Unable to run ansible playbook command - potential Authentication error (msrest) - python-2.7

Question

I have recently started using Ansible to automate the deployment of a docker image to an Azure Kubernetes Service.
I have an ansible file called azure_create_aks.yml. I am running the following command on my mac ansible-playbook azure_create_aks.yml but it fails with the following (snippet from the stack trace):
msrest.exceptions.AuthenticationError: , AdalError: Get Token request returned http error: 400 and server response: Bad Request
I've tried uninstalling ansible and azure-cli and reinstalled using the following:
- brew update && brew install azure-cli
- az aks install-cli
- pip3 install ansible[azure]
I also tried uninstalling python 3 so that it would be using python 2 instead. From looking around on Stack Overflow, I think i might be encountering a dependency issue with msrestazure or possible an issue with the version of pip or python I have on my local.
After running ansible-playbook azure_create_aks.yml, I get the following:
[WARNING]: No inventory was parsed, only implicit localhost is available
[WARNING]: provided hosts list is empty, only localhost is available. Note that the implicit localhost does not match 'all'
PLAY [Create Azure Kubernetes Service] *********************************************************************************************************************************************************************
TASK [Gathering Facts] *************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
ok: [localhost]
TASK [Create resource group] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! => {"changed": false, "module_stderr": "/Users/hughej/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1569328685.354382-6386128387997/AnsiballZ_azure_rm_resourcegroup.py:18: DeprecationWarning: the imp module is deprecated in favour of importlib; see the module's documentation for alternative uses\n import imp\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/msrestazure/azure_active_directory.py\", line 366, in set_token\n self.secret\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/authentication_context.py\", line 179, in acquire_token_with_client_credentials\n return self._acquire_token(token_func)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/authentication_context.py\", line 128, in _acquire_token\n return token_func(self)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/authentication_context.py\", line 177, in token_func\n return token_request.get_token_with_client_credentials(client_secret)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/token_request.py\", line 310, in get_token_with_client_credentials\n token = self._oauth_get_token(oauth_parameters)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/token_request.py\", line 112, in _oauth_get_token\n return client.get_token(oauth_parameters)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/oauth2_client.py\", line 289, in get_token\n raise AdalError(return_error_string, error_response)\nadal.adal_error.AdalError: Get Token request returned http error: 400 and server response: Bad Request\n\nDuring handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:\n\nTraceback (most recent call last):\n File \"/Users/hughej/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1569328685.354382-6386128387997/AnsiballZ_azure_rm_resourcegroup.py\", line 114, in <module>\n _ansiballz_main()\n File \"/Users/hughej/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1569328685.354382-6386128387997/AnsiballZ_azure_rm_resourcegroup.py\", line 106, in _ansiballz_main\n invoke_module(zipped_mod, temp_path, ANSIBALLZ_PARAMS)\n File \"/Users/hughej/.ansible/tmp/ansible-tmp-1569328685.354382-6386128387997/AnsiballZ_azure_rm_resourcegroup.py\", line 49, in invoke_module\n imp.load_module('__main__', mod, module, MOD_DESC)\n File \"/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.4_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/imp.py\", line 234, in load_module\n return load_source(name, filename, file)\n File \"/usr/local/Cellar/python/3.7.4_1/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.7/lib/python3.7/imp.py\", line 169, in load_source\n module = _exec(spec, sys.modules[name])\n File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 630, in _exec\n File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap_external>\", line 728, in exec_module\n File \"<frozen importlib._bootstrap>\", line 219, in _call_with_frames_removed\n File \"/var/folders/2t/30gk2pfx5_n08tfd45g3v674b8c1y8/T/ansible_azure_rm_resourcegroup_payload_6hqj1_fs/__main__.py\", line 266, in <module>\n File \"/var/folders/2t/30gk2pfx5_n08tfd45g3v674b8c1y8/T/ansible_azure_rm_resourcegroup_payload_6hqj1_fs/__main__.py\", line 262, in main\n File \"/var/folders/2t/30gk2pfx5_n08tfd45g3v674b8c1y8/T/ansible_azure_rm_resourcegroup_payload_6hqj1_fs/__main__.py\", line 144, in __init__\n File \"/var/folders/2t/30gk2pfx5_n08tfd45g3v674b8c1y8/T/ansible_azure_rm_resourcegroup_payload_6hqj1_fs/ansible_azure_rm_resourcegroup_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py\", line 318, in __init__\n File \"/var/folders/2t/30gk2pfx5_n08tfd45g3v674b8c1y8/T/ansible_azure_rm_resourcegroup_payload_6hqj1_fs/ansible_azure_rm_resourcegroup_payload.zip/ansible/module_utils/azure_rm_common.py\", line 1095, in __init__\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/msrestazure/azure_active_directory.py\", line 354, in __init__\n self.set_token()\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/msrestazure/azure_active_directory.py\", line 370, in set_token\n raise_with_traceback(AuthenticationError, \"\", err)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/msrest/exceptions.py\", line 54, in raise_with_traceback\n raise error.with_traceback(exc_traceback)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/msrestazure/azure_active_directory.py\", line 366, in set_token\n self.secret\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/authentication_context.py\", line 179, in acquire_token_with_client_credentials\n return self._acquire_token(token_func)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/authentication_context.py\", line 128, in _acquire_token\n return token_func(self)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/authentication_context.py\", line 177, in token_func\n return token_request.get_token_with_client_credentials(client_secret)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/token_request.py\", line 310, in get_token_with_client_credentials\n token = self._oauth_get_token(oauth_parameters)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/token_request.py\", line 112, in _oauth_get_token\n return client.get_token(oauth_parameters)\n File \"/usr/local/lib/python3.7/site-packages/adal/oauth2_client.py\", line 289, in get_token\n raise AdalError(return_error_string, error_response)\nmsrest.exceptions.AuthenticationError: , AdalError: Get Token request returned http error: 400 and server response: Bad Request\n", "module_stdout": "", "msg": "MODULE FAILURE\nSee stdout/stderr for the exact error", "rc": 1}
I'm expected the ansible playbook command to run and deploy to Azure. However this authentication error is stopping the process.
By the way, here's my ansible playbook file(sanitised):
- name: Create Azure Kubernetes Service
hosts: localhost
connection: local
vars:
resource_group: pipeline-in-a-box
location: uksouth
aks_name: pipeline-in-a-box-cluster
username: "devOpsBot"
ssh_key: "My public SSH key"
client_id: "service principle id"
client_secret: "service principle password"
kubernetes_version: "1.14.6"
tasks:
- name: Create resource group
azure_rm_resourcegroup:
name: "{{ resource_group }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
- name: Create a managed Azure Container Services (AKS) cluster
azure_rm_aks:
name: "{{ aks_name }}"
location: "{{ location }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
dns_prefix: "{{ aks_name }}"
kubernetes_version: "{{ kubernetes_version }}"
linux_profile:
admin_username: "{{ username }}"
ssh_key: "{{ ssh_key }}"
service_principal:
client_id: "{{ client_id }}"
client_secret: "{{ client_secret }}"
agent_pool_profiles:
- name: default
count: 2
vm_size: Standard_D2_v2
tags:
Environment: Test
- name: Create Azure Storage Account
azure_rm_storageaccount:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: piabstorage
type: Standard_RAGRS
tags:
testing: testing
delete: on-exit
- name: Create managed disk
azure_rm_manageddisk:
name: piabdisk
location: uksouth
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
disk_size_gb: 1
- name: Create an azure container registry
azure_rm_containerregistry:
name: piabregistry
location: "{{ location }}"
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
admin_user_enabled: True
sku: Basic
register: acr_result
- name: Push docker image to comtainer registry
docker_image:
name: atlassian/confluence-server
repository: piabregistry.azurecr.io
push: yes
source: pull
- name: Create Azure Container Instance
azure_rm_containerinstance:
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
name: piabcontainer
ip_address: public
ports:
- "8090"
- "8091"
registry_login_server: piabregistry.azurecr.io
registry_username: piabregistry
registry_password: "{{ acr_result.credentials.password }}"
containers:
- name: confluence-server
ports:
- "8090"
- "8091"
image: atlassian/confluence-server
- name: Get details of the AKS
azure_rm_aks_facts:
name: aksfacts
resource_group: "{{ resource_group }}"
show_kubeconfig: user
- name: Show AKS cluster detail
debug:
var: output.aks[0]
```