# AWX Project **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/awx-project/28.md?page=97 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 98 --- ## [Stale Variables in Inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stale-variables-in-inventory/25890)
**Author:** [@Cody\_John](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cody_John)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stale-variables-in-inventory/25890 "2017-11-01T19:05:43Z")
I have a custom inventory script that pulls data from my CMDB into awx. I’ve noticed that even if a variable for a host or a group is removed in CMDB (and verified when running the script manually), the variable is not r… --- ## [Bypass awx login page](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bypass-awx-login-page/25889)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Wang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_Wang)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bypass-awx-login-page/25889 "2017-11-01T18:45:22Z")
Hi Team, If I already know the username and password, is there a way can bypass the login page? Thanks Eric --- ## [AWX backup](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-backup/25820)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Macieszonek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Paul_Macieszonek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2017, 9:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-backup/25820 "2017-11-01T09:00:33Z")
I'm running AWX using the docker images on an ec2 instance in AWS. Is there a method to backup and restore the settings/changes done inside AWX. I looked at the tower documentation but it seems my docker containers are … --- ## [AWX Best Practices (Inventories and Workflows)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-best-practices-inventories-and-workflows/25761)
**Author:** [@Bobby\_Brockway](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bobby_Brockway)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-best-practices-inventories-and-workflows/25761 "2017-10-30T12:28:00Z")
Hi all, I've been playing with AWX in a POC environment but I'm having trouble working out the best way to lay out our inventories, jobs and workflows. The Best Practices \ **Author:** [@Chris\_Church](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chris_Church)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2017, 11:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-error-in-proxy-environment/25847 "2017-10-30T11:31:07Z") See https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/476, which is the same issue. --- ## [NTLM over HTTP with pywinrm master](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ntlm-over-http-with-pywinrm-master/25853)
**Author:** [@Giordano\_Bianchi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Giordano_Bianchi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 11:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ntlm-over-http-with-pywinrm-master/25853 "2017-10-28T11:29:02Z")
Hello awx users, Just a heads up to anyone that is trying to implement ansible/awx in an existing Windows environment: this pull request (https://github.com/diyan/pywinrm/commit/f2fae367d3ac2abc3ed6fe9c7c17e6ffbac69e67)… --- ## [My network is disconnected, is there a tar ball to install](https://forum.ansible.com/t/my-network-is-disconnected-is-there-a-tar-ball-to-install/25849)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Nolf](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bill_Nolf)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2017, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/my-network-is-disconnected-is-there-a-tar-ball-to-install/25849 "2017-10-28T11:14:06Z")
Is there a way to get a tar ball for awx and then I can run setup.sh? The awx on github to get it installed I assume I have to download all the repos that are reference in the playbook. --- ## [Tower Installation Error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tower-installation-error/25837)
**Author:** [@Shtrudhan\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shtrudhan_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 2:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tower-installation-error/25837 "2017-10-27T14:00:01Z")
Hi Guys, I am trying to install the tower, but getting failed. Please see below “TASK \[packages\_el : Install the Tower RPM.\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*… --- ## [Instance Groups](https://forum.ansible.com/t/instance-groups/25833)
**Author:** [@Cody\_John](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cody_John)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2017, 12:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/instance-groups/25833 "2017-10-27T00:59:57Z")
Anybody had any luck creating instance groups in AWX? I’ve tried adjusting my inventory file to something like this: \` serverA ansible\_connection=local ansible\_python\_interpreter=“/usr/bin/env python” serverB ansible\_… --- ## [Etymology of AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/etymology-of-awx/25822)
**Author:** [@Musee\_Ullah](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Musee_Ullah)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 8:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/etymology-of-awx/25822 "2017-10-25T20:01:49Z")
I’m a bit curious and can’t seem to find anything about this, but is AWX an acronym (and if so, what’s it an acronym of?)/how did the name come to be? --- ## [scm project commit/push best practice](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scm-project-commit-push-best-practice/25794)
**Author:** [@franck\_labatut](https://forum.ansible.com/u/franck_labatut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2017, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scm-project-commit-push-best-practice/25794 "2017-10-25T09:22:46Z")
Hi there, open question if you have time: how do you update an scm project content with awx ? use case scenario: running a job template, included in an scm project, executing a template module, rendering content in… --- ## [Job Templates' variables & awx arc implementation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/job-templates-variables-awx-arc-implementation/25808)
**Author:** [@nkb11193](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nkb11193)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/job-templates-variables-awx-arc-implementation/25808 "2017-10-24T19:11:21Z")
Hi there, I’ve been testing awx for couple of days and I’m trying to integrate it inside my cloud environment (openstack), and I’m trying to use awx and ansible to provision my cloud’s resources, like creating an instan… --- ## [Merge multiple inventories?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/merge-multiple-inventories/25804)
**Author:** [@Tony\_Coffman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tony_Coffman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 24, 2017, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/merge-multiple-inventories/25804 "2017-10-24T01:16:37Z")
It seems like if I pull in hosts from two sources (VMware and Foreman), I’ll end up with duplicate hosts - therefore one set of hosts will have to have alternate names generated. Is there a way to pull in inventory from … --- ## [Attempting to expand Openstack Credentials used in Inventory Sources - help please](https://forum.ansible.com/t/attempting-to-expand-openstack-credentials-used-in-inventory-sources-help-please/25798)
**Author:** [@mohclips](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mohclips)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 23, 2017, 3:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/attempting-to-expand-openstack-credentials-used-in-inventory-sources-help-please/25798 "2017-10-23T03:43:40Z")
From this ticket https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/268 I am trying to tweak the following class and def to enable me to add/overwrite the cloud.yml vars with ones provided by source variables in inventory sources. h… --- ## [questions regarding inventories](https://forum.ansible.com/t/questions-regarding-inventories/25762)
**Author:** [@franck\_labatut](https://forum.ansible.com/u/franck_labatut)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 6:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/questions-regarding-inventories/25762 "2017-10-20T18:49:03Z")
hi guys, quick question for you when you have time, based on the following scenario: using a git project with an ansible inventory plugin (grazie ansible team!!!) thus retrieving my inventory on awx from my scm projec… --- ## [problem using api v2 to insert a new credential.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-using-api-v2-to-insert-a-new-credential/25785)
**Author:** [@Cesar\_Sanchez](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cesar_Sanchez)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 20, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-using-api-v2-to-insert-a-new-credential/25785 "2017-10-20T13:17:45Z")
Hi guys. I want to programmatically insert 1000 credentials. I tried to use the api v2, but I’m getting a Bad Request (Bad data found in related field team.) Tried to use tower-cli (v2) and same result. If I use tower… --- ## [Debugging connection issues](https://forum.ansible.com/t/debugging-connection-issues/25769)
**Author:** [@Cody\_John](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cody_John)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2017, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/debugging-connection-issues/25769 "2017-10-19T12:07:13Z")
I’m getting the dreaded “Unable to open shell” error when trying to run playbooks against my network devices in AWX. Typically I would set ANSIBLE\_DEBUG and ANSIBLE\_LOG\_PATH environment variables to debug…how can I do th… --- ## [package dependencies isolation question](https://forum.ansible.com/t/package-dependencies-isolation-question/25641)
**Author:** [@franck\_labatut](https://forum.ansible.com/u/franck_labatut)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2017, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/package-dependencies-isolation-question/25641 "2017-10-17T16:49:53Z")
Hi there, question for you when you have time : managing multiple vendor, consequently dealing with many yum/pip requirements, i’d like to isolate such dependencies, preferably per awx scm project. what would be the b… --- ## [AWX Version 1.0.1 Released](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-version-1-0-1-released/25721)
**Author:** [@matburt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/matburt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2017, 3:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-version-1-0-1-released/25721 "2017-10-11T15:43:30Z")
Howdy folks, I’m please to announce the 1.0.1 release/tag Some brief release notes since the 1.0.0 release at Ansiblefest: Official images have now been released on DockerHub and the installer will use these instead o… --- ## [Dev Database Access](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dev-database-access/25710)
**Author:** [@larry.singer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/larry.singer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2017, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dev-database-access/25710 "2017-10-10T14:15:42Z")
Hi All, I have set up a development environment as on https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/devel/CONTRIBUTING.md I want to look at the database, but I cannot access it using the value in pg\_username and pg\_password. I a… --- ## [Rackspace and AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rackspace-and-awx/25632)
**Author:** [@larry.singer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/larry.singer)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rackspace-and-awx/25632 "2017-10-09T01:59:45Z")
Hi, I am trying to get AWX going with our Rackspace cloud. I already have Ansible & Tower scripts running for our cloud. At the moment I have two issues: I cannot provision new VMs because pyrax is not installed. Thi… --- ## [AWX Working Session / Introduction Live NOW](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-working-session-introduction-live-now/25440)
**Author:** [@Greg\_DeKoenigsberg](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Greg_DeKoenigsberg)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-working-session-introduction-live-now/25440 "2017-10-04T17:54:43Z")
Join us here: https://bluejeans.com/3008457278/ We will also record for posterity if you can’t attend. --- ## [AWX through bastion/jump hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-through-bastion-jump-hosts/25667)
**Author:** [@Simon\_Weald](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Simon_Weald)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-through-bastion-jump-hosts/25667 "2017-10-03T11:47:58Z")
I’m looking to manage some nodes which are in a separate subnet behind a jump host. Previously I set up a few SSH config options for my Ansible user and then configured the jump host to respect these (keys, user, ports e… --- ## [disable host in source based inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/disable-host-in-source-based-inventory/25654)
**Author:** [@Hudec\_Peter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hudec_Peter)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/disable-host-in-source-based-inventory/25654 "2017-10-03T08:17:26Z")
Hi, is there any way how to just disable host on source based inventory. Adding some variable or any other trick. The balloon help says, that the flag is set by SYNC process. Peter --- ## [Executed Job stdout/stderr doesn't appear in the event ID modal....](https://forum.ansible.com/t/executed-job-stdout-stderr-doesnt-appear-in-the-event-id-modal/25664)
**Author:** [@Cesar\_Sanchez2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cesar_Sanchez2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/executed-job-stdout-stderr-doesnt-appear-in-the-event-id-modal/25664 "2017-10-03T00:16:32Z")
Hi guys… I have some jobs that in certain cases produce a lot of stdout lines. I’ve noticed that the STDOUT attribute for that event ID doesn’t show up in the modal, when we click in the stream textarea for that specifi… --- ## [AWX Template labels](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-template-labels/25663)
**Author:** [@Christer\_Hemgren](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christer_Hemgren)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2017, 9:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-template-labels/25663 "2017-10-02T21:35:13Z")
Hi How should AWX Template labels work? Under template x edit, labels → ? say like. "Optional labels that describe this job template, such as “dev” or “test”. Labels can be used to group and filter job templates and c… --- ## [network platform agnostic ansible\_network\_os](https://forum.ansible.com/t/network-platform-agnostic-ansible-network-os/25584)
**Author:** [@Christer\_Hemgren](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christer_Hemgren)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/network-platform-agnostic-ansible-network-os/25584 "2017-09-29T17:53:58Z")
Hi Is it possible to address this in awx? If possible how? “msg”: “ansible\_network\_os must be specified on this host to use platform agnostic modules”, “failed” In ansible core it is not well documented but works to a… --- ## [stdout missing from AWX API](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stdout-missing-from-awx-api/25636)
**Author:** [@Piotr\_M](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Piotr_M)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stdout-missing-from-awx-api/25636 "2017-09-29T13:43:21Z")
Hello I am trying to get the stdout from the web interface API (I know it is possible to see the stdout on the web API output on the commercial tower ) The job is fine and went trough with full display , however on the… --- ## [Adding certificates to truststore?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-certificates-to-truststore/25627)
**Author:** [@Nick\_Klauer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nick_Klauer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-certificates-to-truststore/25627 "2017-09-29T13:28:21Z")
I am trying to install AWX for development purposes / demoing, etc., internally at work, but am not able to get much working, as everything I want to communicate with is behind internally-signed SSL servers. Is there a … --- ## [ansible-playbook install.yml error with Set the value of 'postgres\_data\_dir](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-install-yml-error-with-set-the-value-of-postgres-data-dir/25621)
**Author:** [@Yatish\_Gopal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Yatish_Gopal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2017, 11:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-install-yml-error-with-set-the-value-of-postgres-data-dir/25621 "2017-09-29T11:21:14Z")
once i ran with - ansible-playbook install.yml getting the below error - actually the variable already exist with "/tmp/pgdocker. please help TASK \[check\_vars : postgres\_data\_dir should be defined\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/awx-project/28.md?page=96) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/archives/awx-project/28.md?page=98)