an issue with ssh connection between ubuntu vm in azure and power vsi in IBM Cloud
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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions ansible/roles/create-vm/tasks/create-ppc64le-vm.yml
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- job_id_{{ job_id }}
- platform_{{ test_platform }}
- vm_arch_ppc64le
- container_engine_{{ container_engine }}
ansible_ssh_extra_args: -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no
ansible_ssh_private_key_file: "{{ vm_ssh_key_file }}"
vm_config: "{{ vm_config }}"
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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions ansible/roles/provision-vm/tasks/redhat.yml
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update_cache: true
when: runtime_command == 'podman'

- name: Disable cockpit to free port 9090 for collector metrics
ansible.builtin.systemd:
name: cockpit.socket
state: stopped
enabled: false
when: vm_arch == "ppc64le"
ignore_errors: true
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Do not ignore failure of the cockpit state change.

ignore_errors: true allows provisioning to continue when cockpit.socket was not stopped or disabled. The collector can then start with the same port conflict that this task is intended to prevent. Tolerate only an explicitly absent unit, and fail on other systemd errors.

As per path instructions, focus on major issues impacting performance, readability, maintainability and security and avoid nitpicks.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@ansible/roles/provision-vm/tasks/redhat.yml` around lines 67 - 73, Update the
cockpit.socket task to remove broad ignore_errors handling and tolerate only an
explicitly absent unit; ensure other stop or disable failures from the
ansible.builtin.systemd operation fail provisioning, while preserving the
existing ppc64le condition.

Source: Path instructions


6 changes: 4 additions & 2 deletions ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/pull-images.yml
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delegate_to: localhost

- name: Pull QA images
command: "{{ 'sudo' if runtime_as_root else '' }} {{ runtime_command }} pull {{ item.value }}-{{ qa_tag }}"
become: "{{ runtime_as_root }}"
command: "{{ runtime_command }} pull {{ item.value }}-{{ qa_tag }}"
loop: "{{ images.qa | dict2items }}"
# parallel for speeeeed
async: 300
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ignore_errors: true

- name: Pull non-QA images
command: "{{ 'sudo' if runtime_as_root else '' }} {{ runtime_command }} pull {{ item.value }}"
become: "{{ runtime_as_root }}"
command: "{{ runtime_command }} pull {{ item.value }}"
loop: "{{ images.non_qa | dict2items }}"
# parallel for speeeeed
async: 300
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12 changes: 9 additions & 3 deletions ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml
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become: "{{ runtime_as_root }}"
shell:
cmd: |
if [[ -f "/run/containers/0/auth.json" ]]; then
mkdir -p ~/.docker/
cp "/run/containers/0/auth.json" ~/.docker/config.json
fi
if [[ -f "${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-}/containers/auth.json" ]]; then
AUTH_FILE="${XDG_RUNTIME_DIR:-}/containers/auth.json"
elif [[ -f "/run/containers/0/auth.json" ]]; then
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🧩 Analysis chain

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set -eu
readlink -f /bin/sh 2>/dev/null || true
/bin/sh -c '[[ -f /etc/hosts ]]'

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#!/bin/sh
set -eu

echo "Relevant task snippet:"
sed -n '1,130p' ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml

echo
echo "Ansible shell usages in target file:"
rg -n "executable:|/bin/(sh|bash)|shell:" ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml

echo
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The Ansible shell module, specifically ansible.builtin.shell, is designed to execute commands on a remote node by running them through a shell [1][2]. By default, this module uses /bin/sh as the shell executable to interpret and run the provided commands [1][3][4]. If you need to use a different shell or an alternative interpreter, you can utilize the executable parameter [1][2][5]. This parameter allows you to specify the absolute path to the desired shell or command interpreter [1][2]. For example, to use /bin/bash instead of the default /bin/sh to support non-POSIX shell features, you would define it in your task as follows [1][2]: - name: Run a command using bash ansible.builtin.shell: cat < /tmp/*txt args: executable: /bin/bash The executable parameter is a flexible option that can also point to other interpreters, such as /usr/bin/expect, to execute scripts written for specific environments [5].

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🌐 Web query:

Ubuntu 24.04 /bin/sh dash [[ -f ]] behavior

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In Ubuntu 24.04, the system shell /bin/sh is a symbolic link to dash (the Debian Almquist Shell) [1][2][3]. Dash does not support the [[... ]] keyword, which is an extension found in Bash, KornShell (ksh), and Zsh [4][5][6][7]. If a script uses [[... ]] while being executed by /bin/sh (dash), the following behavior occurs: 1. Failure to Recognize Keyword: Dash treats [[ as a literal command name rather than a shell keyword [8][5][6]. It attempts to locate a command named [[ in the system's PATH [8]. 2. Execution Result: Since the command [[ is not found in the PATH, the shell typically reports that the command was not found (e.g., "[[: not found") and returns a non-zero exit status [8]. If the script logic relies on the exit status of this "command," it will fail as expected, though sometimes developers mistakenly interpret the lack of a syntax error as successful execution [8]. 3. Portability Requirement: To ensure scripts are portable and compatible with /bin/sh, you must use the standard [... ] (test) command [2][5][7]. When converting [[... ]] to the portable [... ] syntax, keep the following differences in mind: - Quoting: Always quote variables inside [ ] to prevent word splitting and globbing issues (e.g., [ "$var" = "value" ]) [5][9][10]. - Logical Operators: [ ] uses -a and -o for AND/OR, or preferably, the shell's && and || operators outside of the brackets (e.g., [ condition1 ] && [ condition2 ]) [9][11]. - Equality: Use the single = operator instead of the == extension supported by Bash [2][5].

Citations:


Use shell syntax supported by Ansible’s default shell.

Ansible shell tasks run through /bin/sh by default. Lines 58 and 60 use Bash [[ ... ]], which fails on /bin/sh implementations such as Dash, causing this task to exit 1 even when an auth file exists. Use POSIX [ -f ... ] tests, or add executable: /bin/bash to this task.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml` around lines 58 - 60,
Update the auth-file checks in the shell block around AUTH_FILE to use
POSIX-compatible [ -f ... ] test syntax instead of Bash-specific [[ ... ]],
preserving the existing XDG_RUNTIME_DIR and /run/containers/0 paths and fallback
behavior.

Source: Path instructions

AUTH_FILE="/run/containers/0/auth.json"
else
echo >&2 "No valid auth.json file found"
exit 1
fi
cp "${AUTH_FILE}" ~/.docker/config.json

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

echo "== locate relevant files =="
git ls-files | rg '(^|/)ansible/(roles/(run-test-target/tasks/test-docker\.yml|provision-vm/tasks/garden\.yml)|roles/.*)\.yml$' | head -200

echo
echo "== test-docker.yml outline/size =="
wc -l ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml
sed -n '1,140p' ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/config-docker.yml 2>/dev/null || true
sed -n '1,140p' ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml

echo
echo "== garden.yml relevant =="
rg -n -C 5 'config\.json|quay|auth|docker|containers' ansible/roles/provision-vm/tasks/garden.yml
sed -n '100,150p' ansible/roles/provision-vm/tasks/garden.yml

echo
echo "== search config.json lifecycle =="
rg -n -C 3 '~?/\.docker/config\.json|COPY_FILE|creates|quay\.io|XDG_RUNTIME_DIR|AUTH_FILE' ansible/roles

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

echo "== dependency pins for Ansible =="
git ls-files | rg '(^|/)(ansible|requirements|environment|galaxy|defaults).*ya?ml$|(^|/)galaxy_install|ansible.cfg' | sort
for f in $(git ls-files | rg '(^|/)(galaxy\.(yml|yaml|json)|requirements\.(yml|yaml|json)|galaxy_install\.sh|ansible\.cfg|environment.yml)$'); do
  echo "--- $f"
  sed -n '1,220p' "$f"
done

echo
echo "== ansible-role ordering / include order =="
rg -n -C 4 'roles/provision-vm|roles/run-test-target|include_tasks|import_tasks|provision-vm|run-test-target' ansible/roles ansible -g '*.yml'

echo
echo "== local ansible behavior probe for shell creates and cp overwrite =="
python3 - <<'PY'
import os, stat, json
from pathlib import Path
tmp = Path('/tmp/coderabbit_config_merge_probe')
tmp.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
(src, dst) = (tmp / 'src_auth.json', tmp / 'dst_config.json')
for p in (src, dst):
    p.write_text('{}')
os.chmod(dst, 0o644)
cfg = json.load(src)
print('src=', cfg, 'dst_exists=', dst.exists(), 'dst_stat=', oct(stat.S_IMODE(dst.stat().st_mode)))
with open(dst, 'w') as f:
    json.dump(cfg, f)
print('dst=', json.load(dst))

src = tmp / 'src_auth2.json'
dst = tmp / 'dst_config2.json'
src.write_text('{"auths": {"registry.example.test": {"auth": "a"}}}')
dst.write_text('{"auths": {"quay.io": {"auth": "q"}}}')
with open(dst, 'w') as f:
    json.dump(json.load(src), f)
print('after overwrite dst=', json.load(dst))
PY

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Ansible shell module creates option documentation prechecks destination exists

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The Ansible shell module (ansible.builtin.shell) includes two specific parameters, creates and removes, designed to manage idempotent execution by performing pre-checks on the destination [1][2][3]. The creates parameter takes a filename as an argument [1][2]. If the specified file already exists, the task will be skipped [2][3]. This is useful for ensuring a command is only run when a specific output file or artifact has not yet been generated [3]. The removes parameter also takes a filename as an argument [1][2]. In this case, if the specified file does not exist, the task will be skipped [1][2]. This is useful for scenarios where you only want to run a command if a certain prerequisite file is present or if you want to ensure the command only executes if a previous process has not yet removed a file [1][2]. These options allow the shell module to behave more like a declarative module by checking the state of the target system before executing the shell command [3].

Citations:


Merge Podman auth into the Docker config instead of copying it as a single file.

~/.docker/config.json can already exist before this task runs, so the creates guard skips the update and can leave stale Podman credentials in the test artifact container. When it does run, cp "${AUTH_FILE}" ~/.docker/config.json replaces the whole file and can remove credentials set earlier by tasks such as ansible/roles/provision-vm/tasks/garden.yml. Build one explicit merged auth file and update it idempotently instead.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml` at line 66, Replace the
direct copy in the Docker authentication task with an idempotent merge of
AUTH_FILE into the existing ~/.docker/config.json, preserving credentials
already configured by earlier tasks while updating Podman entries. Remove
reliance on the creates guard, generate one explicit merged auth file, and
ensure the resulting config is used for the test artifact container.

Source: Path instructions


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🏁 Script executed:

#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

echo "== locate files =="
git ls-files | rg 'ansible/roles/(run-test-target|provision-vm)/tasks/(test-docker|garden)\.yml' || true

echo "== target file context =="
if [ -f ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml ]; then
  nl -ba ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml | sed -n '1,110p'
fi

echo "== upstream config context =="
if [ -f ansible/roles/provision-vm/tasks/garden.yml ]; then
  nl -ba ansible/roles/provision-vm/tasks/garden.yml | sed -n '100,145p'
fi

echo "== cp behavior for permissions =="
tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
mkdir -p "$tmp/src" "$tmp/dst"
printf '{}' > "$tmp/src/config.json"
printf '{}' > "$tmp/dst/config.json"
chmod 0644 "$tmp/dst/config.json"
ls -l "$tmp/src/config.json" "$tmp/dst/config.json"
cp "$tmp/src/config.json" "$tmp/dst/config.json"
ls -l "$tmp/dst/config.json"
install -m 0600 "$tmp/src/config.json" "$tmp/dst/config.json"
ls -l "$tmp/dst/config.json"
rm -rf "$tmp"

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

echo "== target file context =="
cat -n ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml | sed -n '1,110p'

echo "== upstream config context =="
cat -n ansible/roles/provision-vm/tasks/garden.yml | sed -n '100,145p'

echo "== cp behavior for permissions =="
tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
mkdir -p "$tmp/src" "$tmp/dst"
printf '{}' > "$tmp/src/config.json"
printf '{}' > "$tmp/dst/config.json"
chmod 0644 "$tmp/dst/config.json"
stat -c '%a' "$tmp/dst/config.json"
cat "$tmp/src/config.json" "$tmp/dst/config.json" > /tmp/old_dupe; cp "$tmp/src/config.json" "$tmp/dst/config.json"
stat -c '%a' "$tmp/dst/config.json"
install -m 0600 "$tmp/src/config.json" "$tmp/dst/config.json"
stat -c '%a' "$tmp/dst/config.json"
rm -rf "$tmp"

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#!/bin/bash
set -euo pipefail

echo "== copy/permission tools =="
command -v python3 || true
command -v perl || true
command -v install || true

echo "== python copy semantics probe =="
python3 - <<'PY'
import os, tempfile, shutil
old_umask = os.umask(0o022)
try:
    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
        os.makedirs(os.path.join(tmp, "src"))
        os.makedirs(os.path.join(tmp, "dst"))
        src = os.path.join(tmp, "src", "config.json")
        dst = os.path.join(tmp, "dst", "config.json")
        with open(dst, "w") as f:
            f.write("{}")
        os.chmod(dst, 0o644)
        with open(src, "w") as f:
            f.write("{}")
        initial = oct(os.stat(dst).st_mode)[-4:]
        shutil.copy(src, dst)
        after = oct(os.stat(dst).st_mode)[-4:]
        print(f"io_error={False}")
        print(f"initial_perm={initial}")
        print(f"after_perm={after}")
finally:
    os.umask(old_umask)
PY

echo "== install -m 0600 available =="
if command -v install >/dev/null 2>&1; then
  python3 - <<'PY'
import os, tempfile, shutil
old_umask = os.umask(0o022)
try:
    with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
        os.makedirs(os.path.join(tmp, "src"))
        os.makedirs(os.path.join(tmp, "dst"))
        src = os.path.join(tmp, "src", "config.json")
        dst = os.path.join(tmp, "dst", "config.json")
        with open(dst, "w") as f:
            f.write("{}")
        os.chmod(dst, 0o644)
        with open(src, "w") as f:
            f.write("{}")
        shutil.copy(src, dst)
        print(f"pre_install_perm={oct(os.stat(dst).st_mode)[-4:]}")
        os.system(f"install -m 0600 {src} {dst}")
        print(f"post_install_perm={oct(os.stat(dst).st_mode)[-4:]}")
finally:
    os.umask(old_umask)
PY
fi

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Enforce private permissions on copied registry credentials.

/root/.docker/config.json is created with mode 0644, and cp preserves destination permissions when overwriting. Keep the copied auth file from inheriting group/world-readable access; use a file operation that sets mode 0600 after the copy.

Suggested fix
-        cp "${AUTH_FILE}" ~/.docker/config.json
+        install -m 0600 "${AUTH_FILE}" ~/.docker/config.json

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cp "${AUTH_FILE}" ~/.docker/config.json
install -m 0600 "${AUTH_FILE}" ~/.docker/config.json
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against current code. Fix only still-valid issues, skip the
rest with a brief reason, keep changes minimal, and validate.

In `@ansible/roles/run-test-target/tasks/test-docker.yml` at line 66, Update the
credential-copy step around AUTH_FILE to enforce mode 0600 on
~/.docker/config.json after copying, ensuring group and world users cannot read
the registry credentials while preserving the existing copy behavior.

Source: Path instructions

creates: ~/.docker/config.json
when: runtime_command == "podman"

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion ansible/vars/ppc64le.yml
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---

#rhel-8.8-05102023
# ppc64le VM configuration
pi_name: "{{ vm_name }}"
sys_type: s1022
proc_type: shared
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