# Ansible Developer **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-developer/29.md?page=58 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 59 --- ## [Correct way to get ansible and modules from github and how to keep it tracking devel?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/correct-way-to-get-ansible-and-modules-from-github-and-how-to-keep-it-tracking-devel/21365)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Tanner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bob_Tanner)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 5, 2016, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/correct-way-to-get-ansible-and-modules-from-github-and-how-to-keep-it-tracking-devel/21365 "2016-05-05T20:29:07Z")
Got a new Mac and decided to get ansible from github vs copying it from my old Mac. $ git --version git version 2.8.2 $ git clone https://github.com/ansible/ansible.git $ git submodule update --init --recursive $ … --- ## [GIThub, Jenkins and Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-jenkins-and-ansible/21325)
**Author:** [@abidewan7](https://forum.ansible.com/u/abidewan7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/github-jenkins-and-ansible/21325 "2016-05-04T21:54:23Z")
Hi Guys, I’m looking for a step by step process to configure GitHub, Jenkins (CI) and Ansible (CD) so that a code from local machine to → Github → Jenkins (CI) → Ansible (CD) → local or EC2 can be deployed. Also lookin… --- ## [Ansible Error while running Anible-playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-error-while-running-anible-playbook/21351)
**Author:** [@pvlrjr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pvlrjr)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 9:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-error-while-running-anible-playbook/21351 "2016-05-04T09:07:27Z")
Hi All, We are using ansible version 2.0.1.0. While running ansible-playbook we are getting Modules Related and SSH related errors. For your reference please find below logs. Password less authentication is also there … --- ## [Ansible ping module query.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ping-module-query/21350)
**Author:** [@Joy\_Dsouza](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joy_Dsouza)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2016, 5:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ping-module-query/21350 "2016-05-04T05:49:27Z")
Hello, I am new to Ansible. I have a list of server ip’s and I am using ping module to check if the servers are reachable or not. When I pass the password it works fine, However when I pass the private key it works fo… --- ## [Ansible marathon module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-marathon-module/19764)
**Author:** [@Ahmad\_Aabed](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ahmad_Aabed)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 10:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-marathon-module/19764 "2016-05-03T22:14:51Z")
Hello, I think it will be nice to have a module to provision mesos machines using marathon I don't know if there is someone working on it now,but if not i'd like to work on it --- ## [ansible.cfg overrides](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-cfg-overrides/21345)
**Author:** [@Dusan\_Matejka](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dusan_Matejka)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2016, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-cfg-overrides/21345 "2016-05-03T20:15:15Z")
Hello, We are using multiple ansible playbook repositories in our company. While we want to make some configuration directives local only for a specific repository, there are some which need to be defined for every curr… --- ## [Query Regarding when condition](https://forum.ansible.com/t/query-regarding-when-condition/21314)
**Author:** [@Suresh\_Uppu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Suresh_Uppu)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2016, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/query-regarding-when-condition/21314 "2016-05-02T06:21:34Z")
Hi, I am installing python-setuptools. I am have my play book like that to insatll on Suse and Redhat name: installing python-setuptools yum: name=python-setuptools state=latest when: ansible\_os\_family == “RedHat” … --- ## [Linux shadow password file chage module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/linux-shadow-password-file-chage-module/21320)
**Author:** [@John\_Buxton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Buxton)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/linux-shadow-password-file-chage-module/21320 "2016-05-01T09:28:32Z")
Hello Ansible Developers, A little while ago I wrote an Ansible “chage” module in Python. https://galaxy.ansible.com/lqueryvg/chage/ It provides proper & efficient read & write access to the Linux /etc/shadow file via… --- ## [ansible integration tests initiative](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-integration-tests-initiative/21318)
**Author:** [@Rene\_Moser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rene_Moser)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2016, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-integration-tests-initiative/21318 "2016-04-30T11:26:58Z")
Hi To fast forward running integratino tests on outstanding PRs, I created a simple integration test setup to run tests on any PR by giving a few parameters. I started to run integration tests on Debian related distr… --- ## [Distribution Version detection: please test and add more test cases](https://forum.ansible.com/t/distribution-version-detection-please-test-and-add-more-test-cases/21291)
**Author:** [@Robin\_Roth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Robin_Roth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2016, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/distribution-version-detection-please-test-and-add-more-test-cases/21291 "2016-04-29T08:04:01Z")
Hello, the code that fills the ‘ansible\_distribution\_\*’ variables grew fairly complex, so I cleaned it up. This was merged to devel (for 2.2) today, see https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/15221 While cleaning it u… --- ## [Problems On v2 S3 Checksum Overwrite](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-on-v2-s3-checksum-overwrite/21305)
**Author:** [@Tennis\_Smith](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tennis_Smith)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 5:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-on-v2-s3-checksum-overwrite/21305 "2016-04-28T17:00:26Z")
Hi Guys, Opened this months ago, but nothing has happened. Its a pretty significant problem, so the hope was it would have gotten some attention by now. Is there something I need to add? TIA, -T --- ## [Ansible parsing error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-parsing-error/21298)
**Author:** [@anderson.goulart](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anderson.goulart)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-parsing-error/21298 "2016-04-28T13:48:58Z")
Hi, I am struggling with an issue that seems to be a bug introduced in newer versions of ansible or something could have changed the way of work/thinking. I want to create dynamic group vars // site.yml --- ## [struggling with include files](https://forum.ansible.com/t/struggling-with-include-files/21295)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Davies1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Paul_Davies1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/struggling-with-include-files/21295 "2016-04-28T12:09:40Z")
I am seriously struggling with trying to include yml files in my top level play I have prereqcheck.yml in which I want to set the host for the rest of the included files to use --- ## [How do I execute Playbooks sequentially for instances not hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-execute-playbooks-sequentially-for-instances-not-hosts/21290)
**Author:** [@Santhi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Santhi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2016, 12:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-execute-playbooks-sequentially-for-instances-not-hosts/21290 "2016-04-28T12:05:57Z")
We have 4 instances on a server and I am passing the sever with --limit. Now I want to execute all the tasks for playbook for each domain Mentioning serial:1, is executing tasks sequentially for server but not instances… --- ## [New AWS Module for managing AWS Nat Gateways.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-aws-module-for-managing-aws-nat-gateways/21285)
**Author:** [@Allen\_Sanabria1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Allen_Sanabria1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 2:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-aws-module-for-managing-aws-nat-gateways/21285 "2016-04-27T02:37:52Z")
I have an open PR for the ec2\_vpc\_nat\_gateway module. (Integration and Unit tests are included) Manage AWS Nat Gateways. Create an AWS Nat Gateway. Delete an AWS Nat Gateway. If Nat Gateway exist in subnet and the opt… --- ## [New AWS Module for managing Kinesis Streams.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-aws-module-for-managing-kinesis-streams/21284)
**Author:** [@Allen\_Sanabria1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Allen_Sanabria1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2016, 2:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-aws-module-for-managing-kinesis-streams/21284 "2016-04-27T02:35:01Z")
I have an open PR for the kinesis\_stream module. (Unit Tests are included in the PR) Create, Delete, and Modify a Kinesis Stream. Create a Kinesis Stream. Tag a Kinesis Stream. Update the Retention Period of a Kinesis… --- ## [Branch/Fork basic question](https://forum.ansible.com/t/branch-fork-basic-question/21268)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Schroder](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Victor_Schroder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/branch-fork-basic-question/21268 "2016-04-25T20:09:15Z")
Hello everybody! We have an important use case here that requires certificate-based authentication, when using the uri module, which is not available. I’d like to enhance it to offer this possibility and that will almos… --- ## [This topic needs a title](https://forum.ansible.com/t/this-topic-needs-a-title/21265)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/this-topic-needs-a-title/21265 "2016-04-25T19:02:54Z")
Hi All, We’re pleased to announce the addition of a new Ansible Networking Working Group. The group is being formed to drive where network integration grows within Ansible moving forward. We will have a weekly community… --- ## [Execution engine not backward compatible in 2.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execution-engine-not-backward-compatible-in-2-0/21262)
**Author:** [@Vincent\_Roy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vincent_Roy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execution-engine-not-backward-compatible-in-2-0/21262 "2016-04-25T15:59:24Z")
Hello, I was wondering if anyone had feedback for this issue: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/15395 I’ve seen other similar reports here: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/15431 https://github.com/a… --- ## [Windows module development question: msiexec acts up when ran through WinRM](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-module-development-question-msiexec-acts-up-when-ran-through-winrm/21224)
**Author:** [@nikobelia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nikobelia)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 11:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-module-development-question-msiexec-acts-up-when-ran-through-winrm/21224 "2016-04-25T11:28:15Z")
Hi, Ansible devel folks, This week I put together a module that sets the Splunk Universal Forwarder up on Windows machines. One of the nice things Splunk’s done with the forwarder is make some useful flags that you can … --- ## [Python API Documentation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-api-documentation/20395)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Mattioli](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_Mattioli)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-api-documentation/20395 "2016-04-23T19:42:18Z")
Documentation for the Python API is very sparse; aside from this page, there’s really nothing else to offer aside from “read the source code and figure it out”. While the source code is generously commented, it would be … --- ## [fact module return values](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fact-module-return-values/21239)
**Author:** [@Tim1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tim1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2016, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fact-module-return-values/21239 "2016-04-22T01:56:12Z")
Hey all, Can anyone provide any guidance on how a fact module should return an optional fact that is empty? Is it better to not list that fact at all in the response? So one could use “'fact in foo” Or to list it, but… --- ## [Use group\_vars with Dynamic Inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-group-vars-with-dynamic-inventory/21222)
**Author:** [@rajat.gupta712](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rajat.gupta712)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-group-vars-with-dynamic-inventory/21222 "2016-04-20T16:23:22Z")
Hello all, I am trying to use group vars with dynamic inventory file ec2.py and It is not working. Can anyone help me how can I use group vars with dynamic inventory? i am doing like hosts: my\_host:tag\_env\_uat and i… --- ## [bare variables deprecated, what am I suppose to use instead?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bare-variables-deprecated-what-am-i-suppose-to-use-instead/21219)
**Author:** [@Willjw1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Willjw1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bare-variables-deprecated-what-am-i-suppose-to-use-instead/21219 "2016-04-20T14:12:18Z")
I’d posted this in Ansible Project but didn’t get a response. Is there another valid way of building a variable in ansible? So first I’ll point out that we probably aren’t using this the standard way. I get that. But pl… --- ## [How to change active directory using ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-change-active-directory-using-ansible/21216)
**Author:** [@Mick\_st\_john](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mick_st_john)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2016, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-change-active-directory-using-ansible/21216 "2016-04-20T09:15:11Z")
I am trying to change my active directory to a directory which has a script that I want to run. Playbook: --- ## [Skip tag 'always' in a role if no tasks in that role are executed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-tag-always-in-a-role-if-no-tasks-in-that-role-are-executed/21179)
**Author:** [@Strahinja\_Kustudic](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Strahinja_Kustudic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-tag-always-in-a-role-if-no-tasks-in-that-role-are-executed/21179 "2016-04-19T18:24:52Z")
For example if I have a playbook like this: \` // site.yml --- ## [Ansible Netscaler error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-netscaler-error/21167)
**Author:** [@gsong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gsong)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2016, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-netscaler-error/21167 "2016-04-19T07:09:58Z")
Dear All, My command is : ansible localhost -m netscaler -a “nsc\_host=nsc.example user=user password=password name=node1.example.com type=service action=disable validate\_certs=False” got error : “‘NoneType’ object ha… --- ## [Discussion of open proposals at upcoming core team meeting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/discussion-of-open-proposals-at-upcoming-core-team-meeting/21186)
**Author:** [@Greg\_DeKoenigsberg1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Greg_DeKoenigsberg1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 18, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/discussion-of-open-proposals-at-upcoming-core-team-meeting/21186 "2016-04-18T04:51:37Z")
Now that our proposal process is underway, we've got some open proposals to discuss: https://github.com/ansible/proposals/issues We'd like to have our first discussion period of these at our upcoming Core meeting on … --- ## [Newbie Developer Question: how does TaskQueueManager work exactly please?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-developer-question-how-does-taskqueuemanager-work-exactly-please/21081)
**Author:** [@Yang\_X](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Yang_X)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-developer-question-how-does-taskqueuemanager-work-exactly-please/21081 "2016-04-15T13:48:22Z")
Hi, I am trying to retrofit the pre2.0 runner based script to use the new TaskQueueManager interface and I tried to tweak the example given in the ansible API documentation and it simply will NOT work. I have ssh keyle… --- ## [How to changing the transport lay from ssh to http?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-changing-the-transport-lay-from-ssh-to-http/21168)
**Author:** [@Sicheng\_Tang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sicheng_Tang)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 15, 2016, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-changing-the-transport-lay-from-ssh-to-http/21168 "2016-04-15T13:03:35Z")
Recently we are trying to use ansible as our deployment tool. However, for security reason, we can not connect to our target machine through SSH2. Instead SSH2, our operations engineers provide a service based on HTTP t… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-developer/29.md?page=57) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-developer/29.md?page=59)