I am trying to manage a Windows machine from Ubuntu using Ansible. I am able to successfully transfer my target files, including Docker Compose files, to the Windows machine. However, when I try to start the Docker Compose files via Ansible, I encounter the following error:
error getting credentials - err: exit status 1, out: The specified session does not exist. It may have been closed earlier.
When I manually run the docker compose up -d command on the Windows machine, it works successfully.
Setup:
Ansible Playbook:
- Install Docker on the Windows machine
- Copy the necessary files Start the application with Docker Compose
Defaults:
- I am connecting to the Windows machine via WinRM.
- Docker Desktop is installed on the Windows machine.
- I face issues running docker compose via Ansible, but it works when I run it manually on the Windows machine.
docker-compose.yml file:
---
- name: Deploy Redis on Windows
hosts: redis_hosts
vars_files:
- ./vars.yml
tasks:
- name: Ensure Docker is installed
win_chocolatey:
name: docker-desktop
state: present
- name: Create application directory
win_file:
path: "{{ app_files_dest }}"
state: directory
- name: Copy application files
win_copy:
src: "{{ app_files_src }}/"
dest: "{{ app_files_dest }}"
- name: Start the application with Docker Compose
win_command: docker compose -f redis.yml up -d
args:
chdir: "{{ app_files_dest }}"
inventory.ini:
[windows] 192.168.2.152 ansible_user=w10 ansible_password=1 ansible_connection=winrm ansible_winrm_transport=basic ansible_port=5985 ansible_winrm_scheme=http
vars.yml:
app_files_src: "{{ file_path }}/cache"
app_files_dest: 'C:\app\cache'
Why do I encounter this error when running docker compose via Ansible? How can I resolve this issue?
