# Get Help **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=20 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 21 --- ## [How to specify a host variable as the SSH target](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-specify-a-host-variable-as-the-ssh-target/44369)
**Author:** [@0xkevin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/0xkevin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-specify-a-host-variable-as-the-ssh-target/44369 "2025-08-25T20:41:59Z")
Hi all, I am having difficulty finding information on how to tell Ansible Automation Platform to use one of the host variables as the SSH target. So for example, I have a host in an inventory in Ansible Automation Platf… --- ## [Move an existing collection to the new GitHub path](https://forum.ansible.com/t/move-an-existing-collection-to-the-new-github-path/44365)
**Author:** [@ieisystem](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ieisystem)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2025, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/move-an-existing-collection-to-the-new-github-path/44365 "2025-08-25T16:00:58Z")
I want to transfer a collection to a new GitHub address, but I don’t want to modify the content of the collection or change its name. Because this GitHub address is related to the set in docs.ansible.com, when I modify t… --- ## [Urlopen error EOF occurred in violation of protocol (\_ssl.c:2427)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/urlopen-error-eof-occurred-in-violation-of-protocol-ssl-c-2427/44361)
**Author:** [@tryllz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tryllz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2025, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/urlopen-error-eof-occurred-in-violation-of-protocol-ssl-c-2427/44361 "2025-08-23T20:47:40Z")
Hi All, I’m using ansible to deploy OVA on standalone ESXi, and am facing this error only on a particular VM, and I’m not sure what is this error. The deployment reaches about 38% and then this errors throws up.. I’m … --- ## [Development Environment for different versions?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/development-environment-for-different-versions/44347)
**Author:** [@fallbackerik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fallbackerik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/development-environment-for-different-versions/44347 "2025-08-22T20:18:36Z")
I assume there might be quite a few cases where a developer would want to test something against a version that works, and then against a newer version where it fails. To try that, I got this advice in a comment: Get… --- ## [Ansible.netcommon broken with Ansible Core 2.19.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-netcommon-broken-with-ansible-core-2-19-0/44043)
**Author:** [@REDWINE](https://forum.ansible.com/u/REDWINE)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 7:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-netcommon-broken-with-ansible-core-2-19-0/44043 "2025-08-22T07:03:10Z")
All of my playbooks are failing after upgrading ansible-core from 2.18.7-1 to 2.19.0-1. A simple playbook such as: --- - name: Show info on cisco devices hosts: \ connection: network\_cli gather\_facts: fa… --- ## [Configuring OPT\_X\_TLS\_REQUIRE\_CERT with awx.awx.settings](https://forum.ansible.com/t/configuring-opt-x-tls-require-cert-with-awx-awx-settings/44354)
**Author:** [@thenhawke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/thenhawke)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/configuring-opt-x-tls-require-cert-with-awx-awx-settings/44354 "2025-08-22T04:56:14Z")
I’m trying to configure the OPT\_X\_TLS\_REQUIRE\_CERT option using awx.awx.settings like this: - name: Configure AWX awx.awx.settings: settings: AUTH\_LDAP\_CONNECTION\_OPTIONS: OPT\_REFERRALS: 0 OP… --- ## [Regarding the issue of using ansible to execute the "source" command](https://forum.ansible.com/t/regarding-the-issue-of-using-ansible-to-execute-the-source-command/44337)
**Author:** [@pptfz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pptfz)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2025, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/regarding-the-issue-of-using-ansible-to-execute-the-source-command/44337 "2025-08-22T03:13:41Z")
I have three machines, and each of them has Helm installed. The installation path is /usr/local/bin. I added the configuration for automatic completion of the helm command in the ~/.bashrc file. grep helm ~/.bashrc so… --- ## [Empty results field when inspecting playbook tasks with ansible-navigator](https://forum.ansible.com/t/empty-results-field-when-inspecting-playbook-tasks-with-ansible-navigator/44351)
**Author:** [@netgirard](https://forum.ansible.com/u/netgirard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/empty-results-field-when-inspecting-playbook-tasks-with-ansible-navigator/44351 "2025-08-21T19:06:31Z")
Hello, looking for a little direction on what seems like odd behavior in ansible-navigator. I am using ansible-navigator run a playbook in an execution environment. Inspecting one particular task, which is using a cust… --- ## [Help test Molecule v25.9.0.rc1 (pre-release)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-test-molecule-v25-9-0-rc1-pre-release/44345)
**Author:** [@cidrblock](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cidrblock)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-test-molecule-v25-9-0-rc1-pre-release/44345 "2025-08-21T14:56:21Z")
Help test Molecule v25.9.0.rc1 (pre-release) Hi everyone — we’ve cut a pre-release of Molecule and would really appreciate your help exercising it in real scenarios before GA. This one includes a lot of changes we’ve bee… --- ## [Remote Execution Node and Python 3.11+](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remote-execution-node-and-python-3-11/44338)
**Author:** [@ildjarn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ildjarn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2025, 9:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remote-execution-node-and-python-3-11/44338 "2025-08-21T09:11:27Z")
Python 3.11 introduced Externally Managed Python environments, and best practice is to use a venv. The installer bundle for a remote execution node does not contain logic for this, as far as I know, and running the inst… --- ## [Ansible-builder throws "value too large for defined data type" when rebuilding an EE image](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-throws-value-too-large-for-defined-data-type-when-rebuilding-an-ee-image/44295)
**Author:** [@AndreasD](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AndreasD)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builder-throws-value-too-large-for-defined-data-type-when-rebuilding-an-ee-image/44295 "2025-08-20T18:25:22Z")
Hi I’m trying to rebuild an EE, and this is the same build file I built once before, but now it throws an error that I really can’t make head or tails out of. Why did it stop working? What does it even mean?!? ansible-… --- ## [Best practices to implement and manage custom app with ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices-to-implement-and-manage-custom-app-with-ansible/44334)
**Author:** [@rebug](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rebug)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices-to-implement-and-manage-custom-app-with-ansible/44334 "2025-08-20T16:05:08Z")
Hello, I’d like to refactor our Ansible project to improve our use of best practices and include testing with Molecule. We’ve been using Ansible for more than 2 years, and some bad practices have made the project a bit … --- ## [Working with django ansible base](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-with-django-ansible-base/44299)
**Author:** [@bostonlinux](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bostonlinux)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-with-django-ansible-base/44299 "2025-08-20T14:23:22Z")
I cloned the latest release of django-ansible-base ( Release v2025.8.11 · ansible/django-ansible-base · GitHub ) followed the README ( django-ansible-base/test\_app/README.md at devel · ansible/django-ansible-base · GitHu… --- ## [Awx-operator 2.1.0 to awx-operator 2.2.0 upgrade fails](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-2-1-0-to-awx-operator-2-2-0-upgrade-fails/4717)
**Author:** [@lahatch](https://forum.ansible.com/u/lahatch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-2-1-0-to-awx-operator-2-2-0-upgrade-fails/4717 "2025-08-20T08:31:25Z")
Hi Everyone, when trying to upgrade my AWX instance, I have an issue with the database migration. By entering into awx-web pod, I can see the following bash-5.1$ awx-manage showmigrations auth 0001\_initial 0002\_a… --- ## [Using "short lived facts" and caching, Eg. ansible\_uptime\_seconds](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-short-lived-facts-and-caching-eg-ansible-uptime-seconds/44324)
**Author:** [@James\_Antill](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Antill)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2025, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-short-lived-facts-and-caching-eg-ansible-uptime-seconds/44324 "2025-08-20T02:39:17Z")
I’m currently using ansible\_uptime\_seconds however that gives an old cached value a lot more than I’d expect it to (Eg. reboot the server, and then run some task on the server to register a variable but ansible\_uptime\_se… --- ## [Ansible.builtin.pause failing Inappropriate ioctl for device](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builtin-pause-failing-inappropriate-ioctl-for-device/44328)
**Author:** [@xiao\_shen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/xiao_shen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builtin-pause-failing-inappropriate-ioctl-for-device/44328 "2025-08-19T16:55:51Z")
When I try to run a playbook with ansible.builtin.pause through docker run -t with github runner workflow. It returns error with {"msg": "\[Errno 25\] Inappropriate ioctl for device"} I did search that I need to pass in… --- ## [Cannot create azure Log Analytics Workspace with User Managed Identity](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-create-azure-log-analytics-workspace-with-user-managed-identity/44325)
**Author:** [@Hedia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hedia)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2025, 8:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-create-azure-log-analytics-workspace-with-user-managed-identity/44325 "2025-08-19T08:36:22Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to create an Azure Analytics workspace with a User Managed Identity. Creating the resource without specifying the identity works ! Configuration the identity fails with collection/plugins/modules/… --- ## [AWX and EDA - Org and User management](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-and-eda-org-and-user-management/44322)
**Author:** [@ag2025](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ag2025)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 8:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-and-eda-org-and-user-management/44322 "2025-08-18T20:43:28Z")
\*\* Connect AWX to EDA to manage Organizations/Users \*\* Hello, Is it really possible to connect AWX to EDA? It seems like I can only use local users in EDA but I do believe it should work together with AWX. I can activa… --- ## [Trying to understand retrieving environment variables on a remote server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-understand-retrieving-environment-variables-on-a-remote-server/44319)
**Author:** [@araczek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/araczek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-understand-retrieving-environment-variables-on-a-remote-server/44319 "2025-08-18T19:38:51Z")
I am new to ansible an I am running through some tutorials. I got stuck with trying to enumerate a specific variable on a remote host. On a "remote host: (RH9.6 in Virtualbox) I set an environment variable, i,e, export J… --- ## [Container Groups and Namespaces](https://forum.ansible.com/t/container-groups-and-namespaces/44195)
**Author:** [@Jake\_K](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jake_K)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 6:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/container-groups-and-namespaces/44195 "2025-08-18T18:05:34Z")
I want to use a custom pod specification with a container group. The AWX install is in namespace1 I have created a second namespace namespace2 where I want to run container group jobs. Both namespaces are on the same … --- ## [Help In Refactoring Soon-To-Be-Depreciated Statment](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-in-refactoring-soon-to-be-depreciated-statment/44315)
**Author:** [@Dulux-Oz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dulux-Oz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 12:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-in-refactoring-soon-to-be-depreciated-statment/44315 "2025-08-18T12:58:07Z")
Hi All, Could someone please give me a hand in refactoring the below task as I’m getting the below warning message, and I can’t figure this out (and the provide (simplified) example doesn’t really help (me - brain went … --- ## [Sudo: timed out reading password error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-timed-out-reading-password-error/44294)
**Author:** [@bmohanraj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bmohanraj)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-timed-out-reading-password-error/44294 "2025-08-18T09:22:22Z")
shell module hangs and fails with timed out reading password error. I am trying to run a command that requires sudo, I could run manually and it works fine. when tried to run from the shell module, the tasks hangs and … --- ## [Unable to execute playbook via AWX Tower due to "No inventory was parsed, please check your configuration and options."](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-execute-playbook-via-awx-tower-due-to-no-inventory-was-parsed-please-check-your-configuration-and-options/44311)
**Author:** [@dragosicillian](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dragosicillian)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2025, 5:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-execute-playbook-via-awx-tower-due-to-no-inventory-was-parsed-please-check-your-configuration-and-options/44311 "2025-08-18T05:16:16Z")
AWX Inventory Parsing Error - Malformed Python Script Issue Environment AWX Version: 17.1.0 Installation: Docker containers Ansible Version: 2.9.18 OS: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Problem Description Important Context: Pl… --- ## [Enabling display.debug when using molecule?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/enabling-display-debug-when-using-molecule/44306)
**Author:** [@basictheprogram](https://forum.ansible.com/u/basictheprogram)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/enabling-display-debug-when-using-molecule/44306 "2025-08-17T06:43:38Z")
How do I get the display.debug() output when I am running molecule tests? I thought $ molecule converge – -vvvv Or ANSIBLE\_DEBUG=True molecule converge – -vvvv Neither seem to work. --- ## [Ansible.netcommon.net\_ping module – Tests reachability using ping from a network device](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-netcommon-net-ping-module-tests-reachability-using-ping-from-a-network-device/44309)
**Author:** [@netmart](https://forum.ansible.com/u/netmart)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 3:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-netcommon-net-ping-module-tests-reachability-using-ping-from-a-network-device/44309 "2025-08-17T03:07:26Z")
Hello, I am trying to run a simple Ansible net\_ping task, but for some reason it is not able to execute the command on switch: It is probably something obvious I overlooked. Though running the same command string in … --- ## [How to execute a playbook on an execution node with AAP on AWS](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-a-playbook-on-an-execution-node-with-aap-on-aws/43916)
**Author:** [@masataguchi77](https://forum.ansible.com/u/masataguchi77)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2025, 1:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-a-playbook-on-an-execution-node-with-aap-on-aws/43916 "2025-08-17T01:13:41Z")
Hello all, I am new in Ansible. I have subscribed the Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform AAP on AWS. It has been deployed recently. I want to execute a playbook on a execution node using the GUI. Two automation mesh h… --- ## [ansible-plabook keeps saying ansible-vault variables are undefined!!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-plabook-keeps-saying-ansible-vault-variables-are-undefined/44284)
**Author:** [@Gittes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gittes)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2025, 1:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-plabook-keeps-saying-ansible-vault-variables-are-undefined/44284 "2025-08-15T01:23:16Z")
Hello everyone! I’m working on a project for a company I am working for. Whenever I use ansible-playbook with three variable files, two files are encrypted with ansible-vault and each file has one variable. The variabl… --- ## [Using code to create objects, it is possible to use credentials from another organisation.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-code-to-create-objects-it-is-possible-to-use-credentials-from-another-organisation/44300)
**Author:** [@craige](https://forum.ansible.com/u/craige)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 10:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-code-to-create-objects-it-is-possible-to-use-credentials-from-another-organisation/44300 "2025-08-14T22:24:23Z")
When configuring a system with code, it is possible to use a credential that “belongs” to another org. - name: cicd-awx-ping job\_type: run inventory: inv-cicd\_test project: 'DEV/TEST ansible-awx' playb… --- ## [\[DEPRECATION WARNING\]: PARAMIKO\_LOOK\_FOR\_KEYS option](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deprecation-warning-paramiko-look-for-keys-option/44276)
**Author:** [@MallocArray](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MallocArray)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deprecation-warning-paramiko-look-for-keys-option/44276 "2025-08-14T14:28:51Z")
Ever since we upgraded our EE to Ansible 2.18 we always get a Deprecation warning, but I’m not finding any references to PARAMIKO\_LOOK\_FOR\_KEYS in our ansible.cfg that sits in the root of the project or in any playbooks. … --- ## [How to use awx.awx.job\_launch usage](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-awx-awx-job-launch-usage/44296)
**Author:** [@Warpzone](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Warpzone)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2025, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-awx-awx-job-launch-usage/44296 "2025-08-14T13:22:55Z")
We use Ansible to baseline our Windows VM’s and it’s been working great for several years. However it’s got to a point that we need to branch things out between teams. I’ve configured a new project, template and linked … [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=19) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=21)