# Get Help **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=40 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 41 --- ## [How to create a custom Execution Environment for AWX ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-create-a-custom-execution-environment-for-awx/40332)
**Author:** [@motorbass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/motorbass)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 9:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-create-a-custom-execution-environment-for-awx/40332 "2025-02-19T09:31:28Z")
Hi, I observed there’s a lot of requests on Ansible Forum about how to create/manage/use custom Execution Environment for AWX ? To answer that, I wrote a basic How-to and step-by-step on my GitHub right there : GitHub… --- ## [Problem with Ansible on Network Automation appliance](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-ansible-on-network-automation-appliance/40266)
**Author:** [@Skyglider](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Skyglider)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-ansible-on-network-automation-appliance/40266 "2025-02-18T23:13:34Z")
I added Network Automation appliance to GNS3 so I can practice automation on Cisco routers I configured everything properly but when I try to execute command ansible myhosts -m ping -i inventory.ini I get this: 192.… --- ## [Specify file location with disk (with community proxmox\_vm)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/specify-file-location-with-disk-with-community-proxmox-vm/40337)
**Author:** [@SpiderUnderUrBed](https://forum.ansible.com/u/SpiderUnderUrBed)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/specify-file-location-with-disk-with-community-proxmox-vm/40337 "2025-02-18T21:51:55Z")
Currently I would appreciate it if anyone was able to help me figure out how to specify a location for my disk file in ansible, I had a look at the docs for community.general.proxmox\_kvm, and I could not find a option … --- ## [AAP Execution Environment build Error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-execution-environment-build-error/40313)
**Author:** [@naga](https://forum.ansible.com/u/naga)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-execution-environment-build-error/40313 "2025-02-18T17:33:43Z")
Hi Team, I have created the EE for RHEL 8 OS with AAP v2.5, while I add the EE.yml file with below value mean It is not working and showing below error in AAP portal while use this EE for template deployment. Bu… --- ## [Responsibility for Ansible Module Development for Network Switches](https://forum.ansible.com/t/responsibility-for-ansible-module-development-for-network-switches/40317)
**Author:** [@DanielSilva](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DanielSilva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 5:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/responsibility-for-ansible-module-development-for-network-switches/40317 "2025-02-18T17:28:13Z")
In my company, we use Huawei, Cisco, and Juniper switches. When researching the modules, I noticed that most of the available modules for Huawei are being discontinued, while the modules for Cisco and Juniper are abundan… --- ## [Limit number of forks per instance group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/limit-number-of-forks-per-instance-group/40330)
**Author:** [@cnfrancis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cnfrancis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/limit-number-of-forks-per-instance-group/40330 "2025-02-18T14:44:56Z")
Hello! does anyone know of a way to limit the number of forks per container group ? currently you can only do so across all jobs using that group as per the GUI: Maximum number of forks to allow across all jobs running… --- ## [Stuck between a bug and behaviour change](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stuck-between-a-bug-and-behaviour-change/40279)
**Author:** [@UNiXMIT](https://forum.ansible.com/u/UNiXMIT)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stuck-between-a-bug-and-behaviour-change/40279 "2025-02-18T12:00:58Z")
Recently I became aware of this ’ Newer versions of Ansible don’t work with RHEL 8’ So I remained using ansible-core\<2.17 But now I notice that i686 packages are not installed - ansible.builtin.dnf doesn’t install i686… --- ## [Newbie to Ansible - need help on Ansible loop](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-to-ansible-need-help-on-ansible-loop/40319)
**Author:** [@Joy123](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joy123)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-to-ansible-need-help-on-ansible-loop/40319 "2025-02-18T09:58:22Z")
Hi, i’m new to ansible and trying to create a simple script to check for one of the host services e.g systemctl status hostA{0…3}. Script is to check the status of the services whether it is active or inactive. I’m tryi… --- ## [EE default ansible python module location is different from pip3 installation location](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ee-default-ansible-python-module-location-is-different-from-pip3-installation-location/40293)
**Author:** [@jzhang2006](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jzhang2006)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ee-default-ansible-python-module-location-is-different-from-pip3-installation-location/40293 "2025-02-17T20:10:31Z")
I am using ansible-builder 3.1.0 with redhat base image ansible-automation-platform-24/ee-supported-rhel8:1.0.0-887 to build an EE image for AAP 2.4. I am facing an issue: EE default ansible python module location is dif… --- ## [Limiting error output / exception depth in win\_powershell failed tasks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/limiting-error-output-exception-depth-in-win-powershell-failed-tasks/40305)
**Author:** [@cruscio](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cruscio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/limiting-error-output-exception-depth-in-win-powershell-failed-tasks/40305 "2025-02-17T17:22:28Z")
If you run an ansible.windows.win\_powershell task that causes an error parameterizing a \[System.Data.CommandType\]::StoredProcedure, the resulting task output will be 2MB of text per host. Is there a way to limit the err… --- ## [Instance group with two instance for different networks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/instance-group-with-two-instance-for-different-networks/40275)
**Author:** [@fabeer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fabeer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/instance-group-with-two-instance-for-different-networks/40275 "2025-02-17T16:02:25Z")
On AWX I configured an instance group with two instances, one on network1 and the other in DMZ If I run a template using this instance group, it always runs on the same instance (the one on network1), and thus the serve… --- ## [Ansible-navigator to automate tests](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-navigator-to-automate-tests/40274)
**Author:** [@falon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/falon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-navigator-to-automate-tests/40274 "2025-02-17T08:28:58Z")
Hello, I would like to use ansible-navigator to run playbook in EE, in order to test playbooks and collections. I see that ansible-navigator run can run playbooks in EE: it starts the container, it runs the playbook, i… --- ## [Community.general.xen\_orchestra creates hosts with UUIDs instead of Hostnames](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-general-xen-orchestra-creates-hosts-with-uuids-instead-of-hostnames/40068)
**Author:** [@rtoms](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rtoms)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-general-xen-orchestra-creates-hosts-with-uuids-instead-of-hostnames/40068 "2025-02-17T00:05:10Z")
By default the inventory plugin for Xen Orchestra (community.general.xen\_orchestra inventory – Xen Orchestra inventory source — Ansible Community Documentation) creates hosts from the Xen clusters using their UUID as the… --- ## [Ansible x Aruba Switch 2930M - unable to run playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-x-aruba-switch-2930m-unable-to-run-playbooks/2590)
**Author:** [@bartpuma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bartpuma)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-x-aruba-switch-2930m-unable-to-run-playbooks/2590 "2025-02-16T17:51:07Z")
Dear Friends, I am in the middle of the deployment of ~200 x Aruba switches (Aruba JL322A 2930M-48G-PoE+ Switch - Software revision WC.16.10.0009). I am looking for a way of automation of gathering information and conf… --- ## [How to add option for pip3 install command in execution-environment.yml?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-option-for-pip3-install-command-in-execution-environment-yml/40249)
**Author:** [@jzhang2006](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jzhang2006)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2025, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-add-option-for-pip3-install-command-in-execution-environment-yml/40249 "2025-02-15T22:33:52Z")
I am using AAP execution environment feather and trying to build a customized image for that. I have python packages need to be installed to the custom image. I have them listed in requierments.txt file. I believe ansibl… --- ## [AWX Tower K8s default instance group controlplane](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-tower-k8s-default-instance-group-controlplane/4170)
**Author:** [@alessandro.melani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/alessandro.melani)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-tower-k8s-default-instance-group-controlplane/4170 "2025-02-14T22:31:43Z")
Hi, I installed new AWX tower 23.9 in my Kubernetes cluster. I installed it by awx-operator version 2.12.2 I have 2 web pods and 4 task pods I have to migrate my old AWX platform to this new. but I have an Issue wit… --- ## [Community.general.proxmox\_disk: Parameter mixup?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-general-proxmox-disk-parameter-mixup/40280)
**Author:** [@DengelFred](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DengelFred)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 7:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-general-proxmox-disk-parameter-mixup/40280 "2025-02-14T19:47:03Z")
Hello, I have a strange issue with creating disks on a proxmox hos, I get the error: “Unable to create/update disk scsi1 in VM 105: 500 Internal Server Error: unable to parse zfs volume name ‘1G’”: - name: Set user… --- ## [Running AWX going forward](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-awx-going-forward/8800)
**Author:** [@BrianO](https://forum.ansible.com/u/BrianO)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-awx-going-forward/8800 "2025-02-14T18:50:09Z")
Hello, I am currently running the latest stable AWX release on a single node k3s deployment using awx-operator. I was recently given a bunch of vague but ominous warnings from a sales rep trying to sell me AAP that upco… --- ## [AWX shared playbook between projects/templates?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-shared-playbook-between-projects-templates/40233)
**Author:** [@dpowell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dpowell)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 6:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-shared-playbook-between-projects-templates/40233 "2025-02-14T18:44:48Z")
Is it possible to share a playbook between projects? I’m able to share roles by creating a symlink but it doesn’t appear to work with playbooks. I have a playbook that basically includes a role which works between projec… --- ## [AWX on K3s - Instance group - Inventory permission denied](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-on-k3s-instance-group-inventory-permission-denied/40264)
**Author:** [@fabeer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fabeer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 2:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-on-k3s-instance-group-inventory-permission-denied/40264 "2025-02-14T14:34:25Z")
I have awx installed through k3s. I have configured an instance group with two instance eexecution nodes, one of which is attested on a dmz. For testing, I left only the instance node active in dmz. Quado I run a templ… --- ## [Timeout (XXs) waiting for privilege escalation prompt](https://forum.ansible.com/t/timeout-xxs-waiting-for-privilege-escalation-prompt/40154)
**Author:** [@rparedis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rparedis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 2:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/timeout-xxs-waiting-for-privilege-escalation-prompt/40154 "2025-02-14T14:13:54Z")
Hi! Ansible is working fine on my servers, but on some machines, I get the following error when running superuser commands: fatal: \[143.129.78.26\]: FAILED! =\> { "msg": "Timeout (32s) waiting for privilege escalatio… --- ## [Dpkg command issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dpkg-command-issue/40260)
**Author:** [@Saber](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Saber)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dpkg-command-issue/40260 "2025-02-14T11:36:29Z")
Is the dpkg-reconfigure -f noninteractive command working correctly within an Ansible awx playbook? If not, how can I improve its usage or troubleshoot it? --- ## [Ansible-lint to exclude specific rules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-to-exclude-specific-rules/40240)
**Author:** [@selvi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/selvi)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 8:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-to-exclude-specific-rules/40240 "2025-02-14T08:40:54Z")
Hi, I have put different playbooks within several directories in the gitlab repository and would like to execute ansible-lint to validate my playbooks. In one of the playbooks, I have utilized an undefined variable (int… --- ## [Is there a way for a playbook to edit vault?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-a-way-for-a-playbook-to-edit-vault/40262)
**Author:** [@roleroz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/roleroz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 6:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-a-way-for-a-playbook-to-edit-vault/40262 "2025-02-14T06:26:24Z")
Hi all, ansible n00b here I’m using ansible to manage my homelab, and I’m using vault to store a dictionary with the passwords for my ansible user on each host. I use private keys to SSH into the hosts, but I use the pa… --- ## [Parsing output from win\_powershell and format-list](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parsing-output-from-win-powershell-and-format-list/40258)
**Author:** [@opoplawski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/opoplawski)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 12:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parsing-output-from-win-powershell-and-format-list/40258 "2025-02-14T00:06:54Z")
I would like to get structured output of a list of processes on a WIndows machine. My thought was to do: ansible -m ansible.windows.win\_powershell -a 'script="Get-Process | Format-table -Property Name,Product,PID"' Bu… --- ## [Rsync, permissions and idempotence](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rsync-permissions-and-idempotence/40241)
**Author:** [@microlinux](https://forum.ansible.com/u/microlinux)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2025, 2:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rsync-permissions-and-idempotence/40241 "2025-02-13T14:18:22Z")
Hi, I’m currently writing a playbook to configure a proxy server using Squid and SquidGuard. There’s a little detail I can’t seem to figure out. I have an existing /var/squidGuard directory where I want to download bla… --- ## [Help with awx-ee](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-awx-ee/40184)
**Author:** [@Gokusan31](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gokusan31)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2025, 11:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-awx-ee/40184 "2025-02-13T11:20:42Z")
Hello, I’m using awx 22.7 and getting some trouble to pull my awx-ee image from private registry. My registry is on a forman server and presented on https. I’m able to connect to it and pull image manually with podman… --- ## [How to submit your first contribution to Ansible step-by-step](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-submit-your-first-contribution-to-ansible-step-by-step/39085)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-submit-your-first-contribution-to-ansible-step-by-step/39085 "2024-12-12T06:46:23Z")
Are you interested in making your first ever contribution to an open-source project or a first contribution specifically to Ansible? You can do both at once! If that sounds exciting, read this post. Starting your open-… --- ## [Want to become a code contributor to modules in ansible collections? Read on!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-become-a-code-contributor-to-modules-in-ansible-collections-read-on/39896)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 29, 2025, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/want-to-become-a-code-contributor-to-modules-in-ansible-collections-read-on/39896 "2025-01-29T06:34:51Z")
Hi there! Thanks for your interest in making Ansible better for everyone! You do NOT need any Python skills to complete the activities below. However, if you want to develop a collection with modules that do real work… --- ## [How to set up a repository for an Ansible collection step by step](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-repository-for-an-ansible-collection-step-by-step/10722)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 6, 2024, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-set-up-a-repository-for-an-ansible-collection-step-by-step/10722 "2024-11-06T08:45:42Z")
Hello everyone! In the previous post we created a dummy module and its integration tests. If you didn’t, please do. Let’s now put that stuff in a GitHub repo. Thankfully, we can use the collection\_template repositor… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=39) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=41)