# Archives **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=450 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 451 --- ## [Need Python API 2.0 fully explained documents](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-python-api-2-0-fully-explained-documents/25389)
**Author:** [@Manish\_Chaturvedi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Manish_Chaturvedi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-python-api-2-0-fully-explained-documents/25389 "2017-09-25T11:38:38Z")
Hi Team, I am new for Ansible. I don’t want to execute YAML file. My requirement is to implement all necessary ansible keywods(like hosts,vars,tasks) in my python scripts to install any software on remote server. Regar… --- ## [Modifying Iptables With Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modifying-iptables-with-ansible/25548)
**Author:** [@himanshu.rajput](https://forum.ansible.com/u/himanshu.rajput)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/modifying-iptables-with-ansible/25548 "2017-09-25T09:23:11Z")
Hi, Can anyone help me with implementing iptables with Ansible? I want my server to be accessible only from specific IP addresses. I want to drop all the traffic except coming from several nodes. Should I drop all traff… --- ## [aix 6.1 Gathering Facts error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aix-6-1-gathering-facts-error/25586)
**Author:** [@80nature](https://forum.ansible.com/u/80nature)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 8:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aix-6-1-gathering-facts-error/25586 "2017-09-25T08:53:22Z")
\[root@awx cms-uat-deploy\]# ansible-playbook -vvv -i hosts cms-wls-myfaces-example-simple20-deploy.yml Using /root/ansibleProjects/cms-uat-deploy/ansible.cfg as config file PLAYBOOK: cms-wls-myfaces-example-simple20-dep… --- ## [Ansible docker integration](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-docker-integration/25577)
**Author:** [@Alper\_Dalar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alper_Dalar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 6:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-docker-integration/25577 "2017-09-25T06:16:33Z")
Hi all I’m looking for great documentation ansible docker integration. I found some documents about docker python modules like as pip and wheel but, i couldn’t find good documents for API integrations. How can I provis… --- ## [invoke ansible script from Bamboo](https://forum.ansible.com/t/invoke-ansible-script-from-bamboo/25585)
**Author:** [@Byym\_Reddy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Byym_Reddy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 25, 2017, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/invoke-ansible-script-from-bamboo/25585 "2017-09-25T05:20:08Z")
How to invoke ansible script from bamboo ? I have a Bamboo server and Ansible server separately. Do I need to have a Bamboo agent on my Ansible server ? I’m doing the below, but not sure if this is the right way ? su -… --- ## [task serialize() quite a bit slower on Ansible 2.4 as compared to Ansible 2.3](https://forum.ansible.com/t/task-serialize-quite-a-bit-slower-on-ansible-2-4-as-compared-to-ansible-2-3/25553)
**Author:** [@Marcus\_B](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marcus_B)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2017, 1:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/task-serialize-quite-a-bit-slower-on-ansible-2-4-as-compared-to-ansible-2-3/25553 "2017-09-24T01:35:27Z")
Hi there, I’m using a custom callback plugin, which does a task.serialize() for every new task in a playback, in order to get some task details I can’t get otherwise. Up until Ansible 2.3 that caused a bit of a slowdow… --- ## [Organizing files in subdirectories at role-level](https://forum.ansible.com/t/organizing-files-in-subdirectories-at-role-level/25583)
**Author:** [@Torsten\_Crass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Torsten_Crass)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/organizing-files-in-subdirectories-at-role-level/25583 "2017-09-23T20:32:07Z")
Hi there, I wonder how (if at all) it was possible to refer to files in subdirectories of a role’s “file” folder when using modules like “copy” and the like. To clarify, let’s assume we have a directory layout like thi… --- ## [network\_cli.py help](https://forum.ansible.com/t/network-cli-py-help/25581)
**Author:** [@coolcps](https://forum.ansible.com/u/coolcps)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/network-cli-py-help/25581 "2017-09-23T17:31:31Z")
Would anyone happen to know if the ansible\_port variable is accessible anywhere in this module? I’d like to make an update (for personal use) that differentiates an action based on port. Thanks for any info! --- ## [RuntimeError: project local\_path user cannot be found in /var/lib/awx/projects](https://forum.ansible.com/t/runtimeerror-project-local-path-user-cannot-be-found-in-var-lib-awx-projects/25464)
**Author:** [@rahulansible](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rahulansible)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2017, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/runtimeerror-project-local-path-user-cannot-be-found-in-var-lib-awx-projects/25464 "2017-09-23T01:15:46Z")
Hi, I am running ansible awx role on oracle virtual box. Role has been ran perfectly and i was able to access the Ansible awx. I have added the playbooks manually and create a template to perform the job. But while run… --- ## [How to signal an error from a Jinja expression?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-signal-an-error-from-a-jinja-expression/25573)
**Author:** [@Cev\_Ing](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cev_Ing)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-signal-an-error-from-a-jinja-expression/25573 "2017-09-22T23:16:14Z")
I have the following task in a role: command: \>- passwd - {%- if ansible\_system == ‘SunOS’ %}N {%- elif ansible\_system == ‘Linux’ %}l {%- else %} {{ “Unknown OS”/0 }} {%- endif -%} How to throw an error for the u… --- ## [Template module. MODE all wrong when using loop](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-module-mode-all-wrong-when-using-loop/25563)
**Author:** [@John\_Harmon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Harmon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-module-mode-all-wrong-when-using-loop/25563 "2017-09-22T20:33:51Z")
When using the template module within a loop, my mode comes out all weird/wrong. When using stand-alone it works: \` name: test template: src: “files/sssd.conf” dest: “/etc/sssd/sssd.conf” mode: 0600 group: root … --- ## [Targeting Windows & Linux Machines from One Role](https://forum.ansible.com/t/targeting-windows-linux-machines-from-one-role/25571)
**Author:** [@Heather\_Luna](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Heather_Luna)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/targeting-windows-linux-machines-from-one-role/25571 "2017-09-22T17:17:49Z")
I currently have a role that I am trying to tailor to install a splunk forwarder on both Linux and Windows machines but I’m a little confused as to how I should be telling the main.yml to yes go target these other two ta… --- ## [regexp help.....](https://forum.ansible.com/t/regexp-help/25572)
**Author:** [@John\_Harmon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Harmon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/regexp-help/25572 "2017-09-22T16:13:53Z")
This works under a regexp tester, but fails under ansible. I don’t know how to correct it. Basically, it finds the lines starting with passwd or group, looks in the lines for sss, and appends if it isn’t found. \` nam… --- ## [jenkins ansible integration](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jenkins-ansible-integration/25576)
**Author:** [@Sreekuttan\_Sree](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sreekuttan_Sree)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jenkins-ansible-integration/25576 "2017-09-22T15:53:29Z")
hi , i wrote ansible playbook for deploying war file in tomcat server.Now i want to run the playbook jenkins.How can configure it in jenkins. i installed plugins but while running job in jenkins its showing password aut… --- ## [How to use lookup on the remote machine?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-lookup-on-the-remote-machine/25574)
**Author:** [@Cev\_Ing](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cev_Ing)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 2:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-lookup-on-the-remote-machine/25574 "2017-09-22T14:37:01Z")
I use the following lookup to read a password hash: vars: get\_password\_hash: " file=/etc/shadow delimiter={{ ‘:’ }} col=1" tasks: set\_fact: password: “{{ lookup(‘csvfile’, ‘nobody’ + get\_password\_hash) }}” But thi… --- ## [How can Integrate Ansible Tower with Active Directory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-integrate-ansible-tower-with-active-directory/25550)
**Author:** [@Nuwan\_Vithanage](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nuwan_Vithanage)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-integrate-ansible-tower-with-active-directory/25550 "2017-09-22T12:59:44Z")
Hi Soniya , Thank you for the information I have followed the same link but still struck with it --- ## [Using yum module to install/update to defined version of a package-X.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-yum-module-to-install-update-to-defined-version-of-a-package-x/25561)
**Author:** [@Rui\_Goncalves](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rui_Goncalves)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 8:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-yum-module-to-install-update-to-defined-version-of-a-package-x/25561 "2017-09-22T08:01:11Z")
Hi all. I’d like to install or update a package specifying the major.minor version. I.e, upgrade only if there’s a bugfix package available. I’ve tried using state=latest and present, but does not work as I expected. U… --- ## [yum module localinstall many rpms from directory possible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/yum-module-localinstall-many-rpms-from-directory-possible/25565)
**Author:** [@daddyocruzer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/daddyocruzer)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/yum-module-localinstall-many-rpms-from-directory-possible/25565 "2017-09-22T07:20:05Z")
Hello tasks: name: yum local install yum: name=/sharedfilesystem/\*.rpm state=present Our team has several environments that lead up to our production environment, so patches must be applied and tested in one environ… --- ## [Help with playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-playbooks/25567)
**Author:** [@Joli\_Martinez](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joli_Martinez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-playbooks/25567 "2017-09-22T05:55:15Z")
Hello, I am new to Ansible. I am creating my first playbook. I would like to add a useraccount to all my hosts, make the user a sudo user and have them sudo without a password. Also remove root logins. for some reason… --- ## [Updating roles on project update/install](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updating-roles-on-project-update-install/25533)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Biancaniello](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Biancaniello)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 22, 2017, 3:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updating-roles-on-project-update-install/25533 "2017-09-22T03:55:10Z")
I am running AWX inside of some docker containers and can’t get the project\_update job to install roles from my requirements.yml file. It successfully finds the file, but, for some reason, scm\_full\_checkout is always set… --- ## [specifying targets for win\_psexec module?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/specifying-targets-for-win-psexec-module/25559)
**Author:** [@Steve\_Kersley](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steve_Kersley)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/specifying-targets-for-win-psexec-module/25559 "2017-09-21T22:18:54Z")
As I understand it, the win\_psexec action connects to a Windows host via winrm and then uses that to run commands on a second Windows host via psexec? My question is how to write a playbook such that the first (proxy) h… --- ## [Trying to push locally stored .pub keys to the "authorized\_keys" on a remote host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-push-locally-stored-pub-keys-to-the-authorized-keys-on-a-remote-host/25569)
**Author:** [@Dave](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-push-locally-stored-pub-keys-to-the-authorized-keys-on-a-remote-host/25569 "2017-09-21T21:22:18Z")
Hi, I’m looking at the Ansible ‘authorized\_key’ module and I’m unable to figure out whether it’s possible to push locally stored .pub keys to the authorized\_keys file on a remote host. I don’t want to go the route of up… --- ## [gconftool2 module odd behaviour](https://forum.ansible.com/t/gconftool2-module-odd-behaviour/25570)
**Author:** [@William\_Muriithi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/William_Muriithi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/gconftool2-module-odd-behaviour/25570 "2017-09-21T21:14:19Z")
Hello, I am wondering if anyone have used the above before. I have a task that I was initially using command module but today came across above module and decided to improve that task by using a module. The task is… --- ## [Unable to Load Inventory from Azure](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-load-inventory-from-azure/25536)
**Author:** [@Nigel\_M](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nigel_M)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 8:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-load-inventory-from-azure/25536 "2017-09-21T20:35:09Z")
Evaluating AWX and just got it installed. Set up Azure (Microsoft Azure Resource Manager) as a an Inventory Source and attempting to sync. It appears to be connecting ok, but AWX is saying we don’t have any hosts. We hav… --- ## [How to change this regexp to multiline?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-change-this-regexp-to-multiline/25566)
**Author:** [@John\_Harmon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Harmon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-change-this-regexp-to-multiline/25566 "2017-09-21T20:10:50Z")
I need to set the multiline flag on this, but don’t know how to. Can anyone help? regexp: '^(?:passwd):\\s+(?:(?!sss).)+$' --- ## [Conflicting versions of wrapped roles in an Ansible project](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conflicting-versions-of-wrapped-roles-in-an-ansible-project/25514)
**Author:** [@jhammerman1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jhammerman1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conflicting-versions-of-wrapped-roles-in-an-ansible-project/25514 "2017-09-21T19:22:59Z")
Hello Ansible Project users, We’d like to have a versioned master role, with wrapper roles that list whichever version of the role they are wrapping in their dependencies. That way we can freely develop features and bre… --- ## [Question about force handlers](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-about-force-handlers/25557)
**Author:** [@Anfield](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anfield)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-about-force-handlers/25557 "2017-09-21T19:22:58Z")
Testing out the force handlers parameter in a role and it is not working for me.The first tasks fails, so I though the force handlers would force the second one to get trigger anyway nginx.yml hosts: appservers for… --- ## [Problem referencing variables](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-referencing-variables/25528)
**Author:** [@Dave](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-referencing-variables/25528 "2017-09-21T19:19:36Z")
Hi, I’m trying to see where I’m going wrong here: Relevant code snippet: - lineinfile: path: /home/"{{ new\_user }}"/.ssh/ Error message I get at execution: ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML. The error appears… --- ## [replace module: Invalid group reference](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-invalid-group-reference/25564)
**Author:** [@John\_Harmon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Harmon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 6:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-invalid-group-reference/25564 "2017-09-21T18:20:05Z")
I am trying to append to some lines within the nsswitch file to setup sssd. I am trying this with the loop below, but I have never used backrefs before. I am unsure if I am doing it correctly. I get an error about an inv… --- ## [Ansible report - Web interface](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-report-web-interface/25544)
**Author:** [@manu1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/manu1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-report-web-interface/25544 "2017-09-21T17:53:14Z")
Hi, I developed and now share an Ansible report in Python (flask) The python script create a personal temporary tiny web server where you can analyse your ansible report in a nice web interface. You can found my littl… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=449) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/31.md?page=451)