# Get Help **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=12 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 13 --- ## [Generate IPv6 ULA /64 subnet](https://forum.ansible.com/t/generate-ipv6-ula-64-subnet/45019)
**Author:** [@Christophe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christophe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 4:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/generate-ipv6-ula-64-subnet/45019 "2025-12-22T16:01:32Z")
Hello all, Is there a way to generate an IPv6 ULA /64 subnet subnet? I’ve been looking in the docs but nowhere can I find how to do this. Some Google-fu gave me this command, which works locally, but not when ran thro… --- ## [Ansible-inventory and --limit](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-inventory-and-limit/45004)
**Author:** [@Toni](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Toni)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 22, 2025, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-inventory-and-limit/45004 "2025-12-22T15:03:30Z")
I’m trying to list a part of my inventory like this: $ ansible-inventory --limit group --list I’ve also tried $ ansible-inventory --list group But I get the entire inventory spewed out to me. This is unfortunately co… --- ## [Custom Execution Environment not rendering Jinja2 templates before ios\_config](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-execution-environment-not-rendering-jinja2-templates-before-ios-config/45013)
**Author:** [@Sean\_White](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sean_White)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 11:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-execution-environment-not-rendering-jinja2-templates-before-ios-config/45013 "2025-12-19T23:24:39Z")
Hi all, I’ve built a custom Execution Environment (EE) to handle creating network devices in Cisco ISE. That part works fine. However, when I run this EE with another playbook that previously worked under the stock AWX … --- ## [Retrieve Key From Azure Key Vault](https://forum.ansible.com/t/retrieve-key-from-azure-key-vault/45010)
**Author:** [@blockedprocess](https://forum.ansible.com/u/blockedprocess)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 7:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/retrieve-key-from-azure-key-vault/45010 "2025-12-19T19:14:21Z")
I’m using Ansible Automation Platform 2.5 operator install on OpenShift. I want to be able to retrieve a private key stored in Azure Key Vault as a key to use as the private key for an ssh connection. Is there a way to… --- ## [When variable is vaulted, to\_nice\_yaml renders output differently](https://forum.ansible.com/t/when-variable-is-vaulted-to-nice-yaml-renders-output-differently/45007)
**Author:** [@spike](https://forum.ansible.com/u/spike)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 8:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/when-variable-is-vaulted-to-nice-yaml-renders-output-differently/45007 "2025-12-18T20:13:57Z")
Hi everyone, :waving\_hand: I’m a bit puzzled and would appreciate some input. I’ve got a variable (network\_key) containing a list of integers (nested in a dictionary, but that shouldn’t matter). This is eventually pipe… --- ## [Nokia Router configuration management](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nokia-router-configuration-management/45005)
**Author:** [@Nexn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nexn)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2025, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nokia-router-configuration-management/45005 "2025-12-18T04:42:53Z")
Hello ALL, Is that possible to configure nokia router? My main concern is to chech the router is alive or if alive I have to check whether default route is existing or not. Could you please help me. Because I am new to … --- ## [Upgrading to 2.19 core, basic apt-cache-update and all tasks failing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upgrading-to-2-19-core-basic-apt-cache-update-and-all-tasks-failing/44996)
**Author:** [@EMCP](https://forum.ansible.com/u/EMCP)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 15, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upgrading-to-2-19-core-basic-apt-cache-update-and-all-tasks-failing/44996 "2025-12-15T17:59:17Z")
I’m lost here trying to get back to a working setup.. I mistakenly thought that ansible would be somewhat stable syntax wise but I can see at 2.19+ there was a major shift.. I want to perform the upgrade but totally los… --- ## [onigurumacffi installation error while trying to create a custom decision environment ](https://forum.ansible.com/t/onigurumacffi-installation-error-while-trying-to-create-a-custom-decision-environment/44994)
**Author:** [@stephanie](https://forum.ansible.com/u/stephanie)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/onigurumacffi-installation-error-while-trying-to-create-a-custom-decision-environment/44994 "2025-12-12T23:20:12Z")
I’m getting an installation dependency error when trying to create my own custom decision environment using the Redhat DE Supported RHEL9 image. My goal was to add my custom collection that was uploaded into private auto… --- ## [AAP template relaunch skipping the localhost and task](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-template-relaunch-skipping-the-localhost-and-task/44966)
**Author:** [@rupesh1465](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rupesh1465)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 4:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-template-relaunch-skipping-the-localhost-and-task/44966 "2025-12-12T16:23:02Z")
We have yml file to run a snow validation at start of yml with tag: always . When we launch template it executes this task as expected but in case template faioed with erro later and we trybto relaunch it skips this val… --- ## [Module result deserialization failed: No start of json char](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-result-deserialization-failed-no-start-of-json-char/44991)
**Author:** [@palani\_b](https://forum.ansible.com/u/palani_b)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-result-deserialization-failed-no-start-of-json-char/44991 "2025-12-12T12:58:20Z")
Team, am getting the below error for windows vm only This playbook is invoked by terraform from gitlab runner - Ubuntu. Linux VM provision works absolutely fine from gitlab runner. However, Linux and Windows provisions … --- ## [Ansible.builtin.apt slow?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builtin-apt-slow/44907)
**Author:** [@dnmvisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dnmvisser)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 10:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builtin-apt-slow/44907 "2025-12-10T22:37:42Z")
Hi I’m using ansbile.builtin.apt to install a list of packages: - name: Ensure required packages are available ansible.builtin.apt: update\_cache: false name: "{{ system\_packages }}" state: present vars:… --- ## [Best way to build a configurable when statement ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-way-to-build-a-configurable-when-statement/44969)
**Author:** [@frederic.giquel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/frederic.giquel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-way-to-build-a-configurable-when-statement/44969 "2025-12-10T22:25:44Z")
In order to get instances matching some criteria, I wrote the following tasks file: --- # Required variables : # - deployment\_type: "vm" or "container" # - cmp\_operator: '\<', '\>', '\<=', '\>=' or '==' # - cmp\_days: number… --- ## [No log true error is coming while creating server using ansible tempalte](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-log-true-error-is-coming-while-creating-server-using-ansible-tempalte/44981)
**Author:** [@tarun](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tarun)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-log-true-error-is-coming-while-creating-server-using-ansible-tempalte/44981 "2025-12-10T14:56:20Z")
ERROR is the output has been hidden due to the fact that 'no\_log: true' was specified for this result --- ## [GCP IAP Connectivity for Windows VM instance](https://forum.ansible.com/t/gcp-iap-connectivity-for-windows-vm-instance/44959)
**Author:** [@prateektl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/prateektl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2025, 9:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/gcp-iap-connectivity-for-windows-vm-instance/44959 "2025-12-10T09:18:59Z")
Has anyone successfully executed a awx job template run for the inventory which consist of GCP windows VM host? My Execution Instance is a GCP linux \[rhel9\] vm instance which has been attached to AWX. I have a service a… --- ## [How to load external group\\host\_vars into playbook.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-load-external-group-host-vars-into-playbook/44971)
**Author:** [@matthew\_lovegreen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/matthew_lovegreen)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 9, 2025, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-load-external-group-host-vars-into-playbook/44971 "2025-12-09T21:15:20Z")
Hello community, Need your advice. Before ansible 2.16 we were able to load host\_vars and group\_vars so to say “dynamically” on the fly from external repository. The idea here was to store playbooks and variables separa… --- ## [Help with ssh forwarding with ansible-navigator on Mac](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-ssh-forwarding-with-ansible-navigator-on-mac/44963)
**Author:** [@jasmartin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jasmartin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-ssh-forwarding-with-ansible-navigator-on-mac/44963 "2025-12-08T16:28:07Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to get an ansible-navigator container to use my ssh keys on my Mac with Tahoe. I understand that it’s just supposed to work, and I know there’s issues with doing this on a Mac. I’ve tried to understand… --- ## [Explicitely use role defaults](https://forum.ansible.com/t/explicitely-use-role-defaults/44958)
**Author:** [@VannTen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/VannTen)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/explicitely-use-role-defaults/44958 "2025-12-08T15:09:06Z")
Hello, I’m working on a playbook where I’d like to fetch some files from my hosts to the control node. I want the destination (on the control node) to be controlled by a variable local\_release\_dir in the localhost cont… --- ## [Masking Variables from Type Password in AAP Output](https://forum.ansible.com/t/masking-variables-from-type-password-in-aap-output/44943)
**Author:** [@StefanSchnell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/StefanSchnell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 8, 2025, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/masking-variables-from-type-password-in-aap-output/44943 "2025-12-08T08:35:10Z")
Hello all, :waving\_hand: in an AAP job template survey I defined an extra variable of type password, to pass sensitive information. When entering the sensitive data it is masked with dots. In this case the extra variabl… --- ## [How to setup projects with shared resources](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-setup-projects-with-shared-resources/44960)
**Author:** [@mikemorency](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mikemorency)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-setup-projects-with-shared-resources/44960 "2025-12-05T20:00:21Z")
I have two projects (lets call them P1 and P2) setup in a collection-ish style that depend on a shared set of inventory and var files. The projects are a combination of playbooks and roles; theres no custom modules or an… --- ## [Get all hosts with a hostvar defined](https://forum.ansible.com/t/get-all-hosts-with-a-hostvar-defined/44956)
**Author:** [@DengelFred](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DengelFred)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/get-all-hosts-with-a-hostvar-defined/44956 "2025-12-05T17:08:06Z")
Hello, I would like to have a dictionary with all hosts, that have “restic\_pull” defined: restic\_pull\_config: "{{ hostvars | json\_query(\*.restic\_pull) }}" # result: TASK \[restic\_pull : Debug\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*… --- ## [AWX Jobs stuck pending after upgrade to 2.19.1 / v24.6.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-jobs-stuck-pending-after-upgrade-to-2-19-1-v24-6-1/10191)
**Author:** [@trippinnik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/trippinnik)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [December 5, 2025, 9:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-jobs-stuck-pending-after-upgrade-to-2-19-1-v24-6-1/10191 "2025-12-05T09:52:08Z")
I updated by the usual process with awx-operator. Seemed to complete but jobs do not start. Just stay pending. I see this in the logs on the task container. django.db.utils.ProgrammingError: unrecognized configuration p… --- ## [Win\_iis\_webbinding IPv6 Problems](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-iis-webbinding-ipv6-problems/2360)
**Author:** [@boeseK](https://forum.ansible.com/u/boeseK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-iis-webbinding-ipv6-problems/2360 "2025-12-04T21:10:29Z")
Hello :slight\_smile: before posting all my code and all my Error codes. I try to use the community.windows.win\_iis\_webbinding module with an IPv6 as bind ip. And its not working (v4 does). Does anyone use this combinati… --- ## [AWX jobs pending](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-jobs-pending/44954)
**Author:** [@trippinnik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/trippinnik)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-jobs-pending/44954 "2025-12-04T15:58:54Z")
Ran into an issue where I can see jobs queued up for a period of time. I can see using the grafana dashboard pending jobs steadily increased I see that jobs did continue to run. In the logs I was able to find: "log":"… --- ## [Future-proof libssh connection replacement for passing SSH args / ansible\_ssh\_extra\_args?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/future-proof-libssh-connection-replacement-for-passing-ssh-args-ansible-ssh-extra-args/44895)
**Author:** [@trinitronx](https://forum.ansible.com/u/trinitronx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/future-proof-libssh-connection-replacement-for-passing-ssh-args-ansible-ssh-extra-args/44895 "2025-12-04T14:22:58Z")
I just encountered the same issue as described in this thread while trying to connect to an older Cisco network switch (via community.ciscosmb + ansible\_connection: network\_cli + ansible\_network\_cli\_ssh\_type: libssh). T… --- ## [Awx project sync failed to download collection tar from 'server0'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-project-sync-failed-to-download-collection-tar-from-server0/44951)
**Author:** [@rbooyer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rbooyer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-project-sync-failed-to-download-collection-tar-from-server0/44951 "2025-12-04T13:45:31Z")
I’m having an issue where when my gitlab project that holds my playbooks syncs and tries to setup the environment i receive the following errors: ERROR! Failed to download collection tar from 'server0' due to the follow… --- ## [Executing meta: end\_play triggers AnsibleError](https://forum.ansible.com/t/executing-meta-end-play-triggers-ansibleerror/44889)
**Author:** [@oza4h07](https://forum.ansible.com/u/oza4h07)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 4, 2025, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/executing-meta-end-play-triggers-ansibleerror/44889 "2025-12-04T08:25:00Z")
Executing meta: end\_play triggers AnsibleError. I’m using an old Debian 11.11 host on which I installed years ago, Debian’s ansible package. On this box, ansible 2.10.17 is installed along python 3.9.2. As I couldn’t … --- ## [ Playbook using vmware\_vm\_info module fails when run from AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-using-vmware-vm-info-module-fails-when-run-from-awx/44932)
**Author:** [@Aichatou\_Iyabo\_OKEKO](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Aichatou_Iyabo_OKEKO)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-using-vmware-vm-info-module-fails-when-run-from-awx/44932 "2025-12-03T18:51:04Z")
I am encountering a problem with AWX when I try to use the community.vmware.vmware\_vm\_info module to retrieve the list of VMs from a vCenter. My code --- - name: Récupérer la liste des VM sur vCenter hosts: localhos… --- ## [Ansible builder failing on new host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-failing-on-new-host/44937)
**Author:** [@Fracture7144](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fracture7144)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-failing-on-new-host/44937 "2025-12-03T15:08:49Z")
After working on my dev environment I am starting to get things going in our prod. I need to build the EE from a jump host and deploy it to AAP. However I am running into issues. This is the error I am getting from th… --- ## [AWX-operator redis image backoff error - where are creds for docker.io?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-redis-image-backoff-error-where-are-creds-for-docker-io/44948)
**Author:** [@pdin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pdin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 3, 2025, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-redis-image-backoff-error-where-are-creds-for-docker-io/44948 "2025-12-03T15:08:08Z")
I have an AWX operator running Ansible in Kubernetes. The redis pods is throwing the image backoff error: Events: Type Reason Age From Message Warning Failed 8m58s (x5330 over 10d) … --- ## [How to override \`scm\_branch\` for a Job Template triggered by a GitHub webhook?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-override-scm-branch-for-a-job-template-triggered-by-a-github-webhook/44934)
**Author:** [@rrajpuro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rrajpuro)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2025, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-override-scm-branch-for-a-job-template-triggered-by-a-github-webhook/44934 "2025-12-02T20:12:17Z")
I’m trying to override the scm\_branch used by a Job Template that is launched via a GitHub webhook. I’ve already enabled Allow Branch Override and Update Revision on Launch on both the Project and the Job Template. The … [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=11) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=13)