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**Author:** [@Gaurav\_Jain](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gaurav_Jain)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/visit-metrics-to-scenario-guide/30852 "2019-08-13T21:02:21Z")
Hello, I am from Oracle Cloud and we have recently published a scenario guide for our cloud. https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/scenario\_guides/guide\_oracle.html can we track user metrics such as visits to this pa… --- ## [how to stuff running services into a host variable?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-stuff-running-services-into-a-host-variable/31024)
**Author:** [@Amos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Amos)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-stuff-running-services-into-a-host-variable/31024 "2019-08-13T19:28:38Z")
I can’t seem to get this syntax correct, and at least one reference I found produced more errors. I’d like to create a list of all running processes. name: populate running services into a list set\_fact: services\_run… --- ## [Why doesn't debug get me the output of these commands](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-doesnt-debug-get-me-the-output-of-these-commands/31026)
**Author:** [@Pro\_Va](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pro_Va)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-doesnt-debug-get-me-the-output-of-these-commands/31026 "2019-08-13T17:29:28Z")
Hello All , I am trying to run a playbook that gets me the status of Postfix instances running on an email relay server. my playbook looks like this : --- ## [Issue parsing array from Ansible to Shell Script](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-parsing-array-from-ansible-to-shell-script/31000)
**Author:** [@Easy\_King](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Easy_King)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 10:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-parsing-array-from-ansible-to-shell-script/31000 "2019-08-13T10:53:47Z")
My requirement is pretty straight forward. I wish to pass & read a set of string as array from ansible which is constructed by iterating over using with\_items as show below. name: set\_fact set\_fact: fpath: set\_fac… --- ## [\[WARNING\]: conditional statements should not include jinja2 templating delimiters such as {{ }} or {% %}. Found: result.stdout.find("{{rhel\_version}}") != -1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/warning-conditional-statements-should-not-include-jinja2-templating-delimiters-such-as-or-found-result-stdout-find-rhel-version-1/31028)
**Author:** [@Nishant\_Srivastava](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nishant_Srivastava)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/warning-conditional-statements-should-not-include-jinja2-templating-delimiters-such-as-or-found-result-stdout-find-rhel-version-1/31028 "2019-08-13T10:14:28Z")
SUMMARY We are using the conditional check in our Ansible code where we are waiting for change to take effect before comparing in next block. Code reference below: - name: Set RHEL version to "{{rhel\_version}}" shell:… --- ## [aws\_s3 Module error File or Folder doesn't exist.. - Unable to download the S3 Module.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-s3-module-error-file-or-folder-doesnt-exist-unable-to-download-the-s3-module/31029)
**Author:** [@Kalyan\_Alamuru](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kalyan_Alamuru)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 8:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-s3-module-error-file-or-folder-doesnt-exist-unable-to-download-the-s3-module/31029 "2019-08-13T08:51:52Z")
Hi. I’m using aws\_s3(upgraded recently early we were using s3 as we are on ansible 2.3), I’m getting error : raise self.\_exception\\nIOError: \[Errno 2\] No such file or directory: '/var/lib/awx/builds/consumer\_application… --- ## [Processing compound list using with\_items](https://forum.ansible.com/t/processing-compound-list-using-with-items/30788)
**Author:** [@Darrin\_Miskiewicz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Darrin_Miskiewicz)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/processing-compound-list-using-with-items/30788 "2019-08-13T08:50:21Z")
Hello, I am trying to figure out how to create a multi element list via Survey and iterate through the list using with\_item or loop. I can figure out how to create a list for each element (i.e name, app pool, ip etc. ) … --- ## [Ansible with network equipment (Comware 5 switch)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-network-equipment-comware-5-switch/31005)
**Author:** [@Ugo\_Bellavance](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ugo_Bellavance)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 13, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-network-equipment-comware-5-switch/31005 "2019-08-13T03:46:03Z")
Hi, I’m new to Ansible. I wanted to manage my network devices with Ansible so I did this: Found this documentation: http://patg.net/ansible,comware,switches/2014/10/16/ansible-comware/ Created an account on my swi… --- ## [Ansible and Azure](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-azure/31006)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Townsend](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steve_Townsend)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-azure/31006 "2019-08-12T23:33:43Z")
Hi All, Thank you for taking a look at my post. I’m trying to figure out if there is a better way to have Ansible authenticate with Azure when running playbooks. Right now, I’ve got a service principle set in my .azure… --- ## [Run ansible as 2 totally speerate users on the same "master" server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-ansible-as-2-totally-speerate-users-on-the-same-master-server/31025)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Mething](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steven_Mething)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-ansible-as-2-totally-speerate-users-on-the-same-master-server/31025 "2019-08-12T23:20:49Z")
Hi, I am a newbie trying to migrate from salt to ansible. I am trying to learn how to manage/use ansible but struggling. Salt has a “seperation model” I like and understand but ansible I cant figure out, I guess I am co… --- ## [hi this is a chestnut that it seems is not solved tower-cli under AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hi-this-is-a-chestnut-that-it-seems-is-not-solved-tower-cli-under-awx/31019)
**Author:** [@barry\_kelliher1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/barry_kelliher1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hi-this-is-a-chestnut-that-it-seems-is-not-solved-tower-cli-under-awx/31019 "2019-08-12T19:46:58Z")
AWX on AWS rhel 7.4 trying to run towercli from playbook/template in amx (docker-compose install) but cannot figure out what host i need need to specify in tower-cli config hosts . tried several things but none work . so… --- ## [Google Compute Engine Dynamic Inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/google-compute-engine-dynamic-inventory/31023)
**Author:** [@Andres\_Isern](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andres_Isern)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/google-compute-engine-dynamic-inventory/31023 "2019-08-12T17:52:33Z")
Hi All, I am having issues setting up the GCE Dynamic Inventory with my AWX instance. I want to set up the dynamic Inventory so that it uses the machine’s default service account instead of a regular service account. W… --- ## [winrm send\_input failed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-send-input-failed/27330)
**Author:** [@Tomas\_Hradecky](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tomas_Hradecky)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-send-input-failed/27330 "2019-08-12T14:00:10Z")
Hello guys, I work on Ansible playbook for automatic deployment of LogicMonitor Collector on Windows machine but unfortunately i’m stucked by WinRMOperation TimeoutError. I’ve configured Windows machine like is said in … --- ## [awx-manage (de)provision\_instance --hostname=myHost](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-manage-de-provision-instance-hostname-myhost/31020)
**Author:** [@Cedric\_A](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cedric_A)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 11:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-manage-de-provision-instance-hostname-myhost/31020 "2019-08-12T11:11:13Z")
Hi everyone, I would like manage my cluster with the below command but this one never ends… bash-4.2# awx-manage deprovision\_instance --hostname=myHost Instance Removed /bin/sh: rabbitmqctl: command not found Node d… --- ## [Variable is Undefined error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-is-undefined-error/31003)
**Author:** [@nandha\_kumar1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nandha_kumar1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2019, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-is-undefined-error/31003 "2019-08-12T07:23:42Z")
Hello Team, I am trying to use the variable in the following task which i registered in the previous task. However, i am getting “variable is undefined error” Could you please suggest us,what could be the reason Than… --- ## [Ansible - Responding to prompts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-responding-to-prompts/30979)
**Author:** [@Michael3](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael3)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-responding-to-prompts/30979 "2019-08-11T22:49:37Z")
Does anyone know how to read back a prompt to a control server from a remote host? say if an installation fails and prompts for a retry or continue, this prompt can be responded to from the control server. Is this possib… --- ## [Extra output in find module, am I doing something wrong](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extra-output-in-find-module-am-i-doing-something-wrong/31016)
**Author:** [@Narahari\_n\_Savitha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Narahari_n_Savitha)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extra-output-in-find-module-am-i-doing-something-wrong/31016 "2019-08-11T20:58:50Z")
Friends: Thank you in advance for your time and attention. Here is the playbook --- ## [Hello All](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hello-all/31018)
**Author:** [@Amit\_Kulkarni](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Amit_Kulkarni)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hello-all/31018 "2019-08-11T16:12:53Z")
Hello All, I am very new to Ansible and have written just one play book to install tomcat on EC2 instance. I wanted to know the best way to learn this tool and if someone can give me common task which can automated mid… --- ## [ec2\_vpc\_route\_table and gateways vs peering](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-vpc-route-table-and-gateways-vs-peering/31017)
**Author:** [@Barry\_Kaplan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Barry_Kaplan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-vpc-route-table-and-gateways-vs-peering/31017 "2019-08-10T22:25:27Z")
It seems that ec2\_vpc\_route\_table will not purge igw or nat gateways even if purge=true, which is very nice. But it DOES purge routes associated with peering. Shouldn’t peering routes be treated in the same as gateways? --- ## [Help with playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-playbook/31015)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Meyer1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrew_Meyer1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 3:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-playbook/31015 "2019-08-10T03:46:20Z")
I am trying to install FreeRADIUS from the networkradius repo in my playbook and I seem to be running into a few issues. I don’t understand why i’m getting the error on the handler trigger 2. Also the yum\_repos role does… --- ## [loop vs with\_items and union(query('vars', item))](https://forum.ansible.com/t/loop-vs-with-items-and-union-query-vars-item/31014)
**Author:** [@bob](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/loop-vs-with-items-and-union-query-vars-item/31014 "2019-08-10T02:25:07Z")
Trying to switch from with\_items to loops and having problems. Similar to the problem I posted about at https://groups.google.com/d/msg/ansible-project/UTXDN4pztvM/EGppDy1CAwAJ I do not understand why item is undefined … --- ## [Problem when I try to migrate ansible-inventory to awx](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-when-i-try-to-migrate-ansible-inventory-to-awx/31008)
**Author:** [@Arturo\_Ibanez\_Gonzal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Arturo_Ibanez_Gonzal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-when-i-try-to-migrate-ansible-inventory-to-awx/31008 "2019-08-10T00:32:33Z")
Hi guys , When I try to import my ansible-inventory and put in AWX with this command: sudo -u awx /opt/awx/bin/awx-manage inventory\_import --source=/etc/ansible/inventory/production/hosts --inventory-name=production I… --- ## [Show output of shell tasks as they occur](https://forum.ansible.com/t/show-output-of-shell-tasks-as-they-occur/31004)
**Author:** [@Angel\_Rengifo\_Cancin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Angel_Rengifo_Cancin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2019, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/show-output-of-shell-tasks-as-they-occur/31004 "2019-08-10T00:27:00Z")
Hello guys: Not sure whether this is possible or not, but here’s my question. I’m running tasks with Ansible by using command or shell module. I am able to see the output of such commands by registering stdout to a vari… --- ## [Ansiber Tower Job Launch Error(Vault Password issue - Password Not found)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiber-tower-job-launch-error-vault-password-issue-password-not-found/31001)
**Author:** [@Kalyan\_Alamuru](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kalyan_Alamuru)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiber-tower-job-launch-error-vault-password-issue-password-not-found/31001 "2019-08-09T21:53:39Z")
I’ve installed Ansible Tower 3.5.1 on CentOs 7 EC2 Instance for our deployments. After Installtion I’ve set up some Jobs using Jobs Template, When I try to launch them I’m getting following error. The vault password fi… --- ## [Pass more than one credential to a job template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pass-more-than-one-credential-to-a-job-template/31010)
**Author:** [@Angel\_Rengifo\_Cancin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Angel_Rengifo_Cancin)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pass-more-than-one-credential-to-a-job-template/31010 "2019-08-09T20:30:40Z")
Hello people: I wonder if would be possible, somehow, to pass more than 1 credential set to a certain job template in AWX. It happens that I use ansible for creating VM templates on VMware, so I’m currently using a vCen… --- ## [galaxy fails to install role due to incompatible version formats](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-fails-to-install-role-due-to-incompatible-version-formats/31013)
**Author:** [@nusenu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nusenu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-fails-to-install-role-due-to-incompatible-version-formats/31013 "2019-08-09T20:06:00Z")
A user reported the following issue: downloading role 'relayor', owned by nusenu \[WARNING\]: - nusenu.relayor was NOT installed successfully: Unable to compare role versions (v18.1.1, 0.1.0, v18.0.0, v0.3.0, v19.1.4, v… --- ## [Netbox Ip address Ansible Module Question](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netbox-ip-address-ansible-module-question/31012)
**Author:** [@Abhilash\_Reddy\_Ch](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Abhilash_Reddy_Ch)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netbox-ip-address-ansible-module-question/31012 "2019-08-09T18:29:10Z")
Hello I am trying to create Netbox Devices using Ansible Netbox Modules . I am running into an issue making an IP address Primary for the Device created by assigning facter facts. Here is the code To create an IP n… --- ## ["Undefined variable" error when ansible-playbook is executed from Robot Framework](https://forum.ansible.com/t/undefined-variable-error-when-ansible-playbook-is-executed-from-robot-framework/31011)
**Author:** [@Bash\_G](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bash_G)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/undefined-variable-error-when-ansible-playbook-is-executed-from-robot-framework/31011 "2019-08-09T17:51:48Z")
Hi, I have following playbook, called test.yaml. --- - name: Show bridge port hosts: "{{ target }}" gather\_facts: no connection: local tasks: - name: Show bridge port asa\_command: commands: … --- ## [Force ansible remote directory to /tmp](https://forum.ansible.com/t/force-ansible-remote-directory-to-tmp/30982)
**Author:** [@Rich\_Rauenzahn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rich_Rauenzahn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/force-ansible-remote-directory-to-tmp/30982 "2019-08-09T16:50:20Z")
My ansible runs really slowly, I’ve looked at various things, and one thing I haven’t eliminated yet is that ansible runs in my NFS directory as it ssh’es around. I’ve run ansible before and its performance is fine usual… --- ## [Modules in languages other than Python?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-in-languages-other-than-python/30997)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Eggleston](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Eggleston)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modules-in-languages-other-than-python/30997 "2019-08-09T14:24:00Z")
This page: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.3/dev\_guide/developing\_modules\_general.html states that modules can be in other languages. Are there any examples of this? I’m much more proficient in Perl than Python and w… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=265) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=267)