Ansible This module requires the passlib Python library

Question

I have tried to use ansible core module htpasswd on ubuntu and I get error

This module requires the passlib Python library

Answer 1

In order task htpasswd module to work. server needs to have python-passlib package installed. This can be done via:

- name: Make sure we can use htpasswd module
  apt: "pkg=python-passlib state=installed"

Answer 2

To install the latest version of passlib use pip

- name: Install latest passlib with pip
  pip: name=passlib

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