# Archives **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=33 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 34 --- ## [Release Announcement of Ansible Community Package 8.0.0a2 : for Pre Release versions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-of-ansible-community-package-8-0-0a2-for-pre-release-versions/37935)
**Author:** [@Anwesha\_Das](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anwesha_Das)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-of-ansible-community-package-8-0-0a2-for-pre-release-versions/37935 "2023-04-26T14:37:08Z")
Hello everyone, We're happy to announce the release of the Ansible 8.0.0a2 package! Ansible 8.0.0a2 includes ansible-core 2.15.0rc1 as well as a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules… --- ## [Release Announcement of Ansible Community Package 8.0.0a2 : for Pre Release versions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-of-ansible-community-package-8-0-0a2-for-pre-release-versions/37934)
**Author:** [@Anwesha\_Das](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anwesha_Das)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-of-ansible-community-package-8-0-0a2-for-pre-release-versions/37934 "2023-04-26T14:37:06Z")
Hello everyone, We're happy to announce the release of the Ansible 8.0.0a2 package! Ansible 8.0.0a2 includes ansible-core 2.15.0rc1 as well as a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules… --- ## [Release announcement : Ansible Community Package 7.5.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-7-5-0/37932)
**Author:** [@Anwesha\_Das](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anwesha_Das)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-7-5-0/37932 "2023-04-26T08:56:18Z")
Hello everyone, We're happy to announce the release of the Ansible 7.5.0 package! Ansible 7.5.0 includes ansible-core 2.14.5 as well as a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules and pl… --- ## [Release announcement : Ansible Community Package 7.5.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-7-5-0/37931)
**Author:** [@Anwesha\_Das](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anwesha_Das)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2023, 8:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/release-announcement-ansible-community-package-7-5-0/37931 "2023-04-26T08:56:16Z")
Hello everyone, We're happy to announce the release of the Ansible 7.5.0 package! Ansible 7.5.0 includes ansible-core 2.14.5 as well as a curated set of Ansible collections that provide a vast number of modules and pl… --- ## [New release candidate: ansible-core 2.15.0rc1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-candidate-ansible-core-2-15-0rc1/37928)
**Author:** [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2023, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-candidate-ansible-core-2-15-0rc1/37928 "2023-04-25T22:39:15Z")
Hi all- we’re happy to announce the following release candidate: ansible-core 2.15.0rc1 How to get it --- ## [gather\_timeout in ansible.cfg DEPRECATED](https://forum.ansible.com/t/gather-timeout-in-ansible-cfg-deprecated/37920)
**Author:** [@dnmvisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dnmvisser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/gather-timeout-in-ansible-cfg-deprecated/37920 "2023-04-24T17:30:43Z")
Hi, I have this in our ansible.cfg: \[defaults\] gather\_timeout = 60 With ansible 7, I get: \[DEPRECATION WARNING\]: DEFAULT\_GATHER\_TIMEOUT option, the module\_defaults keyword is a more generic version and can apply to … --- ## [New release: ansible-core 2.13.9](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-2-13-9/37923)
**Author:** [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-2-13-9/37923 "2023-04-24T16:01:10Z")
Hi all- we’re happy to announce the general release of: ansible-core 2.13.9 How to get it --- ## [New release: ansible-core 2.14.5](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-2-14-5/37922)
**Author:** [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2023, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-core-2-14-5/37922 "2023-04-24T16:01:08Z")
Hi all- we’re happy to announce the general release of: ansible-core 2.14.5 How to get it --- ## [Module URI unable to get local issuer](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-uri-unable-to-get-local-issuer/37917)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2023, 11:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-uri-unable-to-get-local-issuer/37917 "2023-04-23T11:15:35Z")
Hi, I try to create an playbook look like to this command: --- ## [Stumped on how to restore AWX backup to minikube running on mac laptop.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stumped-on-how-to-restore-awx-backup-to-minikube-running-on-mac-laptop/37891)
**Author:** [@russell.cecala](https://forum.ansible.com/u/russell.cecala)\ **Replies:** 25\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stumped-on-how-to-restore-awx-backup-to-minikube-running-on-mac-laptop/37891 "2023-04-21T19:15:21Z")
Hi, I have an AWX-operator deployment running and I am testing my disaster recovery procedures. I have made a backup of my AWX operator deployment and move the backup files to my laptop: \[red@BP22006.local tower-opensh… --- ## [Failed message for async-status module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-message-for-async-status-module/37912)
**Author:** [@neha0021997](https://forum.ansible.com/u/neha0021997)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-message-for-async-status-module/37912 "2023-04-21T14:20:11Z")
Hi Team I am using async\_status module in ansible task, which is performing patching on several hosts and till the time that got completed, I will get waiting message stream on the command line: name: Wait to complete… --- ## [Upgrading Ansible Tower (3.8) to Ansible Automation Platform](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upgrading-ansible-tower-3-8-to-ansible-automation-platform/37915)
**Author:** [@rameume](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rameume)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upgrading-ansible-tower-3-8-to-ansible-automation-platform/37915 "2023-04-21T14:17:35Z")
Currently we have Ansible Tower 3.8 (RHEL 7) having Highly Available PostgeSql DB. We are planning to upgrade Tower to AAP which doesn’t support PostgreSql HA. We wanted to upgrade tower without loosing existing data and… --- ## [AWX Okta Integration With SAML](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-okta-integration-with-saml/37913)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Waller](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave_Waller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-okta-integration-with-saml/37913 "2023-04-20T20:12:23Z")
I have been struggling with this for quite a while and I am confused on how to deploy the SAML authentication. I am deploying using kustomization and I have tried to just enter the infor in the web UI following this doc… --- ## [VMWARE rest colleciton](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-rest-colleciton/37908)
**Author:** [@shanec40](https://forum.ansible.com/u/shanec40)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-rest-colleciton/37908 "2023-04-20T12:10:02Z")
Hi all after recently changing over from AWX to AAP and changing from the community.VMware collection to VMware.rest collection. I am running into some issues when deploying I am using the module, VMware.vmware\_rest.co… --- ## [Managing the AWX Operator logs "firehose"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/managing-the-awx-operator-logs-firehose/37910)
**Author:** [@iamroddo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamroddo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2023, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/managing-the-awx-operator-logs-firehose/37910 "2023-04-20T08:50:32Z")
Hi All, Troubleshooting an AWX installation by tailing the AWX Operator logs is like drinking from a firehose. There is so much output and I find it really difficult to find the signal amongst the noise. Has anyone d… --- ## [Windows Batch File via Ansible - ERROR: Input redirection is not supported](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-batch-file-via-ansible-error-input-redirection-is-not-supported/37881)
**Author:** [@Huskers79](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Huskers79)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 7:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-batch-file-via-ansible-error-input-redirection-is-not-supported/37881 "2023-04-19T19:43:31Z")
Good day, Struggling to find a way to run the below vendor-provided batch file via Ansible. The script works fine when run manually, but I receive dozens of the below error when executing via Ansible win\_command or win\_… --- ## ["extra\_settings" in AWX Operator manifest](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extra-settings-in-awx-operator-manifest/37888)
**Author:** [@iamroddo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamroddo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extra-settings-in-awx-operator-manifest/37888 "2023-04-19T18:50:34Z")
I would like to use “extra\_settings” in the AWX Operator manifest to set setting such as for LDAP and logging. In https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator#enabling-ldap-integration-at-awx-bootstrap I read “NOTE: These val… --- ## [ansible.builtin.cron](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builtin-cron/37903)
**Author:** [@John\_Welby](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Welby)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builtin-cron/37903 "2023-04-19T17:59:24Z")
All, Can a playbook be run by ‘job’, i.e. instead of a script. I created a playbook that creates an entry in crontab, which it does successfully, but it does not execute the playbook I specified in job: Thanks! John --- ## [Issue with service facts module on AWX 21.6.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-service-facts-module-on-awx-21-6-0/37902)
**Author:** [@David\_Dolan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Dolan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-service-facts-module-on-awx-21-6-0/37902 "2023-04-19T17:54:59Z")
Hi, I have an Ansible job with the following task name: Stop the running NTPd service service: name: ntpd state: stopped enabled: no when: ansible\_facts.services\[“ntpd.service”\] is defined or ansible\_facts.servic… --- ## [Announcing AWX 22.1.0 and AWX-Operator 2.0.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-awx-22-1-0-and-awx-operator-2-0-1/37905)
**Author:** [@AWX\_Project](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AWX_Project)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-awx-22-1-0-and-awx-operator-2-0-1/37905 "2023-04-19T17:03:17Z")
Hi all, We’re happy to announce that the next release of AWX, version 22.1.0 is now available! Some notable features include: Added domain entry and authorizer for TSS CI workflows security hardening Proxy analytics … --- ## [How to generate and store passwords securely with lookup?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-generate-and-store-passwords-securely-with-lookup/37901)
**Author:** [@Melodie\_O](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Melodie_O)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-generate-and-store-passwords-securely-with-lookup/37901 "2023-04-19T10:54:38Z")
Hello, I am generating random passwords using the lookup plugin. My issue is that I would like these passwords to be stored securely. I have searched everywhere but haven’t found a solution to my problem. Therefore, I … --- ## [create ansible download archive (zip or gz) which is installable locally without internet](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-ansible-download-archive-zip-or-gz-which-is-installable-locally-without-internet/37900)
**Author:** [@for\_tan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/for_tan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2023, 4:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-ansible-download-archive-zip-or-gz-which-is-installable-locally-without-internet/37900 "2023-04-19T04:18:24Z")
how can we download ( not install - at least for now) all files for ansible to a zip ? and then - later on ( not immediately) use this downloaded archive to install ansible to create new or existing ansible or non ansib… --- ## [copy files based on descending precedence](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-files-based-on-descending-precedence/37899)
**Author:** [@mdidomenico](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mdidomenico)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-files-based-on-descending-precedence/37899 "2023-04-18T17:14:24Z")
the below block is an example block i use in a few places to copy in config files and select a host specific file if it exists. not sure if it's the best way, but it works for now. what i'd like to do is add in grou… --- ## [merging lists](https://forum.ansible.com/t/merging-lists/37896)
**Author:** [@mdidomenico](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mdidomenico)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 5:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/merging-lists/37896 "2023-04-18T17:12:11Z")
i want to do this, but i'm not getting exactly what i want lista: - { one: 'str1', two: 'str2' } listb: - "{{ lookup('vars','lista') }}" - { one: 'str1', two: 'str2' } the output i want is listb: { one: 'str1', t… --- ## [random length password](https://forum.ansible.com/t/random-length-password/37898)
**Author:** [@Kathy\_L](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kathy_L)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/random-length-password/37898 "2023-04-18T17:00:33Z")
Currently we are using pwgen to generate our random length passwords, but we would like to use an Ansible module to make things easier. What I have is not working - set\_fact: user\_password: “{{ lookup(‘ansible.builtin.… --- ## [random grub password](https://forum.ansible.com/t/random-grub-password/37829)
**Author:** [@Kathy\_L](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kathy_L)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/random-grub-password/37829 "2023-04-18T14:42:19Z")
I currently have a task that adds a grub password so if the user wants to change anything in grub they have to enter the proper user and password. The problem is that I have it working only when I generate the password … --- ## [slim vs fat ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/slim-vs-fat-ansible/37897)
**Author:** [@dnmvisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dnmvisser)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/slim-vs-fat-ansible/37897 "2023-04-18T08:55:14Z")
Hii We use ansible in a few dozen separate virtualenvs, which causes quite a lot of disk space to be used because of the large number of included collections. Rather than starting another discussion about that, I wante… --- ## [Ansible-connection to host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-connection-to-host/37895)
**Author:** [@Tjkent88](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tjkent88)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-connection-to-host/37895 "2023-04-17T20:29:49Z")
Hello everyone, Let me know if this is the wrong space for this, but I am having an issue where ansible times out when connecting to only one server. I am able to connect to the server through ssh, and I am able to ping… --- ## [New release beta: ansible-core 2.15.0b3](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-beta-ansible-core-2-15-0b3/37894)
**Author:** [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-beta-ansible-core-2-15-0b3/37894 "2023-04-17T19:32:39Z")
Hi all- we’re happy to announce the beta release of: ansible-core 2.15.0b3 How to get it --- ## [New release candidate: ansible-core 2.14.5rc1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-candidate-ansible-core-2-14-5rc1/37893)
**Author:** [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2023, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-candidate-ansible-core-2-14-5rc1/37893 "2023-04-17T19:32:35Z")
Hi all- we’re happy to announce the following release candidate: ansible-core 2.14.5rc1 How to get it [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=32) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=34)