Install ansible roles and collections at the same time from the same requirements.yml file? about packer-plugin-ansible HOT 3 OPEN

Hi @jrobison-sb,

From the looks of it in the comment you linked, the issue got closed with a fix back in 2022, are you using a version of Packer/Ansible plugin that is older than this? Judging by the releases, it was included in v1.0.3 of the plugin, could you make sure you're running this version or above?
What's the version of Packer you're using also? If you're using a version before 1.10.0, there's a change you're using an embedded plugin from that version of Packer, so the version of the plugin could be correlated with Packer itself in this case.

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Hi @lbajolet-hashicorp, thanks for your reply.

The affected automation which prompted this issue uses hashicorp/packer:1.7.9.

Is it your understanding that the latest version of ansible-local can already install roles and collections at the same time from the same requirements.yml?

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Hi @jrobison-sb,

Pretty sure 1.7.9 was embedding a plugin version before 1.0.3 given the release dates, I would suggest you update and try again.

To be clear, I cannot ensure this will fix your problem, and also disclaimer: I'm not super comfortable with Ansible, I don't know the difference between roles and collections, but judging from the linked threads and the commit history, it looks like this got fixed with packer-plugin-ansible 1.0.3 (c.f. commit c64d013).

I would advise you don't continue relying on embedded plugins as they've been removed from more recent versions of Packer (a first part with 1.9.0, and the rest with 1.10.0), we are updating our docs regarding installing plugins to make them more comprehensible, but if you are unfamiliar with how Packer manages plugins, I suggest you read the documentation on that subject.

Hope that helps

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