# Archives **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=110 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 111 --- ## [transforming survey values](https://forum.ansible.com/t/transforming-survey-values/35657)
**Author:** [@omoeko](https://forum.ansible.com/u/omoeko)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2021, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/transforming-survey-values/35657 "2021-08-21T11:20:03Z")
Hi All. I am looking to create transform the user input values from a user survey. The idea is to accept filenames as input, and the input will then be passed onto my script in this format. ‘file1’,‘file2’,‘file3’ Th… --- ## [Can't proceed with\_items and register](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-proceed-with-items-and-register/35652)
**Author:** [@user62](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user62)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-proceed-with-items-and-register/35652 "2021-08-20T16:07:53Z")
Hello! Here is the problem: name: Check for RSA-Key existence stat: path: /opt/cert/{{item.username}}.key with\_items: “{{roles}}” register: rsa name: debug debug: var: item.stat.exists loop: “{{rsa.results}… --- ## [become with runas method not work on some of my machines](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-with-runas-method-not-work-on-some-of-my-machines/35618)
**Author:** [@java\_ran](https://forum.ansible.com/u/java_ran)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-with-runas-method-not-work-on-some-of-my-machines/35618 "2021-08-20T15:48:58Z")
hi there, I have a playbook which set runas as the become method, as I run it with AWX it wont work on some machine to run any task which has become set to yes. and it shows error as bellow. but if I comment “become\_met… --- ## [vmware tools installed but not running after reboot](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-tools-installed-but-not-running-after-reboot/35654)
**Author:** [@Dmitry](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dmitry)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-tools-installed-but-not-running-after-reboot/35654 "2021-08-20T15:28:07Z")
Hi, here is my playbook for windows vm deployment with ansible and vsphere community. community.vmware.vmware\_guest\_tools\_wait waiting for tools installation but after next tasks they are not starts again. Why? --- ## [Ansible-PlayBook to set Password Complexity in Linux 7.6](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-to-set-password-complexity-in-linux-7-6/35647)
**Author:** [@Rifky\_Ramadhana](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rifky_Ramadhana)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-to-set-password-complexity-in-linux-7-6/35647 "2021-08-20T14:41:15Z")
Dear All, I have so many servers using RHEL 7.6. as pci dss compliance we should confugre the password complexity as PCI standard. I have plan to use ansible as automation tools to configure or hardening password comple… --- ## [Fetch rootdse from LDAP server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fetch-rootdse-from-ldap-server/35644)
**Author:** [@mark.tovey](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mark.tovey)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fetch-rootdse-from-ldap-server/35644 "2021-08-20T14:07:31Z")
I am trying to use community.general.ldap\_search to return the RootDSE from a LDAP server (RedHat Directory Server). The LDAP server is configured to allow anonymous access to the RootDSE (nsslapd-allow-anonymous-access:… --- ## ["offline is not a failure" how?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/offline-is-not-a-failure-how/35650)
**Author:** [@Mathias\_Homann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mathias_Homann)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/offline-is-not-a-failure-how/35650 "2021-08-20T10:45:44Z")
Hi, I have a play in AWX that is running against a group of windows hosts, but I have a few more hosts that \*could\* be part of that group but they aren't always running. How can I include those hosts in that group, b… --- ## [Linux Integration with AD using Thycotic Secret server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/linux-integration-with-ad-using-thycotic-secret-server/35645)
**Author:** [@Vinod\_P](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vinod_P)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 3:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/linux-integration-with-ad-using-thycotic-secret-server/35645 "2021-08-20T03:08:14Z")
Hello All, Hope you all doing OK. Did any one tried integrating Thycotic Secret Server with AWX Ansible. Description - I Have a project to add all LINUX server to Windows Active directory. I was able to add the serve… --- ## [Anisbie ad-hoc inventory on command line](https://forum.ansible.com/t/anisbie-ad-hoc-inventory-on-command-line/35648)
**Author:** [@ZillaYT](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ZillaYT)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2021, 3:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/anisbie-ad-hoc-inventory-on-command-line/35648 "2021-08-20T03:04:21Z")
Is this the correct syntax for creating an ad-hoc, or on-the-fly inventory file from passed-in IP addresses? See the comma ( , ) before the end-quote of the inventory list?I I’m aware of inventory files and do use them. … --- ## [Help to change container interface MTU](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-to-change-container-interface-mtu/35643)
**Author:** [@Hailson\_Ferreira](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hailson_Ferreira)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-to-change-container-interface-mtu/35643 "2021-08-19T18:02:38Z")
I’m trying to change container awx-task interface MTU 1450 to 1400 but this keep getting this error: \[root@awx-7948bf7847-7zqwm ~\]# ip link set dev eth0 mtu 1400 RTNETLINK answers: Operation not permitted \[root@awx-79… --- ## [AWX (19.3.0) Enable SSO](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-19-3-0-enable-sso/35641)
**Author:** [@Pintax](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pintax)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-19-3-0-enable-sso/35641 "2021-08-19T17:17:27Z")
Hi team I had configured SAML in version 14, then upgraded to version 17.1.0, it worked, no specific problem. I just reinstalled AWX completely in version 19.3.0 with awx-operator, everything works too, except SSO. I … --- ## [Nested dir creation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-dir-creation/35640)
**Author:** [@Satya\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Satya_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 1:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-dir-creation/35640 "2021-08-19T13:23:39Z")
Hello All, I’m trying to the below: dir\_var: {app1: \[name: \[a1,a2\], dev: \[1,2\], prod: \[11,12\]\], app2: \[name: \[a3,a4\], dev: \[11,12\], prod: \[21.22\]\]} env: dev should create folders like this if env is ‘dev’ a1 a1/1 … --- ## [windows host automation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-host-automation/35637)
**Author:** [@Sakshi\_Jain](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sakshi_Jain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-host-automation/35637 "2021-08-19T10:41:06Z")
For windows host How to write tasks in ansible : Login into RDP machine Login into other machines from RDP machine Read email before starting the patching in the scheduled time Run any commands in rdp machine , like b… --- ## [windows host automation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-host-automation/35638)
**Author:** [@Sakshi\_Jain](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sakshi_Jain)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-host-automation/35638 "2021-08-19T09:34:06Z")
For windows host How to write tasks in ansible : Login into RDP machine Login into other machines from RDP machine Read email before starting the patching in the scheduled time Run any commands in rdp machine , like b… --- ## [need assistance to gather access list rules associated with public ip's only using ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-to-gather-access-list-rules-associated-with-public-ips-only-using-ansible/35635)
**Author:** [@Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pushparaj_Gothandam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2021, 6:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-to-gather-access-list-rules-associated-with-public-ips-only-using-ansible/35635 "2021-08-19T06:24:41Z")
You have to use regex patterns to match the desired ACL’s --- ## [New releases: ansible-core 2.11.4, ansible-base 2.10.13, ansible 2.9.25](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-releases-ansible-core-2-11-4-ansible-base-2-10-13-ansible-2-9-25/35636)
**Author:** [@relrod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/relrod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-releases-ansible-core-2-11-4-ansible-base-2-10-13-ansible-2-9-25/35636 "2021-08-18T18:13:14Z")
Hi all- we're happy to announce that the general release of ansible-core 2.11.4, ansible-base 2.10.13, and ansible 2.9.25 are now available. How to get it --- ## [need assistance to gather access list rules associated with public ip's only using ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-to-gather-access-list-rules-associated-with-public-ips-only-using-ansible/35634)
**Author:** [@Vikram\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vikram_S)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-assistance-to-gather-access-list-rules-associated-with-public-ips-only-using-ansible/35634 "2021-08-18T14:24:25Z")
i need to gather firewall rules (ACL) in which source ip is a public ip or public subnet and destination is an internal server and port is tcp/3389. I am wondering how to write a script that will excluded all ACL in whic… --- ## [vmware issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-issue/35633)
**Author:** [@Rene\_Paquin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rene_Paquin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2021, 2:12am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-issue/35633 "2021-08-18T02:12:49Z")
I am having an issue deploying servers from templates using ansible with the vmware\_guest module. Below is the playbook. I get the following error regardless of what I configure for datastores, esxi host etc. I am curren… --- ## [AWX (17.1.0) security questions & issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-17-1-0-security-questions-issue/35632)
**Author:** [@Narayana\_Ballem](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Narayana_Ballem)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-17-1-0-security-questions-issue/35632 "2021-08-17T18:53:15Z")
Hi Team, I am using AWX for the past 1year. we are trying to address some security issues on AWX tower. Can somebody help us if they are gone through these items? inside the docker these files having awx/DB admin user … --- ## [Ansible ssh error - Make sure this host can be reached over ssh: Connection timed out during banner exchange](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ssh-error-make-sure-this-host-can-be-reached-over-ssh-connection-timed-out-during-banner-exchange/35623)
**Author:** [@Easy\_King](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Easy_King)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ssh-error-make-sure-this-host-can-be-reached-over-ssh-connection-timed-out-during-banner-exchange/35623 "2021-08-17T16:07:13Z")
Below is the command to run Ansible Playbook: ANSIBLE\_SCP\_IF\_SSH=y ansible-playbook -v -i /web/aes/admin/playbooks/PB\_BAU/ccc\_vel.hosts /web/aes/admin/playbooks/PB\_BAU/cccvel\_restart.yml -e ENV=$SH\_ENV -e ACTION=$SH\_ACT… --- ## [looping over users?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-over-users/35630)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Eggleston](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Eggleston)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-over-users/35630 "2021-08-17T15:56:16Z")
Does someone have a playbook already that loops over users? I have to generate a report (I’ll give them a CSV file) of users, a description if I can and if the account has access to root (though sudo?) TIA Mike --- ## [AWX \<-\> Foreman, disabled status no longer functioning?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-foreman-disabled-status-no-longer-functioning/35614)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Henninger](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Henninger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 3:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-foreman-disabled-status-no-longer-functioning/35614 "2021-08-17T15:55:54Z")
Hi folk! I sync AWX with our local foreman instance via the Satellite 6 (foreman) inventory sync. One of the things we make use of is the ability to disable a host in Foreman and have that reflect in AWX disabling the h… --- ## [run with\_items loop using python api.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-with-items-loop-using-python-api/35629)
**Author:** [@Google\_Pixel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Google_Pixel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-with-items-loop-using-python-api/35629 "2021-08-17T10:22:01Z")
for a bigger project we are interfacing ansible with python using the python api. however I am not able to run the debug module using a with\_items loop. the purpose is to find/report and delete the files found on remot… --- ## [Is there an Ansible Windows module to configure certificates similar to MMC.exe service?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-an-ansible-windows-module-to-configure-certificates-similar-to-mmc-exe-service/35617)
**Author:** [@ZillaYT](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ZillaYT)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2021, 2:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-an-ansible-windows-module-to-configure-certificates-similar-to-mmc-exe-service/35617 "2021-08-17T02:44:59Z")
I want to put add a manual procedure were we add a certificate in our system via the “MMC.exe” console Add/remove snap-in etc I looked a win\_certificates\_store but it didn’t add the snap-in like I expected it to http… --- ## [Problem when i add instances group in awx\_task](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-when-i-add-instances-group-in-awx-task/35628)
**Author:** [@blue\_fox](https://forum.ansible.com/u/blue_fox)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-when-i-add-instances-group-in-awx-task/35628 "2021-08-16T18:20:17Z")
Hello, i added a instance to awx\_task ,but i see in gui instance UNAVAILABLE. The solution please ? Thank you --- ## [installing ansible 2.11 on debian 11](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-2-11-on-debian-11/35599)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Cernat](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alex_Cernat)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-2-11-on-debian-11/35599 "2021-08-16T15:20:29Z")
Hello The official documentation seems to be really outdated (ubuntu trusty is veeeeeery old, should be at least focal as repository). I could not find any 2.11 deb package (latest is 2.10.x), but also I couldn’t find a… --- ## [Python interpreter error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-interpreter-error/35627)
**Author:** [@unai\_abrisketa\_sanch](https://forum.ansible.com/u/unai_abrisketa_sanch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 9:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-interpreter-error/35627 "2021-08-16T09:19:00Z")
Hi team! I am using ansible to run playbooks in a Fortigate firewall and I am getting a recursive error shows below: \[WARNING\]: Unhandled error in Python interpreter discovery for host FW\_SALINILLAS: unexpected output… --- ## [hostname as a variable in a playbook based on inventory vars](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hostname-as-a-variable-in-a-playbook-based-on-inventory-vars/35626)
**Author:** [@Saranya\_N](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Saranya_N)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hostname-as-a-variable-in-a-playbook-based-on-inventory-vars/35626 "2021-08-16T06:30:17Z")
I need to get the hostname as a variable in my playbook I have the inventory defined the inventory like below \[group1\] host1.vs.com type=secondary servertype=vm host2.vs.com type=primary servertype=vm \[group2\] host… --- ## [Meaning of the possible results of a playbook execution.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/meaning-of-the-possible-results-of-a-playbook-execution/35625)
**Author:** [@Miguel\_Antunez\_Cruz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Miguel_Antunez_Cruz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2021, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/meaning-of-the-possible-results-of-a-playbook-execution/35625 "2021-08-16T02:25:03Z")
What do skipped, rescued, and ignored results mean in a playbook execution? What would be a possible scenario where these results would be different from 0? Thank you very much --- ## [Test PostgreSQL user access in Windows?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-postgresql-user-access-in-windows/35624)
**Author:** [@ZillaYT](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ZillaYT)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2021, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-postgresql-user-access-in-windows/35624 "2021-08-15T18:51:14Z")
Ansible v2.11.x I did all the following via Ansible. Sadly I don’t think there are Windows-equivalent postgres modules. So for windows, I’ve installed the PostgreSQL binaries from https://www.enterprisedb.com/download-… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=109) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=111)