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**Author:** [@Anand\_Solomon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anand_Solomon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-the-field-hosts-is-required-but-was-not-set/31877 "2020-01-02T17:12:53Z")
I am getting the “ERROR! the field ‘hosts’ is required but was not set” error, and my playbook is as follows. I am trying to run a sql script (record.sql) from the ansible control server to the DB server. --- ## [Job get stuck in execution state when awx\_task container gets down](https://forum.ansible.com/t/job-get-stuck-in-execution-state-when-awx-task-container-gets-down/31863)
**Author:** [@Soniya\_panwar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Soniya_panwar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 2:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/job-get-stuck-in-execution-state-when-awx-task-container-gets-down/31863 "2020-01-02T14:43:36Z")
Hii My job get stuck in execution state when awx\_task container gets down. After restarting the awx\_task container it throw a message “Task was marked as running in Tower but was not present in the job queue, so it has … --- ## [azure\_rm\_loadbalancer: How to add the virtual machines to backendpool](https://forum.ansible.com/t/azure-rm-loadbalancer-how-to-add-the-virtual-machines-to-backendpool/31875)
**Author:** [@Shaik\_nagulameera](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shaik_nagulameera)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/azure-rm-loadbalancer-how-to-add-the-virtual-machines-to-backendpool/31875 "2020-01-02T12:30:37Z")
Hi All, I am working on multi-tier application deployment on azure using Ansible. For this setup I need to create 2 virtual machines with 1 Loadbalancer. I have created virtual machines and Loadbalancer but failing to … --- ## [Need help on building ansible inventory file properly](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-on-building-ansible-inventory-file-properly/31881)
**Author:** [@Yehuda\_Pinhas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Yehuda_Pinhas)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2020, 8:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-on-building-ansible-inventory-file-properly/31881 "2020-01-02T08:07:36Z")
Hi, I have been searching all over the internet and there isn’t any good documentation that explains how to build my inventory properly. The official documentation is bad and there aren’t any example on inet that I coul… --- ## [Ansible - How register some line in variable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-how-register-some-line-in-variable/31800)
**Author:** [@Karther](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karther)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-how-register-some-line-in-variable/31800 "2019-12-31T21:13:33Z")
Hey Community ansible !! :slight\_smile: I have some line texte with this content : my first line my second line my 3ème line my 4ème line I want register all this line with one variable ? i don’t know if possible o… --- ## [could not locate file in lookup to deploy authorized\_keys](https://forum.ansible.com/t/could-not-locate-file-in-lookup-to-deploy-authorized-keys/31889)
**Author:** [@cch](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/could-not-locate-file-in-lookup-to-deploy-authorized-keys/31889 "2019-12-31T11:09:39Z")
I have a task like this name: test tags: key authorized\_key: user: “{{ item }}” state: present key: “{{lookup(‘file’, ‘/home/{{ item }}/.ssh/id\_rsa.pub’)}}” with\_items: changch become\_user: “{{ item }}” I’m s… --- ## [Ansible create module connect MSSQL](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-create-module-connect-mssql/31887)
**Author:** [@Karther](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karther)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-create-module-connect-mssql/31887 "2019-12-31T09:04:39Z")
Hello, I create module in file /library/module.py with this content : #!/usr/bin/python -- coding: utf-8 -- from ansible.module\_utils.basic import AnsibleModule from ansible.module\_utils.parsing.convert\_bool import B… --- ## [ansible Inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-inventory/31869)
**Author:** [@Arjan\_Goos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Arjan_Goos)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-inventory/31869 "2019-12-31T09:00:35Z")
We have an cluster of windows machines and there are two types: web and esb And on these machines we have multiple jboss installations (one for each application). And we want to manipulate the jboss instances with an an… --- ## [Ansible-Vmware snapshot question](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vmware-snapshot-question/31886)
**Author:** [@chr00ted](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chr00ted)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2019, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vmware-snapshot-question/31886 "2019-12-31T03:32:59Z")
Hello all, I have been using Ansible to manage snapshots for single specified vm’s. Is there a way to have Ansible remove snapshots for all vm’s in Vmware datacenter? If this is posssible, would you mind providing a play… --- ## [Ansible play task if error in my running playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-play-task-if-error-in-my-running-playbook/31882)
**Author:** [@Karther](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karther)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-play-task-if-error-in-my-running-playbook/31882 "2019-12-30T13:36:38Z")
Hello !! :slight\_smile: I want execut task in ansible if my playbook filed and stop … exemple : If when my playbook running, and one moment stop because there is error … I want execut one task … ? If possible or not… --- ## [Ansible problem with command shell : mail](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-problem-with-command-shell-mail/31884)
**Author:** [@Karther](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karther)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 1:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-problem-with-command-shell-mail/31884 "2019-12-30T13:11:38Z")
Hey !! With prompt shell on my linux this command works perfectly : mail -a “Content-Type: text/html” -s “Ansible deployment HospitalisV3” moi@outlook.com \ **Author:** [@Nirmal\_Gauda](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nirmal_Gauda)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-ssh-ping-to-network-devices/31861 "2019-12-30T11:00:33Z") I am a Newbie to Ansible , writing my first playbook. I can not SSH / PING to network Devices. \` leaf-1 | UNREACHABLE! =\> { “changed”: false, “msg”: “Authentication failure.”, “unreachable”: true } leaf-2 | UNREA… --- ## [Citrix configuration](https://forum.ansible.com/t/citrix-configuration/31885)
**Author:** [@Raviteja\_Jinkala](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raviteja_Jinkala)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/citrix-configuration/31885 "2019-12-30T10:54:16Z")
Hi All, I have installed citrix DDC, PVS and Director using win\_package. Can you please suggest Ansible module to configure citrixDDC, citrix PVS and citrixdirectoryconfig on Windows machine Thanks --- ## [persistent venv in /var/lib/awx/venv path.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/persistent-venv-in-var-lib-awx-venv-path/31883)
**Author:** [@Nathanael\_Blanchet](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nathanael_Blanchet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/persistent-venv-in-var-lib-awx-venv-path/31883 "2019-12-30T10:01:20Z")
Hello, I need some additionnal py module to run my playbooks with local docker, so I set custom\_venv\_dir=/var/lib/awx/venv in the installer to make the default ansible venv available outside of container lifecycle. Whe… --- ## [AWX is not recognizing ovirt-engine-sdk-python](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-is-not-recognizing-ovirt-engine-sdk-python/31754)
**Author:** [@Shlomi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shlomi)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-is-not-recognizing-ovirt-engine-sdk-python/31754 "2019-12-30T09:50:34Z")
Hi, I’m trying to run a playbook that does some stuff in oVirt, and AWX is telling me: “ovirtsdk4 version 4.3.0 or higher is required for this module”, despite the fact that the module is installed and exists in /var/li… --- ## [Ansible hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-hosts/21014)
**Author:** [@Anil](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anil)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-hosts/21014 "2019-12-30T04:02:17Z")
When I try playbook I see below error ok: \[resoxapp-ch2f-01c.email.comcast.net\] ERROR! the field ‘hosts’ is required but was not set my inventory file \[hosts\] resoxapp-ch2f-01c.email.comcast.net resoxapp-ch2f-02c.e… --- ## [And filter for smart inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/and-filter-for-smart-inventory/31880)
**Author:** [@Nathanael\_Blanchet](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nathanael_Blanchet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2019, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/and-filter-for-smart-inventory/31880 "2019-12-29T22:03:50Z")
Hello, in a smart inventory, i can't do such a filter: groups.name:cluster\_Sudoc and groups.name:status\_up, it outpouts no result whereas groups.name:cluster\_Sudoc and inventory.exact:9 is ok. How to successfully filter… --- ## [Provision Weblogic sever](https://forum.ansible.com/t/provision-weblogic-sever/31879)
**Author:** [@Cloud09](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cloud09)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2019, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/provision-weblogic-sever/31879 "2019-12-28T01:34:08Z")
Hello team, Did anyone creates weblogic domain and provision server? If you guys have any git url please share with me Thanks --- ## [pip install - missing execute bits](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-missing-execute-bits/31821)
**Author:** [@Markus\_Falb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Markus_Falb)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2019, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-missing-execute-bits/31821 "2019-12-28T00:08:39Z")
hi, I installed ansible via pip on a CentOS 7 workstation $ sudo yum install python-virtualenv $ virtualenv venv $ . venv/bin/activate $ pip install ansible but all installed binaries are missing the execute permissio… --- ## [Running Ansible ping and getting error: Operation not permitted\\r\\n",](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ansible-ping-and-getting-error-operation-not-permitted-r-n/31874)
**Author:** [@eddie\_eakemu1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/eddie_eakemu1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ansible-ping-and-getting-error-operation-not-permitted-r-n/31874 "2019-12-27T19:59:26Z")
When I am running a ansible ping from a ubuntu VM to a host using the command ansible -m ping juniper It gives me the error message … WARNING\]: Platform freebsd on host 172.16.203.122 is using the discovered Python in… --- ## [Ansible check for a file using stat in loop](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-check-for-a-file-using-stat-in-loop/31876)
**Author:** [@Prudhvi1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Prudhvi1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-check-for-a-file-using-stat-in-loop/31876 "2019-12-27T17:22:37Z")
I’m using stat module in loop to search for a file when defined. name: Check for .pub file stat: path: “{{ playbook\_dir }}/…/vars/{{ item.name }}.pub” loop: “{{ UserAddList.add\_users }}” register: file\_details wh… --- ## [Force ansible-playbook to collect ansible facts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/force-ansible-playbook-to-collect-ansible-facts/31873)
**Author:** [@Xinhuan\_Zheng](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Xinhuan_Zheng)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/force-ansible-playbook-to-collect-ansible-facts/31873 "2019-12-27T14:53:16Z")
Hello, I ran my ansible playbook, pb.yml file, with --tags, like following: ansible-playbook -i “192.168.100.1,” pb.yml --tags “networking” ansible-playbook does NOT collect ansible facts. However, if I run it without… --- ## [Not replacing invalid character(s) in group name warning](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-replacing-invalid-character-s-in-group-name-warning/31859)
**Author:** [@Xinhuan\_Zheng](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Xinhuan_Zheng)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-replacing-invalid-character-s-in-group-name-warning/31859 "2019-12-27T14:36:26Z")
Hello, I’m using Ansible group\_by for networking specific information configuration. I need to use group\_by to collect data values from my group\_var/subnet\_ file. My group\_vars/subnet\_192.168.101.0 matches group\_by key.… --- ## [String alignments](https://forum.ansible.com/t/string-alignments/31866)
**Author:** [@Gopal\_Chatla](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gopal_Chatla)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/string-alignments/31866 "2019-12-27T10:03:01Z")
Hi Team, I am redirecting debug messages output to a ‘’ Txt" file using jinja2 templating alignment( by replacing extra strings ). Basically I want to send that file contents to email but output is not looking decent. I… --- ## [condition in SOURCE VARIABLES](https://forum.ansible.com/t/condition-in-source-variables/31872)
**Author:** [@JewBoy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/JewBoy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2019, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/condition-in-source-variables/31872 "2019-12-26T15:14:19Z")
is that possible? I want to do something like this: vpc\_destination\_variable: “{{ ip\_address if ec2\_platform == ‘windows’ else private\_ip\_address }}” what I want is, that if I have a windows ec2, that connection will … --- ## [Ansible Password Encryption](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-password-encryption/31871)
**Author:** [@Parveen\_Datt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Parveen_Datt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2019, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-password-encryption/31871 "2019-12-25T21:43:02Z")
Team, please help How to encrypt password in Ansible apart from Ansible vault ? Is there any way to encrypt password and set encrypted password as variable and use it in playbook ? If yes, then how playbook will decry… --- ## [To Stop Multiple Azure VMs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/to-stop-multiple-azure-vms/31870)
**Author:** [@Ashadeep\_Parida](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ashadeep_Parida)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/to-stop-multiple-azure-vms/31870 "2019-12-25T21:36:30Z")
Hi All, I’m new to this group and much more interested to learn ansible. So this time I need your help. I’m trying to stop or shut down all the azure VMs by using ansible but it’s failed all the time. Kindly check the s… --- ## [Ansible - Display message color](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-display-message-color/31868)
**Author:** [@Karther](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karther)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2019, 4:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-display-message-color/31868 "2019-12-24T16:44:16Z")
Hey !!! I want to know if possible display message with module debug: msg=“my first message an color red” I don’t know if there is argument color: red or other argument for specify only one task message is an color … C… --- ## [MSP Files](https://forum.ansible.com/t/msp-files/31855)
**Author:** [@anuj\_aggarwal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anuj_aggarwal)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2019, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/msp-files/31855 "2019-12-24T00:05:48Z")
How can I install .msp files from ansible modules without using win\_shell. --- ## [home directory for Ansible in windows machine using cygwin](https://forum.ansible.com/t/home-directory-for-ansible-in-windows-machine-using-cygwin/31864)
**Author:** [@aarathy\_shenoy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/aarathy_shenoy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 24, 2019, 12:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/home-directory-for-ansible-in-windows-machine-using-cygwin/31864 "2019-12-24T00:04:14Z")
I am new to ansible. I have installed Ansible in a windows 10 machine with the help of cwygwin.Ansible is running now. Is the home directory of Ansible getting set while the installation happens? Can anyone help me in… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=236) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=238)