# Get Help **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=16 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 17 --- ## [How to loop over "include\_role" with a list of variable dictionaries?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-loop-over-include-role-with-a-list-of-variable-dictionaries/44625)
**Author:** [@Hoeze](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hoeze)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-loop-over-include-role-with-a-list-of-variable-dictionaries/44625 "2025-10-10T20:43:51Z")
Hi all, I am trying to loop over my “create\_user” role with a list of “users”: - name: Setup users include\_role: name: create\_user vars: "{{ user\_vars }}" loop: "{{ users\_to\_create }}" … --- ## [Anonymize Account](https://forum.ansible.com/t/anonymize-account/44655)
**Author:** [@anon99813807](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anon99813807)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 9:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/anonymize-account/44655 "2025-10-09T21:53:05Z")
How does one anonymize your account or delete it? I see mentions of contacting an administrator but see no links to do that. Thanks. --- ## [Create VCDOrg in Vmware Cloud Director with openapi](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-vcdorg-in-vmware-cloud-director-with-openapi/44644)
**Author:** [@jefersondiaz87](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jefersondiaz87)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-vcdorg-in-vmware-cloud-director-with-openapi/44644 "2025-10-09T20:51:11Z")
I’m trying to create an OrgVCD using the VMware Cloud Director OpenAPI version 39.1, but there’s no specific service for creating it. Is there an alternative with Ansible or custom that doesn’t require the previous API o… --- ## [Investigating extra-vars Stale Value Bug](https://forum.ansible.com/t/investigating-extra-vars-stale-value-bug/41038)
**Author:** [@3DPrintedDeveloper](https://forum.ansible.com/u/3DPrintedDeveloper)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/investigating-extra-vars-stale-value-bug/41038 "2025-10-09T20:38:04Z")
Hello I believe my team and I have come across an Ansible bug where variables passed in via the --extra-vars parameter are being ignored or overwritten in favor of values from previous runs of the same playbook role. I… --- ## [Is the Playbook I Wrote Secure and Effective?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-the-playbook-i-wrote-secure-and-effective/44636)
**Author:** [@HuseynNajafli](https://forum.ansible.com/u/HuseynNajafli)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2025, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-the-playbook-i-wrote-secure-and-effective/44636 "2025-10-09T05:14:34Z")
Hello everyone, This is my first time posting here, and I’m quite excited. I’ve written a playbook and would like to know whether it achieves the intended results fully, and if there’s anything I should improve or opti… --- ## [Using an execution environment, unable to fetch into host volume](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-an-execution-environment-unable-to-fetch-into-host-volume/44647)
**Author:** [@ddimatos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ddimatos)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-an-execution-environment-unable-to-fetch-into-host-volume/44647 "2025-10-08T23:28:09Z")
Hi there, Looking for any pointers that instructs the EE to write to a volume so I can access the fetch’d data. In summary, the playbook runs just fine, I can cat the file I am fetching from within the playbook but it … --- ## [No\_log as variable not working](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-log-as-variable-not-working/44639)
**Author:** [@pmy-apena](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pmy-apena)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-log-as-variable-not-working/44639 "2025-10-08T16:00:46Z")
Hello all! I am using no\_log in my playbooks to include sensitive data but with the possibility to change this behavior with extra var. This is the task: - name: "Playbook : include\_global/inventory\_vars\_dir" ansible… --- ## [Vault | pass | helper](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vault-pass-helper/44642)
**Author:** [@chumi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chumi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vault-pass-helper/44642 "2025-10-08T16:38:55Z")
Hi, I am interested in the way ansible use the Helper pass to manage the vault password. My wish is to run a playbook without entering a vault password but instead, i prefer using my gpg key to unlock the pass that man… --- ## [Playbook | Prompt to confirm before to do some action](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-prompt-to-confirm-before-to-do-some-action/44608)
**Author:** [@chumi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chumi)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-prompt-to-confirm-before-to-do-some-action/44608 "2025-10-08T15:56:23Z")
Hi, I like to ask a confirmation at prompt before some action. But the plabook skipped all the tasks. Here is the plabook: name: domain management hosts: foo gather\_facts: true vars: domain\_join\_credentials: … --- ## [Feature Request: Add Annotations to \`projects\_persistence\`](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-request-add-annotations-to-projects-persistence/44635)
**Author:** [@david\_langford](https://forum.ansible.com/u/david_langford)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2025, 6:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-request-add-annotations-to-projects-persistence/44635 "2025-10-08T06:41:55Z")
I would like to set on projects\_persistance the following as an annotation: annotations: "helm.sh/resource-policy": keep This would retain the PVC defined in projects\_persistence but of course, the annotation cou… --- ## [AAP API: Is the ?fields parameter still valid?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-api-is-the-fields-parameter-still-valid/44596)
**Author:** [@Narizz28](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Narizz28)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-api-is-the-fields-parameter-still-valid/44596 "2025-10-07T16:58:01Z")
I am finding information online that suggests I can limit the field an API call returns by using /?fields=x,y,z on the query. Most of the suggestions I found are in regards to AWX (even the Github AWX repo has this in th… --- ## [Zulip notifications on AWX/AAP](https://forum.ansible.com/t/zulip-notifications-on-awx-aap/44613)
**Author:** [@SixteenOne](https://forum.ansible.com/u/SixteenOne)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 4:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/zulip-notifications-on-awx-aap/44613 "2025-10-07T16:18:23Z")
Has anyone got Notifications working on AWX/AAP to send to Zulip ? I have followed the guides and get at URL like this: https://site.zulipchat.com/api/v1/external/ansibletower?api\_key=xxxx When I test the Notifier I … --- ## [Emcli command not working through ansible playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/emcli-command-not-working-through-ansible-playbook/44626)
**Author:** [@Madan\_Kumar\_Dusarlap](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Madan_Kumar_Dusarlap)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/emcli-command-not-working-through-ansible-playbook/44626 "2025-10-07T15:58:15Z")
Hi Team, emcli commands are used in ansible playbook and it is output properly but when testing it OMS server (OEM installed server). it is thrown an error and also GUI getting error. Error: \[oracle@itlxprddb02 ~\]$ /o… --- ## [Cisco Routers IOSXR Ansible automation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-routers-iosxr-ansible-automation/38923)
**Author:** [@selvigp](https://forum.ansible.com/u/selvigp)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-routers-iosxr-ansible-automation/38923 "2025-10-07T15:29:46Z")
Hi, I have installed ‘cisco.iosxr’ ansible collection and try to run show commands through cli using Ansible on the Cisco routers. Playbook: - name: Retrieve software version details from Cisco IOS XR routers hosts:… --- ## [Problems getting pypsrp to work](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-getting-pypsrp-to-work/44563)
**Author:** [@johnny91](https://forum.ansible.com/u/johnny91)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 5:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-getting-pypsrp-to-work/44563 "2025-10-06T17:15:43Z")
Hi gang! I’m trying to switch from winrm to pypsrp in my ansible files to try to make connection more smooth and not getting timed out sometimes when working with Windows machines. So I added this to my group-vars/all.… --- ## [Passing payload data from rulebook to run\_job\_template?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-payload-data-from-rulebook-to-run-job-template/4704)
**Author:** [@skeer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/skeer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2025, 12:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-payload-data-from-rulebook-to-run-job-template/4704 "2025-10-06T00:08:32Z")
So I finally have a working rulebook activation, and today I’ve been testing with webhooks from LogicMonitor. I have discovered what I feel is a good and informative payload. However I’m having trouble with the avail doc… --- ## [False positive detection of k=v syntax](https://forum.ansible.com/t/false-positive-detection-of-k-v-syntax/44611)
**Author:** [@ben.boeckel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ben.boeckel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/false-positive-detection-of-k-v-syntax/44611 "2025-10-04T03:39:44Z")
I’m getting this inside of a set\_fact variable setting: The offending line appears to be: gnome\_dbus\_env: '{{ "DBUS\_SESSION\_BUS\_ADDRESS" + "=" + unix:path=/run/user/997/bus" }}' … --- ## [How to update Generic OIDC redirect\_uri from http to https](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-update-generic-oidc-redirect-uri-from-http-to-https/44607)
**Author:** [@farrare22](https://forum.ansible.com/u/farrare22)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2025, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-update-generic-oidc-redirect-uri-from-http-to-https/44607 "2025-10-03T14:48:19Z")
Hello. I’m relatively new to AWX and am attempting to configure Generic OIDC. I’ve worked with my auth team to get the OIDC Key, Secret, and Provider URL configured. When I try to login to, I get an error: Invalid red… --- ## [Including collections from automation hub in ansible-navigator environment](https://forum.ansible.com/t/including-collections-from-automation-hub-in-ansible-navigator-environment/44605)
**Author:** [@francis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/francis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/including-collections-from-automation-hub-in-ansible-navigator-environment/44605 "2025-10-02T22:50:12Z")
We use Ansible Automation Platform in Azure. In AAP, I’m using Execution Environment ee-supported-rhel8, plus additional collections defined in my project:/collections/requirements.yaml file (community.general, communit… --- ## [Cannot execute SQL from mysql.mysql\_query](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-execute-sql-from-mysql-mysql-query/44595)
**Author:** [@engstroem](https://forum.ansible.com/u/engstroem)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-execute-sql-from-mysql-mysql-query/44595 "2025-10-02T17:08:45Z")
Issue with executing query-file through mysql.mysql\_query I am new within ansible and it modules, so sorry if I’m just using the wrong module. I need to run query (~7000 lines) to set up a database on my database serve… --- ## [Ansible SSH connection to SAN](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ssh-connection-to-san/44600)
**Author:** [@msmith](https://forum.ansible.com/u/msmith)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ssh-connection-to-san/44600 "2025-10-02T12:13:10Z")
Hi I am trying to use Ansible to gather audit info from a SAN which has no specific Ansible module (Dell PowerVault ME4024). I am attempting to use a Cisco IOS network\_cli connection as the SAN provides a CLI via SSH w… --- ## [Question about required\_if documentation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-about-required-if-documentation/44599)
**Author:** [@ildjarn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ildjarn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-about-required-if-documentation/44599 "2025-10-02T08:19:23Z")
Hello, I have a question about required\_if: From the documentation (Ansible module architecture — Ansible Community Documentation): required\_if: Must be a sequence of sequences. Every inner sequence describes one co… --- ## [Are there any validated procedures for handling complex JSON structures?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/are-there-any-validated-procedures-for-handling-complex-json-structures/44590)
**Author:** [@StefanSchnell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/StefanSchnell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/are-there-any-validated-procedures-for-handling-complex-json-structures/44590 "2025-10-02T05:25:43Z")
Hello Community :waving\_hand:, the last few days I’ve been working with HTTP requests via ansible.builtin.uri. So far this works as expected. The return value of this API call is a complex JSON structure. It looks somet… --- ## [Automating CISA ED 25-03 Compliance for Cisco ASA with Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automating-cisa-ed-25-03-compliance-for-cisco-asa-with-ansible/44598)
**Author:** [@TDub](https://forum.ansible.com/u/TDub)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/automating-cisa-ed-25-03-compliance-for-cisco-asa-with-ansible/44598 "2025-10-01T20:30:38Z")
Automating CISA ED 25-03 Compliance for Cisco ASA with Ansible The Challenge: CISA Emergency Directive 25-03 On September 25, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued Emergency Directive (… --- ## [the ansible builtin uri module returns header authorization data as is in the response invocation. how to redact?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-ansible-builtin-uri-module-returns-header-authorization-data-as-is-in-the-response-invocation-how-to-redact/44569)
**Author:** [@Max\_Grand](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Max_Grand)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 3:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-ansible-builtin-uri-module-returns-header-authorization-data-as-is-in-the-response-invocation-how-to-redact/44569 "2025-10-01T15:47:07Z")
When the ansible builtin uri module is given custom header with Authorization data, the REST API GET works and responds. But in the response date invocation object it shows the Authorization header that was provided as … --- ## [SELinux prevents playbooks from ssh-ing ](https://forum.ansible.com/t/selinux-prevents-playbooks-from-ssh-ing/44565)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Marrone](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_Marrone)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/selinux-prevents-playbooks-from-ssh-ing/44565 "2025-10-01T12:09:31Z")
Hello! My problem is on a disconnected system so I can’t cut & paste. It’s also my first posting, so I don’t have the formatting that everyone likes, my apologies. I am having an issue where a playbook will not run on… --- ## [Docs on ansible.builtin.urlencode mangled?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docs-on-ansible-builtin-urlencode-mangled/44594)
**Author:** [@dnmvisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dnmvisser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docs-on-ansible-builtin-urlencode-mangled/44594 "2025-10-01T10:27:58Z")
Hi, as it me or is ansible.builtin.urlencode filter – Quote data for use in a URL path or query using UTF-8. — Ansible Community Documentation a bit mangled? Its neighbour at ansible.builtin.urldecode filter – Decode pe… --- ## [Legal Ansible Syntax/Structure?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/legal-ansible-syntax-structure/44585)
**Author:** [@Dulux-Oz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dulux-Oz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 7:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/legal-ansible-syntax-structure/44585 "2025-10-01T07:50:08Z")
Hey All, Is the following structure ansible-legal? If not, what structure should I use to make it ansible-legal? - block: - name: Create The Base SQL Mount Point ansible.builtin.file: path: "/database" … --- ## [\[WARNING\]: Found variable using reserved name: q](https://forum.ansible.com/t/warning-found-variable-using-reserved-name-q/40073)
**Author:** [@ildjarn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ildjarn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 6:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/warning-found-variable-using-reserved-name-q/40073 "2025-10-01T06:14:32Z")
Is this a warning that I can ignore? Environment: “ansible\_playbook\_python”: “/usr/bin/python3.12”, “ansible\_python.executable”: “/usr/bin/python3.12”, “ansible\_python\_version”: “3.12.8”, “ansible\_version.full”: “2.… --- ## [ansible\_devices setup does not return serial number for Disks on RHEL 10](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-devices-setup-does-not-return-serial-number-for-disks-on-rhel-10/44591)
**Author:** [@pcm\_nathan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pcm_nathan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 1, 2025, 4:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-devices-setup-does-not-return-serial-number-for-disks-on-rhel-10/44591 "2025-10-01T04:52:48Z")
I am testing out RHEL 10 and am running into an issue related to disk setup due to ansible not returning serial numbers for disks. Reviewing the builtin ansible\_devices module on RHEL 8, or RHEL 9 each disk will return … [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=15) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=17)