# AWX Project

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## [AWX - Hosts has an invalid value or undefined](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-hosts-has-an-invalid-value-or-undefined/31743)

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**Author:** [@Mithun\_Lal1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mithun_Lal1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 28, 2019, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-hosts-has-an-invalid-value-or-undefined/31743 "2019-11-28T13:43:01Z")

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Hi Team, Could any of you please assist in this scenario? AWX Version: 9.0.1 Error:ERROR! The field ‘hosts’ has an invalid value, which includes an undefined variable. The error was: ‘host’ is undefined Code:

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## [encrypted strings](https://forum.ansible.com/t/encrypted-strings/31734)

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**Author:** [@Renato\_Goncalves\_ren](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Renato_Goncalves_ren)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/encrypted-strings/31734 "2019-11-27T13:34:23Z")

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Hello guys, I am facing the following problem inside awx (9.0.1), on the command line It works without problem: 12.189 INFO Updating inventory 19: bcld-ansible-f5 14.152 DEBUG Using base command: python /opt/venvs/f5a…

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## [not able to install awx 9.0.1 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-install-awx-9-0-1-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts/31733)

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**Author:** [@Mohammed\_GAFFAR\_G](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mohammed_GAFFAR_G)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2019, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-install-awx-9-0-1-on-ubuntu-18-04-lts/31733 "2019-11-27T11:21:55Z")

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not able to install awx 9.0.1 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS using local code compilation. First did git clone of AWX code changes done on inventory file according to ur requirement and tried to install using ansible-playbook -i…

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## [AWX supports Internet Explorer browser?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-supports-internet-explorer-browser/31714)

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**Author:** [@Pav](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pav)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 11:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-supports-internet-explorer-browser/31714 "2019-11-25T23:54:31Z")

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I am able to see login page and can perform operations when i use Google Chrome but when i use Internet explorer(11) it just shows blank page. so is awx supports IE or not. Please let me know Thanks in Advance

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## [Unable to authenticate against AD or FreeIPA from the Web GUI](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-authenticate-against-ad-or-freeipa-from-the-web-gui/31723)

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**Author:** [@Calimero\_Solo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Calimero_Solo)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-authenticate-against-ad-or-freeipa-from-the-web-gui/31723 "2019-11-25T19:02:15Z")

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Hello, My AWX environment was installed with docker-compose, and all works fine except LDAP authentication. I am able to query the AD server from the command line and get all the users: ldapsearch -x -H ldap://192.168…

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## [favorite templates](https://forum.ansible.com/t/favorite-templates/31721)

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**Author:** [@Nathanael\_Blanchet](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nathanael_Blanchet)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/favorite-templates/31721 "2019-11-25T17:11:14Z")

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Hi all, Is there a way to bookmark some more useful templates so as to access run them more easily?

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## [How to use Machine Credentials to connect to network devices ()](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-machine-credentials-to-connect-to-network-devices/28210)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_M](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_M)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 22, 2019, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-machine-credentials-to-connect-to-network-devices/28210 "2019-11-22T12:39:36Z")

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Hi guys, I’m trying to connect to some Juniper network devices from AWX. I’m struggling to understand how to use the Credentials (See image below for the username and ssh key) I’ve set up in AWX to connect to the netwo…

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## [AWX Inventory plugin versus Ansible-Inventory plugin?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-inventory-plugin-versus-ansible-inventory-plugin/31680)

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**Author:** [@Adam\_Morris](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam_Morris)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-inventory-plugin-versus-ansible-inventory-plugin/31680 "2019-11-21T18:19:06Z")

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Greetings, If I create an Inventory in AWX, using the “Microsoft Axure-RM” source which inventory plugin gets used? bash-4.2# find / -name azure\_rm.py -ls 39186676 32 -rw-r–r-- 1 root root 30038 Oct 17 18:11 /usr/lib/…

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## [Clone created form template with vmware\_guest gets same IP](https://forum.ansible.com/t/clone-created-form-template-with-vmware-guest-gets-same-ip/31695)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Nanboe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Nanboe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/clone-created-form-template-with-vmware-guest-gets-same-ip/31695 "2019-11-21T13:40:16Z")

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I create an ubuntu 18.04 clone vm from an template using ansible and vmware\_guest. All is fine except that all the machines that I create get the same IP address as the first one. The mac address is different but I thin…

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## [Job output not visible AWX 8.0.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/job-output-not-visible-awx-8-0-0/31697)

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**Author:** [@Jarkko\_Perttula](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jarkko_Perttula)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2019, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/job-output-not-visible-awx-8-0-0/31697 "2019-11-21T10:34:17Z")

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Hi, we’ve had an issue with AWX Ansible over the time with disappearing job outputs in UI. Currently we’re running AWX 8.0.0 with external Postgresql 10. We are getting rid of the issue by stopping the docker containers…

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## [vmware\_guest and MAC problem on template clone](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-guest-and-mac-problem-on-template-clone/31689)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Nanboe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Nanboe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-guest-and-mac-problem-on-template-clone/31689 "2019-11-20T19:23:11Z")

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Hi, I am cloning a template in vmware to create a new VM. The script works but when I create an other VM the new one gets created with the same MAC address for the network card. Is there a way form vmware\_guest to force…

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## [Get project directory in a playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/get-project-directory-in-a-playbook/31678)

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**Author:** [@Daniel\_Nanboe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Nanboe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 20, 2019, 11:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/get-project-directory-in-a-playbook/31678 "2019-11-20T11:01:26Z")

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Hi all, For a playbook I need to get the projects directory in order not to hardcode it in the playbook or create an bash variable. Is this possible? The project is on git and is cloned using awx project with git as so…

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## [Not able to install  Ansible tower due to awx](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-install-ansible-tower-due-to-awx/31685)

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**Author:** [@Rahul2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rahul2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 6:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-install-ansible-tower-due-to-awx/31685 "2019-11-19T18:08:27Z")

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I’m not able to install ansible tower on centOS 7. Getting below error. Any help would be appreciated. TASK \[awx\_install : update ansible-tower service configuration\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*…

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## [AWX / SAML / OKTA ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-saml-okta/31684)

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**Author:** [@Matt\_Barry](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Barry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-saml-okta/31684 "2019-11-19T16:17:58Z")

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Hello, I’m implementing AWX and attempting to integrate single sign-on using Okta (okta.com). The SAML sign-on button redirects me to Okta correctly, but when I get bounced back I just hit the login page. It seems like …

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## [Launch template in another template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/launch-template-in-another-template/31682)

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**Author:** [@michal.misiak](https://forum.ansible.com/u/michal.misiak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 19, 2019, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/launch-template-in-another-template/31682 "2019-11-19T10:58:23Z")

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Hello everyone, I have a playbook which I check a lots of parameters of many systems and next I would like to send result of playbook to CSV file. When I used Ansible in console mode, I send result of playbook to file v…

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## [how to post different payload for different uri in ansible olaybook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-post-different-payload-for-different-uri-in-ansible-olaybook/31673)

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**Author:** [@ahamed\_Sultan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ahamed_Sultan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 18, 2019, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-post-different-payload-for-different-uri-in-ansible-olaybook/31673 "2019-11-18T11:58:54Z")

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Hi Team, I am new to ansible, I want to know how to post different payload for different uri in ansible playbook. Thanks for the help in advance. Regards Ahamed

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## [AWX upgrade path](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-upgrade-path/31669)

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**Author:** [@mpunix](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mpunix)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-upgrade-path/31669 "2019-11-15T10:54:37Z")

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Hi, We are looking to upgrade the current AWX 2.0.1 version to the latest release. We use tower-cli to send and receive the data. Can we jump the release version from 2.0.1 to 8.0 or needs to be next release (ex: 3.0.1)…

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## [AWX Kubernetes](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-kubernetes/31114)

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**Author:** [@Praveen\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Praveen_Kumar)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-kubernetes/31114 "2019-11-15T09:54:22Z")

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Hello, I want to setup an Awx Ha environment using Kubernetes . Our Organization has Kubernetes and we want to leverage K8. Have few questions regarding the Ansible Playbook for awx . Does the playbook for K8 deploy…

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## [include user details in the jobrun](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-user-details-in-the-jobrun/31667)

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**Author:** [@Konstantin1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Konstantin1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 15, 2019, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-user-details-in-the-jobrun/31667 "2019-11-15T08:00:02Z")

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Hi Shan, AWX exposes the following variables: tower\_user\_email: The user email of the Tower user that started this job. This is not available for callback or scheduled jobs. tower\_user\_first\_name: The user’s first nam…

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## [include user details in the jobrun](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-user-details-in-the-jobrun/31665)

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**Author:** [@Shankar\_Bala](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shankar_Bala)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 10:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-user-details-in-the-jobrun/31665 "2019-11-14T22:46:51Z")

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hi After triggering a job in AWX (login via ldap user) ., I would like to pass on few details (like the username) who triggered the job as an input to my playbook within the job and use it for some sorta of reporting… I…

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## [Azure RM Inventory... Pull from all subscriptions in the Tenant.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/azure-rm-inventory-pull-from-all-subscriptions-in-the-tenant/31654)

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**Author:** [@Adam\_Morris](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam_Morris)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 14, 2019, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/azure-rm-inventory-pull-from-all-subscriptions-in-the-tenant/31654 "2019-11-14T17:36:48Z")

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Greetings, I’m working with AWX on Azure and while I can add each individual subscription as an inventory source into an inventory I would rather pull all VMs in all Subscriptions in the Tenant in one go. Has anyone el…

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## [Run jobs FROM AWX non root user - using Foreman ssh trust relationship](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-jobs-from-awx-non-root-user-using-foreman-ssh-trust-relationship/31644)

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**Author:** [@Sergio\_ser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sergio_ser)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 13, 2019, 1:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-jobs-from-awx-non-root-user-using-foreman-ssh-trust-relationship/31644 "2019-11-13T01:58:50Z")

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I can run awx jobs from root user to remote vm hosts (to root users or non root users). I would like to run awx jobs from non root user to remote vm hosts (to root users or non root users). Is it possible? The reasson:…

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## [Job templates not parsing roles inside a playbook when executed from the GUI on 9.0.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/job-templates-not-parsing-roles-inside-a-playbook-when-executed-from-the-gui-on-9-0-1/31604)

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**Author:** [@alancivita](https://forum.ansible.com/u/alancivita)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 12, 2019, 8:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/job-templates-not-parsing-roles-inside-a-playbook-when-executed-from-the-gui-on-9-0-1/31604 "2019-11-12T08:26:07Z")

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I’ve opened this one as an issue on git as well. I have some simple playbooks with roles, something like this: hosts: all remote\_user: root roles: common-apps users if i run this playbook from the web interface,…

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## [Announcing AWX 9.0.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-awx-9-0-0/31581)

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**Author:** [@rpetrell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rpetrell)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [November 11, 2019, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-awx-9-0-0/31581 "2019-11-11T18:13:52Z")

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Hey everyone, We’re excited to announce a new major version of AWX, 9.0.0. Here are some of the notable changes: Updated AWX images to use centos:8 as the parent image. Updated to ansible-runner 1.4.4 to address vari…

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## [Permit user to run only jobs only in check mode](https://forum.ansible.com/t/permit-user-to-run-only-jobs-only-in-check-mode/31625)

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**Author:** [@john.westcott.iv](https://forum.ansible.com/u/john.westcott.iv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/permit-user-to-run-only-jobs-only-in-check-mode/31625 "2019-11-08T16:51:54Z")

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Can you create two job templates, one that runs in Check mode and one that runs in Run mode and then grant permissions for the Jenkins account only to the check mode job? -John

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## [AWX SAML Organization/Team/Group mapping guide.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-saml-organization-team-group-mapping-guide/31626)

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**Author:** [@Nik\_Tetteh-Lartey](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nik_Tetteh-Lartey)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-saml-organization-team-group-mapping-guide/31626 "2019-11-08T16:26:21Z")

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Hi Team, I have been working on SAML AWX 9.x integration for the last few days. I’m a bit confused how this is supposed to work. I get the impression that I will have to just use SAML for the AuthN and rely on LDAP to…

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## [Permission to run jobs only in check mode](https://forum.ansible.com/t/permission-to-run-jobs-only-in-check-mode/31623)

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**Author:** [@Konstantin1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Konstantin1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2019, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/permission-to-run-jobs-only-in-check-mode/31623 "2019-11-08T07:03:13Z")

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Hi, Is there a way in AWX to grant a user permissions to run jobs only in check mode and to forbid to run in run mode? We would like to setup a Jenkins job to perform check runs on each commit to repository and to colle…

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## [About permissions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-permissions/31610)

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**Author:** [@Juan\_A\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Juan_A_S)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-permissions/31610 "2019-11-07T17:49:37Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to implement permissions for our users and teams. Basically, we have 2 types of users: engineering: allowed to use/add/edit/delete all elements (credentials, inventories, templates, projects, etc.) …

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## [How to send ansible-awx metrics to prometheus](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-send-ansible-awx-metrics-to-prometheus/31613)

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**Author:** [@Nico\_Las](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nico_Las)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 7, 2019, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-send-ansible-awx-metrics-to-prometheus/31613 "2019-11-07T08:31:43Z")

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Hello, I saw that feature was available on ansible tower as mentioned here : https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-tower/latest/html/administration/metrics.html# But how can i do the same thing for ansible-AWX ? Thanks !

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## [pg\_admin\_password with external database](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pg-admin-password-with-external-database/31611)

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**Author:** [@Nuno\_Jordao](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nuno_Jordao)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 6, 2019, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pg-admin-password-with-external-database/31611 "2019-11-06T15:42:59Z")

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Hello, I am using AWX 6.1.0 with an external Postgres database and planing to upgrade it. However I noticed that version 8.0.0 introduced a new configuration parameter pg\_admin\_password which I dont know what to do wit…

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