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## [PowerEdge R770 / iDRAC 10: How to configure Power Recovery](https://forum.ansible.com/t/poweredge-r770-idrac-10-how-to-configure-power-recovery/46296)

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**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/poweredge-r770-idrac-10-how-to-configure-power-recovery/46296 "2026-09-11T14:48:44Z")

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I’ve already created an issue in their repo, but I also wanted to ask this question here. Maybe someone knows how to do this, possibly using another collection or some workaround. We used to set the Power Recovery Delay…

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## [Molecule : use a different ansible-core version for internal molecule playbooks and playbooks/roles tested with molecule](https://forum.ansible.com/t/molecule-use-a-different-ansible-core-version-for-internal-molecule-playbooks-and-playbooks-roles-tested-with-molecule/46279)

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**Author:** [@rockandska](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rockandska)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/molecule-use-a-different-ansible-core-version-for-internal-molecule-playbooks-and-playbooks-roles-tested-with-molecule/46279 "2026-09-09T16:19:50Z")

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Hello Community, I was hopping to be able to choose the ansible version used for my test since it is often to have older anbsible-core version used in production environment than the one used internally by molecule. As…

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## [Feedback request for PR created in Execution Environment Images repository](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-request-for-pr-created-in-execution-environment-images-repository/46268)

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**Author:** [@MAbeeTT](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MAbeeTT)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 6, 2026, 9:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feedback-request-for-pr-created-in-execution-environment-images-repository/46268 "2026-09-06T21:23:07Z")

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A few months ago, I was asking for a missing image in the Community Execution Environments repository and ended up proposing a fix for part of the problem. While diving into the images repository documentation, I took t…

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## [ Are these limitations still deliberate Ansible design choices?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/are-these-limitations-still-deliberate-ansible-design-choices/46266)

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**Author:** [@Morgan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Morgan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/are-these-limitations-still-deliberate-ansible-design-choices/46266 "2026-09-05T13:01:35Z")

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Hi, I’ve been using Ansible quite a lot for orchestration, and there are a few limitations that I find strange from a design point of view. I’m not asking for workarounds here. I know about include\_tasks, creating mult…

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## [Announcing a Change in Support for cisco.asa: Transitioning to Community Maintenance](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-a-change-in-support-for-cisco-asa-transitioning-to-community-maintenance/44482)

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**Author:** [@AAYUSH\_ANAND](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AAYUSH_ANAND)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/announcing-a-change-in-support-for-cisco-asa-transitioning-to-community-maintenance/44482 "2026-09-05T09:27:43Z")

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Announcing a Change in Support for cisco.asa: Transitioning to Community Maintenance The cisco.asa Ansible collection is entering a new phase. As of now, this collection will transition from being officially supported b…

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## [Patching Reports](https://forum.ansible.com/t/patching-reports/46262)

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**Author:** [@Fracture7144](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fracture7144)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/patching-reports/46262 "2026-09-03T19:46:59Z")

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Can anyone recommend a good way to determine patching status after a monthly or quarterly patching cycle? We want to run a report probably the day after patching to determine what servers got patched and if any got miss…

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## [Find source of Deprecation warning](https://forum.ansible.com/t/find-source-of-deprecation-warning/46081)

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**Author:** [@Gaetan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gaetan)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/find-source-of-deprecation-warning/46081 "2026-09-01T08:29:15Z")

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Hello, I am running ansible 2.21 on a Debian 13. Whenever I run Ansible, I get a deprecation warning. None of my playbooks use that deprecated function and the warning shows up no matter what arguments I give it (even n…

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## [Custom DNS server in resolv.conf for the AWX job container](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-dns-server-in-resolv-conf-for-the-awx-job-container/44562)

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**Author:** [@manoj\_Sardana](https://forum.ansible.com/u/manoj_Sardana)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-dns-server-in-resolv-conf-for-the-awx-job-container/44562 "2026-09-01T08:11:58Z")

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I am using AWX installation in K8s using AWX operator. As part of of our job template, we need to pull some files from an external private git repo. Git repo is a private URL resolvable by a private custom DNS server. Fo…

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## [How to test deploy of Podman Quadlet using Ansible Molecule with host provided by Podman](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-test-deploy-of-podman-quadlet-using-ansible-molecule-with-host-provided-by-podman/46244)

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**Author:** [@rgaiacs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rgaiacs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2026, 7:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-test-deploy-of-podman-quadlet-using-ansible-molecule-with-host-provided-by-podman/46244 "2026-09-01T07:26:54Z")

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I’m trying to create a role that deploys one application using Podman Quadlet and I want to test the role using Molecule with host provided by Podman. This means that, during test, the application with be deployed in a “…

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## [Best practices for repository structure: Is it recommended to host Ansible roles in subdirectories?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices-for-repository-structure-is-it-recommended-to-host-ansible-roles-in-subdirectories/46218)

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**Author:** [@Yoann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Yoann)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices-for-repository-structure-is-it-recommended-to-host-ansible-roles-in-subdirectories/46218 "2026-08-29T16:12:34Z")

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Hi everyone, I am currently working on optimizing our project structure. We are using a monorepo approach and I am considering placing our Ansible roles inside a specific subfolder (e.g., /ansible/roles/my\_role/). I ha…

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## [ Warning alert:Documentation Syntax Error: cannot parse plugin documention.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/warning-alert-documentation-syntax-error-cannot-parse-plugin-documention/46013)

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**Author:** [@Sandip](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sandip)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 26, 2026, 4:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/warning-alert-documentation-syntax-error-cannot-parse-plugin-documention/46013 "2026-08-26T04:29:16Z")

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Hi Everyone, ibm.storage\_virtualize collection is successfully uploaded to the Galaxy portal after passing all the required checks, including: ansible-test sanity ansible-test units ansible-lint None of these tests r…

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## [Tests folder in skeleton created by ansible-galaxy](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tests-folder-in-skeleton-created-by-ansible-galaxy/46226)

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**Author:** [@rgaiacs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rgaiacs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tests-folder-in-skeleton-created-by-ansible-galaxy/46226 "2026-08-25T20:43:17Z")

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Hi, Thanks for this incredible project and community. I run ansible-galaxy role init mwe and it created mwe/ ├── defaults │ └── main.yml ├── files ├── handlers │ └── main.yml ├── meta │ └── main.yml ├── README…

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## [Galaxy is down, again](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-is-down-again/46230)

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**Author:** [@yurnov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/yurnov)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-is-down-again/46230 "2026-08-25T18:48:47Z")

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Just saw that CI is failing, and during debug found that galaxy is down: curl https://galaxy.ansible.com/api/ error code: 502

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## [Container images for Ansible Molecule native configuration inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/container-images-for-ansible-molecule-native-configuration-inventory/46227)

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**Author:** [@rgaiacs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rgaiacs)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/container-images-for-ansible-molecule-native-configuration-inventory/46227 "2026-08-25T16:11:54Z")

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I’m trying to understand the “Using podman containers” example in the documentation of Ansible Molecule. The inventory section lists a single host that is based on the image ghcr.io/ansible/community-ansible-dev-tools:la…

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## [How to configure routeros with ansible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-configure-routeros-with-ansible/40516)

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**Author:** [@Tchangalo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tchangalo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 25, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-configure-routeros-with-ansible/40516 "2026-08-25T15:16:52Z")

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Hi, has anyone ever configured a MikroTik with Ansible? If so, it would be great if you could show me what the ansible.cfg should look like and which variables I need to specify in the playbook. The Mikrotik is set up o…

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## [Excluding jobs by priority, schedules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/excluding-jobs-by-priority-schedules/46191)

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**Author:** [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/excluding-jobs-by-priority-schedules/46191 "2026-08-22T18:13:46Z")

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We’re using AWX (looking at AAP, but I don’t believe it would change anything relevant here) with several organizations. One is systems which provisions boxes (VMs mostly) with patched OS and Ansible automation account a…

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## [Galaxy: docs show error for new modules in collection, sanity passes though](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-docs-show-error-for-new-modules-in-collection-sanity-passes-though/46188)

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**Author:** [@resmo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/resmo)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-docs-show-error-for-new-modules-in-collection-sanity-passes-though/46188 "2026-08-20T19:14:43Z")

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@gundalow on your request, here the post I just noticed an issue on galaxy in docs for the new modues but couldn’t find the cause. Sanity tests passed. Any help appreciated. UPDATE: I just noticed, some old exist…

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## [Sorry, you have been blocked](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sorry-you-have-been-blocked/46205)

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**Author:** [@oxdeadbeef](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oxdeadbeef)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 4:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sorry-you-have-been-blocked/46205 "2026-08-20T16:48:29Z")

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So, trying to read the documentation @ Module Index. This works just fine. But when I click on any of the links say community.proxmox.proxmox I get blocked. Any help would be appreciated. Cloudflare Ray ID: a2e25749…

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## [Deleting single or double quotation marks in a string using REGEX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deleting-single-or-double-quotation-marks-in-a-string-using-regex/2628)

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**Author:** [@Mojtaba](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mojtaba)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 1:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deleting-single-or-double-quotation-marks-in-a-string-using-regex/2628 "2026-08-20T13:55:27Z")

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Hello, Here is my playbook. - name: Remove Quotes from Variable hosts: localhost gather\_facts: false vars: original\_text: "this is \\"Hello'World\\"" tasks: - name: Display Original Text debug: …

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## [molecule login in docker containers using ansible native inventories](https://forum.ansible.com/t/molecule-login-in-docker-containers-using-ansible-native-inventories/46196)

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**Author:** [@Marauder](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marauder)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/molecule-login-in-docker-containers-using-ansible-native-inventories/46196 "2026-08-20T13:54:17Z")

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I am trying to wrap my head around the ansible native inventory in molecule. Currently I am developing a new ansible role and wanted to use the results as template for roles that currently are still in pre-native setup. …

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## [ Ansible-vault correct set up](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-correct-set-up/46185)

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**Author:** [@Rendex](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rendex)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 2:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vault-correct-set-up/46185 "2026-08-19T14:15:16Z")

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Hi everyone, I just need some help regarding Ansible Vault. My .ini inventory is currently encrypted with Ansible Vault, but after running it in the Rundeck GUI, I encountered an error. Here is the error: \[WARNING\]: \* …

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## [Strange error when starting a job in AWX 24.6.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/strange-error-when-starting-a-job-in-awx-24-6-1/46162)

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**Author:** [@ildjarn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ildjarn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/strange-error-when-starting-a-job-in-awx-24-6-1/46162 "2026-08-18T12:57:05Z")

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While checking for failed jobs in AWX I found the following at the beginning of the output of a job today: Traceback (most recent call last): File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.11/site-packages/django/db/backen…

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## [Different results in dnf upgrade command and dnf module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/different-results-in-dnf-upgrade-command-and-dnf-module/46168)

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**Author:** [@ab203972](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ab203972)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 8:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/different-results-in-dnf-upgrade-command-and-dnf-module/46168 "2026-08-12T20:45:41Z")

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Ansible version: 2.16.19, due to some RHEL8 servers in our inventory Hello everyone, I am experiencing difficulties with applying automatic updates with Ansible. We have several servers where we would like to automate …

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## [Rescue fails to execute after a failed task in a block](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rescue-fails-to-execute-after-a-failed-task-in-a-block/46167)

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**Author:** [@actionmystique](https://forum.ansible.com/u/actionmystique)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rescue-fails-to-execute-after-a-failed-task-in-a-block/46167 "2026-08-12T20:02:20Z")

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I recently discovered this rescue feature and found it brilliant. However, I was unable to make it work. Even the official example fails to execute. Maybe there is something in my settings which is incompatible. # an…

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## [Hi Everyone, I have created a playbook for finding unknown mac address and changing vlan. Can someone proofread and suggest me if any changes](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hi-everyone-i-have-created-a-playbook-for-finding-unknown-mac-address-and-changing-vlan-can-someone-proofread-and-suggest-me-if-any-changes/46141)

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**Author:** [@Sonti\_Srikar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sonti_Srikar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hi-everyone-i-have-created-a-playbook-for-finding-unknown-mac-address-and-changing-vlan-can-someone-proofread-and-suggest-me-if-any-changes/46141 "2026-08-08T03:24:12Z")

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\-– - name: MAC-based VLAN Change with Confirmation hosts: localhost gather\_facts: no vars\_prompt: - name: mac\_address prompt: "Enter MAC address (format: xxxx.xxxx.xxxx)" private: no - name: site prompt:…

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## [Breaking out of a loop early](https://forum.ansible.com/t/breaking-out-of-a-loop-early/46139)

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**Author:** [@Toni](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Toni)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/breaking-out-of-a-loop-early/46139 "2026-08-07T09:42:43Z")

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I want to download a file from a set of URLs in a loop, stopping after the first URL that actually has the file. Here’s a sample playbook illustrating the problem: --- - hosts: localhost gather\_facts: false tasks: …

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## [INJECT\_FACTS\_AS\_VARS is defaulting to False in 2.24](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inject-facts-as-vars-is-defaulting-to-false-in-2-24/44886)

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**Author:** [@jpmens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jpmens)\
**Replies:** 40\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inject-facts-as-vars-is-defaulting-to-false-in-2-24/44886 "2026-08-06T23:48:06Z")

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I almost missed that Ansible 2.24 will be defaulting INJECT\_FACTS\_AS\_VARS to False in future, meaning that facts like {{ ansible\_os\_distribution }} will stop working. Instead, we’ll have to write {{ ansible\_facts\['distr…

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## [Groups in Parallel, hosts in serial](https://forum.ansible.com/t/groups-in-parallel-hosts-in-serial/46131)

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**Author:** [@phessler](https://forum.ansible.com/u/phessler)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 1:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/groups-in-parallel-hosts-in-serial/46131 "2026-08-06T13:01:26Z")

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Hi All, I have a relatively standard HA deployment, where I have several regions each with their own load balancer and several hosts in each region. What I want to do is be able to do a normal ansible-playbook run, and…

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## [Cannot use the backtick character in the ansible shell/script cmd without the quote filter](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-use-the-backtick-character-in-the-ansible-shell-script-cmd-without-the-quote-filter/46129)

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**Author:** [@actionmystique](https://forum.ansible.com/u/actionmystique)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-use-the-backtick-character-in-the-ansible-shell-script-cmd-without-the-quote-filter/46129 "2026-08-05T15:35:17Z")

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Some of our passwords contain the backtick character. This issue prevents us from using them with the shell or script module when passed as parameter in a variable. # ansible --version ansible \[core 2.21.2\] config fi…

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## [Deploy directory tree, if the tree exists in files-templates - how do I approach host specific files tree conditionally?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deploy-directory-tree-if-the-tree-exists-in-files-templates-how-do-i-approach-host-specific-files-tree-conditionally/46114)

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**Author:** [@Fred\_Wood](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fred_Wood)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2026, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deploy-directory-tree-if-the-tree-exists-in-files-templates-how-do-i-approach-host-specific-files-tree-conditionally/46114 "2026-08-02T10:58:23Z")

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Deploy directory tree: if the tree exists in files-templates - how do I approach host specific files tree conditionally? Please advise me on an approach I should follow during my implementation of files tree deployment …

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