<p>I'm not able to execute kubectl(v1.16.3) commands in the ansible command module.</p>

<p>For e.g. Creation of Namespace using ansible.</p>

<pre>
    tasks:
       - name: "Creating Directory"
         file:
           path: ~/ansible_ns/demo_namespaces
           state: directory

       - name: "Creating Namespaces(1/2)"
         copy:
           content: "apiVersion: v1 \nkind: Namespace \nmetadata: \n     name: {{item}} "
           dest: "~/ansible_ns/demo_namespaces/{{item}}.yml"
         with_items:
           - "{{ namespace }}"

       - name: "Creating Namespaces(2/2)"
         command: "kubectl create -f {{item}}.yml --kubeconfig=/var/lib/kubernetes/kubeconfig.yaml"
         args:
           chdir: ~/ansible_ns/demo_namespaces/
         ignore_errors: true
         with_items:
           - "{{ namespace }}"
</pre>

<p>I'm ending up with the below error:</p>

<pre>
(item=ns) => {
    "ansible_loop_var": "item",
    "changed": false,
    "cmd": "kubectl create -f ns.yml --kubeconfig=/var/lib/kubernetes/kubeconfig.yaml",
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "_raw_params": "kubectl create -f ns.yml --kubeconfig=/var/lib/kubernetes/kubeconfig.yaml",
            "_uses_shell": false,
            "argv": null,
            "chdir": "/root/ansible_ns/demo_namespaces/",
            "creates": null,
            "executable": null,
            "removes": null,
            "stdin": null,
            "stdin_add_newline": true,
            "strip_empty_ends": true,
            "warn": true
        }
    },
    "item": "ns",
    "msg": "[Errno 2] No such file or directory",
    "rc": 2
}
</pre>

<p>NOTE: But I'm able to do "kubectl create -f .." manually..and it is creating the stuff.</p>

<p><b>My Ansible version:</b></p>

<pre><code>$ ansible --version
ansible 2.9.2
  config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg
  configured module search path = [u'/mdupaguntla/.ansible/plugins/modules', u'/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules']
  ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible
  executable location = /usr/bin/ansible
  python version = 2.7.5 (default, Aug  4 2017, 00:39:18) [GCC 4.8.5 20150623 (Red Hat 4.8.5-16)]
</code></pre>

<p>FYI, I also tried with Ansible - 2.4.2 as well. But No luck.</p>

<p><b>My System OS: CentOS 7</b></p>

<p><b>My queries:</b></p>

<ol>
<li><p>What is this error mean "[Errno 2] No such file or directory" in my context?</p></li>
<li><p>I came to know that Ansible introduced kubectl &amp; k8s module: Is there anyone in the community using these.. If Yes, please let me know how to use them. If they any prerequisites - please share them
For kubectl Module: Came to know that the pre-requisite is kubectl go library.May I know where can I 
                    get this Library.</p></li>
<li><p>when the kubectl version is 1.8 and ansible version is 2.4.2 - I'm able to get the K8s resources created using "kubectl create -f ..." using command module. But when I upgraded my cluster from v1.8 to v1.16.3 - I'm not able to create the resources using "kubectl create -f ..." using command module. Let me if I missed doing things.</p></li>
</ol>

<p>Thanks in advance for the Community</p>

manoj kumar
<p>You have to add the path for kubectl in the command module.</p>

<pre><code>command: "/the/path/kubectl create -f {{item}}.yml .........."
</code></pre>

<p>This is because the $PATH is not updated with the path of kubectl. You can add the path to $PATH also instead of giving the path in command module.</p>
