# Ansible Developer

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## [Status of PR #45049](https://forum.ansible.com/t/status-of-pr-45049/28684)

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**Author:** [@newtonne](https://forum.ansible.com/u/newtonne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 1, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/status-of-pr-45049/28684 "2018-10-01T17:17:11Z")

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Hi, Are you able to tell me what PR #45049 is waiting on? I ask because another PR I recently submitted was held up because of an issue with ansibullbot and it looks like the same thing has happened here. Thanks.

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## [Issue #45948 - Netbox Modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-45948-netbox-modules/28689)

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**Author:** [@Mikhail\_Yohman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mikhail_Yohman)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2018, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-45948-netbox-modules/28689 "2018-09-30T23:23:18Z")

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Here is the link: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/45948 I was hoping to get some peer review on the first module I have made for interacting with Netbox to see if the code makes sense and where any improvement…

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## [Ansible - Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-failed-to-add-the-host-to-the-list-of-known-hosts/28680)

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**Author:** [@Riahi\_Mohamed-Amine](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Riahi_Mohamed-Amine)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 29, 2018, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-failed-to-add-the-host-to-the-list-of-known-hosts/28680 "2018-09-29T12:44:42Z")

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Hi i’m trying to run may first playbook with become\_user : cftadmin and i got this error msg : fatal: \[ANS\_IAWGAP01\]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “module\_stderr”: “Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts (/…

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## [Ansible 2.6.5 is available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-6-5-is-available/28681)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_Clay1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Clay1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-6-5-is-available/28681 "2018-09-28T23:33:41Z")

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Hi all – we’re happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.6.5 is now available! How do you get it?

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## [Ansible - Azure Cloud module - azure\_rm\_loadbalancer - Query on backend\_availability\_pools](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-azure-cloud-module-azure-rm-loadbalancer-query-on-backend-availability-pools/28674)

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**Author:** [@AnsibleDev](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AnsibleDev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-azure-cloud-module-azure-rm-loadbalancer-query-on-backend-availability-pools/28674 "2018-09-28T16:24:46Z")

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Hi, In Azure portal, when I created Load Balancer, in the Backend Pool section, I had associated an availability set. From the availability set, I was able to add the VMs configured in that availability set to the Load …

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## [Ansible-2.7.0rc4 released](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-7-0rc4-released/28671)

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**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 1:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-7-0rc4-released/28671 "2018-09-28T01:28:01Z")

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Hi all- we're happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.7.0rc4 is now available! How do you get it?

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## [Ansible 2.5.10 is available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-10-is-available/28670)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2018, 12:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-10-is-available/28670 "2018-09-28T00:15:16Z")

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Hi all- we’re happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.5.10 is now available! How do you get it?

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## [Ansible Tower - MS Azure RM Credentials](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-ms-azure-rm-credentials/28667)

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**Author:** [@AnsibleDev](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AnsibleDev)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2018, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-ms-azure-rm-credentials/28667 "2018-09-27T17:38:55Z")

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Hi, I was trying out the Azure sample programs through ansible playbook and one of them is provided in the below link. https://github.com/Azure-Samples/ansible-playbooks/blob/master/vm\_create.yml I was able to create …

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## [Error with win\_ping playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-with-win-ping-playbook/28654)

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**Author:** [@Yann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Yann)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 26, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-with-win-ping-playbook/28654 "2018-09-26T11:25:44Z")

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Hi, I meet the next pb when I run the module win\_ping with playbook. EXEC (via pipeline wrapper) The full traceback is: Au caract?re Ligne:4 : 3^M + & "^@^@^@C^@^@^@:^@^@^@\\^@^@^@U^@^@^@s^@^@^@e^@^@^@r^@^@^@s^@^@^@\\^@^…

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## [Custom Connection Plugins - A new one: AWS Run Command](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-connection-plugins-a-new-one-aws-run-command/21270)

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**Author:** [@Fran\_Fitzpatrick](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fran_Fitzpatrick)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [September 24, 2018, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-connection-plugins-a-new-one-aws-run-command/21270 "2018-09-24T13:33:40Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve been working on a custom connection plugin to be used with AWS Run Command, allowing Ansible to be run natively on AWS instances that have the SSM agent installed and the proper IAM permissions/roles a…

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## [Variable values not being passed to script inside ansible commandline](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-values-not-being-passed-to-script-inside-ansible-commandline/28633)

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**Author:** [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 22, 2018, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-values-not-being-passed-to-script-inside-ansible-commandline/28633 "2018-09-22T09:42:06Z")

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Why do you spam the developer list with user question? You have already posted to the user list so this is simply unnecessary behaviour.

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## [Ansible-2.7.0rc3](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-7-0rc3/28620)

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**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-7-0rc3/28620 "2018-09-21T03:28:03Z")

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Hi all- we're happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.7.0rc3 is now available! How do you get it?

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## [Connecting through terminal emulation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connecting-through-terminal-emulation/28573)

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**Author:** [@eggyal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/eggyal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connecting-through-terminal-emulation/28573 "2018-09-18T20:30:12Z")

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I’m looking to target a machine that is connected to the controller as a terminal (tty) device. It looks like ansible doesn’t ship with a suitable connection plugin for this—but before I set about trying to write one: (…

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## [fix ready for 'datadog\_monitor does not interpret the silenced parameter'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fix-ready-for-datadog-monitor-does-not-interpret-the-silenced-parameter/28587)

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**Author:** [@tczajka](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tczajka)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fix-ready-for-datadog-monitor-does-not-interpret-the-silenced-parameter/28587 "2018-09-17T12:16:01Z")

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Hi, I have investigated and created a fix for issue https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/43918#issuecomment-420954137 I am new to ansible dev community. I’ve created a branch but I am not allowed to push that to …

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## [I am new to ansible module i would like to understand the below code snippet in ios\_vlan.py module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-am-new-to-ansible-module-i-would-like-to-understand-the-below-code-snippet-in-ios-vlan-py-module/28333)

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**Author:** [@Bharathi\_M](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bharathi_M)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 11:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-am-new-to-ansible-module-i-would-like-to-understand-the-below-code-snippet-in-ios-vlan-py-module/28333 "2018-09-17T11:25:58Z")

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Hi all, I would like to understand the below code snippet in ios\_vlan.py, elif set(interfaces) != set(obj\_in\_have\['interfaces'\]): On what scenario the above code snippet will get executed. Thanks, Bharathi

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## [Ansible Contributor Summit 6 (Part of AnsibleFest 2018 Austin, Texas)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-6-part-of-ansiblefest-2018-austin-texas/28244)

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**Author:** [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 10:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-6-part-of-ansiblefest-2018-austin-texas/28244 "2018-09-17T10:48:23Z")

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We are happy to announce our sixth Ansible Contributors Summit! AnsibleFest Austin (http://www.ansible.com/ansiblefest) will be on both Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd October 2018, and the Contributor Summit will also be…

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## [Contributing modules to Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/contributing-modules-to-ansible/28282)

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**Author:** [@saranyasridharan17](https://forum.ansible.com/u/saranyasridharan17)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 17, 2018, 10:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/contributing-modules-to-ansible/28282 "2018-09-17T10:46:05Z")

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Hi Fellows, I am trying to learn more about ansible and I want to contribute useful modules as I go deep in learning. I have followed document and created a module. Document says I have to do unit and sanity testing. Ho…

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## [Ansible 2.7.0rc2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-7-0rc2/28571)

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**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 11:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-7-0rc2/28571 "2018-09-13T23:50:49Z")

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Hi all- we're happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.7.0rc2 is now available! How do you get it?

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## [When can we remove the prohibition on requests?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/when-can-we-remove-the-prohibition-on-requests/28568)

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**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/when-can-we-remove-the-prohibition-on-requests/28568 "2018-09-13T20:23:03Z")

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When RHEL5 went EOL we talked about dropping the prohibition on modules using the requests library (directly.... many modules use requests indirectly through their dependencies) but someone said "there's other distros…

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## [Cycle ansible tasks until something happens](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cycle-ansible-tasks-until-something-happens/20272)

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**Author:** [@Patrick\_Pelinski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Patrick_Pelinski)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 12, 2018, 6:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cycle-ansible-tasks-until-something-happens/20272 "2018-09-12T06:59:00Z")

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Hi there, is it possible to cycle/loop through certain tasks until something is happening? Im using ansible to deploy windows updates via cygwin/sshd-server, but the host needs multiple restarts and times to get finall…

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## [needs\_triage label](https://forum.ansible.com/t/needs-triage-label/28531)

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**Author:** [@panthip\_pooput](https://forum.ansible.com/u/panthip_pooput)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/needs-triage-label/28531 "2018-09-10T14:06:36Z")

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Hello All, I’m researcher who studying about the Ansible labels. Could you please tell me what’s the meaning of “needs\_triage” label? The meaning on GitHub describe that “This issue/PR needs a first human triage before…

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## [Ansible 2.5.9 is available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-9-is-available/28538)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2018, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-9-is-available/28538 "2018-09-10T12:04:05Z")

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Hi all- we’re happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.5.9 is now available! How do you get it?

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## [Right way to pass a command to command module when using \_execute\_module in custom action plugin](https://forum.ansible.com/t/right-way-to-pass-a-command-to-command-module-when-using-execute-module-in-custom-action-plugin/28532)

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**Author:** [@Sankaravadivel\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sankaravadivel_S)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2018, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/right-way-to-pass-a-command-to-command-module-when-using-execute-module-in-custom-action-plugin/28532 "2018-09-08T14:47:12Z")

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I am building a custom action plugin and I am trying to invoke the command module using ActionBase.\_execute\_module. But unfortunately, I couldn’t find any document or samples showing how to pass the command to module\_arg…

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## [Ansible 2.6.4 is available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-6-4-is-available/28526)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_Clay1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Clay1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-6-4-is-available/28526 "2018-09-07T05:25:01Z")

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Hi all – we’re happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.6.4 is now available! How do you get it?

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## [Ansible 2.7.0rc1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-7-0rc1/28523)

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**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-7-0rc1/28523 "2018-09-07T03:11:41Z")

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Hi all- we're happy to announce that Ansible 2.7.0 release candidate 1 is now available! How do you get it?

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## [Package Installation Without Dependencies](https://forum.ansible.com/t/package-installation-without-dependencies/28505)

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**Author:** [@andrew.tauferner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/andrew.tauferner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/package-installation-without-dependencies/28505 "2018-09-05T18:45:07Z")

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I’m familiar with the zypper module and some other installers but none of them seem to give one complete control over package dependency requirements. The disable\_recommends argument is really just /usr/bin/zypper’s –no-…

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## [Ansible Tower Windows SSH Support](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-windows-ssh-support/28495)

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**Author:** [@RajaGopalan\_Shanmuga](https://forum.ansible.com/u/RajaGopalan_Shanmuga)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2018, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-windows-ssh-support/28495 "2018-09-05T01:24:31Z")

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When would we have SSH Support for Windows instead WinRM , WinRM is not allowed in our enterprise. Thanks Raja UPMC

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## [Need help with set\_fact at playbook level.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-set-fact-at-playbook-level/28494)

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**Author:** [@tabletpfb2018](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tabletpfb2018)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 4, 2018, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-set-fact-at-playbook-level/28494 "2018-09-04T16:25:45Z")

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Hi all, I have a playbook that receives a paramer and based in this we need to set a second variable to stablich the number of instances running. I have used set\_fact several times in task and roles such as: set\_fact…

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## [How to define workflow templates on specific host/group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-define-workflow-templates-on-specific-host-group/28491)

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**Author:** [@user25](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user25)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-define-workflow-templates-on-specific-host-group/28491 "2018-09-03T13:22:49Z")

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Hi, My goal is to define a set of workflow templates, each running on a different host/group. I don’t want to define a set of different job templates that do the same tasks for each host/group. I failed to define the …

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## [openssl genrsa require password in ansible script](https://forum.ansible.com/t/openssl-genrsa-require-password-in-ansible-script/28488)

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**Author:** [@Pradeep\_Drall](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pradeep_Drall)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2018, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/openssl-genrsa-require-password-in-ansible-script/28488 "2018-09-01T23:06:37Z")

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when I run below mentioned commands to generate RSA and csr in linux prompt , its require a password (Enter pass phrase for pradeep.key) and mention there “abc” password. Please do let me know how to capture this passwor…

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