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## [Playbook issues](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-issues/25519)

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**Author:** [@Sreekuttan\_Sree](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sreekuttan_Sree)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-issues/25519 "2017-09-19T06:06:05Z")

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HI, TASK \[Install foo.\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: \[192.168.80.129\]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “apt-get update”, “failed”: true, “msg”: “W: chmod 0700 of directory /v…

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## [Is the CISCO---  IOS\_STATIC\_ROUTE module working ok for you?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-the-cisco-ios-static-route-module-working-ok-for-you/25517)

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**Author:** [@MikeM](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MikeM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-the-cisco-ios-static-route-module-working-ok-for-you/25517 "2017-09-19T05:05:28Z")

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Hi All, Having major problems with this module. Can’t get it to work + the Ansible Docs link appears incomplete on the main site. ie…things like…no reference to using it. ie. “Provider” http://docs.ansible.com/ansible…

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## [enable https(443) with ssl certificate](https://forum.ansible.com/t/enable-https-443-with-ssl-certificate/25516)

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**Author:** [@John\_Galts](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Galts)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/enable-https-443-with-ssl-certificate/25516 "2017-09-19T01:53:36Z")

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hello, how do I enable https(443) with ssl certificate using the awx installation? what files do I need to modify? Thanks

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## [Error mounting EFS volume to EC2 instance using ansible facts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-mounting-efs-volume-to-ec2-instance-using-ansible-facts/25504)

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**Author:** [@Anuj\_Dogra](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anuj_Dogra)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-mounting-efs-volume-to-ec2-instance-using-ansible-facts/25504 "2017-09-18T20:54:56Z")

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I have the following tasks in my ansible playbook to register the AZ for an AWS resource: name: Get current AZ from AWS. uri: url: http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone return\_content:…

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## [Issues with become](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issues-with-become/25512)

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**Author:** [@mcsloe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mcsloe)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issues-with-become/25512 "2017-09-18T18:42:31Z")

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I am having permission issues on the remote hosts when running playbooks. I have reproduced the issue with a simple playbook: test setup

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## [old school installation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/old-school-installation/25471)

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**Author:** [@swiedernix](https://forum.ansible.com/u/swiedernix)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/old-school-installation/25471 "2017-09-18T17:55:27Z")

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nice, finally tower is open source. but I’d like to do an old school installation, any chance to see this within the next weeks? bye

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## [Ansible 2.4.0 (rc4 or rc5) seems significantly slower than Ansible 2.3.2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-4-0-rc4-or-rc5-seems-significantly-slower-than-ansible-2-3-2/25511)

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**Author:** [@PhilEv](https://forum.ansible.com/u/PhilEv)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-4-0-rc4-or-rc5-seems-significantly-slower-than-ansible-2-3-2/25511 "2017-09-18T15:53:04Z")

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Any reasons for a significative slowdown ? For the playbook used for my early 2.a testing, this almost double the execution time running: time ansible-playbook \[…\] with the same playbook against the same target syste…

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## [awxweb:8052 not found when running jobs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awxweb-8052-not-found-when-running-jobs/25496)

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**Author:** [@Cody\_Harlow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cody_Harlow)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awxweb-8052-not-found-when-running-jobs/25496 "2017-09-18T15:32:36Z")

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https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/135 Still having issues related to this.I rebuilt with the latest version and I’m stilling getting the same error. I can ping awx from awxweb and vice versa but if I try to curl the…

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## [Ansible Windows Sprint 2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-windows-sprint-2/25510)

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**Author:** [@j.r.hawkesworth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/j.r.hawkesworth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-windows-sprint-2/25510 "2017-09-18T10:10:15Z")

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Hello, There will be a second Windows Sprint on Tuesday 2017-09-19 starting at 19:00 UTC - see http://everytimezone.com/#2017-9-18,1860,cn3 for when that is in a timezone near you. The idea is to tackle some of the out…

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## [Ansible Windows Sprint 2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-windows-sprint-2/25509)

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**Author:** [@j.r.hawkesworth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/j.r.hawkesworth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-windows-sprint-2/25509 "2017-09-18T10:09:51Z")

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Hello, There will be a second Windows Sprint on Tuesday 2017-09-19 starting at 19:00 UTC - see http://everytimezone.com/#2017-9-18,1860,cn3 for when that is in a timezone near you. The idea is to tackle some of the out…

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## [find module regex on destination of a link?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/find-module-regex-on-destination-of-a-link/25507)

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**Author:** [@Goetz\_Leupold](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Goetz_Leupold)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/find-module-regex-on-destination-of-a-link/25507 "2017-09-18T07:38:18Z")

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Hello, got the following contents in a dir(/usr/java): #lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jul 4 2016 default → /usr/java/latest #drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Mar 17 2017 jdk1.8.0\_121 #drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 12 13:41 …

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## [Q: use of delegated\_facts?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/q-use-of-delegated-facts/25493)

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**Author:** [@Sieds\_Pallas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sieds_Pallas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/q-use-of-delegated-facts/25493 "2017-09-17T16:09:13Z")

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Hi, I am getting confused on the working and purpose of delegated\_facts. If I read the manual correctly: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbooks\_delegation.html#delegated-facts when you delegate a task to an…

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## [Module maintained by Ansible Community missing ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-maintained-by-ansible-community-missing/25502)

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**Author:** [@misha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/misha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-maintained-by-ansible-community-missing/25502 "2017-09-17T13:31:02Z")

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Hello to everyone! I try executing ad-hoc command such as: ansible windows -m win\_user\_right -a 'name=SeDenyRemoteInteractiveLogonRight users=MY\_USER action=set' but I get this error: The module win\_user\_right was no…

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## [Learning Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/learning-ansible/25498)

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**Author:** [@Mohan\_Musti](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mohan_Musti)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/learning-ansible/25498 "2017-09-17T05:34:32Z")

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Hi , I am sure this question is already asked . but i couldn\`t find the post . I wanted to learn from others how they approached to learn and master Ansible. any insight is helpful . As of now i started with resources …

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## [Ansible 2.4.0 RC4 is ready for testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-4-0-rc4-is-ready-for-testing/25501)

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**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-4-0-rc4-is-ready-for-testing/25501 "2017-09-16T19:38:04Z")

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Subject: Hi all, we're happy to announce that RC4 for 2.4.0 is now available for testing. As a reminder, unless blocker bugs are found, this is the last rc tarball which will contain code changes before we release f…

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## [Simple install - Syntax Error with image\_build/tasks/main.yml](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simple-install-syntax-error-with-image-build-tasks-main-yml/25499)

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**Author:** [@Eric4](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric4)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simple-install-syntax-error-with-image-build-tasks-main-yml/25499 "2017-09-16T18:16:35Z")

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When installing AWX from the documentation, it stops at an error with image\_build/tasks/main.yml Following the install guide found here: https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/devel/INSTALL.md Installed the requirements: …

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## [Best practice for cluster nodes](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practice-for-cluster-nodes/25416)

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**Author:** [@Cev\_Ing](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cev_Ing)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practice-for-cluster-nodes/25416 "2017-09-16T17:42:45Z")

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I have several clusters containing several nodes. I want to run configuration jobs on all cluster nodes. The configuration jobs involve a small down time of the cluster node. I have to take care, that at least a minimum …

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## [Cloud-init script for AWS installation (CentOS 7, Docker local)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cloud-init-script-for-aws-installation-centos-7-docker-local/25500)

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**Author:** [@jdelaporte](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jdelaporte)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cloud-init-script-for-aws-installation-centos-7-docker-local/25500 "2017-09-16T16:27:35Z")

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I just thought I’d share this, since it’s super handy for throwing an AWX host up on a CentOS 7 host on AWS…following the local Docker method with AWX logos. This script can be copied/pasted into “User data” under 3.Conf…

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## [How to set SSH KexAlgorithm for Ansible 2.3.0.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-set-ssh-kexalgorithm-for-ansible-2-3-0-0/24585)

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**Author:** [@Boyan\_Sotirov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Boyan_Sotirov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-set-ssh-kexalgorithm-for-ansible-2-3-0-0/24585 "2017-09-16T08:10:08Z")

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Hi, I’m using Ansible version 2.3.0.0 and I’m trying to connect to an old Cisco IOS router. The issue is, that the Cisco IOS still uses diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 So in order for this to work I naturally made local con…

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## [ansible-pull fails on subsequent runs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-pull-fails-on-subsequent-runs/25497)

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**Author:** [@Rob\_V](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rob_V)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-pull-fails-on-subsequent-runs/25497 "2017-09-15T22:05:38Z")

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for some reason ansible-pull fails after the initial run with ERROR! Decryption failed on /opt/ansible-edge/group\_vars/all/secret.yml i have some files vaulted and i pass the vault file each time to ansible, but for so…

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## [Ansible vars\_prompt value in menu](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vars-prompt-value-in-menu/25491)

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**Author:** [@vsslava\_one](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vsslava_one)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vars-prompt-value-in-menu/25491 "2017-09-15T21:38:52Z")

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I have playbook - hosts: "{{ host }}" connection: paramiko gather\_facts: no serial: 1 user: administrator vars\_prompt: - name: host prompt: "select the router to change default route?\\n1- Test01\\n2- …

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## [Inventory to Variable Question](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-to-variable-question/25483)

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**Author:** [@Sven\_Hans\_Knecht](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sven_Hans_Knecht)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-to-variable-question/25483 "2017-09-15T14:42:34Z")

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Is it possible to pull hosts from an inventory file as a variable to be used? Example: ######## Inventory File ########### \[group\_1\] host1 ####### Variable File ############## hostname: {{ host1 }} I want to reduc…

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## [Remotely restarting iptables](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remotely-restarting-iptables/25495)

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**Author:** [@maarten\_suetens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/maarten_suetens)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remotely-restarting-iptables/25495 "2017-09-15T10:57:39Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to restart iptables on both localhost and a remote host. Iptables is actually restarted on both, but ansible doesn’t seem to pick up the restart on the remote host. Ansible output: TASK \[Allow Apach…

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## [\#30409  pull request for os\_router to allow add interface by ip](https://forum.ansible.com/t/30409-pull-request-for-os-router-to-allow-add-interface-by-ip/25494)

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**Author:** [@Bhujay\_Bhatta](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bhujay_Bhatta)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/30409-pull-request-for-os-router-to-allow-add-interface-by-ip/25494 "2017-09-15T10:44:05Z")

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Hi , Can some one review the code and suggest how to have it merged with main code ? Thanks Bhujay

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## [Documentation for beginners (mostly Windows based)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/documentation-for-beginners-mostly-windows-based/25492)

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**Author:** [@Adam\_Brush](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam_Brush)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/documentation-for-beginners-mostly-windows-based/25492 "2017-09-15T08:28:31Z")

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Hi, I’ve had a stab at doing some documentation for Windows Server Administrators who might be running a small POC or Test of Ansible, (which is what i’m doing). I’d be interested in any comments feedback / suggestions…

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## [Ansible Expect Respones query](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-expect-respones-query/25480)

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**Author:** [@aussiepete2015](https://forum.ansible.com/u/aussiepete2015)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-expect-respones-query/25480 "2017-09-15T05:58:32Z")

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Hi all, I’m trying to install Talend ESB 6.3.1 using Ansible. This works up to a point. The last few steps are causing me the grief. Once TESB has been installed there are manual steps to complete the installation as …

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## [have one src file to many dest in single file copy block?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/have-one-src-file-to-many-dest-in-single-file-copy-block/25488)

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**Author:** [@daddyocruzer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/daddyocruzer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/have-one-src-file-to-many-dest-in-single-file-copy-block/25488 "2017-09-14T22:26:52Z")

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I have this for copying the same (new) banner file to each locations - is there a way for ‘dest’ to expand to include each location in a single line so I can have just one ‘copy’ block? tasks: - copy: src : ~/new-banner…

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## [Append {{item}} to existing line](https://forum.ansible.com/t/append-item-to-existing-line/25486)

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**Author:** [@John\_Harmon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Harmon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/append-item-to-existing-line/25486 "2017-09-14T21:54:22Z")

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I need to update the grub.conf, for example, with some custom parameters. The kernel line in the grub.conf will vary on each server; therefore, I just wish to append to the line if it doesn’t already contain the paramete…

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## [inventory issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-issue/25489)

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**Author:** [@Eric\_S1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_S1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-issue/25489 "2017-09-14T21:51:01Z")

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I’m getting the following error: ERROR! invalid host \<host\_name\> specified for playbook iteration I have a role that is set to only run against X group of servers that are in an inventory list. The server that is getti…

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## [Ansible 2.4.0 RC3 is ready for testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-4-0-rc3-is-ready-for-testing/25479)

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**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-4-0-rc3-is-ready-for-testing/25479 "2017-09-14T20:54:29Z")

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Hi all, we're happy to announce that RC3 for 2.4.0 is now available for testing. How do you get it?

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