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## [Admin Password Rotation in AWX (Azure Key Vault)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/admin-password-rotation-in-awx-azure-key-vault/45631)

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**Author:** [@Praveen\_KL](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Praveen_KL)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 11, 2026, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/admin-password-rotation-in-awx-azure-key-vault/45631 "2026-04-11T16:28:54Z")

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We have an AWX platform (v23.9.0.60) hosted on an AKS cluster and deployed via a Helm chart. The admin password is stored in a Kubernetes secret (\*awx-admin-password ). We would like to change the admin user’s password. …

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## [Gather\_facts, timout and retry](https://forum.ansible.com/t/gather-facts-timout-and-retry/45642)

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**Author:** [@DengelFred](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DengelFred)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/gather-facts-timout-and-retry/45642 "2026-04-10T16:49:21Z")

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Hello, I would like to increase the timeout and retries for gather\_facts. I tried already several things in the ansible.cfg, but without success so far. What I tried: \[defaults\] inventory=inventory.test/ # library=lib…

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## [Community\_vmware.yml - filtering by createDate](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-vmware-yml-filtering-by-createdate/45618)

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**Author:** [@hsngztk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hsngztk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 10, 2026, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-vmware-yml-filtering-by-createdate/45618 "2026-04-10T15:32:50Z")

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Hi! I need to create an inventory which consists vms that created past week. config.createDate format is ansible\_date\_time.iso8601 Do you have any suggestion to do that? filters: - runtime.powerState == "poweredOn"…

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## [Ending Network Working Group call Cadence](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ending-network-working-group-call-cadence/45651)

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**Author:** [@chagrawa123](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chagrawa123)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 9, 2026, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ending-network-working-group-call-cadence/45651 "2026-04-09T05:20:31Z")

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Hi everyone, We are changing how the Ansible Networking community hears about releases and project news. Network Working Group call The bi-weekly recurring Network Working Group call cadence is ending. We are focusin…

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## [AWX operator upgrade](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-upgrade/45636)

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**Author:** [@dkoci](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dkoci)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-upgrade/45636 "2026-04-08T16:12:25Z")

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Hi. Will there be any further upgrades to the AWX Operator? The last version was released in July 2024 (v2.19.1). I know that updates were temporarily paused due to the transition from SemVer to CalVer, so I’m wondering…

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## [No local doc about execution-environment.yml](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-local-doc-about-execution-environment-yml/45629)

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**Author:** [@nickhardiman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nickhardiman)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 2:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-local-doc-about-execution-environment-yml/45629 "2026-04-08T14:06:56Z")

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No local guide to writing execution-environment.yml. Possible I didn’t see what was right in front of my face here, just checking - Is there a local guide to writing ansible-builder’s config file execution-environment.…

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## [Operator 2.19.1 not starting completely](https://forum.ansible.com/t/operator-2-19-1-not-starting-completely/45644)

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**Author:** [@ildjarn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ildjarn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 1:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/operator-2-19-1-not-starting-completely/45644 "2026-04-08T13:03:20Z")

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Hello, I did a Kubernetes upgrade today (from 1.34.1 to 1.34.3), and now the operator-controller-manager won’t start completely. Events: Type Reason Age From Message ---- …

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## [How Do I Launch Two Different Playbooks or Tasks at the Same Time?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-launch-two-different-playbooks-or-tasks-at-the-same-time/45633)

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**Author:** [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 11:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-launch-two-different-playbooks-or-tasks-at-the-same-time/45633 "2026-04-07T11:08:03Z")

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Hello. I have two different playbooks. Each refreshes an Oracle database from another. Different sets. Unrelated. I have coded it sequentially to begin with: 1. Refresh A from B; 2. Refresh D from C; They run fine, but…

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## [AWX 24.6.1 forces CNs to lowercase and can't map AD uppercase CNs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-24-6-1-forces-cns-to-lowercase-and-cant-map-ad-uppercase-cns/45542)

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**Author:** [@Darkhan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Darkhan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 7, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-24-6-1-forces-cns-to-lowercase-and-cant-map-ad-uppercase-cns/45542 "2026-04-07T06:43:50Z")

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I want to set up organization mappings. So if i want to set something like this: { "LDAP Organization": { "admins": "CN=ENGINEERING\_ADMINS,OU=GROUPS,DC=example,DC=com", "remove\_admins": false, "users": \[ "CN=E…

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## [Vim syntax highlighting for Ansible YAML files](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vim-syntax-highlighting-for-ansible-yaml-files/45637)

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**Author:** [@chris](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chris)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 6, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vim-syntax-highlighting-for-ansible-yaml-files/45637 "2026-04-06T16:24:20Z")

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Continuing the discussion from vi editor for Ansible playbook: There was a new release today for ansible-vim: I use Ansible to install this plugin: - name: Ansible Vim ansible.builtin.git: repo: h…

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## [Simplify error and rescue output](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simplify-error-and-rescue-output/45579)

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**Author:** [@etfz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/etfz)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2026, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simplify-error-and-rescue-output/45579 "2026-04-05T03:16:04Z")

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Hi, I have a task for configuring, testing and restarting apache. It works as expected, but the output is rather verbose. I’ve included sample output for a malformed configuration. For the error I would like to do some…

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## [AWX behind Caddy Reverse Proxy](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-behind-caddy-reverse-proxy/45628)

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**Author:** [@Dinkelzoid](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dinkelzoid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2026, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-behind-caddy-reverse-proxy/45628 "2026-04-03T00:57:25Z")

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Hello Guys, I am currently looking into running an AWX Instance behind a reverse proxy. The issue is, that we can not get the TLS connection to the server set up and the remote hop node wont connect to the AWX. We are …

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## [incomplete filter docs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/incomplete-filter-docs/45624)

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**Author:** [@nickhardiman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nickhardiman)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/incomplete-filter-docs/45624 "2026-04-02T16:58:11Z")

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some doc pages on filters are incomplete. Where’s the best place to start with discussing filter docs? I was looking at filter docs today. This filter page looks great. ansible.utils.ipaddr filter – This filter is de…

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## [Excluded failed Integration test cases on ppc64le](https://forum.ansible.com/t/excluded-failed-integration-test-cases-on-ppc64le/45563)

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**Author:** [@prabhuk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/prabhuk)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2026, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/excluded-failed-integration-test-cases-on-ppc64le/45563 "2026-04-01T13:46:31Z")

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Hello Community! I have building and executing a Sanity, unit and Integration test on ansible repo. Build is successful, Unit and Sanity test are also passed, however on Integration test below test were failing, except…

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## [How can I configure a Cisco device through a console server?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-configure-a-cisco-device-through-a-console-server/43575)

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**Author:** [@dogscraw](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dogscraw)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 30, 2026, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-configure-a-cisco-device-through-a-console-server/43575 "2026-03-30T17:43:09Z")

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I have a console server, console1, and I can use that to ssh into any device connected to the console server using this command: ssh console1 -p 300X. So for example, if I want to connect to my Cisco router I would use s…

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## [Ansible Automation Platform schedule backup](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-automation-platform-schedule-backup/45585)

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**Author:** [@fritz0011](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fritz0011)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-automation-platform-schedule-backup/45585 "2026-03-24T21:42:37Z")

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AAP 2.6 is it possible to implement a scheduled backup of automationplatform ( no EDA nor hub) via ansible playbooks , something like: awx-on-k3s/backup/ansible at main · kurokobo/awx-on-k3s · GitHub or: awx-on-k3s/…

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## [Error "future feature annotations is not defined" with Python on an AWS Ansible Playbook Execution](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-future-feature-annotations-is-not-defined-with-python-on-an-aws-ansible-playbook-execution/45592)

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**Author:** [@clerambeau370](https://forum.ansible.com/u/clerambeau370)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2026, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-future-feature-annotations-is-not-defined-with-python-on-an-aws-ansible-playbook-execution/45592 "2026-03-24T20:32:57Z")

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Hello. This is a fresh installation of Ansible on this LINUX server. I ma getting an error while I run a playbook that is supposed to get information about all the AWS RDS database instances. This server is able to run A…

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## [Integrating Ansible Automation Platform with Terraform for Infrastructure Lifecycle Management](https://forum.ansible.com/t/integrating-ansible-automation-platform-with-terraform-for-infrastructure-lifecycle-management/45536)

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**Author:** [@IPvSean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/IPvSean)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/integrating-ansible-automation-platform-with-terraform-for-infrastructure-lifecycle-management/45536 "2026-03-23T21:45:32Z")

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I wanted to share a demo that walks through how Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform can be integrated with HashiCorp Terraform to automate infrastructure across the full lifecycle — from provisioning infrastructure to co…

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## [Helm\_info (and possibly helm) module connects to wrong cluster when running in AWX in Execution Environment](https://forum.ansible.com/t/helm-info-and-possibly-helm-module-connects-to-wrong-cluster-when-running-in-awx-in-execution-environment/45580)

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**Author:** [@parkerfath](https://forum.ansible.com/u/parkerfath)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/helm-info-and-possibly-helm-module-connects-to-wrong-cluster-when-running-in-awx-in-execution-environment/45580 "2026-03-23T16:37:39Z")

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Posted this on the kubernetes.core Github project, but not getting traction, so I thought I’d cross-post and see if anyone here has pointers. SUMMARY When I attempt to run helm\_info (haven’t tried helm yet because I wan…

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## [AWX Job scheduling issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-job-scheduling-issue/45211)

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**Author:** [@cnfrancis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cnfrancis)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-job-scheduling-issue/45211 "2026-03-20T19:32:44Z")

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hello ! would anyone have an idea what could cause the awx task pods to take upwards of ~10 minutes to launch a job in kubernetes (container groups)? in my setup you can assume there’s: 4 web pods 6 task pods (limits…

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## [AWX 24.6.1 – \`make docker-compose-build\` Fails During dnf Install Step](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-24-6-1-make-docker-compose-build-fails-during-dnf-install-step/45466)

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**Author:** [@noor](https://forum.ansible.com/u/noor)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-24-6-1-make-docker-compose-build-fails-during-dnf-install-step/45466 "2026-03-20T18:56:03Z")

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Building AWX version 24.6.1 from source using Docker fails during the image build phase when running: make docker-compose-build The failure occurs during the dnf install step inside the container build process. This i…

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## [VSCode extension assistance](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vscode-extension-assistance/45565)

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**Author:** [@originaltrini0](https://forum.ansible.com/u/originaltrini0)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vscode-extension-assistance/45565 "2026-03-20T12:26:51Z")

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Hello all: I am trying out the VSCode Ansible extension and need help. I believe I have all the requirements installed for proper integration, but I am encountering extension errors. My issues are two-fold: I have my…

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## [Using a variable from one play across other plays](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-a-variable-from-one-play-across-other-plays/45471)

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**Author:** [@bryonadams](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bryonadams)\
**Replies:** 30\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2026, 6:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-a-variable-from-one-play-across-other-plays/45471 "2026-03-20T06:43:43Z")

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I’m getting my ansible\_become\_pass from my Bitwarden vault successfully, but I want to re-use it across plays within the playbook. To do this, I wanted to set it like so, but I think I’m trying to fetch it incorrectly. I…

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## [How to skip pwsh component from sanity test](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-skip-pwsh-component-from-sanity-test/45391)

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**Author:** [@prabhuk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/prabhuk)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-skip-pwsh-component-from-sanity-test/45391 "2026-03-19T12:43:59Z")

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Hello Community! I need some help to skip/exclude the ‘pwsh’ component from integration tests. I was building ansible package and executing Unit, Sanity and Integration tests on ppc64le arch, but in Integration tests …

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## [playbook to mount cephfs filesystem  ](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-to-mount-cephfs-filesystem/45554)

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**Author:** [@lezard\_kein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/lezard_kein)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 19, 2026, 9:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-to-mount-cephfs-filesystem/45554 "2026-03-19T09:15:11Z")

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Hi, I have a strange behaviour .. probably I make some mistake. I try to had share directories to my fstab directly with ansible through a playbook … I have a working configuration on my cluster nodes /etc/ceph/ceph…

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## [\`meta: reset\_connection\` causes "A worker was found in a dead state"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/meta-reset-connection-causes-a-worker-was-found-in-a-dead-state/45558)

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**Author:** [@Gowthamakanthan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gowthamakanthan)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/meta-reset-connection-causes-a-worker-was-found-in-a-dead-state/45558 "2026-03-18T19:59:15Z")

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When using meta: reset\_connection (directly or via a handler triggered by meta: flush\_handlers), the playbook fails with: \[ERROR\]: A worker was found in a dead state Use Case Common pattern for allowing a user to acces…

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## [Mirroring / proxy caching galaxy](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mirroring-proxy-caching-galaxy/45202)

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**Author:** [@mariolenz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mariolenz)\
**Replies:** 19\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mirroring-proxy-caching-galaxy/45202 "2026-03-18T15:31:54Z")

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This seems to come up from time to time when there are problems with galaxy (see here and here for examples). So it might be worth to open a topic on mirroring / proxy caching galaxy. I don’t have a solution because we’…

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## [I've had AWX version 24.6.1 installed and working for many months.  Suddenly out of nowhere I'm having errors pulling from quay.io/ansible/awx-ee:latest](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ive-had-awx-version-24-6-1-installed-and-working-for-many-months-suddenly-out-of-nowhere-im-having-errors-pulling-from-quay-io-ansible-awx-ee-latest/45551)

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**Author:** [@jpsebastian](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jpsebastian)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ive-had-awx-version-24-6-1-installed-and-working-for-many-months-suddenly-out-of-nowhere-im-having-errors-pulling-from-quay-io-ansible-awx-ee-latest/45551 "2026-03-18T13:49:38Z")

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Thanks to Calvin Remsburg’s Youtube video on installing AWX with Rancher, I installed and configured AWX version 24.6.1 many months ago. It’s been working just fine however within the past couple of days, I’m consistent…

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## [Reboot working but not identified by Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reboot-working-but-not-identified-by-ansible/45534)

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**Author:** [@cndpansible](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cndpansible)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 6:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reboot-working-but-not-identified-by-ansible/45534 "2026-03-18T06:45:32Z")

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As a final step of a playbook, I’m trying to reboot a bunch of computers. --- - name: clients-off hosts: DEPAN tasks: - name: Block for reboot tags: reboot block: - name: Reboot ans…

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## [Cisco Meraki: Update/Edit an existing VLAN Profile](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-meraki-update-edit-an-existing-vlan-profile/45548)

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**Author:** [@irushX73](https://forum.ansible.com/u/irushX73)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cisco-meraki-update-edit-an-existing-vlan-profile/45548 "2026-03-17T12:31:52Z")

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Hi all I am currently trying to edit the existing VLAN Profiles of our Cisco Meraki Network. Therefore I am trying to use the module “cisco.meraki.networks\_vlan\_profile” as documented in cisco.meraki.networks\_vlan\_prof…

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