# Archives **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=261 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 262 --- ## [Is there any possible ways to migrate from using Puppet Board to Ansible AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-any-possible-ways-to-migrate-from-using-puppet-board-to-ansible-awx/31183)
**Author:** [@sowmian\_mani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sowmian_mani)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-any-possible-ways-to-migrate-from-using-puppet-board-to-ansible-awx/31183 "2019-08-30T20:58:31Z")
Hi All, Could someone please let me know if there is any possible ways to migrate from using Puppet Board to Ansible AWX --- ## [user input problem](https://forum.ansible.com/t/user-input-problem/31182)
**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Britton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nicholas_Britton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/user-input-problem/31182 "2019-08-30T20:18:44Z")
Right now the user input will come when the user runs the main playbook. The playbook is a series of include\_tasks’s. While the inventory file contains vars but i would like the user input to help select what vars to use… --- ## [copy files between servers using a master host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-files-between-servers-using-a-master-host/31181)
**Author:** [@jer8jer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jer8jer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-files-between-servers-using-a-master-host/31181 "2019-08-30T19:44:22Z")
My issue is pushing groups of hosts through this playbook: host1 needs to push files to host8 host4 needs to push files to host12 host7 needs to push files to host3 host9 needs to push files to host5 etc… so what s… --- ## [Big PR Review days 3rd & 19th Sept](https://forum.ansible.com/t/big-pr-review-days-3rd-19th-sept/31180)
**Author:** [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/big-pr-review-days-3rd-19th-sept/31180 "2019-08-30T17:32:21Z")
Ansible is a very popular project by any metric. Our delightful community contributes numerous Pull Requests (PRs) every month. Unfortunately, the volume of incoming PRs means contributors often have to wait days, weeks,… --- ## [Awx Kubernetes Installation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-kubernetes-installation/31179)
**Author:** [@Praveen\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Praveen_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-kubernetes-installation/31179 "2019-08-30T15:11:26Z")
Hi, My Kubernetes installation is failing at the following step…I am not setting up any external Postgres . I have deployed the tiller image in the same namespace as that of Kuberntes and defined the variables in invent… --- ## [Cannot show output when using raw command in ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-show-output-when-using-raw-command-in-ansible/31173)
**Author:** [@Mac\_Kam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mac_Kam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 7:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-show-output-when-using-raw-command-in-ansible/31173 "2019-08-30T07:40:02Z")
HI friends, When I use raw command in out remote router, then cannot show the output. my ansible version:2.7.5 yaml: hosts: SSR gather\_facts: no remote\_user: user tasks: name: run raw: “show port” register: r… --- ## [Is it possible to read different database Columns entries returned by SQL query in respective variables in Ansible ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-read-different-database-columns-entries-returned-by-sql-query-in-respective-variables-in-ansible/31172)
**Author:** [@Easy\_King](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Easy_King)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-read-different-database-columns-entries-returned-by-sql-query-in-respective-variables-in-ansible/31172 "2019-08-30T06:18:19Z")
Below is my playbook with a single SQL query that fetches 3 columns from MYSQL database. I wish to read the values returned if any in three different variables. \` name: “Fetch from Database” tags: validateA command… --- ## [stability release plans for AWX?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stability-release-plans-for-awx/31171)
**Author:** [@Philip\_Brown1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Philip_Brown1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2019, 12:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stability-release-plans-for-awx/31171 "2019-08-30T00:02:09Z")
Hi folks, new to ansible and AWX. However, long time programmer, github user, and puppet/foreman user. I’ve been reading up on AWX and Redhat Tower. The most recent comparisons I read, claim that AWX is basically (utt… --- ## [Using information between Ansible playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-information-between-ansible-playbooks/31157)
**Author:** [@pk\_s](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pk_s)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-information-between-ansible-playbooks/31157 "2019-08-29T22:06:33Z")
Hi, How do i store/use information retrieved from running a playbook task later in another playbook task? I tried dumping the information in json format from the first playbook/task to a file. But then how do i read/pa… --- ## [Need to set chrony.conf to server instead of pool!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-set-chrony-conf-to-server-instead-of-pool/31170)
**Author:** [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-set-chrony-conf-to-server-instead-of-pool/31170 "2019-08-29T20:51:58Z")
That is out of the scope for this list, this is about Ansible. What you are asking about is how to configure Chrony. You should search up a mailing list, a support forum for Chrony or read the man pages for Chrony. --- ## [copy files from list of hosts to another lists of hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-files-from-list-of-hosts-to-another-lists-of-hosts/31169)
**Author:** [@jer8jer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jer8jer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-files-from-list-of-hosts-to-another-lists-of-hosts/31169 "2019-08-29T20:01:47Z")
hosts are 1:1 host1 → host3 host4 → host5 host9 → host11 say /etc/resolv.conf for example so fetch module first then copy module but not sure how to put these host values in an array --- ## [Importing list file ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/importing-list-file/31105)
**Author:** [@Tuyen\_Nguyen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tuyen_Nguyen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/importing-list-file/31105 "2019-08-29T17:55:37Z")
Hi I am using the win\_updates module and I want to include a list of approved patches in the whitelist option. I have the list of all my approved patches in a file already, and I would like to know if and how I can impo… --- ## [Why is "datacenter" a required parameter for vmware modules?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-is-datacenter-a-required-parameter-for-vmware-modules/31135)
**Author:** [@MKPhil](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MKPhil)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-is-datacenter-a-required-parameter-for-vmware-modules/31135 "2019-08-29T17:01:04Z")
In many vmware\_\* modules, the datacenter parameter is marked as required - but is it really needed? I ask because I’ve written a module, based on vmware\_guest\_find, that returns the Datacenter for a given VM and VCenter… --- ## [Need to set chrony.conf to server instead of pool!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-set-chrony-conf-to-server-instead-of-pool/31168)
**Author:** [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-set-chrony-conf-to-server-instead-of-pool/31168 "2019-08-29T16:05:16Z")
Replace the whole file with template or file module, then you know that file will be correct. If you don't want to do that you can use lineinfile module to replace line(s). --- ## [list seen as unicode, not sure why or how to correct](https://forum.ansible.com/t/list-seen-as-unicode-not-sure-why-or-how-to-correct/31146)
**Author:** [@Nicholas\_Britton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nicholas_Britton)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/list-seen-as-unicode-not-sure-why-or-how-to-correct/31146 "2019-08-29T15:48:00Z")
I am building a list with output stored from a uri call: \` name: Get hostgroup info uri: url: “{{baseurl}}views/host-groups?$query=hostGroup.storageDeviceId%20eq%20’{{ui}}'%20and%20hostGroup.hostGroupName%20in%20\[{… --- ## [Need to set chrony.conf to server instead of pool!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-set-chrony-conf-to-server-instead-of-pool/31167)
**Author:** [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-set-chrony-conf-to-server-instead-of-pool/31167 "2019-08-29T15:16:17Z")
Hello All. I'm working with RHEL 8 and the ntp package is no longer supported and it is implemented by the chronyd daemon which is provided in the chrony package. My chrony.conf file: \> # Use public servers from the… --- ## [Concant inventories](https://forum.ansible.com/t/concant-inventories/31166)
**Author:** [@Andre\_Trindade](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andre_Trindade)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/concant-inventories/31166 "2019-08-29T13:47:58Z")
Good morning. The next graphic describe an WorkFlow Job Template, named Main Workflow Template. I want to know if it’s possible to job template executes with attributes from Main workflow Template and from the respectiv… --- ## [How Do I Prompt for a List of Values in an Ansible Tower Survey?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-prompt-for-a-list-of-values-in-an-ansible-tower-survey/31165)
**Author:** [@Bala1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bala1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-prompt-for-a-list-of-values-in-an-ansible-tower-survey/31165 "2019-08-29T10:43:02Z")
Hi, I am looking for answer of similar question raised in Redhat. https://access.redhat.com/solutions/3423991 –Bala --- ## [Aws Workspaces module missed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-workspaces-module-missed/31160)
**Author:** [@Mauro\_Ferrigno](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mauro_Ferrigno)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-workspaces-module-missed/31160 "2019-08-29T08:52:25Z")
Hi @all, I need to mantain workspaces on aws but I didn’t find module to manage that, I missed something? So I can wrap aws cli client to manage workspaces on aws but I prefer to use module if possible, can someone g… --- ## [how to solve ansible ssh timeout problem](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-solve-ansible-ssh-timeout-problem/31156)
**Author:** [@Mac\_Kam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mac_Kam)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-solve-ansible-ssh-timeout-problem/31156 "2019-08-29T08:22:17Z")
I have facing a problem of ssh timeout when using ansible. ssh user@192.168.1.1 just wait maybe 30s then prompt password to entry, but when using ansible, it will prompt unreachable for the host, how can i config in the… --- ## [No action Detected Error for localaction module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-action-detected-error-for-localaction-module/31162)
**Author:** [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-action-detected-error-for-localaction-module/31162 "2019-08-29T08:18:57Z")
I'm getting the below error for my playbook. ERROR! no action detected in task. This often indicates a misspelled module name, or incorrect module path. The error appears to be in '/app/test1.yml': line 12, co… --- ## [No action Detected Error for localaction module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-action-detected-error-for-localaction-module/31161)
**Author:** [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-action-detected-error-for-localaction-module/31161 "2019-08-29T08:17:06Z")
The module is called local\_action - you forgot the underscore. --- ## [wait\_for -\> check for no moving logs, and skip string "Consul Health Check"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-check-for-no-moving-logs-and-skip-string-consul-health-check/31159)
**Author:** [@Denny\_Fuchs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Denny_Fuchs)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-check-for-no-moving-logs-and-skip-string-consul-health-check/31159 "2019-08-29T07:15:43Z")
hi, at the moment we use something like: \` - name: wait for possible traffic shell: "tail -n 5 /var/log/nginx/ssl-\*access\*log" register: watch\_nginx\_log retries: 30 delay: 5 … --- ## [task with become\_user # not root user fails to execute from tower](https://forum.ansible.com/t/task-with-become-user-not-root-user-fails-to-execute-from-tower/31158)
**Author:** [@Shashank\_Dutt\_Jha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shashank_Dutt_Jha)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 6:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/task-with-become-user-not-root-user-fails-to-execute-from-tower/31158 "2019-08-29T06:28:26Z")
In my playbook I have a task that needs to be executed. by specific user who is not a root user. The same playbook executes fine from command line. But when executed from tower, it fails with message "{“msg”: “Incorrec… --- ## [Restart the java application , first killing the process](https://forum.ansible.com/t/restart-the-java-application-first-killing-the-process/31126)
**Author:** [@Ravi\_Ranjan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ravi_Ranjan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 4:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/restart-the-java-application-first-killing-the-process/31126 "2019-08-29T04:44:38Z")
Hi Team , I am planning to do up gradation some app and for so we need to restart the java application once my other app is upgraded and for so , i have written a playbook. can someone please help to write a play for s… --- ## [Test to see if the Drives exist](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-to-see-if-the-drives-exist/31042)
**Author:** [@DC1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DC1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-to-see-if-the-drives-exist/31042 "2019-08-28T19:59:02Z")
Hello, I am new to Ansible and looking for some assistance. I want to be able to run the Ansible script for changes and or additions without rebuilding the server. In my Ansible script I am using the below snippet to co… --- ## [Registering value from JSON output](https://forum.ansible.com/t/registering-value-from-json-output/31143)
**Author:** [@Cade\_Lambert](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cade_Lambert)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/registering-value-from-json-output/31143 "2019-08-28T17:16:53Z")
I’m trying to register the value of a JSON object only when another JSON object is equal to a certain value, but I just can’t figure out how I’d do that. For example, this is my JSON output which is registered in the va… --- ## [Delete content of FileSystem with a lot files using find and file module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delete-content-of-filesystem-with-a-lot-files-using-find-and-file-module/31153)
**Author:** [@Alberto\_Jimenez\_Loza](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alberto_Jimenez_Loza)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delete-content-of-filesystem-with-a-lot-files-using-find-and-file-module/31153 "2019-08-28T14:35:10Z")
I want to delete all files and directories in a filesystem. I have done a playbook with module find and file. I get a list of files with the module find and then I delete the list with module file and the option absent… --- ## [What pre steps are run by nxos\_command using connection: network\_cli?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-pre-steps-are-run-by-nxos-command-using-connection-network-cli/31154)
**Author:** [@Ian\_Barrere](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ian_Barrere)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-pre-steps-are-run-by-nxos-command-using-connection-network-cli/31154 "2019-08-28T13:59:36Z")
Hi, does anybody know what the steps are that “nxos\_command” (with connection: network\_cli) takes before running the specified command? I can’t find documentation for that. For some reason, when issuing “show archive lo… --- ## [Ansible vmware\_vm\_facts: get mac address for a specific VM and write it to existing inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vmware-vm-facts-get-mac-address-for-a-specific-vm-and-write-it-to-existing-inventory/30403)
**Author:** [@Marco\_Reale](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marco_Reale)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vmware-vm-facts-get-mac-address-for-a-specific-vm-and-write-it-to-existing-inventory/30403 "2019-08-28T12:59:57Z")
I have to goals with my plabook: a) get mac address from a specific VM running on vsphere b) add it to my inventory file My test environment is: -Vsphere 6.5 -Ansible 2.7 running on Centos 7.6 I have been able to m… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=260) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=262)