# AWX Project **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/awx-project/28.md?page=88 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 89 --- ## [Looking for experienced AWX and GIT user to give me 2 hours demo on setting up best practices](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-experienced-awx-and-git-user-to-give-me-2-hours-demo-on-setting-up-best-practices/27777)
**Author:** [@Kallu\_Srikanth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kallu_Srikanth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-experienced-awx-and-git-user-to-give-me-2-hours-demo-on-setting-up-best-practices/27777 "2018-06-12T12:26:40Z")
Hi All, Looking for experienced AWX and GIT user to give me 2 hours demo on setting up best practices. You can charge me for your time depending on your skill and experience my email kallusrikanth@gmail.com Thank you. … --- ## [ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: No module named psutil](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-unexpected-exception-this-is-probably-a-bug-no-module-named-psutil/27768)
**Author:** [@mamadouadaba](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mamadouadaba)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-unexpected-exception-this-is-probably-a-bug-no-module-named-psutil/27768 "2018-06-12T07:19:20Z")
Hello there! I got this issue while running a basic playbook (ping) in AWX platform. Below, you can notice that I installed the same python depandancies in both awx docker containers ( Awx\_task and Awx\_web). Awx\_tas… --- ## [Blank white login screen after install of AWX - can only login to api page.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/blank-white-login-screen-after-install-of-awx-can-only-login-to-api-page/27742)
**Author:** [@Lee\_Drew](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lee_Drew)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/blank-white-login-screen-after-install-of-awx-can-only-login-to-api-page/27742 "2018-06-11T23:12:21Z")
I installed AWX yesterday from an Ansible galaxy role - install completed without issues. After the install I launched the web page to login to AWX and it had an upgrading message displayed. After this it went to a blank… --- ## [creating a custom script in AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-custom-script-in-awx/27770)
**Author:** [@Martin\_Yang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Martin_Yang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-custom-script-in-awx/27770 "2018-06-11T18:11:06Z")
Hi I’ve been managing ec2 instances using AWX and noticed instance\_filter does not provide me with inverse filter; only provides AND or OR filter. So I decided i should create a custom script, based on ec2.py in ansible … --- ## [multiple host search](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-host-search/27707)
**Author:** [@Nathanael\_Blanchet](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nathanael_Blanchet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-host-search/27707 "2018-06-11T17:18:33Z")
Hello, how can I do a host search with multiple host? I mean with a “or” directive When doing this tower-cli host list --host-filter name=acore --host-filter name=chinook, only the last arg is taken It is the same wi… --- ## [LDAP for authentication only?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ldap-for-authentication-only/27764)
**Author:** [@Bengt\_Giger](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bengt_Giger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ldap-for-authentication-only/27764 "2018-06-11T10:25:27Z")
Hi is it possible to use LDAP for authentication only? We cannot use authorization information from LDAP for different reasons. I’d like to have accounts created when users log in for the first time, and then have org … --- ## [setting host too use custom port](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-host-too-use-custom-port/27751)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Dias](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Frank_Dias)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 6:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-host-too-use-custom-port/27751 "2018-06-08T18:12:35Z")
can someone explain how to set a custom port for ansible connection I have a dynamic inventory from AWS, but we have changed the ssh port to none standard. how can I add the information to host(s) Frnk --- ## [Missing method KSU in "PRIVILEGE ESCALATION METHOD"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/missing-method-ksu-in-privilege-escalation-method/25708)
**Author:** [@Kjell\_Tillstrand](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kjell_Tillstrand)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/missing-method-ksu-in-privilege-escalation-method/25708 "2018-06-08T15:31:59Z")
So I can’t find KSU in the list or any documentation why it should be gone. Is it by design or is it a bug? Regards Kjell --- ## [SAML integration error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/saml-integration-error/27736)
**Author:** [@ahmed](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ahmed)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/saml-integration-error/27736 "2018-06-08T14:15:35Z")
Hi, I’m currently trying to implement SAML on AWX 1.0.3 in the IdP-initiated mode. This is the current configuration: AWX is behind a RP ACS URL: https://10.203.12.139:8443/sso/metadata/saml/ Entity ID : aia-0… --- ## [launch ad hoc commands with preselected credentials](https://forum.ansible.com/t/launch-ad-hoc-commands-with-preselected-credentials/27748)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Behrens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lars_Behrens)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 8, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/launch-ad-hoc-commands-with-preselected-credentials/27748 "2018-06-08T12:41:07Z")
Hello, Via Inventory-\> Hosts it is possible to run ad hoc commands on specific machines. Since we will have several different credentials in our setup, it would be nice to have a preselected credential for administrativ… --- ## [adding vcenter to tower caused hosts displayed with ids](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-vcenter-to-tower-caused-hosts-displayed-with-ids/25855)
**Author:** [@Oguz\_Yarimtepe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Oguz_Yarimtepe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-vcenter-to-tower-caused-hosts-displayed-with-ids/25855 "2018-06-07T22:42:43Z")
I added VMWare VCenter credential type to AWX interface and also added source of my VCenter. I can see the vms on my VCenter but all are imported with their name\_id format which i don’t want. How can i tell AWX (Tower) t… --- ## [Cannot launch jobs when inventory prompt on launch is selected in template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-launch-jobs-when-inventory-prompt-on-launch-is-selected-in-template/27733)
**Author:** [@Bala1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bala1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 8:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-launch-jobs-when-inventory-prompt-on-launch-is-selected-in-template/27733 "2018-06-07T08:58:04Z")
Cannot launch jobs when inventory prompt on launch is selected in template with latest version of awx. is everyone getting same error? --- ## [Question about SAML](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-about-saml/27731)
**Author:** [@ahmed](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ahmed)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-about-saml/27731 "2018-06-07T07:25:37Z")
Hi, Does AWX work with SP initiated configuration or both configurations (SP and IdP initiated) ? Thank you --- ## [Clustering with standalone docker](https://forum.ansible.com/t/clustering-with-standalone-docker/26080)
**Author:** [@pberlowski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pberlowski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/clustering-with-standalone-docker/26080 "2018-06-07T02:28:16Z")
Hi AWX community, Did anyone get any success with clustering up some standalone docker instances? I’ve followed the clustering guide from Tower 3.2.1 documentation but I can’t get to a state where the two instances I ha… --- ## [Playbook - How to AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-how-to-awx/27725)
**Author:** [@dovesma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dovesma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-how-to-awx/27725 "2018-06-06T18:02:49Z")
Hi All, I am new on the AWX/Ansible. Wondering how do i import/create the playbook, does it have to be via the CLI then choose it via Template?. Or can we create a new playbook on the GUI? Currently using AWX 1.0.6.15 … --- ## [rabbitmq exchange tower\_broadcast\_all failed - no more jobs can be execute](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rabbitmq-exchange-tower-broadcast-all-failed-no-more-jobs-can-be-execute/27716)
**Author:** [@simon.thesorcerer77](https://forum.ansible.com/u/simon.thesorcerer77)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rabbitmq-exchange-tower-broadcast-all-failed-no-more-jobs-can-be-execute/27716 "2018-06-06T05:55:40Z")
Hello, when i start the celery worker i get the error message \[2018-06-06 05:44:48,076: ERROR/MainProcess\] pidbox command error: PreconditionFailed(406, u"PRECONDITION\_FAILED - inequivalent arg 'type' for exchange 'tow… --- ## [condition and variable are not working with multiple scripts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/condition-and-variable-are-not-working-with-multiple-scripts/27708)
**Author:** [@Sanjeev\_Mishra](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sanjeev_Mishra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2018, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/condition-and-variable-are-not-working-with-multiple-scripts/27708 "2018-06-05T09:50:57Z")
SSH password: \[WARNING\]: While constructing a mapping from /var/lib/awx/projects/MM/AppUpdate.yml, line 18, column 6, found a duplicate dict key (command). Using last defined value only. \[WARNING\]: While constructing… --- ## [Setting Ansible config for additional modules.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-ansible-config-for-additional-modules/27693)
**Author:** [@MarcG](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MarcG)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2018, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-ansible-config-for-additional-modules/27693 "2018-06-03T11:21:59Z")
Hi I have installed some other modules used by My playbook namely, napalm and napalm-Ansible via pip in the venv of the awx\_task container as documented. Now the naplam modules require me to set the action\_plugins path… --- ## [API call](https://forum.ansible.com/t/api-call/27657)
**Author:** [@doppalapudi\_saikumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/doppalapudi_saikumar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/api-call/27657 "2018-06-01T19:08:51Z")
Hi, I am using terraform to launch the infrastructure (windows). 1) dynamic inventory of the machine to be registered in Ansible groups. 2.) how can I make rest api call to invoke the Ansible tower job template. ( I h… --- ## [AWX UI unable to fetch Job details](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-ui-unable-to-fetch-job-details/27681)
**Author:** [@Sudheer\_Jejamma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sudheer_Jejamma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-ui-unable-to-fetch-job-details/27681 "2018-05-31T22:49:39Z")
Hello, I’m facing issues while trying to fetch job details on AWX UI. Error: Invalid search term entered. GET returned: -1 Can some one please help me out? I have attached screen shot for reference. Thanks, Sudheer. … --- ## [question about secondary server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-about-secondary-server/27678)
**Author:** [@Frank\_Dias](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Frank_Dias)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 9:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-about-secondary-server/27678 "2018-05-31T21:46:17Z")
I am wanting to build a second server. can one just dump the DB on the first and restore on the second? can one setup the second server as a replicated slave of the first? think of this as a hot standby --- ## [Best practices for specifying hosts and credentials in job templates?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices-for-specifying-hosts-and-credentials-in-job-templates/27629)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Hickok](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Hickok)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 6:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices-for-specifying-hosts-and-credentials-in-job-templates/27629 "2018-05-31T18:32:20Z")
Hello, I’m trying to figure out the best way to run fact gathering playbooks against different groups of hosts in AWX. Let’s say that I have a bunch of Cisco devices, and I want to run the ios\_facts module against them.… --- ## [Having problems with LDAP authentication](https://forum.ansible.com/t/having-problems-with-ldap-authentication/27664)
**Author:** [@Dennis1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dennis1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/having-problems-with-ldap-authentication/27664 "2018-05-31T17:17:35Z")
I’m new to Ansible and looking for some help setting up LDAP authentication for Ansible Tower AWX I’ve not been able to sign into Ansible Tower AWX using Domain Credentials. How can I troubleshoot this? Are there some l… --- ## [All Jobs Started Failing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/all-jobs-started-failing/27676)
**Author:** [@Cody\_John](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cody_John)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/all-jobs-started-failing/27676 "2018-05-31T17:16:49Z")
We’ve been using AWX successfully for awhile now, but something has happened and now every single job is failing. When trying to launch jobs (Templates, Project updates, anything), I just see this error: stdout capture … --- ## [Ansible Tower Installation failing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-installation-failing/27670)
**Author:** [@Gowtham\_Nakulan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gowtham_Nakulan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 4:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-installation-failing/27670 "2018-05-31T04:35:50Z")
Hi Team, We are trying to install the Ansible tower in Ubuntu Setup 16.4. Installation is throwing the below error message- failed: \[localhost\] (item={u’id’: u’0x6B73A36E6026DFCA’, u’keyserver’: u’hkps.pool.sks-keyser… --- ## [Run ini file on windows host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-ini-file-on-windows-host/27666)
**Author:** [@doppalapudi\_saikumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/doppalapudi_saikumar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2018, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-ini-file-on-windows-host/27666 "2018-05-31T03:40:29Z")
Hi, I had a ini file which will install sql server on windows. Can i know how can I run that ini file inside the playbook to apply to windows host. I just want to know how does the playbook looks like 2.) My ini file… --- ## [AWX Build Error following Contributing Guide while getting make docker-compose](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-build-error-following-contributing-guide-while-getting-make-docker-compose/27661)
**Author:** [@Raj\_Upp](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raj_Upp)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-build-error-following-contributing-guide-while-getting-make-docker-compose/27661 "2018-05-30T15:28:20Z")
Team, I am getting the following error when trying to build the awx based on the contribution doc steps: Steps followed: git clone -b devel https://github.com/ansible/awx.git cp awx/settings/local\_settings.py.doc… --- ## [upgrade from AWX 1.0.5.24 to next release ...still remain awx in upgrading](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upgrade-from-awx-1-0-5-24-to-next-release-still-remain-awx-in-upgrading/27451)
**Author:** [@cava\_cavamagie](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cava_cavamagie)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2018, 12:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upgrade-from-awx-1-0-5-24-to-next-release-still-remain-awx-in-upgrading/27451 "2018-05-30T12:12:15Z")
upgrade from AWX 1.0.5.24 fail the page still show "awx is upgrading" tried with docker-compose pull && docker-compose up --force-recreate --- ## [Dynamic inventory script from Git project](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-script-from-git-project/27646)
**Author:** [@Piotr\_Wojciechowski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Piotr_Wojciechowski)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-script-from-git-project/27646 "2018-05-29T19:57:15Z")
Hi everyone, Correct me if I’m wrong - it is not possible to use dynamic inventory script directly from the project? If I want to use inventory from the project, which is pulled from Git, this has to be the static inven… --- ## [AWX failing to pick up inventory Variables](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-failing-to-pick-up-inventory-variables/27481)
**Author:** [@anthony.cleaves](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anthony.cleaves)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2018, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-failing-to-pick-up-inventory-variables/27481 "2018-05-29T15:20:51Z")
Hello, I am seeing an issue where inventory variables are not being picked up. Below is my tree but notice the “all” file has also been pasted into the inventory section inside AWX as group\_vars in my tree are not picked… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/awx-project/28.md?page=87) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/awx-project/28.md?page=89)