# Archives **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=155 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 156 --- ## [New release candidate: ansible-base 2.10.4rc1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-candidate-ansible-base-2-10-4rc1/34304)
**Author:** [@relrod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/relrod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 5:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-candidate-ansible-base-2-10-4rc1/34304 "2020-12-08T17:40:43Z")
Hi all- we're happy to announce that the release candidate of ansible-base 2.10.4rc1 is now available! These are release candidates that you can use for testing the next available minor releases of ansible early. How… --- ## [New Ansible release candidates 2.9.16rc1 and 2.8.18rc1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-release-candidates-2-9-16rc1-and-2-8-18rc1/34303)
**Author:** [@relrod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/relrod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-release-candidates-2-9-16rc1-and-2-8-18rc1/34303 "2020-12-08T17:39:06Z")
Hi all- we're happy to announce the release candidates of Ansible 2.9.16rc1 and 2.8.18rc1 are now available! These are release candidates that you can use for testing the next available minor releases of ansible early… --- ## [Compatibility matrix.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/compatibility-matrix/34274)
**Author:** [@HEMANTH\_REDDY\_AVUTU](https://forum.ansible.com/u/HEMANTH_REDDY_AVUTU)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/compatibility-matrix/34274 "2020-12-08T17:31:17Z")
Hi All, Where can we get the compatibility matrix for the AWX? To check which versions of nginx supports the latest AWX versions. Thanks, Hemanth. --- ## [Date in a Jinja template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/date-in-a-jinja-template/34301)
**Author:** [@harry\_devine](https://forum.ansible.com/u/harry_devine)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/date-in-a-jinja-template/34301 "2020-12-08T16:08:50Z")
I generate a report using a Jinja template file from one of my playbooks and mail that file to several users. In it, I am putting the current date and time as follows: Date generated: {{ now(false, ‘%m/%d/%Y %I:%M:%S’) … --- ## [Ansible readfile and concatenate a variable to each line](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-readfile-and-concatenate-a-variable-to-each-line/34293)
**Author:** [@Manoj\_Chander](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Manoj_Chander)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-readfile-and-concatenate-a-variable-to-each-line/34293 "2020-12-08T14:10:56Z")
Hi I have a file with list of filenames .I want to read each line and add a variable {{version}} to the end and pass it to another task which will download the artifact MY\_File cat file/branches.txt mhr- mtr- tsr I wa… --- ## [Running a master playbook against different hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-a-master-playbook-against-different-hosts/34299)
**Author:** [@jcpetro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jcpetro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-a-master-playbook-against-different-hosts/34299 "2020-12-08T13:40:07Z")
Hey everyone. We are having a weird problem trying to get something to work, so I thought I might ask the question. We have two playbooks, one that deploys a virtual machine in vmware, using the vsphere\_guest module. Thi… --- ## [Corrupt file permissions in awx\_task containers](https://forum.ansible.com/t/corrupt-file-permissions-in-awx-task-containers/34298)
**Author:** [@JK11](https://forum.ansible.com/u/JK11)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/corrupt-file-permissions-in-awx-task-containers/34298 "2020-12-08T12:45:55Z")
Hi all, After successfully installing the AWX 14.1 (same with 13 & 15.0 too), as evident from below log: PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*… --- ## [Unable to remove default user/group ACLs on a windows ROOT Drive using Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-remove-default-user-group-acls-on-a-windows-root-drive-using-ansible/34291)
**Author:** [@shubham\_debnath](https://forum.ansible.com/u/shubham_debnath)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 8:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-remove-default-user-group-acls-on-a-windows-root-drive-using-ansible/34291 "2020-12-08T08:21:26Z")
Hello Ansible community. Can anyone please help me on the below issue. Issue:: When creating a new volume on windows instance, the new Drive is getting created with default built in users/grops permissions like CREATO… --- ## [AWX install fails on Ubuntu 20.04 at start the containers](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-install-fails-on-ubuntu-20-04-at-start-the-containers/34297)
**Author:** [@Venkat\_Kirishnamurth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Venkat_Kirishnamurth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2020, 4:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-install-fails-on-ubuntu-20-04-at-start-the-containers/34297 "2020-12-08T04:33:52Z")
Installing AWX on ubuntu 20.04 and I get the following error during install TASK \[local\_docker : Start the containers\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: \[localhost\]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “errors”: ,… --- ## [inventory plugin ovirt.ovirt.ovirt](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-plugin-ovirt-ovirt-ovirt/34285)
**Author:** [@Nathanael\_Blanchet](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nathanael_Blanchet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 10:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-plugin-ovirt-ovirt-ovirt/34285 "2020-12-07T22:32:08Z")
Hi, I was used to use the old ovirt4.py which has been replaced by ovirt.ovirt.ovirt plugin into the latest awx releases. I noticed that the generated ovirt.yml contains only the plugin: “ovirt.ovirt.ovirt” directive I… --- ## [How to copy files from src(ansible controller ) to dest ( target hosts)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-copy-files-from-src-ansible-controller-to-dest-target-hosts/34288)
**Author:** [@Prathap\_Dasari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Prathap_Dasari)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-copy-files-from-src-ansible-controller-to-dest-target-hosts/34288 "2020-12-07T18:25:57Z")
Hi , How to copy the zip file size \> 250 MB from src(ansible controller ) to dest ( target hosts) ? I wrote the playbook as below but it didn’t working due to my zip file size is more than 700 MB - name: Copy files fr… --- ## [Mysql problem module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mysql-problem-module/34295)
**Author:** [@blue\_fox](https://forum.ansible.com/u/blue_fox)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mysql-problem-module/34295 "2020-12-07T15:11:15Z")
Hello, I would create a playbook for automate mysql database, but i have a problem problem: FAILED! =\> {“ansible\_facts”: {“discovered\_interpreter\_python”: “/usr/bin/python”}, “changed”: false, “msg”: “The PyMySQL (Pyt… --- ## [Spacewalk inventory script which was working in AWX 7 is not working in AWX 15](https://forum.ansible.com/t/spacewalk-inventory-script-which-was-working-in-awx-7-is-not-working-in-awx-15/34280)
**Author:** [@iamlightsocialxen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamlightsocialxen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/spacewalk-inventory-script-which-was-working-in-awx-7-is-not-working-in-awx-15/34280 "2020-12-07T14:45:18Z")
Hello, Hope everyone is doing good. Lately We have upgraded our AWX environment from 7 to 15 version. Upgrade was smooth and everything is working fine except , python script which we had to sync our inventory from Sp… --- ## [Win\_shell error while executing powershell script on windows device](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-shell-error-while-executing-powershell-script-on-windows-device/34292)
**Author:** [@Kundan\_Singh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kundan_Singh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-shell-error-while-executing-powershell-script-on-windows-device/34292 "2020-12-07T09:28:36Z")
Hi All, Greetings for the day… I have created a playbook which basically copy the PowerShell script to endpoint and then execute it on remote server. the PowerShell has some argument which i am passing in win\_shell. B… --- ## [Fatal error, can't open config file '/usr/local/etc/redis/redis.conf': Permission denied](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fatal-error-cant-open-config-file-usr-local-etc-redis-redis-conf-permission-denied/34290)
**Author:** [@JK11](https://forum.ansible.com/u/JK11)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2020, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fatal-error-cant-open-config-file-usr-local-etc-redis-redis-conf-permission-denied/34290 "2020-12-07T07:41:44Z")
Hi everyone, After installing AWX 14.1/15.0 on RHEL 7 successfully (without any errors), awx\_redis container keeps restarting and I see below errors: This is a lab environment and I’m installing it under root user. \[r… --- ## [can anyone help me out writing ansible playbook for the upgradation of java in slave machines depending on os\_family](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-out-writing-ansible-playbook-for-the-upgradation-of-java-in-slave-machines-depending-on-os-family/34289)
**Author:** [@prathyusha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/prathyusha)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 6, 2020, 7:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-anyone-help-me-out-writing-ansible-playbook-for-the-upgradation-of-java-in-slave-machines-depending-on-os-family/34289 "2020-12-06T07:57:15Z")
Hi Everyone, Please can anyone solve this issue I need help its urgent I have written playbook in ansible but while i am running it is throwing error. Below is the syntax for playbook --- ## [Difference between failed\_when and ignore\_errors](https://forum.ansible.com/t/difference-between-failed-when-and-ignore-errors/34287)
**Author:** [@swamy\_karampuri](https://forum.ansible.com/u/swamy_karampuri)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/difference-between-failed-when-and-ignore-errors/34287 "2020-12-05T17:27:12Z")
Hi Team, What is the difference between below two vars:failed\_when : false and ignore\_errors : true give me the explanation pls. Thanks, Swamy. --- ## [Unable to run playbooks from ansible controller](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-run-playbooks-from-ansible-controller/34284)
**Author:** [@Prathap\_Dasari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Prathap_Dasari)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-run-playbooks-from-ansible-controller/34284 "2020-12-04T23:51:55Z")
Hi , I am unable to run the ansible playbooks due it´s stuck while gathering the facts . pda-@localhost /u01/ansible-wldt/pda # ansible-playbook createdomainwldt.yml PLAY \[osb\_admin\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*… --- ## [AT Artifacts is my new stdout](https://forum.ansible.com/t/at-artifacts-is-my-new-stdout/34282)
**Author:** [@Fala\_Baguete](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fala_Baguete)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/at-artifacts-is-my-new-stdout/34282 "2020-12-04T16:50:12Z")
Hello Ansible community :slight\_smile: I modified the purpose of the Artifacts in the Ansible Tower, what I mean is, I use the Artifact text box to return the output I want in a better, cleaner format. My question is, … --- ## [vars plugin](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vars-plugin/34112)
**Author:** [@Guy\_Matz1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Guy_Matz1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vars-plugin/34112 "2020-12-04T15:17:16Z")
peeps, I wrote a vars plugin: https://guy.matz.org/2020/10/26/a-vars-plugin-for-ansible/ any comments would be appreciated. Thanks, Guy --- ## [Ansible Awx on Google Cloud platform](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-awx-on-google-cloud-platform/34251)
**Author:** [@GAURAV\_Pande](https://forum.ansible.com/u/GAURAV_Pande)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-awx-on-google-cloud-platform/34251 "2020-12-04T13:38:17Z")
Hi team, We are working AWX 14.0.0 via Docker Compose platform and need help for below if possible:- Could you let us me know how we can pull these awx images from GCP? What file chages needs to be done (in inventory ,… --- ## [AWX Installation fails with "Error connecting: Error while fetching server API version: ('Connection aborted.', FileNotFoundError(2, 'No such file or directory'))](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-installation-fails-with-error-connecting-error-while-fetching-server-api-version-connection-aborted-filenotfounderror-2-no-such-file-or-directory/34277)
**Author:** [@JK11](https://forum.ansible.com/u/JK11)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 12:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-installation-fails-with-error-connecting-error-while-fetching-server-api-version-connection-aborted-filenotfounderror-2-no-such-file-or-directory/34277 "2020-12-04T12:34:51Z")
Hi Everyone, I"m facing an issue during AWX Installation: OS: RHEL 7.9 AWX Version: 14.1 & 15.0 (Tried both, both fail with same error) Performing installation as: Tried with root and awx user; both fail with same er… --- ## [working with windows](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-with-windows/34276)
**Author:** [@Kez\_Halls](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kez_Halls)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2020, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-with-windows/34276 "2020-12-04T02:14:14Z")
Hi I am a windows person so no real unix experience. I finally have ansible installed and have also successfully (I think) installed a plugin with the below ansible-galaxy collection install ansible.windows When tryin… --- ## [Use ansible to build/install kernel module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-ansible-to-build-install-kernel-module/34278)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Clark](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Clark)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-ansible-to-build-install-kernel-module/34278 "2020-12-03T18:32:32Z")
Hi. I’m new to the ansible world, so forgive the noob question. I need to do some post install configuration of a set of Ubuntu bionic devices and one of these things includes installing a custom kernel module from a git… --- ## [Using powercli in Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-powercli-in-ansible/24536)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Nian](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bob_Nian)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-powercli-in-ansible/24536 "2020-12-03T14:27:42Z")
Is it possible to use powercli in Ansible? This is because I am trying to harden an EXSi host but I am trying simpler code first which is disabling SSH service. I’ve created two files, one is for my powercli script and a… --- ## [use of .keys() and .values() on dict object](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-keys-and-values-on-dict-object/34271)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Caillibaud](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Caillibaud)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 7:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-keys-and-values-on-dict-object/34271 "2020-12-03T07:55:45Z")
Hi, I saw the dict2items filter, which can be use with # with this var ips: foo: 192.168.1.4 bar: 1.2.3.4 # a task with a loop on it debug: msg: "here is an ip {{ item.value }} loop: "{{ ips | dict2i… --- ## [setting gather\_facts for a role ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-gather-facts-for-a-role/34270)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Caillibaud](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Caillibaud)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2020, 7:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-gather-facts-for-a-role/34270 "2020-12-03T07:43:15Z")
Hi, I saw that I can specify gather\_facts: no in a playbook or a tasks list, but is it possible to precise it for a role ? I tried on top of a roles/xxx/tasks.yml (because it's a tasks list) but it throw a syntax … --- ## [Using 2 different users in one playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-2-different-users-in-one-playbook/34273)
**Author:** [@harry\_devine](https://forum.ansible.com/u/harry_devine)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-2-different-users-in-one-playbook/34273 "2020-12-02T19:49:48Z")
We have a playbook we’re trying to implement that will stop an Oracle database via a script, reboot the server, then restart Oracle via a script. The stop/start of Oracle needs to be run as the oracle user, and the reboo… --- ## [creating a specific permission](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-specific-permission/34275)
**Author:** [@Nathanael\_Blanchet](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nathanael_Blanchet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-specific-permission/34275 "2020-12-02T19:42:57Z")
Hi, I tried many combinaisons with roles but I didn’t manage to do what I want: I’d like to give the ability to users of a team to create job/workflow templates by their own but not let them modify pre-created template… --- ## [best practices in vars organisation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices-in-vars-organisation/34269)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Caillibaud](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Caillibaud)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2020, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices-in-vars-organisation/34269 "2020-12-02T13:30:38Z")
Hi, I'm an ansible beginner, sorry if these topics have been already posted here. I read a lot of pages on https://docs.ansible.com/ (very complete and well done), had a look to ansible-examples (and also some github… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=154) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=156)