# Ansible Project **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-project/30.md?page=107 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 108 --- ## [ERROR! A worker was found in a dead state](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-a-worker-was-found-in-a-dead-state/33706)
**Author:** [@Guy\_Matz1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Guy_Matz1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-a-worker-was-found-in-a-dead-state/33706 "2020-09-01T16:53:07Z")
Hi! I have a task which ends simply with: \< TASK \[pomerium : Put config file in place\] \> --- ## [Ping Role for clients to ping all IP from HOST\_VAR files?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ping-role-for-clients-to-ping-all-ip-from-host-var-files/33677)
**Author:** [@Fatos\_Dervisi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fatos_Dervisi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ping-role-for-clients-to-ping-all-ip-from-host-var-files/33677 "2020-09-01T14:27:26Z")
Dear Community, I want to write a simple Ping Role, which takes IP Addresses from all YAML files in HOST\_VARS and connected to Linux devices and ping all the collected IP Example: HOST\_VARS: -server1.yml (contains an… --- ## [New Ansible releases 2.8.15 and 2.9.13](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-releases-2-8-15-and-2-9-13/33708)
**Author:** [@relrod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/relrod)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 1, 2020, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-releases-2-8-15-and-2-9-13/33708 "2020-09-01T08:00:48Z")
Hi all- we're happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.8.15 and 2.9.13 are now available! How do you get it? --- ## [How to install Ansible on a windows 2012 R server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-install-ansible-on-a-windows-2012-r-server/33660)
**Author:** [@surabhy\_vaishakh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/surabhy_vaishakh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-install-ansible-on-a-windows-2012-r-server/33660 "2020-08-31T20:50:59Z")
Hello Team, Can any one help me to get steps to install ansible on a windows 2012 R server. Thanks, Surabhy --- ## [Help with Windows Clients](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-windows-clients/33702)
**Author:** [@Suhas\_H](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Suhas_H)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2020, 2:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-windows-clients/33702 "2020-08-31T02:36:50Z")
Dear friends/ Tech Team, I am Suhas from Bangalore. I am looking for some technical help from the group. I am new into Ansible. I am having 12 + years of total experience in Windows. I am getting some errors while set… --- ## [Failed to deploy a script using EXPECT module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-deploy-a-script-using-expect-module/33703)
**Author:** [@pavan\_kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pavan_kumar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-deploy-a-script-using-expect-module/33703 "2020-08-30T23:55:57Z")
I am using ansible playbook to deploy a model in one of my remote server, I need to pass the responses like version number while running the script so I am using expect module. NOTE: This deploy script can only be execu… --- ## [Can I know if someone use network\_cli as connection type for fortigate firewall automation.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-i-know-if-someone-use-network-cli-as-connection-type-for-fortigate-firewall-automation/32708)
**Author:** [@Venu\_Devannagari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Venu_Devannagari)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-i-know-if-someone-use-network-cli-as-connection-type-for-fortigate-firewall-automation/32708 "2020-08-30T18:36:43Z")
Hi, Actually I am trying to do use cli\_command module to fortigate firewall but ansible says ansible\_network\_os type is not supported.I need some help to know is there any possibility to do fortigate through cli command… --- ## [turn off windows firewall with ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/turn-off-windows-firewall-with-ansible/33622)
**Author:** [@Tony\_Wong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tony_Wong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2020, 10:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/turn-off-windows-firewall-with-ansible/33622 "2020-08-30T10:33:21Z")
I got winrm over https configured via powershell on some remote hosts but looks like windows firewall is on and blocking port 5986. how do i turn off the firewall remotely? --- ## [Install&Configure raid1 and bios on a HP ilo server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-configure-raid1-and-bios-on-a-hp-ilo-server/33699)
**Author:** [@DevOps\_Automation](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DevOps_Automation)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-configure-raid1-and-bios-on-a-hp-ilo-server/33699 "2020-08-29T17:23:34Z")
Hi, Need to install and configure raid1 and bios on a HP ilo server (before OS installation) by ansible playbook. Can we install raid1 and bios by CLI on a HP ILO (has to done by ansible playbook), if yes can you please… --- ## [Trying to Store set fact variable based on when condtion](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-store-set-fact-variable-based-on-when-condtion/33700)
**Author:** [@Praveen\_Kumar1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Praveen_Kumar1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-store-set-fact-variable-based-on-when-condtion/33700 "2020-08-29T11:09:16Z")
Hi, Am writing a logic to get the list of servers running more than n number of day’s. I tried to store the result in a set\_fact variable but it’s not storing the values properly mean it including the skipped values in … --- ## [Trying to use pexpect ansible module to run interactive script](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-pexpect-ansible-module-to-run-interactive-script/33684)
**Author:** [@Jonin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2020, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-pexpect-ansible-module-to-run-interactive-script/33684 "2020-08-29T09:38:48Z")
Hi, I have composed this ansible task using the pexpect module to run a setup.sh script with npm run name: Setup postcodesiodb expect: echo: yes chdir: “/apps/was/postcodes.io” command: npm run setup timeout: “10… --- ## ["module\_stderr": "Shared connection to host closed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-stderr-shared-connection-to-host-closed/33690)
**Author:** [@callmeshawn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/callmeshawn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-stderr-shared-connection-to-host-closed/33690 "2020-08-27T23:27:59Z")
Hello, I’ve got Ansible 2.9 installed on RHEL7.8 trying to run a playbook against a host running RHEL6.7. If I run the playbook as root, all is well. When I try to connect as a non-privileged account, things fall apar… --- ## [problem installing Jitsi meet with ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-installing-jitsi-meet-with-ansible/33691)
**Author:** [@Oscar\_Rojas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Oscar_Rojas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 9:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-installing-jitsi-meet-with-ansible/33691 "2020-08-27T21:11:26Z")
Excuse me for here can you help me with a configuration in ansible to complete a Jitsi-Meet installation in Ubuntu. I would like to know how I can install the jitsi meet through ansible using LXC container and register … --- ## [Ansible vmware module does not have PCI device addition feature](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vmware-module-does-not-have-pci-device-addition-feature/33686)
**Author:** [@Ravi\_Virmani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ravi_Virmani)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vmware-module-does-not-have-pci-device-addition-feature/33686 "2020-08-27T15:59:39Z")
Hi I am trying to add PCI device in new or cloned virtual machine but Ansible vmware module (vmware\_guest) does not have parameters to add PCI device in virtual machine. While adding parameters with any name or keyword … --- ## [Unable to install anisbile in Ubunut 8.7 Jessie](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-install-anisbile-in-ubunut-8-7-jessie/33683)
**Author:** [@Dileep\_P\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dileep_P_S)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-install-anisbile-in-ubunut-8-7-jessie/33683 "2020-08-27T06:46:28Z")
Reading package lists… Done Building dependency tree Reading state information… Done Some packages could not be installed. This may mean that you have requested an impossible situation or if you are using the unstabl… --- ## [Failed to create a virtual machine : Cannot complete customization](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-create-a-virtual-machine-cannot-complete-customization/33681)
**Author:** [@Kiran\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kiran_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2020, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-create-a-virtual-machine-cannot-complete-customization/33681 "2020-08-27T06:34:35Z")
Hi Any help is much appreciated … Here is summary of issue : Module : vmware\_guest Error : “msg”: “Failed to create a virtual machine : Cannot complete customization.” Ansible Version : ansible 2.9.10 Playbook : --- ## [Netapp Ansible Modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netapp-ansible-modules/33680)
**Author:** [@Gianluca\_Salvo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gianluca_Salvo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netapp-ansible-modules/33680 "2020-08-26T16:03:32Z")
Hello Everyone, how can I configure Ontap service-policy via Ansible? Best regards --- ## [ansible script is failing when useing prompts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-script-is-failing-when-useing-prompts/33679)
**Author:** [@pavan\_kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pavan_kumar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-script-is-failing-when-useing-prompts/33679 "2020-08-26T16:00:27Z")
’ I am new to ansible, I am having issue when executing my ansible playbook. My playbook just run a deploy-release script in destination. This deploy script ask to enter a version to deploy so I am using ansible prompt t… --- ## [\`run\_once\` used together with \`when\` not generating expected result](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-once-used-together-with-when-not-generating-expected-result/20247)
**Author:** [@Qiu\_Yu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Qiu_Yu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-once-used-together-with-when-not-generating-expected-result/20247 "2020-08-26T15:42:33Z")
Hi, I have following playbook, which I expect it to run only once, on one of the group2 hosts. site.yml \` --- ## [URI module keeps erroring](https://forum.ansible.com/t/uri-module-keeps-erroring/33671)
**Author:** [@Ingrum\_Jefferson1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ingrum_Jefferson1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/uri-module-keeps-erroring/33671 "2020-08-26T14:14:22Z")
Hi Group, I have been stuck for a few days on this issue; I am not sure whether it is a defect or not. I am running Ansible version 2,9.6. I am able to run any playbook using the ssh and Linux module. However when I at… --- ## [include\_vars follow on from issue raised on GitHub](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-vars-follow-on-from-issue-raised-on-github/33678)
**Author:** [@Andrew\_Rowland](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrew_Rowland)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-vars-follow-on-from-issue-raised-on-github/33678 "2020-08-26T13:16:43Z")
Hey all, Could someone please help me out with an issue we are now seeing. We raised an issue on the github page (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/71394) where we are seeing different results since 2.9.10 where… --- ## [cygwin and VMprotect in Silent mode on a windows machine-Playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cygwin-and-vmprotect-in-silent-mode-on-a-windows-machine-playbook/33670)
**Author:** [@surabhy\_vaishakh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/surabhy_vaishakh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 7:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cygwin-and-vmprotect-in-silent-mode-on-a-windows-machine-playbook/33670 "2020-08-26T07:41:57Z")
Hello, Can anyone help me to get a playbook to install cygwin and VMprotect in Silent mode on a windows machine. Ansible Master - Linux Ansible-Node- Windows Package: cygwin VM protect Thanks, Surabhy --- ## [Cisco Switch Discovery in Ansible Tower](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-switch-discovery-in-ansible-tower/33669)
**Author:** [@L\_T](https://forum.ansible.com/u/L_T)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2020, 7:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-switch-discovery-in-ansible-tower/33669 "2020-08-26T07:01:04Z")
Dear all, I am very new to Ansible Tower. I have few devices in my network like Cisco Router, Cisco Switch, VMware . I want add the Cisco Switch in this CM software, Can any one guide how to start this. --- ## [Ansible playbook to get ServiceNow MID servers service and restart if needed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-to-get-servicenow-mid-servers-service-and-restart-if-needed/33676)
**Author:** [@eh1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/eh1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-to-get-servicenow-mid-servers-service-and-restart-if-needed/33676 "2020-08-25T20:27:11Z")
Hello, I’m trying to get several mid server services which contain on the path of the service servicenow\_load or ServiceNow\_Prod to check if are running and if not restart the service using ansible playbook. Tasks in pl… --- ## [Ansible running in Docker Container"Connection refused Failed to connect to new control master"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-running-in-docker-container-connection-refused-failed-to-connect-to-new-control-master/30719)
**Author:** [@Claudio\_Rivas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Claudio_Rivas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-running-in-docker-container-connection-refused-failed-to-connect-to-new-control-master/30719 "2020-08-25T18:06:18Z")
Hi, I’m trying to connect to remote host through SSH and a Private Key to run a simple test to start working with Ansible to generate my inventories: ansible -m ping -i hosts test1 -vvv Hosts file have a simple config… --- ## [hostvars\[inventory\_hostname\]\[ansible\_facts\] when host unreachable?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hostvars-inventory-hostname-ansible-facts-when-host-unreachable/33667)
**Author:** [@Trammael](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Trammael)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2020, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hostvars-inventory-hostname-ansible-facts-when-host-unreachable/33667 "2020-08-25T11:05:17Z")
I’ve been trying to loop on a fact for all hosts (‘distribution’) and encountered an error to the effect of ‘dict is undefined’ . It took a while to realize that ‘ansible\_facts:’ exists but is unpopulated on unreachable … --- ## [correct csv format](https://forum.ansible.com/t/correct-csv-format/33664)
**Author:** [@vbotka](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vbotka)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/correct-csv-format/33664 "2020-08-24T11:01:26Z")
server1 server2 server3 PermitEmptyPasswords no PermitEmptyPasswords no PermitEmptyPasswords no Found Not Found Not Found \*But I want output in this format-:\* server1, PermitEmptyPasswords no , Found serv… --- ## [New Ansible releases 2.9.12 and 2.8.14](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-releases-2-9-12-and-2-8-14/33580)
**Author:** [@relrod](https://forum.ansible.com/u/relrod)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-releases-2-9-12-and-2-8-14/33580 "2020-08-24T10:32:39Z")
Hi all- we're happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.9.12 and 2.8.14 are now available! How do you get it? --- ## [correct csv format](https://forum.ansible.com/t/correct-csv-format/33662)
**Author:** [@Karl\_Auer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karl_Auer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/correct-csv-format/33662 "2020-08-24T09:22:31Z")
Hullo Monica I’m not sure, but I seem to remember there is a CSV filter of some sort in Ansible, you could try looking for that. Without knowing the format of the input you are using, it’s hard to advise, but one optio… --- ## [GIT configuration using ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-configuration-using-ansible/33661)
**Author:** [@surabhy\_vaishakh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/surabhy_vaishakh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2020, 6:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-configuration-using-ansible/33661 "2020-08-24T06:17:06Z")
Hello Team, I want to install git using ansible and try to configure using below commands. git config --global user.name “Your Name” (Choose a proper name. Eg: surabhy.mr) git config --global user.email “surabhymr@gma… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-project/30.md?page=106) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-project/30.md?page=108)