Cannot use ldap_entry in ansible (Missing required 'ldap' module (pip install python-ldap))

Question

I'm using ansible to update some OpenLdap database but without success. (it complains it does not have python-ldap module installed)

I have the following:

- name: Install dependencies
  apt: name="{{ item }}" state=present
  with_items:
    - python-pip
    - libsasl2-dev
    - libldap2-dev
    - libssl-dev

- name: Upgrade pip
  command: pip install --upgrade pip

- name: Install python-ldap
  command: pip install python-ldap

- name: Make sure we have a parent entry for users
  ldap_entry:
    dn: ou=Developers,dc=myCompany,dc=com
    objectClass: organizationalUnit
    server_uri: ldap://someIp/
    bind_dn: cn=admin,dc=myCompany,dc=com
    bind_pw: somePass

If I run pip freeze (on ansible defined hosts) it lists python-ldap==2.4.22 among the other modules, so the ldap python library is installed (I also created a sample py script where I imported ldap module and worked). I have no ideea why when ansible runs ldap_entry it fails to import python-ldap module.

TASK [openldap-add-users : Make sure we have a parent entry for users] *************************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [someIp]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "msg": "Missing required 'ldap' module (pip install python-ldap)."}

Answer 1

Looking at the ansible documentation for ldap_entry , it says:

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python-ldap

If I am not mistaken, that means the module needs to be installed on the machine executing the playbook, not on the target machine.