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## [How to run multiple playbooks concurrently in parallel](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-run-multiple-playbooks-concurrently-in-parallel/38805)

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**Author:** [@Poseidon\_Olympian](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Poseidon_Olympian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-run-multiple-playbooks-concurrently-in-parallel/38805 "2024-06-10T20:06:03Z")

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Hello Group, Is there a way that I can run a playbook concurrently? Currently, if I’m running the script with multiple playbook (2x or 3x or so), it will run and finish the first playbook before proceeding on the next …

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## [New Prerelease: ansible-core v2.17.1rc1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-prerelease-ansible-core-v2-17-1rc1/38807)

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**Author:** [@ansible-announce](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible-announce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-prerelease-ansible-core-v2-17-1rc1/38807 "2024-06-10T18:32:38Z")

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ansible-core v2.17.1rc1 View this release on: GitHub PyPI Changelog See the full changelog for the changes included in this release. Release Artifacts- Built Distribution: ansible\_core-2.17.1rc1-py3-none-any.whl - 21…

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## [New Prerelease: ansible-core v2.16.8rc1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-prerelease-ansible-core-v2-16-8rc1/38806)

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**Author:** [@ansible-announce](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible-announce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 10, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-prerelease-ansible-core-v2-16-8rc1/38806 "2024-06-10T18:31:36Z")

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ansible-core v2.16.8rc1 View this release on: GitHub PyPI Changelog See the full changelog for the changes included in this release. Release Artifacts- Built Distribution: ansible\_core-2.16.8rc1-py3-none-any.whl - 22…

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## [Variable within the variable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-within-the-variable/38800)

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**Author:** [@Poseidon\_Olympian](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Poseidon_Olympian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-within-the-variable/38800 "2024-06-07T19:58:22Z")

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Hello Group, Requesting for any help and guidance on how I can able to use the variable within the variables. I have the variable (fuser\_dirname) that I’d usually used as the main variable in my playbook. However, I’d …

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## [Release announcement: Ansible community package 9.6.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-6-1/38804)

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**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 5:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-9-6-1/38804 "2024-06-06T05:17:58Z")

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Hello everyone, We're happy to announce the release of the Ansible 9.6.1 package! Ansible 9.6.1 depends on ansible-core 2.16.7 and includes a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules, pl…

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## [Release announcement: Ansible community package 10.0.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-10-0-1/38803)

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**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 5:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-10-0-1/38803 "2024-06-06T05:06:49Z")

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Hello everyone, We're happy to announce the release of the Ansible 10.0.1 package! Ansible 10.0.1 depends on ansible-core 2.17.0 and includes a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules, …

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## [ansible.builtin.copy temp file](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builtin-copy-temp-file/38801)

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**Author:** [@Edgars\_Krievins](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Edgars_Krievins)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builtin-copy-temp-file/38801 "2024-06-03T13:56:09Z")

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Hi, I’m attempting to copy a 1GB file from the control node to managed nodes using the ansible.builtin.copy module. The destination directory is not in the home directory, but I’ve noticed that Ansible creates temporary…

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## [ansible-rulebook questions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-rulebook-questions/38802)

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**Author:** [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2024, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-rulebook-questions/38802 "2024-06-03T13:39:05Z")

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Recently, I installed ansible-rulebook via Python pip, as per instructions here - https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/rulebook/en/stable/installation.html. Additionally, I installed the EDA collection, as per instruc…

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## [Multi-conditional when statements](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multi-conditional-when-statements/38799)

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**Author:** [@jcpetro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jcpetro)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 30, 2024, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multi-conditional-when-statements/38799 "2024-05-30T17:21:49Z")

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Good Morning Everyone!! running into a difference of opinion between some coworkers, and I was brought in to offer my opinion as SME. Basically there are two different “when” statements that are being used… What I am w…

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## [set module\_defaults globally?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/set-module-defaults-globally/38796)

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**Author:** [@dnmvisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dnmvisser)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/set-module-defaults-globally/38796 "2024-05-29T13:59:17Z")

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Hii I know that it is possible to set defaults for modules: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbook\_guide/playbooks\_module\_defaults.html The highest level at which this can be set is play level. But I have ma…

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## [Debug output as copy source](https://forum.ansible.com/t/debug-output-as-copy-source/38798)

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**Author:** [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/debug-output-as-copy-source/38798 "2024-05-28T16:35:38Z")

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Hi, all. I want to use the output of debug as the source to then create backups of that source (eek, I understand that; hope everyone else does). Here’s the playbook relevant parts:

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## [Is there a task/module to create a vaulted file?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-a-task-module-to-create-a-vaulted-file/38797)

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**Author:** [@dnmvisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dnmvisser)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-a-task-module-to-create-a-vaulted-file/38797 "2024-05-28T15:23:20Z")

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Hii In one of my playbooks there is a task that is creating a token through an API. As the next task, I would like to store that token somewhere in my vars hierarchy. If it were a plain text variable that would be eas…

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## [ansible 2.17 and fortinet.fortios compatibility](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-17-and-fortinet-fortios-compatibility/38791)

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**Author:** [@Azadeh\_Amirhosseini](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Azadeh_Amirhosseini)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-17-and-fortinet-fortios-compatibility/38791 "2024-05-28T10:27:48Z")

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Hi all, I have installed Ansible Core 2.17.0. My question is, is the Galaxy collection fortinet.fortios 2.3.6 compatible with this version? I am facing issues executing the related playbook, even though the same playbo…

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## [win\_chocolatey not installed in AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-chocolatey-not-installed-in-awx/38795)

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**Author:** [@narendermann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/narendermann)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-chocolatey-not-installed-in-awx/38795 "2024-05-27T18:44:32Z")

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Dear Experts, I am new to Ansible and working on Ansible Tower. I have some basic configuration ad able to play around. I was trying to manage packages in windows using win\_chocolatey but its not in the AWX. Getting b…

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## [How to Efficiently Develop and Troubleshoot a Ansible Windows Module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-efficiently-develop-and-troubleshoot-a-ansible-windows-module/38794)

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**Author:** [@Yangyang\_Yang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Yangyang_Yang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 27, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-efficiently-develop-and-troubleshoot-a-ansible-windows-module/38794 "2024-05-27T09:45:52Z")

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Hi, I think it is not uncommon to feel frustrated when developing an ansible module for windows thanks to the pool viability of how ansible windows module is executing on the windows host. Is there any good way to deve…

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## [Looping through a register variable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-through-a-register-variable/38793)

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**Author:** [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [May 24, 2024, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-through-a-register-variable/38793 "2024-05-24T12:43:12Z")

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Good day, all. I hope I’m not wearing out my welcome with too many questions. In the following playbook, I first find any know\_host file for any user on a particular system. I then copy a file with the list of additions…

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## [Create a variable based on a variable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-a-variable-based-on-a-variable/38772)

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**Author:** [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2024, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-a-variable-based-on-a-variable/38772 "2024-05-23T11:19:33Z")

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Hello, all. The subject of this post is probably terribly named. That said, here’s what I’m trying to accomplish: I have two VMware vCenter hosts - vcenter1.mycompany.com and vcenter2.mycompany.com. Within each host is…

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## [vmware\_guest module network config for Redhat Linux version 9.X](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-guest-module-network-config-for-redhat-linux-version-9-x/38792)

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**Author:** [@Karthik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karthik)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-guest-module-network-config-for-redhat-linux-version-9-x/38792 "2024-05-22T15:15:24Z")

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Hi, I am using vmware\_guest module to create a Redhat Linux 9.3 VM, so what happens is the VM is launched and is online, but the network configurations files are created under /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ which is th…

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## [Use of register variable in following play(s)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-register-variable-in-following-play-s/38790)

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**Author:** [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-register-variable-in-following-play-s/38790 "2024-05-21T20:34:20Z")

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Good day. I need to make changes in the know\_hosts files of users on various hosts. I’ll use a script to do the actual changes in known\_hosts. I have the following simple playbook, so far. It identifies users with known…

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## [depending on extra variables call a template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/depending-on-extra-variables-call-a-template/38785)

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**Author:** [@Prady\_A](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Prady_A)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/depending-on-extra-variables-call-a-template/38785 "2024-05-21T01:15:44Z")

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Hi experts, I m trying to add a feature to install db after installing vm. In my service catalog if I select Postgres db it is passing extra variable as Postgres to ansible platform. Using that variable how can a call a…

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## [New Release: ansible-core v2.17.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-17-0/38789)

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**Author:** [@ansible-announce](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible-announce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-17-0/38789 "2024-05-20T19:04:01Z")

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ansible-core v2.17.0 View this release on: GitHub PyPI Changelog See the full changelog for the changes included in this release. Release Artifacts- Built Distribution: ansible\_core-2.17.0-py3-none-any.whl - ‍2191647…

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## [New Release: ansible-core v2.16.7](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-16-7/38788)

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**Author:** [@ansible-announce](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible-announce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-16-7/38788 "2024-05-20T19:02:58Z")

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ansible-core v2.16.7 View this release on: GitHub PyPI Changelog See the full changelog for the changes included in this release. Release Artifacts- Built Distribution: ansible\_core-2.16.7-py3-none-any.whl - 2250690 …

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## [New Release: ansible-core v2.15.12](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-15-12/38787)

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**Author:** [@ansible-announce](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible-announce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-15-12/38787 "2024-05-20T19:01:56Z")

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ansible-core v2.15.12 View this release on: GitHub PyPI Changelog See the full changelog for the changes included in this release. Release Artifacts- Built Distribution: ansible\_core-2.15.12-py3-none-any.whl - 225097…

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## [New Release: ansible-core v2.14.17](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-14-17/38786)

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**Author:** [@ansible-announce](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible-announce)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-v2-14-17/38786 "2024-05-20T18:31:28Z")

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ansible-core v2.14.17 View this release on: GitHub PyPI Changelog See the full changelog for the changes included in this release. Release Artifacts- Built Distribution: ansible\_core-2.14.17-py3-none-any.whl - 221904…

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## [Vmotion specific disk using VMware modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmotion-specific-disk-using-vmware-modules/38784)

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**Author:** [@nitjindal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nitjindal)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmotion-specific-disk-using-vmware-modules/38784 "2024-05-20T15:11:50Z")

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Hi All Is there anyway to perform vmotion of specific disk using VMware modules? I know we can use vmware\_vmotion to move whole. But I am just looking to move specific disk to different datastore? Thanks

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## [wait\_for\_connection module waits more than timeout specified](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-connection-module-waits-more-than-timeout-specified/38774)

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**Author:** [@Ismail\_Ett](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ismail_Ett)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-connection-module-waits-more-than-timeout-specified/38774 "2024-05-14T15:40:13Z")

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Hey everyone, I have multiple playbooks that runs on a schedule on lots of hosts, some are sometimes turned off for cost saving. Almost all jobs on AWX are marked as failed because there is at least 1 host that is powe…

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## [become: true does not work but -b works](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-true-does-not-work-but-b-works/38781)

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**Author:** [@Sameer\_Modak](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sameer_Modak)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 3:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-true-does-not-work-but-b-works/38781 "2024-05-14T15:05:14Z")

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Hello team, I am running a role like below despite putting become true for install task i get error. However if run with -b it works. Getting error while running this , ansible-playbook prometheusjmxrole.yml -i …/inve…

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## [become sudo not working for apt module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-sudo-not-working-for-apt-module/38780)

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**Author:** [@Gregory\_Machin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gregory_Machin)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-sudo-not-working-for-apt-module/38780 "2024-05-14T14:44:23Z")

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Hi I have a number of ubuntu servers that I want to update using ansible via AWX. my current test playbook :

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## [AAP error: "template error while templating string: No module named 'ansible.module\_utils.compat.version'. String: {{ mountfact |  community.general.json\_query( query ) }}",](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-error-template-error-while-templating-string-no-module-named-ansible-module-utils-compat-version-string-mountfact-community-general-json-query-query/38783)

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**Author:** [@G-train99](https://forum.ansible.com/u/G-train99)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-error-template-error-while-templating-string-no-module-named-ansible-module-utils-compat-version-string-mountfact-community-general-json-query-query/38783 "2024-05-14T13:54:06Z")

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I’m not using ‘ansible.module\_utils.compat.version’. AAP is using that module, i guess. Underneath playbook works locally, not in AAP. The fact mountfact is a dict. I’ve also tried to add to\_json , from\_json, and both, …

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## [Release announcement: Ansible community package 10.0.0a3 (Pre-Release)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-10-0-0a3-pre-release/38782)

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**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2024, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-10-0-0a3-pre-release/38782 "2024-05-14T13:40:23Z")

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Hello everyone, We're happy to announce the release of the Ansible 10.0.0a3 package pre-release! Ansible 10.0.0a3 depends on ansible-core 2.17.0rc2 and includes a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast …

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