# AWX Project **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/awx-project/28.md [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the AWX Project category](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-the-awx-project-category/11294)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0
--- ## [AWX migration from 13 to 21.10](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-migration-from-13-to-21-10/37452)
**Author:** [@aaroncoulter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/aaroncoulter)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2023, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-migration-from-13-to-21-10/37452 "2023-09-06T19:38:55Z")
My team and I have been using AWX 13 installed in Docker on CentOS 8 for several years to back up our 300 network device configs. It still works great, but since it’s installed on CentOS 8, we decided to upgrade to the n… --- ## [AWX Google Group is now readonly](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-google-group-is-now-readonly/38556)
**Author:** [@AWX\_Project](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AWX_Project)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2023, 11:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-google-group-is-now-readonly/38556 "2023-10-31T11:33:52Z")
Hi folks, As previously announced, we’ve made this Google Group readonly. The wider Ansible Community is moving to The Ansible Community Forum As you may have heard, Ansible has a new forum\[1\] and we think that’s a be… --- ## [EDA and AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/eda-and-awx/38554)
**Author:** [@shrutebattlestargala](https://forum.ansible.com/u/shrutebattlestargala)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2023, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/eda-and-awx/38554 "2023-10-30T16:58:43Z")
Hi AWX Team, I have been messing around with EDA for AAP (we run AWX) and so far finding a lot of value behind this product. Is there a similar google group we can post to for EDA specific questions? Thanks for your he… --- ## [How to execute a script from AWX via EE on a remote server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-a-script-from-awx-via-ee-on-a-remote-server/38552)
**Author:** [@Albert\_Short](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Albert_Short)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-a-script-from-awx-via-ee-on-a-remote-server/38552 "2023-10-27T12:39:04Z")
All, Scenario/Current working solution I have created an Ansible playbook that makes a call to a python script on a specific host (script oly present on this host) This script works & does what it needs to on the spec… --- ## [Problem with awx cli](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-awx-cli/38501)
**Author:** [@dawid.grygrzc](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dawid.grygrzc)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2023, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-awx-cli/38501 "2023-10-27T09:01:43Z")
Hi all, I have some problems with awxkit after some changes in the k8s configuration (SSL has been added). Previously it was working fine, but now it’s not. awx --conf.host https://my-domain.com --conf.username user–co… --- ## [Installing AWX using podman](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-awx-using-podman/38545)
**Author:** [@shane.do](https://forum.ansible.com/u/shane.do)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-awx-using-podman/38545 "2023-10-26T17:58:55Z")
Hi all - I’m wondering if anyone here has any guidance on using podman to run AWX, specifically some basic tutorial? I understand it’s not supported but have found some references online suggesting it can be done, wonde… --- ## [Updating /etc/hosts on automation-job pods?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updating-etc-hosts-on-automation-job-pods/38550)
**Author:** [@russellcecalabp](https://forum.ansible.com/u/russellcecalabp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updating-etc-hosts-on-automation-job-pods/38550 "2023-10-26T17:58:31Z")
Hi, I recently had to move my K3 cluster runnning AWX-operator. The IP addresses of my nodes had to change from 10.0.3.51, 10.0.3.52, 10.0.3.53 to 10.6.3.44, 10.6.3.45, 10.6.3.71. I updated hostAlias in my awx-demo dep… --- ## [Upgrade AWX from 17.1.0 to 23.1.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upgrade-awx-from-17-1-0-to-23-1-0/38546)
**Author:** [@Sai\_krishna\_Chinna](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sai_krishna_Chinna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2023, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upgrade-awx-from-17-1-0-to-23-1-0/38546 "2023-10-25T03:15:59Z")
Hello, I am reaching out to inquire about installation steps required to upgrade AWX from V17 to V23 utilizing an external postgres database on a RedHat 9. Any information or assistance would be greatly appreciated. T… --- ## [AWX UI exposure to the rest of the LAN](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-ui-exposure-to-the-rest-of-the-lan/35121)
**Author:** [@Albert\_Short](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Albert_Short)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2023, 5:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-ui-exposure-to-the-rest-of-the-lan/35121 "2023-10-24T17:05:02Z")
All, I have deployed AWX using the new minikube process. It has deployed, with a couple of retries, successfully on a Debian VM. I can access AWX UI via the minikube service awx-service --url CLI command. My requirem… --- ## [awx 23.2 backup in rancher k8s cluster](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-23-2-backup-in-rancher-k8s-cluster/38543)
**Author:** [@knowosielski-SJSU](https://forum.ansible.com/u/knowosielski-SJSU)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2023, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-23-2-backup-in-rancher-k8s-cluster/38543 "2023-10-23T22:07:20Z")
Hi All, I’m still new to k8s so forgive me if this is a silly question. I’ve deployed awx23 in a rancher automated cluster running ubuntu 22.04 using k8s RKE1 v1.25.12. Using the awx-operator backup example I created … --- ## [Beginner : best practices](https://forum.ansible.com/t/beginner-best-practices/38535)
**Author:** [@driCs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/driCs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/beginner-best-practices/38535 "2023-10-20T12:35:21Z")
Hello all, Could you give me some help regarding setting up ANSIBLE AWX on the AWS cloud? What is the best method? Create an EC2? an ECS? other ? What type of DB ? Do we have to use AWX operator ? Many thanks for you… --- ## [Job output is empty on AWX UI](https://forum.ansible.com/t/job-output-is-empty-on-awx-ui/38534)
**Author:** [@Vrunda](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vrunda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/job-output-is-empty-on-awx-ui/38534 "2023-10-20T08:55:18Z")
Hi Team, We are using AWX 23. It is working fine. Recently changed the DB connectivity user. Jobs are running successfully. Job logs can be seen on cluster at pod level but those are not visible in AWX ui job output sp… --- ## [use custom gpg configuration on AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-custom-gpg-configuration-on-awx/38532)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Iuga](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christian_Iuga)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2023, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-custom-gpg-configuration-on-awx/38532 "2023-10-19T12:15:51Z")
Hi, We are now using “intensively” gpg for lookup in our ansible-playbook If i use more than 8 fork at the same time, the ansible controller is crashing with this error gpg-agent\[5090\]: command ‘PKDECRYPT’ failed: Ne … --- ## [Huge number of iptables rules in k3s cluster](https://forum.ansible.com/t/huge-number-of-iptables-rules-in-k3s-cluster/38531)
**Author:** [@mjksohonet](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mjksohonet)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2023, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/huge-number-of-iptables-rules-in-k3s-cluster/38531 "2023-10-18T18:21:11Z")
Hi all, I don’t know if this is an awx issue or a k3s issue or some combination of both. Several months ago I created a couple of single node k3s clusters using https://github.com/kurokobo/awx-on-k3s each with 4 vCPUs. … --- ## [AWX Operator add new playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-add-new-playbooks/38511)
**Author:** [@Stefano\_Percoco](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stefano_Percoco)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-add-new-playbooks/38511 "2023-10-17T23:02:41Z")
Hi, I’ve installed AWX Operator 23.2 based on K8s, I can access correctly to web UI, but now I want to add new playbooks. I’ve experience with RH Ansible Tower, where I copied the yml file in project folder and sync new… --- ## [External PostgreSQL requirements](https://forum.ansible.com/t/external-postgresql-requirements/38518)
**Author:** [@Andrea\_T](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrea_T)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/external-postgresql-requirements/38518 "2023-10-17T22:56:53Z")
Hi everyone, regarding to the latest AWX and AWX Operator releases, I would like some guidelines on sizing the external PostgreSQL database (in my case on AWS RDS, so number of CPUs, RAM, storage). Also, can you confir… --- ## [Dynamic inventory scripts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-scripts/38528)
**Author:** [@lbrigman124](https://forum.ansible.com/u/lbrigman124)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2023, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-scripts/38528 "2023-10-17T21:52:24Z")
In a previous version of AWX, I was using a python script pointing at another service within Kubernetes to provide the inventory. I set this all up with scripts using the tower-cli tool. I’m migrating to the latest ve… --- ## [AWX instance integrate with JumpCloud LDAP](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-instance-integrate-with-jumpcloud-ldap/38517)
**Author:** [@Kenady](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kenady)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-instance-integrate-with-jumpcloud-ldap/38517 "2023-10-13T08:14:43Z")
Hello All, We would need to integrate AWX instance with JumpCloud LDAP , i know AWX primary support OpenLDAP integration and AD , but couldn’t find anything for JumpCloud LDAP My thought flow goes – install JumpCloud … --- ## [Upload files to the server through AWX UI](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upload-files-to-the-server-through-awx-ui/38463)
**Author:** [@nx2804](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nx2804)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upload-files-to-the-server-through-awx-ui/38463 "2023-10-12T12:29:08Z")
I have awx-operator which is running on my machine I wanted to upload files tar files from awx ui to my machine under certain path without logging into the server Is their any feasibility for this? --- ## [Unable to turn off built-in authentication system setting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-turn-off-built-in-authentication-system-setting/38486)
**Author:** [@Vrunda](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vrunda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2023, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-turn-off-built-in-authentication-system-setting/38486 "2023-10-12T10:06:41Z")
In AWX ver.23, when I am trying to turn on “Disable the built-in authentication system” setting, and save the changes on the form, then nothing happens after clicking on “SAVE” button. My aim is to restrict usage of loc… --- ## [Announcing AWX 23.3.0 and AWX-Operator 2.7.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-awx-23-3-0-and-awx-operator-2-7-0/38510)
**Author:** [@AWX\_Project](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AWX_Project)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-awx-23-3-0-and-awx-operator-2-7-0/38510 "2023-10-10T18:32:07Z")
Hi all, We’re happy to announce that the next release of AWX, version 23.3.0 is now available! Some notable features include: Add subscription usage page Simplified release notes for AWX Add a section for postgres ma… --- ## [Timeout Before Authentication - SSH](https://forum.ansible.com/t/timeout-before-authentication-ssh/38506)
**Author:** [@mshrihari3](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mshrihari3)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2023, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/timeout-before-authentication-ssh/38506 "2023-10-10T10:04:33Z")
Hey all, I am facing a timeout issue while trying to run a job template. This is our current setup: AWX Version - 22.5.0 (AWX is running on OKD and is deployed using AWX Operator) OKD Version - 4.11.0-0.okd-2022-12-02… --- ## [Postgres db size not reducing after cleanup jobs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/postgres-db-size-not-reducing-after-cleanup-jobs/38453)
**Author:** [@Vibhor\_Agarwal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vibhor_Agarwal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/postgres-db-size-not-reducing-after-cleanup-jobs/38453 "2023-10-06T03:54:00Z")
Hello Folks, We are using AWX 15.0.1 . Even after running the cleanup jobs, don’t see the postgres db size reducing. It continues to increase as new jobs execute. Kindly let me know if anything is needed manually or … --- ## [IMPORTANT: AWX Google Group moving to Ansible Community Forum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/important-awx-google-group-moving-to-ansible-community-forum/38500)
**Author:** [@AWX\_Project](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AWX_Project)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 2:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/important-awx-google-group-moving-to-ansible-community-forum/38500 "2023-10-05T14:54:25Z")
Hi folks, As you may have heard, Ansible has a new forum\[1\] and we think that’s a better way to conduct our discussions. It gives better tooling to manage help requests and discussions, connects with the wider Ansible c… --- ## [ESTABLISH LOCAL CONNECTION FOR USER: runner](https://forum.ansible.com/t/establish-local-connection-for-user-runner/38499)
**Author:** [@callmeshawn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/callmeshawn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/establish-local-connection-for-user-runner/38499 "2023-10-05T14:04:30Z")
When running jobs from AWX, I noticed that the execution environment did not have the community.general collection. I made an execution environment, adding community.general and several others, imported it to a containe… --- ## [Project Sync Failures](https://forum.ansible.com/t/project-sync-failures/38468)
**Author:** [@callmeshawn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/callmeshawn)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/project-sync-failures/38468 "2023-10-05T13:44:06Z")
Hello all, We did a big upgrade of AWX from 15.0.1 to 23.1.0. To do so I dumped the DB, created another postgres cluster, database, and user, granting access so the user can access the database. Afterwards, I used the… --- ## [API authentication via SAML](https://forum.ansible.com/t/api-authentication-via-saml/34904)
**Author:** [@Kim\_Covil](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kim_Covil)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/api-authentication-via-saml/34904 "2023-10-05T10:22:20Z")
Hi, I have spent a bit of time and finally have kerberos authentication via SAML, Keycloak and FreeIPA working for AWX 17.1.0 for the web UI. What I really want to get working though is API access from curl or ansible,… --- ## [Minikube not starting - expired cert](https://forum.ansible.com/t/minikube-not-starting-expired-cert/38496)
**Author:** [@David\_Dolan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Dolan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2023, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/minikube-not-starting-expired-cert/38496 "2023-10-05T09:27:32Z")
Hi All, I’ve run into an issue where Minikube won’t start due to an expired certificate. It expired after a year. error execution phase certs/apiserver-kubelet-client: \[certs\] certificate apiserver-kubelet-client not s… --- ## [Ansible Collections: 403 Forbidden](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-collections-403-forbidden/38483)
**Author:** [@jeromearellano](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jeromearellano)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2023, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-collections-403-forbidden/38483 "2023-10-04T16:43:38Z")
Hello, Has someone experienced an error when syncing projects? error encountered: ERROR! Failed to download collection tar from ‘explicit\_requirement\_community.general’ due to the following unforeseen error: \