# Ansible Developer **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-developer/29.md?page=16 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 17 --- ## [Ansible 2.10 and Project Restructuring](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-10-and-project-restructuring/32278)
**Author:** [@sdoran](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sdoran)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2020, 8:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-10-and-project-restructuring/32278 "2020-07-07T20:04:23Z")
Greetings Ansible Community, For the 2.10 release of Ansible, we plan to restructure the ansible/ansible repository. The majority of modules and plugins will migrate to collection repositories to better enable the commu… --- ## [AnsibleFest 2020 Call For Papers](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiblefest-2020-call-for-papers/33330)
**Author:** [@Greg\_DeKoenigsberg](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Greg_DeKoenigsberg)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiblefest-2020-call-for-papers/33330 "2020-07-06T13:49:03Z")
Call for proposals is still open and we want to hear from you. Share your ideas with hundreds of management and automation enthusiasts and technology experts by submitting a proposal for a breakout session at AnsibleF… --- ## [action plugin: modify task\_vars?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/action-plugin-modify-task-vars/33325)
**Author:** [@Gregory\_Christy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gregory_Christy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/action-plugin-modify-task-vars/33325 "2020-07-06T08:12:48Z")
Hello everybody, originally I’ve posted this question in the ansible-project group (https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-project/H9puBxsC0ww) but without any responses. So I’m reposting it here. I have a cus… --- ## [bug in nxos\_config module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bug-in-nxos-config-module/33224)
**Author:** [@Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pushparaj_Gothandam)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2020, 3:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bug-in-nxos-config-module/33224 "2020-07-06T03:38:16Z")
Hi Team nxos\_config module where Ansible cannot able to return below highlighted information from device rather it returns the config as changed. Is this a bug? please help Manual: lab.device.local(config)# logging s… --- ## [How to skip and move on to the next task if a condition is met?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-skip-and-move-on-to-the-next-task-if-a-condition-is-met/33317)
**Author:** [@Amir\_Alavi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Amir_Alavi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-skip-and-move-on-to-the-next-task-if-a-condition-is-met/33317 "2020-07-03T12:31:04Z")
Hi all, Newbie here - I’m writing a playbook that I’m running a shell script and if the output is X then I want to skip the task and move on to the next task. How do I do this? Thanks --- ## [Ansible Contributor Summit 9 (Virtual)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-9-virtual/33299)
**Author:** [@Carol\_Chen1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Carol_Chen1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-9-virtual/33299 "2020-07-01T19:23:50Z")
Hi everyone, The 9th Ansible Contributor Summit is happening in less than a week! It will be on Monday, July 8, from 11:00-19:00 UTC, and will be held online. For those unfamiliar with this event, the Ansible Contribut… --- ## [\[Python API\] How to render jinja2 template from within python / retrieve list of variables for the currently executed play&task.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-api-how-to-render-jinja2-template-from-within-python-retrieve-list-of-variables-for-the-currently-executed-play-task/33292)
**Author:** [@Cukier](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cukier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2020, 9:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-api-how-to-render-jinja2-template-from-within-python-retrieve-list-of-variables-for-the-currently-executed-play-task/33292 "2020-07-01T09:09:19Z")
Recently I’ve been trying to mess a little with Ansible’s Python API (I am well aware it is not recommended, and python API is meant only for internal use, however…). My goal was to create a function that’s able to retr… --- ## [Versioning, deprecation and changelogs for community.general and community.network](https://forum.ansible.com/t/versioning-deprecation-and-changelogs-for-community-general-and-community-network/33262)
**Author:** [@felixfontein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felixfontein)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2020, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/versioning-deprecation-and-changelogs-for-community-general-and-community-network/33262 "2020-06-25T11:31:50Z")
This information can also be found in sticky locked issues in the collection GitHub repositories: https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.general/issues/582 https://github.com/ansible-collections/community.ne… --- ## [windows CPU Memory Swap-Memory utilization report in txt format](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-cpu-memory-swap-memory-utilization-report-in-txt-format/33197)
**Author:** [@Avinash\_Jadhav](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Avinash_Jadhav)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-cpu-memory-swap-memory-utilization-report-in-txt-format/33197 "2020-06-23T18:07:02Z")
Hello Ansible Team I am trying to develped below task CPU/Memory related alerts need manual intervention to review the system health against the resources consuming the CPU/MEMORY. Every time engineer needs to login to… --- ## [Keep-alive connections for httpapi plugins](https://forum.ansible.com/t/keep-alive-connections-for-httpapi-plugins/33237)
**Author:** [@Alexandru\_Obretin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alexandru_Obretin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 4:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/keep-alive-connections-for-httpapi-plugins/33237 "2020-06-23T16:42:51Z")
Hello, I am working on a custom HTTP connection plugin and some related modules in order to access a proprietary REST API. For this purpose, I have to provide capabilities for basic create/update/delete operations on di… --- ## [become\_user doesnt work and su - user in ansible shell module just hangs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-user-doesnt-work-and-su-user-in-ansible-shell-module-just-hangs/33228)
**Author:** [@chavali\_shruti](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chavali_shruti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2020, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-user-doesnt-work-and-su-user-in-ansible-shell-module-just-hangs/33228 "2020-06-23T13:00:32Z")
Hi all, Ansible version: ansible 2.8.0 config file = /ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = \['/.ansible/plugins/modules’, ‘/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules’\] ansible python module location = \*/.virtu… --- ## [Zabbix module change: zabbix\_host\_info](https://forum.ansible.com/t/zabbix-module-change-zabbix-host-info/33230)
**Author:** [@Arjan\_Goos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Arjan_Goos)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2020, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/zabbix-module-change-zabbix-host-info/33230 "2020-06-22T15:21:50Z")
I want to request an change for this module but I do not know how to do this. In the zabbix\_host\_facts.py when an host is searched the groups are not queried. When an extra option is added the groups will be queried 12… --- ## [New Ansible release 2.9.10](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-release-2-9-10/33215)
**Author:** [@relrod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/relrod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 10:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-release-2-9-10/33215 "2020-06-18T22:29:51Z")
Hi all- we're happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.9.10 is now available! How do you get it? --- ## [New release: Ansible 2.10.0a1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-2-10-0a1/33213)
**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2020, 9:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-release-ansible-2-10-0a1/33213 "2020-06-18T21:27:20Z")
Hi all- Following on the heels of the ansible-base-2.10.0b1 release, we're happy to announce that Ansible 2.10.0a1 is now available on PyPI! Ansible 2.10.0a1 includes the ansible-base package (currently at version 2.… --- ## [ansible-base 2.10.0b1 is available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-base-2-10-0b1-is-available/33207)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-base-2-10-0b1-is-available/33207 "2020-06-17T23:43:46Z")
Hi all- we’re happy to announce a beta release of the new ansible-base 2.10 package is now available! The ansible-base package consists of only the Ansible execution engine, related tools (e.g. ansible-galaxy, ansible-te… --- ## [print volume group with highest number](https://forum.ansible.com/t/print-volume-group-with-highest-number/33206)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/print-volume-group-with-highest-number/33206 "2020-06-17T22:25:44Z")
Something like this will sort the keys and use the last one. - debug: msg={{ansible\_lvm.vgs\[(ansible\_lvm.vgs.keys()|sorted|list)\[-1\]\]}} --- ## [AnsiballZ overhead when your hosts already have all modules and dependencies](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiballz-overhead-when-your-hosts-already-have-all-modules-and-dependencies/33205)
**Author:** [@Artem\_Gromov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Artem_Gromov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiballz-overhead-when-your-hosts-already-have-all-modules-and-dependencies/33205 "2020-06-17T21:13:01Z")
Hello, I am thinking about an idea to put Python and Ansible together with modules, plugins, and other dependencies into one static binary executable. Then I am going to distribute such a binary to all my hosts, includ… --- ## [Create a directory when symlink already exists](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-a-directory-when-symlink-already-exists/33166)
**Author:** [@Akansha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Akansha)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 5:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-a-directory-when-symlink-already-exists/33166 "2020-06-17T17:30:34Z")
Hi, I am new to Ansible and I have written a task to create sub directories at a given path using item/loop. The code is working in normal conditions, but it fails if soft/symbolic link already exists for any of the ite… --- ## [ansible-test and testing locally before commit](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-and-testing-locally-before-commit/33201)
**Author:** [@Sydo\_Luciani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sydo_Luciani)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2020, 2:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-and-testing-locally-before-commit/33201 "2020-06-17T14:57:20Z")
Getting error running ansible-test against the existing modules in either community.aws or amazon.aws: ansible-test sanity --test yamllint route53\_zone.py ERROR: Target pattern not matched: route53\_zone.py any idea wh… --- ## [Using environment with import\_tasks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-environment-with-import-tasks/33180)
**Author:** [@Vishal\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vishal_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-environment-with-import-tasks/33180 "2020-06-15T09:24:37Z")
I got a small question regarding ansible regarding import\_tasks and using task specific env variablesPlaybook folder structure common/a.yaml database/sometask.yaml database/sometask1.yaml Content of a.yaml- name: Some… --- ## [Feature to add retry for replicated servers in ipa\_dnsrecord](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-to-add-retry-for-replicated-servers-in-ipa-dnsrecord/33164)
**Author:** [@Nit\_P](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nit_P)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2020, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-to-add-retry-for-replicated-servers-in-ipa-dnsrecord/33164 "2020-06-12T15:50:57Z")
Hello, I am working on a FreeIPA replicated setup and have some ansible playbooks which interact with FreeIPA to create DNS records using ipa\_dnsrecord module. The current module seems to support only a single host inst… --- ## [Ansible vmware\_guest ignoring the customization for windows template builds](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vmware-guest-ignoring-the-customization-for-windows-template-builds/33147)
**Author:** [@Daryn\_Dunn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daryn_Dunn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2020, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vmware-guest-ignoring-the-customization-for-windows-template-builds/33147 "2020-06-10T18:12:35Z")
Hello everyone, I am trying to setup Ansible Tower to build machines on my VMWare 6.7 servers. I am using the vmware\_guest module, It builds the machines and all the other functions are working, but the build ignores th… --- ## [Question about azure\_rm inventories](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-about-azure-rm-inventories/32903)
**Author:** [@Tony\_Hogsten](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tony_Hogsten)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2020, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-about-azure-rm-inventories/32903 "2020-06-08T17:46:48Z")
Hey! In Ansible there is a Azure Resource manager inventory plugin that allows you to retrieve data from Azure to build an inventory. However the plugin only retrieves resource groups that contains virtual machines. Alm… --- ## [Virtual Ansible Contributor Summit + Hackathon](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virtual-ansible-contributor-summit-hackathon/32447)
**Author:** [@Carol\_Chen1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Carol_Chen1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 5:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virtual-ansible-contributor-summit-hackathon/32447 "2020-06-05T17:27:06Z")
Hi everyone, After gathering feedback and responses of your availability/preferences, we’ll like to confirm that the Virtual Ansible Contributor Summit will be held on Sunday, March 29, 2020! The date remains the same.… --- ## [Default values are also added part of user input in ansible resource modules, is this bug or by design?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/default-values-are-also-added-part-of-user-input-in-ansible-resource-modules-is-this-bug-or-by-design/33097)
**Author:** [@Mohamed\_Javeed](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mohamed_Javeed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2020, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/default-values-are-also-added-part-of-user-input-in-ansible-resource-modules-is-this-bug-or-by-design/33097 "2020-06-05T06:53:45Z")
Hi, Need clarification on Below is the configuration available in switch: name: Ethernet28 access: vlan: 11 trunk: vlan: 12 vlan: 13 Delete all allowed VLANs NOT access VLAN: name: “Delete all allowed V… --- ## [Problem with DOCUMENTATION.version\_added value in sanity tests](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-documentation-version-added-value-in-sanity-tests/33075)
**Author:** [@rhysmeister](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rhysmeister)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-documentation-version-added-value-in-sanity-tests/33075 "2020-06-02T17:49:27Z")
Hello All, For a couple of days I’ve been getting the following error in the Ansible sanity tests… ERROR: plugins/modules/cassandra\_autocompaction.py:0:0: module-invalid-version-added: DOCUMENTATION.version\_added: inva… --- ## [How to connect to cdh docker image using Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-connect-to-cdh-docker-image-using-ansible/32974)
**Author:** [@Galena\_Teneva](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Galena_Teneva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2020, 5:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-connect-to-cdh-docker-image-using-ansible/32974 "2020-06-02T17:13:33Z")
I want to use Hadoop from CDH docker image. CDH image is already installed on my machine and I can run it. docker ps -a CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS… --- ## [How to over come the password prompts while installing packages](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-over-come-the-password-prompts-while-installing-packages/32894)
**Author:** [@jayanth\_reddy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jayanth_reddy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2020, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-over-come-the-password-prompts-while-installing-packages/32894 "2020-05-30T18:07:14Z")
Hello, Hope you are doing safe and well. While I’m running apt-get install mythtv-database package I’m getting one pop-up screen (as attached)where I need to enter my database password. How can I overcome that using An… --- ## [ansible-base 2.10 beta 1 delayed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-base-2-10-beta-1-delayed/33055)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2020, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-base-2-10-beta-1-delayed/33055 "2020-05-29T21:23:10Z")
Hi all, The release of ansible-base 2.10 beta 1 (and the associated freeze) will be delayed by two weeks to Monday, June 15. There are a few features and infrastructure bits we want to make sure are included that just a… --- ## [Failed to import the required Python library (pexpect) - Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-import-the-required-python-library-pexpect-ansible/33044)
**Author:** [@Carina\_Muller](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Carina_Muller)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2020, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-import-the-required-python-library-pexpect-ansible/33044 "2020-05-28T20:01:08Z")
In my ansible playbook I am using expect module. The error that I get is: “msg”: “Failed to import the required Python library (pexpect) on quickstart.cloudera’s Python /usr/bin/python. Please read module documentation… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-developer/29.md?page=15) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-developer/29.md?page=17)