# Ansible Developer

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## [Ansible 2.3 Feature Freeze is Coming!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-3-feature-freeze-is-coming/23586)

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**Author:** [@jmckerr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jmckerr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 29, 2017, 10:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-3-feature-freeze-is-coming/23586 "2017-01-29T10:59:00Z")

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As you all know, the next version of the open source Ansible project (version 2.3) is currently in development. Our first freeze is the Core Feature Freeze. This means that all feature work for the Ansible Core engine wi…

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## [Sqitch - is everything ok with my new module?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sqitch-is-everything-ok-with-my-new-module/23573)

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**Author:** [@Dawid\_Wolski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dawid_Wolski)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sqitch-is-everything-ok-with-my-new-module/23573 "2017-01-28T15:42:24Z")

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Hi, I would like to ask if everything is ok with my new module. It is a module to work with sqitch - open-source database change management system. Because there is no API I just execute prepared commands. Added value o…

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## [Adding, removing and updating mount options in /etc/fstab (3rdparty Module + Feature suggestion)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-removing-and-updating-mount-options-in-etc-fstab-3rdparty-module-feature-suggestion/23582)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Lutonsky](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_Lutonsky)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 28, 2017, 12:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-removing-and-updating-mount-options-in-etc-fstab-3rdparty-module-feature-suggestion/23582 "2017-01-28T00:31:15Z")

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Hi all, ansibles mount-module\[1\] already offers almost everything you'd want to do with a mount point. Of course it is also able to set the whole list of mount options as a string (for example \`rw,noatime\`). But there…

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## [Complex conditionals in retry-until](https://forum.ansible.com/t/complex-conditionals-in-retry-until/23551)

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**Author:** [@Dan\_Helyar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dan_Helyar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/complex-conditionals-in-retry-until/23551 "2017-01-24T16:17:54Z")

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I have the following ec2 task: # Provision EC2 instances using variables set in the role vars file - name: Provision EC2 instances ec2: assign\_public\_ip: yes aws\_access\_key: "{{ aws\_akey }}" aws\_secret\_key: "{{ aws\_ske…

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## [Uncompress module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/uncompress-module/23550)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Mainguy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonathan_Mainguy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 24, 2017, 4:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/uncompress-module/23550 "2017-01-24T16:08:35Z")

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I wrote an uncompress module awhile back and did’nt keep up with it enough to get merged in. I believe other people are working on uncompress / compress stuff at the moment. Is there any value in https://github.com/ansi…

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## [BOT updates.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bot-updates/23538)

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**Author:** [@jtanner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jtanner)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bot-updates/23538 "2017-01-23T19:49:12Z")

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I wanted to point out a few recent changes to ansibullbot/“ansibot”. First off, all the code is publicly available at https://github.com/ansible/ansibullbot should you have any desire to see how it works. The codebase h…

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## [Using an int for task name](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-an-int-for-task-name/23530)

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**Author:** [@Rob\_Cutmore](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rob_Cutmore)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2017, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-an-int-for-task-name/23530 "2017-01-23T13:35:43Z")

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Hello, I’m looking to contribute to Ansible and started looking at this issue: Github #19520. Is using an int as a task name is expected to work? I’m guessing not since it isn’t permitted for role names (this is checke…

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## [Inventory plugin for Packet host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-plugin-for-packet-host/23518)

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**Author:** [@Tomas\_Karasek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tomas_Karasek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-plugin-for-packet-host/23518 "2017-01-20T18:24:22Z")

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Hello, I am now looking on dynamic inventory script for the Packet host (https://packet.net). I noticed there is a PR: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/17820 I treid to do some review. I would really like to …

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## [Ansible control via Windows Subsystem for Linux: still "not a goal"?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-control-via-windows-subsystem-for-linux-still-not-a-goal/23371)

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**Author:** [@Rich\_Fletcher](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rich_Fletcher)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 20, 2017, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-control-via-windows-subsystem-for-linux-still-not-a-goal/23371 "2017-01-20T13:49:43Z")

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Windows control machine support has long been explicitly declared as not a goal for the project: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro\_windows.html#reminder-you-must-have-a-linux-control-machine If I recall, this state…

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## [How to run Playbook by using PHP ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-run-playbook-by-using-php/23495)

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**Author:** [@Satish](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Satish)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 18, 2017, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-run-playbook-by-using-php/23495 "2017-01-18T17:04:17Z")

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Hello Team, Can anyone tell me, how to run Ansible PlayBook by using PHP ?? Thanking you.

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## [multiple commands in single ssh connection](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-commands-in-single-ssh-connection/23482)

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**Author:** [@Anand\_Dasari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anand_Dasari)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 10:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-commands-in-single-ssh-connection/23482 "2017-01-17T22:55:36Z")

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Hi does any body know how to run multiple commands in single ssh connection i have the code command: “{{ item }}” with\_items: /bin/sh test.sh /bin/sh test2.sh when run this i can see “ESTABLISH SSH CONNECTION for …

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## [Ansible role to deploy on weblogic](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-role-to-deploy-on-weblogic/23478)

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**Author:** [@Anand\_Dasari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anand_Dasari)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-role-to-deploy-on-weblogic/23478 "2017-01-17T15:57:46Z")

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Hi did anybody succeed with unusable role/play to connect to weblogic on t3s protocol? as i was able to use regular python scripts using normal t3 protocol as wlst.sh {{ env variables }} {{ pythonscript}} but with t3…

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## [Remote Env Setup Queries](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remote-env-setup-queries/23433)

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**Author:** [@John\_Patrick](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Patrick)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remote-env-setup-queries/23433 "2017-01-17T15:53:17Z")

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I’m working on a custom module but having issues with the environment setup on the remote server. How should the remote environment variables be correctly setup. I’ve been looking here http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/de…

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## [NPM module --no-optional param](https://forum.ansible.com/t/npm-module-no-optional-param/23471)

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**Author:** [@Rodrigo\_Vieira](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rodrigo_Vieira)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2017, 12:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/npm-module-no-optional-param/23471 "2017-01-17T00:50:43Z")

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Hey everyone, I need to add this param on my npm install. I created a commit, it’s okay send a PR or I should do something before? Thank you!

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## [PostgreSQL query and dealing with results](https://forum.ansible.com/t/postgresql-query-and-dealing-with-results/23469)

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**Author:** [@Christian\_Tardif](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christian_Tardif)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 16, 2017, 8:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/postgresql-query-and-dealing-with-results/23469 "2017-01-16T20:55:06Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to build an ansible playbook that would be able to execute a SQL query and then parse the command output to play with the data and update some stuff from it. My SQL request looks like: SELECT row\_to\_jso…

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## [Text::FastTemplate  module is missing missing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/text-fasttemplate-module-is-missing-missing/23462)

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**Author:** [@bohdan\_kalytovskyy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bohdan_kalytovskyy)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 15, 2017, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/text-fasttemplate-module-is-missing-missing/23462 "2017-01-15T18:39:04Z")

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Hello all, trying to install perl module Text::FastTemplate using cpan on ubuntu. Tried using this http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/cpanm\_module.html but keep getting error that module is missing. How can i make this hap…

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## [Using rabbitmq\_user module with multiple permissions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-rabbitmq-user-module-with-multiple-permissions/23459)

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**Author:** [@Dan82](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dan82)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-rabbitmq-user-module-with-multiple-permissions/23459 "2017-01-14T17:31:54Z")

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Hello, I’m working on a rabbitmqAnsible role and I have to write the task dedicated to users creation and configuration. I defined the following variable in my playbook: vars: rabbitmq\_resources: type\_resource: “vho…

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## [Parse error at Handler](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parse-error-at-handler/23460)

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**Author:** [@Ram\_P](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ram_P)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2017, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parse-error-at-handler/23460 "2017-01-14T16:13:13Z")

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Hi All, I have started learning ansible, and written a playbook. — # This is my first playbook to install httpd (apache webserver) hosts: test.server.com sudo: yes connection: ssh user: ansibleuser tasks: name: I…

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## [Ansible update on CVE and Versions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-update-on-cve-and-versions/23454)

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**Author:** [@jmckerr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jmckerr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2017, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-update-on-cve-and-versions/23454 "2017-01-13T14:50:28Z")

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To All in the Ansible Community, As you’ve likely heard, Computest.nl reported a security vulnerability to the Ansible Core engineering team and Red Hat Security. The Ansible Core team has been working hard to fix the i…

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## [Developers Guide](https://forum.ansible.com/t/developers-guide/23442)

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**Author:** [@oleg\_mukolaichenko](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oleg_mukolaichenko)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 12, 2017, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/developers-guide/23442 "2017-01-12T11:02:05Z")

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Hello buddies, I wanna make some changes for fixing bugs in Ansible (my favourite infrastructure automation tool). Please, tell me where I can find manual like ‘getting started’, or ‘developers guide’? At this moment …

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## ["stableinterface" Module Status Question](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stableinterface-module-status-question/23425)

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**Author:** [@Valentyn\_Boginskey](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Valentyn_Boginskey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stableinterface-module-status-question/23425 "2017-01-11T15:28:23Z")

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Hi, I’d like to propose a simple improvement to the ec2\_lc module. The module has a user\_data parameter that allows the user to pass an opaque blob of data to any instances launched with this launch configuration. Howev…

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## [ERROR COMES WHEN ADD LDAP ENTRY](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-comes-when-add-ldap-entry/23431)

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**Author:** [@Arvind\_Jha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Arvind_Jha)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 11, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-comes-when-add-ldap-entry/23431 "2017-01-11T10:44:08Z")

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when i want to add ldap entry in bdb database using ansible following error is comming please help me out. fatal: \[IP: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “failed”: true, “module\_stderr”: “”, “module\_stdout”: “Traceback (most…

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## [ENCOUNTERING MODULE FAILURE Error while using IOS\_template module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/encountering-module-failure-error-while-using-ios-template-module/23396)

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**Author:** [@sgampawa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sgampawa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/encountering-module-failure-error-while-using-ios-template-module/23396 "2017-01-08T17:51:55Z")

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Hello, I am writing simple playbook to add configuration in Cisco 2800 router using jinja2 templates,Where I am able to generate Configuration file using Template module.But after generating the configuration file i.e. …

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## [nxos\_vpc\_portchannel](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nxos-vpc-portchannel/23407)

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**Author:** [@John\_Smith2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Smith2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2017, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nxos-vpc-portchannel/23407 "2017-01-08T14:44:30Z")

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Hi, started looking at automation for Cisco Nexus devices. Have a feeling it is a bit too subdivided. An extreme example is “nxos\_vpc\_portchannel” module, making port-channel VPC instead of simple link bundle. IMHO this…

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## [Callback Plugins capture output when using 'With\_items'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugins-capture-output-when-using-with-items/23401)

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**Author:** [@Matt4](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt4)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugins-capture-output-when-using-with-items/23401 "2017-01-06T22:15:15Z")

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Hi , I have ansible tasks that prints the values in the logs through loop using with-items. Any idea on capturing the output in my custom callback plugin when I use ‘With-items’. If it is a single item, it works perfect…

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## [ec2\_eni module should honour description for uniqueness](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-eni-module-should-honour-description-for-uniqueness/23399)

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**Author:** [@Vasco\_Figueira](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vasco_Figueira)\
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**Last updated:** [January 6, 2017, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-eni-module-should-honour-description-for-uniqueness/23399 "2017-01-06T16:58:07Z")

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Hi, Just filed https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/19972 “The ec2\_eni module does not create a new ENI and instead updates the description of an existing ENI that matches its other args. This is important for the…

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## [Plugins in roles](https://forum.ansible.com/t/plugins-in-roles/14430)

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**Author:** [@Jakub\_Warmuz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jakub_Warmuz)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/plugins-in-roles/14430 "2017-01-05T22:09:11Z")

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Sorry if that's been already been discussed... It's currently possible to include modules under \<rolename\>/library and, surprisingly, it's not possible to do the same with plugins, i.e. to put them into the respective…

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## [Playbook error "... is not JSON serializable"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-error-is-not-json-serializable/23378)

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**Author:** [@Ep1c\_F4iL](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ep1c_F4iL)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-error-is-not-json-serializable/23378 "2017-01-05T09:14:31Z")

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Hi, I am writing a custom module on AIX machines in this case the SUMA command. I have the following error : ansible-playbook test\_suma\_download.yml … An exception occurred during task execution. To see the full tra…

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## [Variabla variable name, or dynamic variables...](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variabla-variable-name-or-dynamic-variables/23382)

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**Author:** [@Christian\_Tardif](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christian_Tardif)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2017, 2:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variabla-variable-name-or-dynamic-variables/23382 "2017-01-05T02:25:15Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to accomplish something like this. I have a variable defined with register. Let’s call it just json output. That’s a json output from an API. Content look like: { “my.server”: { “not\_after”: “2019-11-…

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## [Blocked by shippable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/blocked-by-shippable/23355)

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**Author:** [@Adrian\_Freihofer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adrian_Freihofer)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2017, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/blocked-by-shippable/23355 "2017-01-03T22:52:51Z")

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Hi, I tried to place a pull request. Now I’m stucked with a failed test executed by shippable. I cannot see a relation between the failure and my code changes. Is there somebody who could check this? I guess the blocke…

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