TASK [Cordon node prior to upgrade] *******************************************************************************************************************************************************************************
task path: /usr/share/ansible/openshift-ansible/playbooks/upgrade.yml:23
Friday 10 May 2019  05:23:12 -0400 (0:00:21.078)       0:00:23.883 ************ 
Using module file /usr/local/lib/python3.6/site-packages/ansible/modules/commands/command.py
<localhost> ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: wmeng
<localhost> EXEC /bin/sh -c '/usr/bin/python3.6 && sleep 0'
failed: [dell-r730-068.dsal.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com -> localhost] (item=dell-r730-068.dsal.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com) => {
    "changed": true,
    "cmd": [
        "oc",
        "adm",
        "cordon",
        "dell-r730-068.dsal.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com",
        "--config=~/.kube/config"
    ],
    "delta": "0:00:00.100601",
    "end": "2019-05-10 05:23:13.202324",
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "_raw_params": "oc adm cordon dell-r730-068.dsal.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com --config=~/.kube/config",
            "_uses_shell": false,
            "argv": null,
            "chdir": null,
            "creates": null,
            "executable": null,
            "removes": null,
            "stdin": null,
            "warn": true
        }
    },
    "item": "dell-r730-068.dsal.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com",
    "msg": "non-zero return code",
    "rc": 1,
    "start": "2019-05-10 05:23:13.101723",
    "stderr": "error: stat ~/.kube/config: no such file or directory",
    "stderr_lines": [
        "error: stat ~/.kube/config: no such file or directory"
    ],
    "stdout": "",
    "stdout_lines": []
}


+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #1708568 +++

Description of problem:
scaleup hosts will fail at TASK [Get release image] if openshift_kubeconfig_path="~/.kube/config"

Root Cause: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1231760

Version-Release number of the following components:
openshift-ansible-4.1.0-201905090634.git.152.2919e46.el7.noarch
ansible-2.7.10-1.el7.noarch

How reproducible:
Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. run ansible playbooks with openshift_kubeconfig_path="~/.kube/config" in inventory host file.

Actual results:
failed.

fatal: [dell-r730-068.dsal.lab.eng.rdu2.redhat.com -> localhost]: FAILED! => {
    "attempts": 36,
    "changed": true,
    "cmd": [
        "oc",
        "get",
        "clusterversion",
        "--config=~/.kube/config",
        "--output=jsonpath={.items[0].status.desired.image}"
    ],
    "delta": "0:00:00.106092",
    "end": "2019-05-10 02:04:01.909090",
    "invocation": {
        "module_args": {
            "_raw_params": "oc get clusterversion --config=~/.kube/config --output=jsonpath='{.items[0].status.desired.image}'",
            "_uses_shell": false,
            "argv": null,
            "chdir": null,
            "creates": null,
            "executable": null,
            "removes": null,
            "stdin": null,
            "warn": true
        }
    },
    "msg": "non-zero return code",
    "rc": 1,
    "start": "2019-05-10 02:04:01.802998",
    "stderr": "error: stat ~/.kube/config: no such file or directory",
    "stderr_lines": [
        "error: stat ~/.kube/config: no such file or directory"
    ],
    "stdout": "",
    "stdout_lines": []
}


Expected results:
ansible playbook finish successfully.

Additional info: 
$ oc get clusterversion --config ~/.kube/config
NAME      VERSION                             AVAILABLE   PROGRESSING   SINCE   STATUS
version   4.1.0-0.nightly-2019-05-09-204138   True        True          2m50s   Unable to apply 4.1.0-0.nightly-2019-05-09-204138: the image may not be safe to use

$ oc get clusterversion --config=~/.kube/config
error: stat ~/.kube/config: no such file or directory
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workaround 
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