Does anyone know if iris merge can be called from Ansible.  I have tried a couple of ways, but it doesn't seem to actually run the command on the target even though Ansible outputs it was successful.

Ansible Play:

 - name: Install Iris

    hosts: "{{ host_group }}"

    serial: 1

    remote_user: cotelmer

    gather_facts: yes

    vars:

      - instance_type: "{{ inst_type }}"

    roles:

      - disable_new_bus_rule_editor

Ansible task:

 - name: Run iris merge to disable application

    ansible.builtin.shell: |

      set timout 15

      spawn bash -c "iris merge {{ item }}{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].env }}{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].failover_member_id }} /WORK/{{ item }}/deploy/cpf_merge_files/all_disable_application.mergefile /{{ item }}/{{ item }}{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].env }}{{ hostvars[inventory_hostname].failover_member_id }}/iris.cpf"

      expect "Username: "

      send "hsadmin\n"

      expect "Password: "

      send "{{ pwd }}"

      expect eof

    args:

      executable: /usr/bin/expect

    with_items:

      - "{{ instance_type }}"

    register: iris_merge_output # Capture the output from the module

    changed_when: iris_merge_output != 0 # <- Uses the return  code to define when the task has changed.

  - name: printing iris_output

    ansible.builtin.debug:

      var: iris_merge_output

Output of task:

changed: [lp-itfuat04] => (item=CLIN) => {
    "ansible_loop_var": "item",
    "changed": true,
    "cmd": "set timout 15\nspawn bash -c \nsend \"iris merge CLINUAT04 /WORK/CLIN/deploy/cpf_merge_files/all_disable_application.mergefile /CLIN/CLINUAT04/iris.cpf\"\nexpect \"Username: \"\nsend \"hsadmin\\n\"\nexpect \"Password: \"\nsend \"         \"\nexpect eof\n",
    "delta": "0:00:00.009829",
    "end": "2025-03-19 11:39:45.088939",
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "_raw_params": "set timout 15\nspawn bash -c \nsend \"iris merge CLINUAT04 /WORK/CLIN/deploy/cpf_merge_files/all_disable_application.mergefile /CLIN/CLINUAT04/iris.cpf\"\nexpect \"Username: \"\nsend \"hsadmin\\n\"\nexpect \"Password: \"\nsend \"Adm4uat14\"\nexpect eof\n",
            "_uses_shell": true,
            "argv": null,
            "chdir": null,
            "creates": null,
            "executable": "/usr/bin/expect",
            "removes": null,
            "stdin": null,
            "stdin_add_newline": true,
            "strip_empty_ends": true,
            "warn": true
        }
    },
    "item": "CLIN",
    "rc": 0,
    "start": "2025-03-19 11:39:45.079110",
    "stderr": "send: spawn id exp5 not open\n    while executing\n\"send \"hsadmin\\n\"\"",
    "stderr_lines": [
        "send: spawn id exp5 not open",
        "    while executing",
        "\"send \"hsadmin\\n\"\""
    ],
    "stdout": "spawn bash -c\r\niris merge CLINUAT04 /WORK/CLIN/deploy/cpf_merge_files/all_disable_application.mergefile /CLIN/CLINUAT04/iris.cpfbash: -c: option requires an argument",
    "stdout_lines": [
        "spawn bash -c",
        "iris merge CLINUAT04 /WORK/CLIN/deploy/cpf_merge_files/all_disable_application.mergefile /CLIN/CLINUAT04/iris.cpfbash: -c: option requires an argument"
    ]
}
 

Content of all_disable_application.mergefile:

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ModifyApplication:Name=/ui/interop/rule-editor,Enabled=0