# Get Help **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=38 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 39 --- ## [Pip3 install "pywinrm\>=0.4.0" # for winrm \> error: externally-managed-environment](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip3-install-pywinrm-0-4-0-for-winrm-error-externally-managed-environment/40694)
**Author:** [@NicoST](https://forum.ansible.com/u/NicoST)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip3-install-pywinrm-0-4-0-for-winrm-error-externally-managed-environment/40694 "2025-02-28T19:20:26Z")
Hello, I did a new Ansible installation on an Ubuntu Server with Docu from the website. Installing Ansible on Ubuntu To configure the PPA on your system and install Ansible run these commands: $ sudo apt update $ sud… --- ## [Need guidance and how to use inventory with tower's satellite plugin AND local inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-guidance-and-how-to-use-inventory-with-towers-satellite-plugin-and-local-inventory/40678)
**Author:** [@brett](https://forum.ansible.com/u/brett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-guidance-and-how-to-use-inventory-with-towers-satellite-plugin-and-local-inventory/40678 "2025-02-28T18:27:48Z")
Hello! I am struggling with how I can use both the satellite plugin inventory as well as the inventory from a project in Ansible Automation Platform. We are using ansible 2.9 and Ansible Automation Platform Controller 4… --- ## [Need guidance on how to develop ansible playbook for ocp pod health checks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-guidance-on-how-to-develop-ansible-playbook-for-ocp-pod-health-checks/40692)
**Author:** [@Siveera](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Siveera)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-guidance-on-how-to-develop-ansible-playbook-for-ocp-pod-health-checks/40692 "2025-02-28T17:21:54Z")
I’m new to OCP. I got a task to develop playbook for health check. Shared few ocp pod health check commands to execute in playbook. Need help how to develop the playbook --- ## [Trouble Configuring Trunk Mode on Cisco Nexus Switch using Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trouble-configuring-trunk-mode-on-cisco-nexus-switch-using-ansible/40705)
**Author:** [@DanielSilva](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DanielSilva)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trouble-configuring-trunk-mode-on-cisco-nexus-switch-using-ansible/40705 "2025-02-28T16:40:43Z")
Good morning everyone, I am trying to make the following configurations that would be done manually on a Cisco Nexus switch: interface Eth1/\ description \ switchport switchport mode… --- ## [Dynamically give Ansible a private key from an Infisical vault/Terraform](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamically-give-ansible-a-private-key-from-an-infisical-vault-terraform/40682)
**Author:** [@abaars98](https://forum.ansible.com/u/abaars98)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamically-give-ansible-a-private-key-from-an-infisical-vault-terraform/40682 "2025-02-28T15:14:16Z")
Hi everyone, I am learning to use Ansible but I am running into a bit of a wall with regards to authentication. It could be that I am going about it all wrong in the first place or that I am somehow missing something re… --- ## [Filter list of variables by their value](https://forum.ansible.com/t/filter-list-of-variables-by-their-value/40698)
**Author:** [@dnmvisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dnmvisser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/filter-list-of-variables-by-their-value/40698 "2025-02-28T09:49:35Z")
Hi, I’m trying to filter a list of variables by their values, and I want to do this without looping, so only with filters. I have these variables: # flags foo\_service\_enable: true bar\_service\_enable: true … --- ## [Cant install ansible offline](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-install-ansible-offline/40235)
**Author:** [@venom619](https://forum.ansible.com/u/venom619)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-install-ansible-offline/40235 "2025-02-27T20:21:25Z")
I have a docker container that already has ansible 2.8. I am trying to update it to 2.18. the way it works now is that the container is installing packages from a pypi server. example: bash -c pip install -i https://pyp… --- ## [Group variables not being overwritten / updated in AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-variables-not-being-overwritten-updated-in-awx/40677)
**Author:** [@termina](https://forum.ansible.com/u/termina)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-variables-not-being-overwritten-updated-in-awx/40677 "2025-02-27T18:03:35Z")
Under my inventory source (a static, ini style ‘hosts’ file) I have both ‘Overwrite’ and ‘Overwrite variables’ checked. However, after syncing my inventory I don’t see var changes reflected in groups. ‘Last modified’ in … --- ## [Complete Ansible playbook for router/proxy/filter based on Rocky Linux](https://forum.ansible.com/t/complete-ansible-playbook-for-router-proxy-filter-based-on-rocky-linux/40655)
**Author:** [@microlinux](https://forum.ansible.com/u/microlinux)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/complete-ansible-playbook-for-router-proxy-filter-based-on-rocky-linux/40655 "2025-02-26T21:56:02Z")
Hi, I’ve been spending the last couple weeks on a little project that’s nearing completion. A routerboard with Rocky Linux 8 acting as a router/proxy with Dnsmasq, Squid, SquidGuard and SquidAnalyzer. In a local network… --- ## [Molecule seems to have changed it's ROLE\_PATH](https://forum.ansible.com/t/molecule-seems-to-have-changed-its-role-path/40639)
**Author:** [@Thulium-Drake](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Thulium-Drake)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/molecule-seems-to-have-changed-its-role-path/40639 "2025-02-26T20:29:15Z")
Hi folks, So I ran into this really weird issue today, I was making a new role and for that role I wanted to make some Molecule tests (as we all do, right? :wink: ) Previously, I had this as my converge.yml: - name: '… --- ## [Ansible become root and run other commands](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-become-root-and-run-other-commands/40643)
**Author:** [@Alessandro\_Giannini](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alessandro_Giannini)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 5:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-become-root-and-run-other-commands/40643 "2025-02-26T17:56:33Z")
Hi guys, I have a problem with running commands on the remote host with the root account. The manual procedure involves logging in to the server with the user ‘user1’ after which I have to run the command ‘sudo su -’ (wi… --- ## [The callback\_result\_format yaml indentation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-callback-result-format-yaml-indentation/40300)
**Author:** [@vbotka](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vbotka)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-callback-result-format-yaml-indentation/40300 "2025-02-26T16:45:27Z")
Already announced community.general.yaml has been deprecated. This callback indentes the output by 2. For example, given the below dictionary test: a: \[foo, bar\] b: {x: foo, y: bar} The debug - deb… --- ## [LDAP Group mapping on Galaxy NG Groups](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ldap-group-mapping-on-galaxy-ng-groups/40644)
**Author:** [@mbutton77](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mbutton77)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ldap-group-mapping-on-galaxy-ng-groups/40644 "2025-02-26T16:31:19Z")
Hi, We are currently configuring a Galaxy NG and we were wondering whether it is possible to map LDAP groups to the ones created in the Galaxy, just like what exists in AWX. We succeeded in configuring the admin popula… --- ## [Schedule Job run between X:XX and X:XX Mon-Fri](https://forum.ansible.com/t/schedule-job-run-between-x-xx-and-x-xx-mon-fri/40612)
**Author:** [@trippinnik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/trippinnik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 4:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/schedule-job-run-between-x-xx-and-x-xx-mon-fri/40612 "2025-02-26T16:07:44Z")
We need to Schedule Job run between X:XX and X:XX Mon-Fri Seems like pretty standard scheduling stuff but not seeing how to do this in AWX? --- ## [How to manage backups?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-manage-backups/38889)
**Author:** [@dangoncalves](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dangoncalves)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-manage-backups/38889 "2025-02-26T14:03:59Z")
Hello guys! I have a problem with my backups: jobs that were in running state when i performed my backup process remain running when I restore it. It’s quite annoying because these jobs are automatically respawned. Whic… --- ## [Help looping over local directories](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-looping-over-local-directories/40636)
**Author:** [@vinylen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vinylen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-looping-over-local-directories/40636 "2025-02-26T13:10:43Z")
Hello! Our company is moving to Ansible from SaltStack and i’ve been tearing my hair out over this one thing that i cannot really seem to figure out how to do! Basically this is the code: - name: Template example pipel… --- ## [Variables not consumed from delegated host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-not-consumed-from-delegated-host/40621)
**Author:** [@kristianheljas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kristianheljas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-not-consumed-from-delegated-host/40621 "2025-02-26T12:32:44Z")
In delegation docs it’s stated that: All variables except inventory\_hostname will now be consumed from this host and not the original task host. However, this playbook seems to still use variables from original host … --- ## [AWX awxkit: AttributeError: 'CLI' object has no attribute 'verbose'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-awxkit-attributeerror-cli-object-has-no-attribute-verbose/40626)
**Author:** [@apiening](https://forum.ansible.com/u/apiening)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-awxkit-attributeerror-cli-object-has-no-attribute-verbose/40626 "2025-02-26T12:00:36Z")
I installed awxkit (24.6.1) in a clean Python 3.13 virtual environment. Doing a awx --help gives me two errors: TypeError: HelpfulArgumentParser.\_parse\_known\_args() takes 3 positional arguments but 4 were given Attrib… --- ## [Unable to execute the shell command at remote server (another server) using ansible script/shell ; even added public key of remote server to ssh](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-execute-the-shell-command-at-remote-server-another-server-using-ansible-script-shell-even-added-public-key-of-remote-server-to-ssh/40620)
**Author:** [@Madan\_Kumar\_Dusarlap](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Madan_Kumar_Dusarlap)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-execute-the-shell-command-at-remote-server-another-server-using-ansible-script-shell-even-added-public-key-of-remote-server-to-ssh/40620 "2025-02-25T19:37:49Z")
name: run emcli commands on the remote server hosts: dbhosts become: yes become\_user: oracle tasks: name: run emcli login and logout shell | sudo ssh oracle@remote\_server \<\< EOF echo “Hello” EOF --- ## [Keeping up with Ansible core releases while supporting slow OS upgrades](https://forum.ansible.com/t/keeping-up-with-ansible-core-releases-while-supporting-slow-os-upgrades/40611)
**Author:** [@audiolomb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/audiolomb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/keeping-up-with-ansible-core-releases-while-supporting-slow-os-upgrades/40611 "2025-02-25T18:24:08Z")
Hello Ansible Community! I am in a pickle. I always tried to keep up with the Ansible Core releases and for a while I was successful. We are a RedHat shop and still have production workloads on RHEL 7. Due to that, I … --- ## [Ansible Galaxy NG - Pulp container not starting correctly](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-ng-pulp-container-not-starting-correctly/11290)
**Author:** [@LDas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/LDas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-ng-pulp-container-not-starting-correctly/11290 "2025-02-25T15:15:09Z")
Hi, I followed the guide here: Installation - Galaxy NG. When i ran the container it was giving this error: ImportError: Could not import 'galaxy\_ng.app.auth.session.SessionAuthentication' for API setting 'DEFAULT\_AUTH… --- ## [Creating the ability to select vmware template from multiple](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-the-ability-to-select-vmware-template-from-multiple/40063)
**Author:** [@jmcdonald](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jmcdonald)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-the-ability-to-select-vmware-template-from-multiple/40063 "2025-02-25T14:40:48Z")
I will try to explain this as clearly as I can, so I don’t have to transcribe a bunch Ansible syntax from our internal system to here. We have been a single-OS shop for years, but a new manager wants us to offer other OS… --- ## [Setup module to retrieve only ipv4](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setup-module-to-retrieve-only-ipv4/40584)
**Author:** [@eliassal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/eliassal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setup-module-to-retrieve-only-ipv4/40584 "2025-02-25T14:31:12Z")
Hi, I am trying the following ansible localhost -m ansible.builtin.setup -a 'filter=ansible\_facts.ansible\_eth0.ipv4.address' also ansible localhost -m ansible.builtin.setup -a 'filter=ansible\_eth0.ipv4.address' also … --- ## [Can -K be avoided and user password be placed inside playbook?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-k-be-avoided-and-user-password-be-placed-inside-playbook/40585)
**Author:** [@eliassal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/eliassal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-k-be-avoided-and-user-password-be-placed-inside-playbook/40585 "2025-02-25T13:53:20Z")
I have avery basic playbook which adds 2 users to localhost. Running the playbook with -K works fine but I am trying to make it run by introducing the become variables inside the playbook but it is not working. I tried … --- ## [Suppress print of ENV vars in AWX EE](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suppress-print-of-env-vars-in-awx-ee/40343)
**Author:** [@kokosnuss](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kokosnuss)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suppress-print-of-env-vars-in-awx-ee/40343 "2025-02-25T13:49:00Z")
Hi everyone, We use a credential of type VMware vcenter (10. Credentials — Ansible AWX community documentation) in an AWX job template. The credential information (host, username, password) is transferred to the playboo… --- ## [Use Ansible to set the default zone for Firewalld?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-ansible-to-set-the-default-zone-for-firewalld/40606)
**Author:** [@microlinux](https://forum.ansible.com/u/microlinux)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-ansible-to-set-the-default-zone-for-firewalld/40606 "2025-02-25T12:31:02Z")
Hi, I’m currently configuring FirewallD on a router running Rocky Linux, and so far the configuration looks nice. Here’s my corresponding role : --- # configure\_firewalld/tasks/main.yml ################### # Basic Fi… --- ## [How to connect Ansible to Windows VM via Azure managed identity](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-connect-ansible-to-windows-vm-via-azure-managed-identity/40581)
**Author:** [@maheswar26](https://forum.ansible.com/u/maheswar26)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-connect-ansible-to-windows-vm-via-azure-managed-identity/40581 "2025-02-25T08:03:02Z")
Hi, at present im trying to do the deployment in Windows VM’s via ansible and the connection is happening via SSH with specific ansible user credentials. Is there a way to connect Ansible to Windows VM via Managed iden… --- ## [Can't get Ansible to work](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-get-ansible-to-work/40580)
**Author:** [@jcyrus](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jcyrus)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 3:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-get-ansible-to-work/40580 "2025-02-25T03:39:08Z")
Hello, New user trying to get Ansible to work for the first time. I setup a hosts file and created a simple ansible.cfg file and a test user. I was trying to use the ping module to test connectivity, but it fails with… --- ## [Updating ansible.cfg files](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updating-ansible-cfg-files/40591)
**Author:** [@andy-maier](https://forum.ansible.com/u/andy-maier)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updating-ansible-cfg-files/40591 "2025-02-24T21:30:05Z")
Hi. We have the need to update a possibly existing /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg file during the installation of an Ansible collection. Instead of replacing the file, we’d like to just get the updates in that we need (a few s… --- ## [Error Creating Pod: Container Failed to start, ImageBullBackOff Error in EE with AAP v2.5](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-pod-container-failed-to-start-imagebullbackoff-error-in-ee-with-aap-v2-5/40307)
**Author:** [@naga](https://forum.ansible.com/u/naga)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2025, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-pod-container-failed-to-start-imagebullbackoff-error-in-ee-with-aap-v2-5/40307 "2025-02-24T17:46:15Z")
Hi All, Recently we have upgraded the AAP version from 2.4 to 2.5 (we are using PaaS) instance. After upgraded we tried to create a new Execution Environment for windows platform and push to hub portal, then created a … [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=37) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=39)