# Ansible Developer

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## [Ansible-lint new release 4.0.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-new-release-4-0-0/29220)

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**Author:** [@acrosby](https://forum.ansible.com/u/acrosby)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-new-release-4-0-0/29220 "2018-12-07T18:46:11Z")

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On Monday 17 Dec 2018 we plan to release ansible-lint 4.0.0 This is the first release since Ansible became the maintainer, see Oct 22nd mailing list post for details. The changes are summarized in the repository roadma…

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## [Ansible variables between playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-variables-between-playbooks/29216)

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**Author:** [@Revanth\_Gopu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Revanth_Gopu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-variables-between-playbooks/29216 "2018-12-07T14:08:25Z")

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I have a requirement to create directories in UNIX based on group of windows hosts. Plan is to create a playbook1 which runs against windows inventory and set a list/array using set\_stats module and utilize this variable…

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## [\<127.0.0.1\> using connection plugin network\_cli (was local)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/127-0-0-1-using-connection-plugin-network-cli-was-local/29212)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Zhitomirski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Zhitomirski)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 7, 2018, 5:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/127-0-0-1-using-connection-plugin-network-cli-was-local/29212 "2018-12-07T05:04:38Z")

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Hi! I’ve started writing a new module for managing one Aruba Cloud provider https://github.com/mz0/ansible/blob/329b9c199f/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/aruba\_smart/aruba\_smart\_vm.py and modeled my module on the digital\_o…

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## [Need review for PR issues/29811 (mysql\_user support REQUIRE NONE to remove a REQUIRE SSL "GRANT")](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-review-for-pr-issues-29811-mysql-user-support-require-none-to-remove-a-require-ssl-grant/29199)

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**Author:** [@user16](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user16)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2018, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-review-for-pr-issues-29811-mysql-user-support-require-none-to-remove-a-require-ssl-grant/29199 "2018-12-05T12:40:15Z")

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There is my PR: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/41625

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## [JBoss module enhancements PR](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jboss-module-enhancements-pr/24901)

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**Author:** [@wrefvem](https://forum.ansible.com/u/wrefvem)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jboss-module-enhancements-pr/24901 "2018-12-03T11:17:28Z")

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Hi all– I’ve submitted a PR that contains enhancements to the JBoss module that have been kicked around in the JBoss/Ansible community (there are dozens of us!!). If someone can take a look and give me some feedback, I’…

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## [Requesting help from the Ansible \*BSD community](https://forum.ansible.com/t/requesting-help-from-the-ansible-bsd-community/29168)

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**Author:** [@maxamillion](https://forum.ansible.com/u/maxamillion)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/requesting-help-from-the-ansible-bsd-community/29168 "2018-11-30T21:25:52Z")

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Hello all, I don't personally have enough experience with the BSDs to know what the correct bit of information to be looking for on the various distros is and I was hoping for some help. From the Issue Ticket: …

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## [Ansible 2.5.13, 2.6.10, and 2.7.4 are available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-13-2-6-10-and-2-7-4-are-available/29167)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-13-2-6-10-and-2-7-4-are-available/29167 "2018-11-30T19:59:19Z")

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Hi all, Ansible 2.5.13, 2.6.10, and 2.7.4 were released today. These releases only include a fix for a packaging oversight that caused Windows targets to fail execution. The new releases are available via the usual ins…

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## [Ansible 2.5.12, 2.6.9, and 2.7.3 are available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-12-2-6-9-and-2-7-3-are-available/29157)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-12-2-6-9-and-2-7-3-are-available/29157 "2018-11-30T01:01:58Z")

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Hi all, Ansible 2.5.12, 2.6.9, and 2.7.3 were released today. These releases include a fix for a reported security vulnerability CVE-2018-16859 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16859), as well as other small b…

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## [I can access ansible\_ssh\_pass but not ansible\_become\_pass?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-can-access-ansible-ssh-pass-but-not-ansible-become-pass/29059)

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**Author:** [@Lloyd\_Parkes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lloyd_Parkes)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-can-access-ansible-ssh-pass-but-not-ansible-become-pass/29059 "2018-11-28T19:52:47Z")

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Hi all, I have a playbook that needs a number of passwords. Two of the passwords are specific to the user running the playbook and so I would like to use the -K and -k command line options to ansible-playbook to allow t…

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## [SSH pseudo terminal zombied after ansible playbook exit](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-pseudo-terminal-zombied-after-ansible-playbook-exit/29145)

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**Author:** [@Geetanjali\_Gupta](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Geetanjali_Gupta)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-pseudo-terminal-zombied-after-ansible-playbook-exit/29145 "2018-11-28T18:21:23Z")

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I am running ansible-playbook inside docker container on kubernetes. It does copy task and executes a script. Uses private keys. I am invoking it using a java Process. Looks like the ssh pseudo terminals it might be open…

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## [Ansible test required before adding Module to Ansible repo using PR](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-required-before-adding-module-to-ansible-repo-using-pr/29144)

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**Author:** [@roshan\_wanaskar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/roshan_wanaskar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-test-required-before-adding-module-to-ansible-repo-using-pr/29144 "2018-11-28T16:50:29Z")

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Hi, I have made my module ready to add in cloud. Which of this test are required? Unit, Integration, Sanity? Which test are.required and what files do I need to make?

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## [Help with testing filesystem quota module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-testing-filesystem-quota-module/29088)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_Hudec](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Peter_Hudec)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2018, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-testing-filesystem-quota-module/29088 "2018-11-28T06:36:23Z")

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Hi, I was searching for filesystem quota module, but I did not found any ;( So I wrote one. The goal is to add this module in the ansible repository for everyone. code: https://github.com/hudecof/ansible\_module\_quota …

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## [Question on Ansible \*NIX packages with Python3 dependencies](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-on-ansible-nix-packages-with-python3-dependencies/29086)

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**Author:** [@EspressoBeanies](https://forum.ansible.com/u/EspressoBeanies)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2018, 3:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-on-ansible-nix-packages-with-python3-dependencies/29086 "2018-11-27T03:49:42Z")

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I checked the repos for both RedHat and Debian-based distros and saw that the latest versions of Ansible still require Python2.7 and wanted to see if there will be a point these packages flip to using Python3. I guess I …

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## [Creating Ansible Modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-ansible-modules/29079)

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**Author:** [@Tj\_Grund](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tj_Grund)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 6:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-ansible-modules/29079 "2018-11-23T18:43:29Z")

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Good afternoon, I work with a company that is trying to streamline Ansible. We were looking if to see if there were specific training on creating modules. We have Ciena switches that this will be used for. I already hav…

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## [Big PR review for Ansible - All welcome 2018-11-29](https://forum.ansible.com/t/big-pr-review-for-ansible-all-welcome-2018-11-29/29106)

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**Author:** [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 23, 2018, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/big-pr-review-for-ansible-all-welcome-2018-11-29/29106 "2018-11-23T18:40:03Z")

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Thursday 29th November 2018 from 0900 UTC till late Ansible is a very popular project by any metric. Our awesome community contributes lots of Pull Requests (PRs) every month. Unfortunately the volume of incoming PRs me…

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## [My Newmodule pull request is idle](https://forum.ansible.com/t/my-newmodule-pull-request-is-idle/29045)

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**Author:** [@Rajeev\_Arakkal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rajeev_Arakkal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 11:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/my-newmodule-pull-request-is-idle/29045 "2018-11-22T11:39:21Z")

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https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/46675 It will be great if I get some guidence on what next on how to my module reviewed. “bot\_status” responding the its “waiting\_on: maintainer.” With Regards Rajeev

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## [Curl Command Equivalent in Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/curl-command-equivalent-in-ansible/29092)

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**Author:** [@Bishwajit\_Samanta](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bishwajit_Samanta)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2018, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/curl-command-equivalent-in-ansible/29092 "2018-11-22T10:19:33Z")

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Dear Team, I am trying to use uri module in ansible, can anybody help me with that. Actual Command: curl -XPUT --insecure -u admin:admin “https://127.0.0.1:9640/\*/\_settings” -H ‘Content-Type: application/json’ -d ‘{ “…

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## [Playbook on both Linux and Windows](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-on-both-linux-and-windows/29061)

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**Author:** [@daniel.hand](https://forum.ansible.com/u/daniel.hand)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2018, 10:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-on-both-linux-and-windows/29061 "2018-11-19T10:07:07Z")

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Hey! I’m attempting to add a Windows element to one of my Linux playbooks. They’re both separate roles at the moment. The Linux one has hosts set to localhost, but the Windows part needs to be delegated elsewhere, AND …

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## [SSH copy id - permission denied](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-copy-id-permission-denied/29039)

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**Author:** [@Arvind\_Thatikonda](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Arvind_Thatikonda)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 17, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-copy-id-permission-denied/29039 "2018-11-17T14:45:09Z")

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I created an ansible control server and client. I generated the ssh keys on the control server, used the ssh-copy-id to copy the keys to client server. I get permission denied /usr/bin/ssh-copy-id: INFO: Source of key(s…

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## [module hangs at "getting output with communicate()"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-hangs-at-getting-output-with-communicate/29052)

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**Author:** [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-hangs-at-getting-output-with-communicate/29052 "2018-11-16T15:30:09Z")

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while trying to get a new module for editing aix config files running the following occurs. at first run the entries gets successfully added to the file, but at the second run (check mode ?) the module hangs with the men…

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## [random list choice within a retries loop](https://forum.ansible.com/t/random-list-choice-within-a-retries-loop/29048)

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**Author:** [@Doug\_Bridgens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Doug_Bridgens)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/random-list-choice-within-a-retries-loop/29048 "2018-11-16T14:44:39Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create new environments, each with a distinct name. Multiple people can run the playbook to create an environment, so I have to avoid conflicts. I have a list of ~200 moon names, and I am trying to gr…

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## [new module: TypeError: 'NoneType' object is not iterable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-module-typeerror-nonetype-object-is-not-iterable/29033)

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**Author:** [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-module-typeerror-nonetype-object-is-not-iterable/29033 "2018-11-16T12:49:48Z")

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im trying to programm a new ansible module. while testing i get the following error. Traceback (most recent call last): File “/tmp/ansible\_EHl4xq/ansible\_module\_aix\_stanza.py”, line 276, in main() File “/tmp/ansible…

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## [Ansible 2.6.8 is available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-6-8-is-available/29042)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_Clay1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Clay1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 16, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-6-8-is-available/29042 "2018-11-16T03:07:16Z")

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Hi all – we’re happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.6.8 is now available! How do you get it?

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## [host unreachable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-unreachable/28806)

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**Author:** [@maryam\_da](https://forum.ansible.com/u/maryam_da)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 8:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-unreachable/28806 "2018-11-15T20:53:41Z")

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hi i have two hosts and i need to run my playbook only on one of them. i.e host A is always the target, unless it is not reachable. in this case, host B will be the target. but the point is that if host A is reachable …

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## [Galaxy 3.1 releasing 16 Nov 2018](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-3-1-releasing-16-nov-2018/29037)

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**Author:** [@chousekn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chousekn)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-3-1-releasing-16-nov-2018/29037 "2018-11-15T14:45:21Z")

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The Galaxy team will be deploying version 3.1 this Friday, 16 Nov 2018. The release will happen around 3 AM Eastern on Friday. We don’t anticipate any downtime, but should problems arise, watch for updates on the Ansible…

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## [tasks: New max\_concurrent support PR#42528](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tasks-new-max-concurrent-support-pr-42528/29027)

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**Author:** [@twoerner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/twoerner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tasks-new-max-concurrent-support-pr-42528/29027 "2018-11-14T13:49:44Z")

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Hello, I have submitted the PR #42528 some time ago to limit number of concurrent executions for a single task. Here is the PR: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/42528 Here is the issue: https://github.com/ansib…

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## [Setting notifications email as build user](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-notifications-email-as-build-user/29009)

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**Author:** [@Josh\_B](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Josh_B)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-notifications-email-as-build-user/29009 "2018-11-12T16:27:34Z")

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Hello everyone. We recently stumbled upon AWX’s notification feature. This is a great feature when doing ec2 creation. I see there is a way to add email recipients. Is there a way to make this send to the user logged in…

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## [rootsh in Ansible for privilege escalation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rootsh-in-ansible-for-privilege-escalation/29006)

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**Author:** [@write\_Bapun](https://forum.ansible.com/u/write_Bapun)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rootsh-in-ansible-for-privilege-escalation/29006 "2018-11-12T14:17:47Z")

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Hello All, I am looking if Ansible supports rootsh for privilege escalation. I have tried all possible ways but i am not successful yet. Documenation: https://linux.die.net/man/1/rootsh If there is no module/plugin pr…

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## [deep nested argument-spec is not getting validated](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deep-nested-argument-spec-is-not-getting-validated/28984)

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**Author:** [@Suhas\_Bharadwaj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Suhas_Bharadwaj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deep-nested-argument-spec-is-not-getting-validated/28984 "2018-11-12T09:14:20Z")

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I’am writing a new module and the argument spec is like this member\_spec = dict( pwwn=dict(required=True, type=‘str’, aliases=\[‘interface’, ‘device-alias’\]), devtype=dict(type=‘str’, choices=\[‘initiator’, ‘target’, ‘b…

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## [Jenkin Jobs are failing because it is not able to access the mapped n/w drive](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jenkin-jobs-are-failing-because-it-is-not-able-to-access-the-mapped-n-w-drive/29004)

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**Author:** [@Kavya\_bhandari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kavya_bhandari)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2018, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jenkin-jobs-are-failing-because-it-is-not-able-to-access-the-mapped-n-w-drive/29004 "2018-11-12T09:01:54Z")

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Hi please help to resolve the following issue . hosts: become\_user: become\_method: runas tasks: name: to start bat file win\_scheduled\_task: name: task name here username: \<domain\\user\> password: actions: pa…

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