# Ansible Project **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-project/30.md?page=154 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 155 --- ## [How to bypass a Linux server FID](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-bypass-a-linux-server-fid/31771)
**Author:** [@Deepanjan\_Acharya](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Deepanjan_Acharya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-bypass-a-linux-server-fid/31771 "2019-12-05T16:46:51Z")
I am stuck here in a case , i have couple of clustered App servers running Weblogic on top of them.Servers are Linux RHEL 7 and needs us to run “be fid” to access application locations i,e a functional id. I am not able… --- ## [How can I call list as a conditional for ansible\_hostname](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-call-list-as-a-conditional-for-ansible-hostname/31591)
**Author:** [@Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pushparaj_Gothandam)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-call-list-as-a-conditional-for-ansible-hostname/31591 "2019-12-05T16:17:53Z")
Hi team, I am calling a list that contains multiple strings, How to put condition in when statement to match list of strings that matches ansible\_hostname below playbook does not work. please help ansible\_net\_hostname… --- ## [How much time do you invest in tagging?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-much-time-do-you-invest-in-tagging/31769)
**Author:** [@Adam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-much-time-do-you-invest-in-tagging/31769 "2019-12-05T14:15:52Z")
I’m curious how much time people invest in using tags on individual tasks. Do you use them to narrow your execution of a playbook down to very specific tasks? I use them extensively for role execution, but I’ve found it’… --- ## [Ansible Tower installation problem - package not found](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-installation-problem-package-not-found/31768)
**Author:** [@Davide\_Scrimieri](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Davide_Scrimieri)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-installation-problem-package-not-found/31768 "2019-12-05T10:12:01Z")
Hello, I am writing as I have found no other solution online. I am trying to install a tower-setup-bundle (version 3.5.1) as the installation process must happen offline. However whenever I reach the task Install the … --- ## [Task Output import to SQL](https://forum.ansible.com/t/task-output-import-to-sql/31763)
**Author:** [@Ansible\_USer2019](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ansible_USer2019)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2019, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/task-output-import-to-sql/31763 "2019-12-05T09:06:43Z")
Hi Group, i want to run several jobs. How can the JSON result stored in a database or something like that to check what happened? I am not using tower or awx. So do i need to pipe the output into a text file and run a… --- ## [New Ansible release 2.9.2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-release-2-9-2/31766)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-ansible-release-2-9-2/31766 "2019-12-04T23:49:52Z")
Hi all- we’re happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.9.2 is now available! How do you get it? --- ## [parsing RAW output](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parsing-raw-output/31764)
**Author:** [@Ansible\_USer2019](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ansible_USer2019)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parsing-raw-output/31764 "2019-12-04T22:05:17Z")
Hi, how would it be possible to parse the RAW output and save it into variables? Currently i only can get one result string as output. So plan is: -\>parse that string into different variables instead of one and outpu… --- ## [Ansible Tower and Akamai API](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-and-akamai-api/31759)
**Author:** [@Garry\_Taylor](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Garry_Taylor)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-and-akamai-api/31759 "2019-12-04T15:42:22Z")
Hello, We have been using Ansible Tower to purge website objects in Akamai cache (Akamai is a CDN) for several years, using an Akamai API Akamai no longer provide the API version 2, and have forced customers to use a n… --- ## [Register runs on skipped task](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-runs-on-skipped-task/31760)
**Author:** [@Balazs\_Varga](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Balazs_Varga)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 3:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-runs-on-skipped-task/31760 "2019-12-04T15:36:55Z")
Hello Team, Is there any chance to disable the register command when the task was skipped? Thanks Balazs --- ## [winrm delegate\_to on AWX gives 401](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-delegate-to-on-awx-gives-401/31735)
**Author:** [@Robin\_Roevens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Robin_Roevens)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-delegate-to-on-awx-gives-401/31735 "2019-12-04T14:13:10Z")
Hi all I try to delegate a few tasks to another server during my playbook run which is executed on a Windows server, and the delegated tasks are also executed on (another) windows server. In AWX I have set up machine c… --- ## [Please publish and share on all your groups this to raise some fund for my kid.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/please-publish-and-share-on-all-your-groups-this-to-raise-some-fund-for-my-kid/31757)
**Author:** [@Anandan\_R](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anandan_R)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/please-publish-and-share-on-all-your-groups-this-to-raise-some-fund-for-my-kid/31757 "2019-12-04T10:13:10Z")
Please donate some thing for my boy’s treatment on the following link: https://milaap.org/stories/help-pramod-anandan-1 Use the following link to share with your contacts to raise funds. https://milaap.org/fundraisers… --- ## [I need help fixing "\[Errno -3\] Temporary failure in name resolution"}](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-need-help-fixing-errno-3-temporary-failure-in-name-resolution/31756)
**Author:** [@Richard2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Richard2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-need-help-fixing-errno-3-temporary-failure-in-name-resolution/31756 "2019-12-04T04:42:59Z")
ansible@denchpw26:~$ ansible-playbook -i ICSR, -u ansible -k -e ansible\_network\_os=ios test\_playbook.yml SSH password: PLAY \[Pre and Post Cisco show Command\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*… --- ## [fatal: \[xhddcslab02\]: FAILED! =\> {"changed": false, "module\_stderr": "", "module\_stdout": "\\r\\n", "msg": "MODULE FAILURE\\nSee stdout/stderr for the exact error", "rc": 1}](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fatal-xhddcslab02-failed-changed-false-module-stderr-module-stdout-r-n-msg-module-failure-nsee-stdout-stderr-for-the-exact-error-rc-1/31718)
**Author:** [@VADREVU\_RAMADEVI](https://forum.ansible.com/u/VADREVU_RAMADEVI)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fatal-xhddcslab02-failed-changed-false-module-stderr-module-stdout-r-n-msg-module-failure-nsee-stdout-stderr-for-the-exact-error-rc-1/31718 "2019-12-04T02:02:50Z")
While running a shell script which internallly calls python script,giving the module isssue. Python version which installed on the host is Python 2.7.5 can someone help me ho eto get out of this module error --- ## [import\_playbook for a different host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/import-playbook-for-a-different-host/31730)
**Author:** [@Michael3](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2019, 1:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/import-playbook-for-a-different-host/31730 "2019-12-04T01:27:16Z")
Let’s say i have host groups defined in my inventory file as follows: \[group1\] serverA \[group2\] serverB and i have a playbook called existing.yml that has hosts variable defined for host in group1: --- ## [Transible - convert your current cloud state to Ansible playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/transible-convert-your-current-cloud-state-to-ansible-playbooks/31755)
**Author:** [@sshnaidm](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sshnaidm)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/transible-convert-your-current-cloud-state-to-ansible-playbooks/31755 "2019-12-02T22:38:09Z")
Hi, all I’d like to present you a new tool I wrote recently, although it’s under heavy development, but it can be already used and can be helpful in some of your DevOps/CloudOps tasks. I’d appreciate any feedback on it. … --- ## [Install packages from a file where list all of packages that need to install to remote server.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-packages-from-a-file-where-list-all-of-packages-that-need-to-install-to-remote-server/31746)
**Author:** [@Toan\_Huynh\_Van](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Toan_Huynh_Van)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-packages-from-a-file-where-list-all-of-packages-that-need-to-install-to-remote-server/31746 "2019-12-02T10:03:19Z")
Hi all, I would like to install many packages from a file where I collected all of the packages and put them into this file (like a manifest file). But unfortunately, I’m stuck at a shell command “apt-get dselect-upgrad… --- ## [Ansible win\_shell hangs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-win-shell-hangs/31732)
**Author:** [@Bairava\_Surya](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bairava_Surya)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2019, 3:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-win-shell-hangs/31732 "2019-12-02T03:20:56Z")
hi all, when am trying to execute below ansible command or .bat file it juts hangs at below line can anyone help me on this . play 1: name: check rdp on windows win\_shell: ‘mstsc /v:’ args: executable: cmd regist… --- ## [https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/41263 still issue on version 2.9.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/https-github-com-ansible-ansible-issues-41263-still-issue-on-version-2-9-1/31744)
**Author:** [@claudio\_p](https://forum.ansible.com/u/claudio_p)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/https-github-com-ansible-ansible-issues-41263-still-issue-on-version-2-9-1/31744 "2019-12-01T23:09:53Z")
Running simple shell commands now produces CHANGED instead of SUCCESS. ansible --version ansible 2.9.1 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = \['/home/myuser/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/u… --- ## [win\_timezone change does not survive reboot](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-timezone-change-does-not-survive-reboot/31741)
**Author:** [@dmartin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dmartin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 1, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-timezone-change-does-not-survive-reboot/31741 "2019-12-01T20:50:21Z")
My timezone was Pacific Standard Time. I used the win\_timezone module to set it to UTC. I appeared to work. The TZ was UTC. After reboot, the TZ was Pacific Standard Time again. Is this expected? Is there a way to make … --- ## [How Can I Manage/Monitor The SLES12 Firewall With Ansible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-manage-monitor-the-sles12-firewall-with-ansible/31750)
**Author:** [@Jon\_Adcock](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jon_Adcock)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-manage-monitor-the-sles12-firewall-with-ansible/31750 "2019-11-29T19:12:18Z")
We use Ansible to manage/monitor the firewall (iptables & firewalld) on numerous Linux OSes. But I am having trouble setting that up for the firewall on our 10 SLES12 servers (SuSEfirewall2). Can anyone provide some guid… --- ## [The error was: 'inventory\_dir' is undefined](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-error-was-inventory-dir-is-undefined/31748)
**Author:** [@zhengqisong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/zhengqisong)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 29, 2019, 9:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-error-was-inventory-dir-is-undefined/31748 "2019-11-29T09:14:36Z")
ansible version: 2.7.4systemos : centos7 playbook: name: local init hosts: localhost tasks: name: test debug: msg=“{{ host\_yum\_repos\_file\_path }}” inventory file: \[master\] 192.168.0.1 \[all:vars\] host\_yum\_rep… --- ## [How to launch application foreground ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-launch-application-foreground-ansible/31742)
**Author:** [@uday1kiran](https://forum.ansible.com/u/uday1kiran)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 11:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-launch-application-foreground-ansible/31742 "2019-11-27T23:47:59Z")
I have created an autoit exe for UI automation of our product. Can I launch on remote machine with ansible. On Windows? Any module available?? Present it is launching in background and ui is not coming --- ## [error in using Ansible ovmm\_vm\_updated module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-in-using-ansible-ovmm-vm-updated-module/31740)
**Author:** [@Calvin\_Watson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Calvin_Watson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-in-using-ansible-ovmm-vm-updated-module/31740 "2019-11-27T22:08:53Z")
I’m trying to create a playbook for creating a Oracle VM using a template with the ovmm\_vm\_updated module(the ovmm\_vm module doesn’t seem to support ova/templates), but it errors out(below)… Does anyone have any suggesti… --- ## [Azure custom\_data usage](https://forum.ansible.com/t/azure-custom-data-usage/31739)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Ally](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christian_Ally)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 8:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/azure-custom-data-usage/31739 "2019-11-27T20:58:49Z")
Hi, I am looking for examples on how to use the custom\_data field in Ansible azure\_rm\_virtualmachine. I am wondering if we can pass an inline script that will use parameters passed from the ansible playbook. Something… --- ## [workshop - F5 (LAB) - (No such file or directory)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/workshop-f5-lab-no-such-file-or-directory/31738)
**Author:** [@Renato\_Goncalves\_ren](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Renato_Goncalves_ren)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/workshop-f5-lab-no-such-file-or-directory/31738 "2019-11-27T17:25:09Z")
Hello guys, I am trying to deploy a F5 lab using this repo: https://github.com/ansible/workshops However I am facing the following problem: yaml code: name: Install AS3 bigip\_lx\_package: package: “{{playbook\_dir}}… --- ## [how to write custom message when specific item is not available in ansible\_facts (say disk sdb is not available )](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-write-custom-message-when-specific-item-is-not-available-in-ansible-facts-say-disk-sdb-is-not-available/31737)
**Author:** [@prat\_007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/prat_007)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-write-custom-message-when-specific-item-is-not-available-in-ansible-facts-say-disk-sdb-is-not-available/31737 "2019-11-27T16:35:49Z")
i am collecting some output from ansible\_facts and writing them to a file on remote server with the help of copy module (content and dest) i need to write as NONE if some item is not available on server (say disk sdb is… --- ## [inventory\_hostname / ansible\_host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-hostname-ansible-host/31736)
**Author:** [@erichymowitz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/erichymowitz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-hostname-ansible-host/31736 "2019-11-27T15:50:49Z")
(I’m sure this is simple, but I can’t find it.) I have a host in my /etc/ansbile/hosts file: packard ansible\_host=vmoc-packard I have a play that looks like this: local\_action: “blah blah blah {{user}}@{{inventory\_ho… --- ## [Ansible Version Migration](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-version-migration/31701)
**Author:** [@deva\_raju](https://forum.ansible.com/u/deva_raju)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 10:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-version-migration/31701 "2019-11-27T10:00:43Z")
Hi Team, We wrote YAML scripts under the version 1.5.3 and 2.1.1 (virtual environment). Now, we would like to move to either ansible-2.4 or ansible-2.5 So, what is the way to migrate my code to latest version ? Or do … --- ## [Need help to run my first ansible playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-to-run-my-first-ansible-playbook/31731)
**Author:** [@Richard2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Richard2)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-to-run-my-first-ansible-playbook/31731 "2019-11-27T08:17:56Z")
I need help to run write ansible playbook to run show commands on Cisco Starent devices And I’m running into some errors Playbook --- ## [Minor change to the license listed in the project's README to GPLv3+](https://forum.ansible.com/t/minor-change-to-the-license-listed-in-the-projects-readme-to-gplv3/31727)
**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2019, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/minor-change-to-the-license-listed-in-the-projects-readme-to-gplv3/31727 "2019-11-26T16:30:10Z")
Greetings all, I'm just letting you all know that I'm merging this PR today: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/65124 It changes the license listed in the README from "GNU General Public License v3.0" to "GNU Ge… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-project/30.md?page=153) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/ansible-project/30.md?page=155)