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## [Host\_vars not discovered](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-vars-not-discovered/46042)

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**Author:** [@aragilar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/aragilar)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-vars-not-discovered/46042 "2026-07-15T01:32:27Z")

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Hi I’ve followed Sample Ansible setup — Ansible Community Documentation and sometimes the host\_vars directories are not discovered. How do I debug this, and does this layout work?

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## [community.general.tss lookup fails inside Docker (Semaphore)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-general-tss-lookup-fails-inside-docker-semaphore/46029)

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**Author:** [@Tydeluz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tydeluz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-general-tss-lookup-fails-inside-docker-semaphore/46029 "2026-07-14T14:31:23Z")

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Hello, Environment: Ansible Controller Host: Ubuntu / Debian Automation Platform: Semaphore running inside a Docker container Secret Server: On-Premise Plugin: community.general.tss I am facing a strange a…

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## [Looping With 'with\_nested' - Wrong Syntax?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-with-with-nested-wrong-syntax/46031)

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**Author:** [@Dulux-Oz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dulux-Oz)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2026, 5:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-with-with-nested-wrong-syntax/46031 "2026-07-14T05:52:06Z")

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Hi All, I know there’s a simple fix for this, but I’ve been running 'round the Net for hours now and I can’t crack this issue - could someone please point me in the right direction? vars/main.yml File: variable\_one: …

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## [Rhel\_system\_roles.bootloader - need to manually rebuild grub after configuration?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rhel-system-roles-bootloader-need-to-manually-rebuild-grub-after-configuration/44593)

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**Author:** [@Jerry](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jerry)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 12, 2026, 7:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rhel-system-roles-bootloader-need-to-manually-rebuild-grub-after-configuration/44593 "2026-07-12T07:28:22Z")

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rhel\_system\_roles.bootloader - need to manually rebuild grub configuration? Hi! I am using rhel\_system\_roles.bootloader to configure a bootloader password. I notice that when I run the role it configures /boot/grub2/u…

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## [Installing MariaDB behind proxy with Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-mariadb-behind-proxy-with-ansible/45992)

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**Author:** [@Marcusc](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marcusc)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 11, 2026, 7:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-mariadb-behind-proxy-with-ansible/45992 "2026-07-11T07:45:29Z")

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Hi, with Ansible my plan was and still is, to automate the deployment for around 15 servers with latest Oracle Linux (don’t ask, it’s a requirement) and mariadb. So far so good and nothing special. One big problem is, …

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## [AI-Assisted Windows Certificate Management with Ansible Automation Platform](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ai-assisted-windows-certificate-management-with-ansible-automation-platform/46025)

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**Author:** [@IPvSean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/IPvSean)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 7, 2026, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ai-assisted-windows-certificate-management-with-ansible-automation-platform/46025 "2026-07-07T14:19:26Z")

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Aubrey recently put together a great demo showing how Ansible Automation Platform can automate Windows IIS certificate rotation while using AI to make context-aware decisions before taking action. Rather than automatica…

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## [Ansible-lint unable to decrypt vaulted files when ansible-playbook can](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-unable-to-decrypt-vaulted-files-when-ansible-playbook-can/46007)

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**Author:** [@kpfleming](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kpfleming)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-unable-to-decrypt-vaulted-files-when-ansible-playbook-can/46007 "2026-07-06T13:21:39Z")

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I have a bunch of inventory variables files which have been encrypted with ansible-vault. In ansible.cfg I’ve got \[defaults\] vault\_password\_file = ./vault-pass.sh That script outputs the vault password when it is run (…

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## [Galaxy Role Import: Namespace & GitHub User / Org Mismatch](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-role-import-namespace-github-user-org-mismatch/45995)

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**Author:** [@dbrennand](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dbrennand)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 7:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-role-import-namespace-github-user-org-mismatch/45995 "2026-06-30T07:25:32Z")

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Summary This guide explains how to successfully import your role into galaxy.ansible.com when the role namespace name and GitHub user or organization slug do not match. For example, the GitHub organization slug is my-am…

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## [Where is the documentation for register projections and "\_task"?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/where-is-the-documentation-for-register-projections-and-task/45934)

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**Author:** [@briantist](https://forum.ansible.com/u/briantist)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 30, 2026, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/where-is-the-documentation-for-register-projections-and-task/45934 "2026-06-30T00:22:03Z")

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I know I’ve seen documentation for this somewhere, and I just did a series of web searches with different keywords and I cannot find it anywhere. I’m looking for how to use register projections, using \_task in condition…

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## [LVM facts don't include all LVs and VGs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lvm-facts-dont-include-all-lvs-and-vgs/45914)

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**Author:** [@ProfessorLogout](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ProfessorLogout)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 7:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lvm-facts-dont-include-all-lvs-and-vgs/45914 "2026-06-29T19:39:35Z")

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Hello all, sharing this here in parts to have it recorded somewhere and in other parts to get some feedback from the community. I’ve spent a bunch of effort deep in Ansible trying to optimize the time it takes to gathe…

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## [Skip diff if before is empty](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-diff-if-before-is-empty/45954)

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**Author:** [@etfz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/etfz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 3:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-diff-if-before-is-empty/45954 "2026-06-29T15:59:18Z")

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Hi, When using the copy module, I would like to omit the diff output if the destination file does not exist. It seems like the pieces are all there, but they don’t quite fit together. I wanted to do something like this…

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## [Difficulty provisioning role namespace for GitHub org (role import returns HTTP 500)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/difficulty-provisioning-role-namespace-for-github-org-role-import-returns-http-500/45877)

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**Author:** [@darkhonor](https://forum.ansible.com/u/darkhonor)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 1:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/difficulty-provisioning-role-namespace-for-github-org-role-import-returns-http-500/45877 "2026-06-29T13:52:23Z")

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I’m trying to publish a role from https://github.com/mpe-es/ansible-role-rhel-rke2-stig to Galaxy, but ansible-galaxy role import and the web UI Import role both return HTTP 500 (Internal Server Error), with no entry app…

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## [Ansible Meetup 2026 – Pune, India](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-meetup-2026-pune-india/45993)

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**Author:** [@hrithik-gavankar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hrithik-gavankar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-meetup-2026-pune-india/45993 "2026-06-29T10:54:24Z")

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We are excited to announce another Ansible Meetup, in Pune! If you are interested in automation, AI, networking, platform engineering, or simply connecting with fellow Ansible enthusiasts, we would love to see you there. …

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## [Cannot install ansible-navigator on Raspberry Pi OS](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-install-ansible-navigator-on-raspberry-pi-os/45975)

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**Author:** [@linuxguru9](https://forum.ansible.com/u/linuxguru9)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [June 27, 2026, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-install-ansible-navigator-on-raspberry-pi-os/45975 "2026-06-27T16:55:14Z")

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I am having trouble installing ansible-navigator on Raspberry Pi OS–more specifically, I am using the Raspberry Pi OS spin of Q4OS that runs on my Raspberry Pi 5 board. ansible itself installs fine because it’s in the r…

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## [Unhandled AssertionError during collection deletion: \`len(self.content\_ids) == self.\_content\_relationships().count()\`](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unhandled-assertionerror-during-collection-deletion-len-self-content-ids-self-content-relationships-count/45950)

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**Author:** [@mwadman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mwadman)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 10:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unhandled-assertionerror-during-collection-deletion-len-self-content-ids-self-content-relationships-count/45950 "2026-06-26T10:47:57Z")

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Attempting to delete any of my collections on the public Ansible Galaxy website fails. For example, when trying to delete the collection mwadman/dnsmasq\_roles. I’ve checked that none of the collections that I’m trying t…

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## [From where can I get the value for \`name\` parameter for \`community.general.jenkins\_plugin\` module?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/from-where-can-i-get-the-value-for-name-parameter-for-community-general-jenkins-plugin-module/45900)

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**Author:** [@tukykarmakar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tukykarmakar)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/from-where-can-i-get-the-value-for-name-parameter-for-community-general-jenkins-plugin-module/45900 "2026-06-26T02:54:08Z")

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The documentation for the community.general.jenkins\_plugin module describes the “name” parameter as simply “Plugin name”. The examples in the documentation show the values to be lowercase and hyphenated. I’m assum…

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## [Issue in Deleting deprecated collection](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-in-deleting-deprecated-collection/45974)

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**Author:** [@Dayadevi\_Karunanidhi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dayadevi_Karunanidhi)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-in-deleting-deprecated-collection/45974 "2026-06-24T10:08:19Z")

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I tried to delete the deprecated collections… Ansible Galaxy node\_management and port\_management are the two deprecated collections Originally there were three I appear to be able to delete any one of the three When I…

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## [Playbooks are not posted in site](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbooks-are-not-posted-in-site/45962)

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**Author:** [@Dayadevi\_Karunanidhi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dayadevi_Karunanidhi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbooks-are-not-posted-in-site/45962 "2026-06-24T08:25:41Z")

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I am trying to do public posting of my collection. Collection is getting posting. But I cannot see my playbooks in My playbooks are in the artifact/.gz files. But it is not listing in Ansible Galaxy

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## [Mitigating deprecation of --one-line and associated callback plugin](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mitigating-deprecation-of-one-line-and-associated-callback-plugin/45965)

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**Author:** [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 22, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mitigating-deprecation-of-one-line-and-associated-callback-plugin/45965 "2026-06-22T19:20:37Z")

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With the deprecation of the --one-line parameter and its associated callback plugin, I’m working on simplifying the use of a suggested workaround. First, a little background. Everything “interesting” in Ansible is impl…

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## ["Privilege escalation" times out, even though the user can run the task in OS](https://forum.ansible.com/t/privilege-escalation-times-out-even-though-the-user-can-run-the-task-in-os/45955)

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**Author:** [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 21, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/privilege-escalation-times-out-even-though-the-user-can-run-the-task-in-os/45955 "2026-06-21T21:59:59Z")

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Hello. This excellent community has helped me a lot in the past. I can’t thank you enough. Lets see if we can make it happen again. I am stuck. I have a playbook that is supposed to run a shell script locally, on the An…

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## [Tool showing all variables and their effective value for playbooks/roles](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tool-showing-all-variables-and-their-effective-value-for-playbooks-roles/45946)

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**Author:** [@dulhaver](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dulhaver)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tool-showing-all-variables-and-their-effective-value-for-playbooks-roles/45946 "2026-06-20T20:59:22Z")

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hi everybody, to me managing variables is one of the main challenges in Ansible and I have quite often re-arranged this when developing a role or playbook. What I would love to have is a a tool, let’s cal it variable-l…

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## [Ansible configuration module for Postgres Client only on RHEL8](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-configuration-module-for-postgres-client-only-on-rhel8/45949)

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**Author:** [@pcouas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pcouas)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 19, 2026, 4:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-configuration-module-for-postgres-client-only-on-rhel8/45949 "2026-06-19T16:17:20Z")

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Hello, I search if there is Ansible configuration file for install on RHLE8 server an Postgres client only. Not all postgres Regards

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## [How should we address any new AWX vulnerabilities discovered after version 24.6?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-should-we-address-any-new-awx-vulnerabilities-discovered-after-version-24-6/39782)

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**Author:** [@echebao](https://forum.ansible.com/u/echebao)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2026, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-should-we-address-any-new-awx-vulnerabilities-discovered-after-version-24-6/39782 "2026-06-18T15:15:36Z")

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How should we address any new AWX vulnerabilities discovered after version 24.6? According to these posts, no new release date has been announced yet for either the AWX operator or AWX. If we are already on the latest A…

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## [Unable to import role into galaxy namespace based on github org](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-import-role-into-galaxy-namespace-based-on-github-org/45699)

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**Author:** [@ipa-big1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ipa-big1)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-import-role-into-galaxy-namespace-based-on-github-org/45699 "2026-06-17T15:23:53Z")

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Hey everyone, i am not able to import roles into my newly created namespace which is based on one of my github orgs. The data: github repo: GitHub - eclipse-slm/slm-ansible-role-docker · GitHub github org: eclipse-slm …

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## [Specific command results in 'unreachable' error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/specific-command-results-in-unreachable-error/45933)

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**Author:** [@ab203972](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ab203972)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/specific-command-results-in-unreachable-error/45933 "2026-06-17T14:42:55Z")

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Hi everyone! I am creating rolesfor automatic patching of machines. As part of the patching, we also clean up old kernels after a reboot. However, the command that I run to do that doesn’t work, and consistently results…

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## [Create MariaDB users and grant privileges](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-mariadb-users-and-grant-privileges/45915)

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**Author:** [@microlinux](https://forum.ansible.com/u/microlinux)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 17, 2026, 9:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-mariadb-users-and-grant-privileges/45915 "2026-06-17T09:27:24Z")

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Hi, I have the following task in an Ansible playbook : - name: Create MariaDB users and grant privileges community.mysql.mysql\_user: name: "{{item.user}}" password: "{{item.password}}" priv: "{{item.name}…

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## [About running Ansible playbook via azure pipeline on windows agent machine](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-running-ansible-playbook-via-azure-pipeline-on-windows-agent-machine/45929)

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**Author:** [@VaibhavBagadiya](https://forum.ansible.com/u/VaibhavBagadiya)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/about-running-ansible-playbook-via-azure-pipeline-on-windows-agent-machine/45929 "2026-06-16T19:02:16Z")

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Right now I just want to create topic and subscription for azure service bus via ansible from azure pipeline. My pipeline use windows based agent and I am able to install ansible but not able to run playbooks like create…

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## [vCenter version (minimal or recommended) for community.vmware / vmware.vmware collections?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vcenter-version-minimal-or-recommended-for-community-vmware-vmware-vmware-collections/45927)

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**Author:** [@ifloresv86](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ifloresv86)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 16, 2026, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vcenter-version-minimal-or-recommended-for-community-vmware-vmware-vmware-collections/45927 "2026-06-16T17:52:51Z")

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Hello, my question is: Is there a minimum recommended version of vCenter listed anywhere in the documentation for the collections mentioned (any version)? Perhaps I’m not looking in the right place, or the information I’…

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## [AAP 2.7 Installation and walkthrough guide](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-2-7-installation-and-walkthrough-guide/45920)

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**Author:** [@IPvSean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/IPvSean)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 15, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-2-7-installation-and-walkthrough-guide/45920 "2026-06-15T12:24:54Z")

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Hi all, I wanted to share a new video that our intern Andrew recently created around installing AAP 2.7 from scratch. One of the things I enjoy most about working in this community is seeing people go from learning Ans…

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## [Building Execution Environments in AAP 2.7 without the command line](https://forum.ansible.com/t/building-execution-environments-in-aap-2-7-without-the-command-line/45903)

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**Author:** [@IPvSean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/IPvSean)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2026, 1:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/building-execution-environments-in-aap-2-7-without-the-command-line/45903 "2026-06-11T13:19:23Z")

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One of my teammates, Aubrey, recently put together a walkthrough of the new Execution Environment Builder in Ansible Automation Platform 2.7, and I thought it was worth sharing here for anyone who spends time maintaining…

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