# Ansible Developer

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## [AWS IAM modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-iam-modules/19663)

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**Author:** [@K\_Cheng](https://forum.ansible.com/u/K_Cheng)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 3, 2015, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-iam-modules/19663 "2015-11-03T17:54:43Z")

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Hey guys, I’ve been using the beta 2.0 code for IAM modules in Ansible and was hoping to propose a couple of changes to these modules? Firstly, I’ve noticed that the creates of an IAM role doesn’t return the AWS boto r…

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## [Recursive templates in roles?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/recursive-templates-in-roles/15860)

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**Author:** [@Ryan\_VanGundy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ryan_VanGundy)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 11:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/recursive-templates-in-roles/15860 "2015-11-02T23:37:16Z")

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Would be convenient to do this in a role: \` template: src=some\_templates dest=/path/to/remote/folder recurse=true \` And for it to pass the entire folder structure over while passing every file through jinja2. Is the…

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## [Module statistics?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-statistics/19665)

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**Author:** [@Rene\_Moser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rene_Moser)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 3:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-statistics/19665 "2015-11-02T15:22:20Z")

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Hi As I module developer I am interested in usage information about my modules. So I had an idea, that ansible (or maybe tower?) could gather statistics (opt-in) about what modules are used and how often. These statis…

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## [Clarification on dev process](https://forum.ansible.com/t/clarification-on-dev-process/19622)

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**Author:** [@David\_O\_Brien](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_O_Brien)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 2, 2015, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/clarification-on-dev-process/19622 "2015-11-02T14:11:32Z")

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Hi, with all the latest changes I’ve been wondering which version are we supposed to “support” with new modules? Ansible 2.0 and greater? The customer I am working at at the moment is still on 1.9.3 I believe and won’t …

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## [Problem with squashing complex arguments (#12976)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-squashing-complex-arguments-12976/19659)

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**Author:** [@Lars\_Kellogg-Stedma1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lars_Kellogg-Stedma1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-squashing-complex-arguments-12976/19659 "2015-10-30T18:21:05Z")

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I wanted to draw attention to this issue, filed earlier today by opoplwaski: - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/12976 It highlights several regressions between 1.9.x and 2.0.0, primarily concerning situation…

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## [add CORS support to s3\_bucket](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-cors-support-to-s3-bucket/19650)

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**Author:** [@Jaime\_Bermudez](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jaime_Bermudez)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 11:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-cors-support-to-s3-bucket/19650 "2015-10-30T11:16:06Z")

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Conversation continued from https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/issues/1163 Rob, I don’t see any difference in adding a CORS policy vs. adding a bucket policy and the latter remains part of the s3\_bucke…

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## [WIndows: Alpha of built-in scheduled task support](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-alpha-of-built-in-scheduled-task-support/19431)

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**Author:** [@Trond\_Hindenes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Trond_Hindenes)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 30, 2015, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-alpha-of-built-in-scheduled-task-support/19431 "2015-10-30T08:50:28Z")

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Hi all, There’s been some chatter about getting some sort of functionality for running tasks as scheduled jobs into the builtin powershell functions in Ansible. I’ve spent a few hours today on a rought draft, and would…

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## [galaxy role path within repo](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-role-path-within-repo/19653)

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**Author:** [@Matthew\_Williams](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matthew_Williams)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-role-path-within-repo/19653 "2015-10-29T18:45:56Z")

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As far as I can tell, the src provided in a Galaxy requirements.yml must provide the role structure at its root in order for Galaxy to pull it in from a requirements file. It seems it would be useful to have the ability …

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## [custom Windows facts PR](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-windows-facts-pr/19621)

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**Author:** [@David\_O\_Brien](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_O_Brien)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-windows-facts-pr/19621 "2015-10-29T11:06:05Z")

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Hi, I believe that this PR is pretty helpful to get the way facts work on Linux kind of working the same way on Windows as well. I guess I need a second +1 to get this merged: https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules…

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## [RFC: with\_nested\_dependents plugin (and the future of nested loops)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rfc-with-nested-dependents-plugin-and-the-future-of-nested-loops/19646)

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**Author:** [@Abhijit\_Menon-Sen1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Abhijit_Menon-Sen1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 29, 2015, 5:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rfc-with-nested-dependents-plugin-and-the-future-of-nested-loops/19646 "2015-10-29T05:53:05Z")

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I wrote a loop (== lookup) plugin to solve a problem I had, and felt it may be worth explaining the motivation in some detail. My examples here are AWS-based, but please note that neither the problem nor the solution …

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## [Proposal: allow infinite recursion in until: loops](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-allow-infinite-recursion-in-until-loops/19638)

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**Author:** [@Lars\_Kellogg-Stedma1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lars_Kellogg-Stedma1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 28, 2015, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-allow-infinite-recursion-in-until-loops/19638 "2015-10-28T15:28:25Z")

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I submitted this PR yesterday: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/12932 It seems like a no-brainer to me, but opinions differ and jimi-c suggested I bring it to the list for discussion. First, let me describe…

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## [Need with ansible/ jenkins Error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-with-ansible-jenkins-error/19633)

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**Author:** [@GBANE\_FETIGUE](https://forum.ansible.com/u/GBANE_FETIGUE)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 27, 2015, 4:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-with-ansible-jenkins-error/19633 "2015-10-27T16:16:36Z")

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Is anybody has an idea about that error message and how to fix it PLAY \[Deploy to status servers\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* GATHERING FACTS \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*…

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## [Porting skippy callback plugin to Ansible 1.9](https://forum.ansible.com/t/porting-skippy-callback-plugin-to-ansible-1-9/19604)

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**Author:** [@D\_Smith](https://forum.ansible.com/u/D_Smith)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2015, 1:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/porting-skippy-callback-plugin-to-ansible-1-9/19604 "2015-10-26T13:27:45Z")

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Hi all, I saw there is a new callback plugin that will not output skipped tasks, seeing as its for Ansible 2, is it possible for it to be ported to Ansible 1.9? I’ve tried removing the v2 namespaces in front of the met…

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## [Ansible translator of Chinese](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-translator-of-chinese/19609)

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**Author:** [@linuxlst123](https://forum.ansible.com/u/linuxlst123)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-translator-of-chinese/19609 "2015-10-25T15:39:17Z")

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Hello, This is the translation team of Ansible , who is in charge of translating and popularizing Ansible in china. We wish an opportunity to cooperate with you, for the promotion project of Ansible. Our work contents, …

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## [iam\_policy update state?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/iam-policy-update-state/19574)

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**Author:** [@Jaime\_Bermudez](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jaime_Bermudez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 25, 2015, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/iam-policy-update-state/19574 "2015-10-25T13:32:52Z")

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Hello! I was so enticed by the iam modules slated for Ansible 2.0 that I decided to download the current devel them into a 1.9.4 project and see if they would work… and they do! At least, for what I’m trying to do which…

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## [Hello! Presentation and module wrappers for unit testing.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hello-presentation-and-module-wrappers-for-unit-testing/19587)

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**Author:** [@Jorge\_Monforte\_Gonza](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jorge_Monforte_Gonza)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hello-presentation-and-module-wrappers-for-unit-testing/19587 "2015-10-22T12:04:10Z")

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Hello! My name is Jorge and I’have been using ansible and programming for at least two years now. I have developed an action\_plugin + module for handling GnuPG keys and encryption and during the development I have fou…

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## [Ansible scipt error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-scipt-error/19505)

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**Author:** [@GBANE\_FETIGUE](https://forum.ansible.com/u/GBANE_FETIGUE)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2015, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-scipt-error/19505 "2015-10-22T03:20:32Z")

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Hey Guys, any ideas about this : root@ip-172-16-20-180:/var/lib/jenkins/jobs/build-cs-utils/workspace/playbooks# ansible-playbook -i inventory/prod deploy\_system\_status.yml Enter the version you want to deploy: PLAY …

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## [Replace contents of same named file located in multiple non-unique directories.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-contents-of-same-named-file-located-in-multiple-non-unique-directories/19560)

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**Author:** [@Chad\_Yantorno](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chad_Yantorno)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-contents-of-same-named-file-located-in-multiple-non-unique-directories/19560 "2015-10-21T23:23:40Z")

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I’d like to replace some text in a file using the Replace: command. The file is located in many different sub-directories. I know how to replace text when I know the directory, but the file I want to replace could be in …

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## [Create D schema/users on RDS instance, which is not publicly available.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-d-schema-users-on-rds-instance-which-is-not-publicly-available/19543)

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**Author:** [@Luuk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Luuk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 9:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-d-schema-users-on-rds-instance-which-is-not-publicly-available/19543 "2015-10-20T21:55:30Z")

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Hi, This might have been asked before. I am wondering if there is a way Ansible can create db schema/users, using the “mysql\_\<db|user\>” in my instance, on a RDS instance that is not publicly accessible? I have been abl…

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## [new windows pull requests - feedback appreciated](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-windows-pull-requests-feedback-appreciated/19566)

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**Author:** [@Hajo\_Kliemeck](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hajo_Kliemeck)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-windows-pull-requests-feedback-appreciated/19566 "2015-10-20T17:32:49Z")

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Hey, recently i created some pull requests to the extras repository, because currently i’m heavily working with ansible on windows. I would appreciate any feedback for the pull requests. https://github.com/ansible/ans…

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## [Versioning servers provisioned by Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/versioning-servers-provisioned-by-ansible/19562)

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**Author:** [@Henning\_Juva](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Henning_Juva)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/versioning-servers-provisioned-by-ansible/19562 "2015-10-20T15:20:15Z")

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Hi, I´ve been assigned a task where I should be able to version our servers which are being provisioned by ansible. The ansible setup on the controller machine is located in a Git repo. I have ansible logging configured…

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## [Ansible 2 Performance Regressions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-performance-regressions/19558)

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**Author:** [@Christian\_Clinton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christian_Clinton)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 20, 2015, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-performance-regressions/19558 "2015-10-20T14:17:09Z")

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Hello, Apologies in advance for the long mail. I’ve been testing out Ansible 2.0 and ran into some performance issues, especially with large inventories. My test playbook takes 10 seconds to complete on ansible 1.9. In …

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## [os\_router and quantum\_router\_interface](https://forum.ansible.com/t/os-router-and-quantum-router-interface/19449)

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**Author:** [@Tim1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tim1)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/os-router-and-quantum-router-interface/19449 "2015-10-19T20:06:05Z")

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I’m trying to mirror the functionality found in quantum\_router\_interface with that supplied in os\_router and am not having success. When I create the router with os\_router with these tasks name: Create a network os\_…

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## [Parent module '\<module name\>' not found while handling absolute import](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parent-module-module-name-not-found-while-handling-absolute-import/19518)

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**Author:** [@Bob\_Tanner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bob_Tanner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2015, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parent-module-module-name-not-found-while-handling-absolute-import/19518 "2015-10-19T02:20:30Z")

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Git pulled today and got $ ansible --version ansible 2.0.0 (devel aee6de5a76) last updated 2015/10/15 12:05:53 (GMT -500) lib/ansible/modules/core: (detached HEAD 84b1a1a2b7) last updated 2015/10/14 12:09:49 (GMT -500…

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## [Ansible 2.0: Timeout (0s) waiting for privilege escalation prompt](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-timeout-0s-waiting-for-privilege-escalation-prompt/19531)

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**Author:** [@Corwin\_Brown](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Corwin_Brown)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 9:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-timeout-0s-waiting-for-privilege-escalation-prompt/19531 "2015-10-16T21:37:29Z")

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Hey gang, I’ve been using Ansible 2.0 since it contains lots of new winrm features I’m heavily leveraging, but it looks like it’s breaking on my Linux hosts. I’ve been getting this at various points in several playbooks…

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## [Playbook deployment Error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-deployment-error/19527)

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**Author:** [@GBANE\_FETIGUE](https://forum.ansible.com/u/GBANE_FETIGUE)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-deployment-error/19527 "2015-10-16T16:46:05Z")

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Anybody has an idea about this: root@ip-172-16-20-180:/var/lib/jenkins/jobs/build-cs-utils/workspace/playbooks# ansible-playbook -i inventory/prod deploy\_system\_status.yml Enter the version you want to deploy: PLAY \[D…

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## [ansible with cores](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-cores/19521)

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**Author:** [@user100](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user100)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2015, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-cores/19521 "2015-10-16T09:11:33Z")

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hello all: could ansible combine with cores ? the coreos env without the python description, how can the ansible master control the coreos client ? thanks.

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## [Windows task scheduler wrapper](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-task-scheduler-wrapper/19508)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_Davis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Davis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2015, 11:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-task-scheduler-wrapper/19508 "2015-10-15T11:43:11Z")

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Awhile back, there was some discussion about perhaps moving the task scheduler wrapper I wrote as part of win\_updates into the standard Powershell Ansible module boilerplate. I’m not a fan of that, because I’d hate to sh…

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## [Reduce number of "main.yml" files?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reduce-number-of-main-yml-files/17019)

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**Author:** [@Jared\_Reisinger](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jared_Reisinger)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 11:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reduce-number-of-main-yml-files/17019 "2015-10-14T23:33:48Z")

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Hi, all! I’ve considered making a contribution to Ansible for this, but I wanted to throw the idea out there to make sure I’m not running against prevailing wisdom, or in case my Google-fu isn’t finding the answer that’…

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## [\#12524 may still be open "relative paths dont' work with includes"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/12524-may-still-be-open-relative-paths-dont-work-with-includes/19506)

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**Author:** [@Derek\_Carter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Derek_Carter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2015, 9:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/12524-may-still-be-open-relative-paths-dont-work-with-includes/19506 "2015-10-14T21:39:05Z")

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Still seeing issues with relative paths: I am also having the same issue still https://github.com/goozbach-ansible/broken-paths for a test case. I am running: $ ansible --version ansible 2.0.0 (devel 8c29910587) last…

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