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## [AWX API for Inventory Creation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-api-for-inventory-creation/7563)

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**Author:** [@prateektl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/prateektl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2024, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-api-for-inventory-creation/7563 "2024-07-31T13:48:27Z")

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The AWX API, which can be used to create the inventory is missing the parameter instance group in the document. I want to assign the instance group for the inventory when its created. Using the API’s there is no option t…

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## [Microsoft.ad.object](https://forum.ansible.com/t/microsoft-ad-object/4209)

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**Author:** [@jmcdonald](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jmcdonald)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 9:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/microsoft-ad-object/4209 "2024-07-30T21:51:07Z")

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A need has arisen to implement asset tagging on Linux objects in Active Directory. I have been testing with the module named in the subject line, but I keep getting this error: “New-ADObject failed: An attempt was made …

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## [Netcommon.cli\_command using ssh keys](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netcommon-cli-command-using-ssh-keys/7350)

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**Author:** [@bgoulet00](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bgoulet00)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netcommon-cli-command-using-ssh-keys/7350 "2024-07-30T19:58:48Z")

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i know the username and private key are good as i use them to connect to the same target in a terminal emulator. i am not able to get this working with ansible though. here are the vars from my host file vars: ans…

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## [Issue adding multiple Windows servers to same vSphere DRS group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-adding-multiple-windows-servers-to-same-vsphere-drs-group/7538)

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**Author:** [@krustwell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/krustwell)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-adding-multiple-windows-servers-to-same-vsphere-drs-group/7538 "2024-07-30T18:18:33Z")

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The playbook log shows each server as being added to the DRS group, but only the last server processed is actually there ansible \[core 2.13.13\] Rocky Linux 8.10 The playbook looks like this: - name: add VMs to an exi…

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## [Migrating from External to Managed Database](https://forum.ansible.com/t/migrating-from-external-to-managed-database/7553)

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**Author:** [@grepusername](https://forum.ansible.com/u/grepusername)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/migrating-from-external-to-managed-database/7553 "2024-07-30T12:20:53Z")

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Two related questions, for an awx-operator cluster: Is there any way to migrate a database from an external database to an internally/operator managed database and pod? Is there a way to regenerate the secret key if it…

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## [Install Postgresql14](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-postgresql14/7549)

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**Author:** [@Mangone](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mangone)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-postgresql14/7549 "2024-07-30T11:22:48Z")

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I’m looking to move from Centos to Ubuntu to install postgresql-14. I don’t know what files are needed or how to make my playbook and roles . Could someone help me please . Thanks in advance

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## [SSH Connection to Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Instance error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-connection-to-ubuntu-22-04-lts-instance-error/7547)

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**Author:** [@darkflame1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/darkflame1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2024, 7:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-connection-to-ubuntu-22-04-lts-instance-error/7547 "2024-07-30T07:13:31Z")

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When I try to ssh into an ubuntu 22.04 EC2 instance using Ansible, I get the following error. I’ve tried several cases and taken action, but it’s not working. Is there a solution to this problem? I also tried adding …

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## [Help with converting a dictionary into a list (jinja2)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-converting-a-dictionary-into-a-list-jinja2/7521)

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**Author:** [@Jose\_Riha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jose_Riha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-with-converting-a-dictionary-into-a-list-jinja2/7521 "2024-07-29T20:09:54Z")

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Hello, seeking help with the following issue. So far I’ve only dealt with flat structures in ansible but this time I have the following: firewalld\_zones: xxx: services: - sshd - chromecast sources…

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## [Prevent refresh\_token rotation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/prevent-refresh-token-rotation/7483)

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**Author:** [@user29032902](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user29032902)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/prevent-refresh-token-rotation/7483 "2024-07-29T17:18:21Z")

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I have a use case where I need to trigger a Job in Ansible Tower using the Tower REST API. My problem, is determining the best way to handle authentication. Under the current implementation, the refresh\_token changes ea…

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## ["Import and auto approve" task fails because of invalid namespace format](https://forum.ansible.com/t/import-and-auto-approve-task-fails-because-of-invalid-namespace-format/7517)

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**Author:** [@2chevskii](https://forum.ansible.com/u/2chevskii)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/import-and-auto-approve-task-fails-because-of-invalid-namespace-format/7517 "2024-07-29T17:09:14Z")

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Hello, A couple of days ago I requested a user namespace to be manually created for me, since it was missing after first login (see this post). Thanks to quick response from galaxy developer, it was fixed, and namespace…

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## [Migrating AWX to a new cluster without line of sight](https://forum.ansible.com/t/migrating-awx-to-a-new-cluster-without-line-of-sight/4578)

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**Author:** [@WebSpider](https://forum.ansible.com/u/WebSpider)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/migrating-awx-to-a-new-cluster-without-line-of-sight/4578 "2024-07-29T15:38:44Z")

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Hi! We’ve been running AWX for a few years and it’s been doing great. We’re currently running 21.2 on operator 0.23. I agree it’s not the newest version, but it has been working for us. The cluster this is running on i…

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## [Database migration from awx 11.2 to 24.3.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/database-migration-from-awx-11-2-to-24-3-1/7531)

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**Author:** [@Faraj\_Khalid](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Faraj_Khalid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/database-migration-from-awx-11-2-to-24-3-1/7531 "2024-07-29T14:19:34Z")

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So i have awx 11.2 which is currently fully functioning and containerized and i want to migrate the databse to my 24.3.1 which is sitting on kubernetes. i tried looking into some solutions but most of them are starting f…

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## [Lineinfile task problem](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-task-problem/7509)

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**Author:** [@Marianna\_Buffa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Marianna_Buffa)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2024, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-task-problem/7509 "2024-07-28T19:46:48Z")

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Hello, I wrote a playbook to check if linux VM had new kernel downloaded and have to be rebooted to set them. So in the top of the tasks of the playbook I put the “needs restarting -r” command, and if it says yes, the f…

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## [Ansible can't connect to IOS switches using ssh (previously working)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-cant-connect-to-ios-switches-using-ssh-previously-working/7515)

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**Author:** [@Jonathan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonathan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-cant-connect-to-ios-switches-using-ssh-previously-working/7515 "2024-07-28T16:57:01Z")

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Hey all, I got a bit of a head scratcher. Long story short, I had to redeploy my Ubuntu VM bcuz hyper-v sucks. Anyways, I was hoping the only thing I would have difficulty with was re-creating my hosts.ini file and my…

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## [I want this playbook to skip systems that erro out due to missing tables](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-want-this-playbook-to-skip-systems-that-erro-out-due-to-missing-tables/5308)

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**Author:** [@RyanAccent](https://forum.ansible.com/u/RyanAccent)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 6, 2024, 6:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-want-this-playbook-to-skip-systems-that-erro-out-due-to-missing-tables/5308 "2024-05-06T18:21:21Z")

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I have aplaybook that is designed to keep 12 month’s worth of SQL Table data and dump the rest. When I run the playbook against multiple systems any system that errors out is not included in subsequent tasks. Everyth…

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## [Missing user namespace](https://forum.ansible.com/t/missing-user-namespace/7507)

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**Author:** [@2chevskii](https://forum.ansible.com/u/2chevskii)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/missing-user-namespace/7507 "2024-07-26T19:31:22Z")

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Hello, I’m currently unable to publish packages due to my galaxy account missing a user namespace. I did not receive a namespace upon logging into ansible galaxy for the first time (maybe because my github username star…

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## [Monitoring AWX Job Status via API and Counting Failed/Completed Jobs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/monitoring-awx-job-status-via-api-and-counting-failed-completed-jobs/7484)

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**Author:** [@manish\_singh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/manish_singh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/monitoring-awx-job-status-via-api-and-counting-failed-completed-jobs/7484 "2024-07-26T19:12:12Z")

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Hi Ansible community, I’m working with AWX (Ansible Tower) and need assistance with two tasks: Monitoring AWX Job Status: I want to retrieve detailed information about AWX job status using the REST API. Specifically…

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## [Problem with paramiko](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-paramiko/7493)

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**Author:** [@none](https://forum.ansible.com/u/none)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-paramiko/7493 "2024-07-26T17:41:10Z")

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Hi, i try to use Ansible to Configure our Cisco Catalyst Switches. But i got an error “{“changed”: false, “msg”: “paramiko is not installed: No module named ‘paramiko’”}” To solve the Proble i tryed to install pip3 in…

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## [Alternate\_namespace\_name](https://forum.ansible.com/t/alternate-namespace-name/7499)

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**Author:** [@sdarwin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sdarwin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2024, 2:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/alternate-namespace-name/7499 "2024-07-26T14:25:21Z")

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Hi, I just imported a role that required alternate\_namespace\_name. However, it seems neither the CLI or docs mention “alternate\_namespace\_name” or explain how to use it. Maybe update those: https://docs.ansible.com/an…

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## [Ansible & AWS ec2-instance-connect - cannot SSH](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-aws-ec2-instance-connect-cannot-ssh/4998)

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**Author:** [@jrglynn2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jrglynn2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-aws-ec2-instance-connect-cannot-ssh/4998 "2024-07-25T21:04:32Z")

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Hello, has anyone ever used AWS ec2-instance-connect with Ansible to connect to servers, using a ProxyCommand in ansible\_ssh\_common\_args ? I cannot get Ansible to SSH to the server. When I run the straight aws command fr…

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## [Community.general.npm module - how use --force parameter](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-general-npm-module-how-use-force-parameter/7337)

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**Author:** [@jrglynn2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jrglynn2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-general-npm-module-how-use-force-parameter/7337 "2024-07-25T15:31:46Z")

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Hello, I have an app that I have to install using the command npm install --force In reviewing the community.general.npm module, I don’t see that as an option anywhere. I also tried searching open & closed issues on Git…

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## [Unable to remove objects in sequence from AAP using controller\_configuration.dispatch role](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-remove-objects-in-sequence-from-aap-using-controller-configuration-dispatch-role/7475)

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**Author:** [@umang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/umang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-remove-objects-in-sequence-from-aap-using-controller-configuration-dispatch-role/7475 "2024-07-25T10:38:51Z")

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Hi , I have provisioned resources using controller\_configuration.dispatch role . However I am looking to delete these resources as well after reading same state file defined in common fixture . Dispatch role follow the …

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## [Ansible AWX (Minukube and Docker) has problems after IP-Change](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-awx-minukube-and-docker-has-problems-after-ip-change/7473)

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**Author:** [@DerAsiate97](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DerAsiate97)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-awx-minukube-and-docker-has-problems-after-ip-change/7473 "2024-07-25T09:39:33Z")

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Hello guys, After we have changed the IP-Address (from 10.123.96.187 to 212.38.X.X) we faced some problems in the syslog: Jul 25 11:30:27 x24ansible1 systemd\[1\]: Stopping User Manager for UID 1001... Jul 25 11:30:27 x2…

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## [SSL Issue with new AWX install](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssl-issue-with-new-awx-install/7280)

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**Author:** [@Hans](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hans)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 7:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssl-issue-with-new-awx-install/7280 "2024-07-25T07:05:29Z")

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I have a question but don’t know where to open a new topic. I’m installing awx with the manual from Basic install - Ansible AWX Operator Documentation When I do make deploy. I get the following message: administrator@…

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## [AWX SAML behind ALB](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-saml-behind-alb/7349)

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**Author:** [@trippinnik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/trippinnik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-saml-behind-alb/7349 "2024-07-24T21:56:40Z")

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I see in the logs: 10.51.202.160 - - \[18/Jul/2024:20:25:40 +0000\] "GET /sso/login/saml/?idp=okta HTTP/1.1" 302 0 "https://awx-test.us-east-1.shared-services-dev.dev.company/" "Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; Intel Mac OS X 10\_1…

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## [Integrating Otel with AWX?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/integrating-otel-with-awx/7370)

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**Author:** [@iamroddo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamroddo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/integrating-otel-with-awx/7370 "2024-07-24T18:54:36Z")

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Is there any documentation on how to integrate OTel with AWX?

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## [Conversion of Normal User to Sudo User & Path of Ansible Playbook Execution](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conversion-of-normal-user-to-sudo-user-path-of-ansible-playbook-execution/7431)

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**Author:** [@Mounica1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mounica1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 6:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conversion-of-normal-user-to-sudo-user-path-of-ansible-playbook-execution/7431 "2024-07-24T18:38:58Z")

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Conversion of Normal User to Sudo User: “I have deployed a service account to all servers, but it currently has only normal user access. How can I elevate this account to have sudo privileges by adding it to the sudoe…

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## [Any impact on Ansible w.r.t regreSSHion (CVE-2024-6387)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/any-impact-on-ansible-w-r-t-regresshion-cve-2024-6387/7450)

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**Author:** [@Abhishek\_Sinha10](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Abhishek_Sinha10)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/any-impact-on-ansible-w-r-t-regresshion-cve-2024-6387/7450 "2024-07-24T12:27:44Z")

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Hi Team, is there any impact on Ansible with the recent regreSSHion(CVE-2024-6387) as it uses native OpenSSH per the docs? I was not able to find which Openssh version it uses. Thanks.

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## [Does anyone have examples of running CasC as a template on AAP?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/does-anyone-have-examples-of-running-casc-as-a-template-on-aap/6690)

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**Author:** [@Karyn\_Cassio](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karyn_Cassio)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2024, 9:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/does-anyone-have-examples-of-running-casc-as-a-template-on-aap/6690 "2024-07-24T09:45:24Z")

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My current customer doesn’t have a bastion host, and we are setting up CasC POC for them. They access their instance of AAP using an Azure token. When I run a task from the CasC playbook I get auth errors, which is expec…

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## [Override platform/distribution for module subclass selection?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/override-platform-distribution-for-module-subclass-selection/7437)

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**Author:** [@LoftyGoals](https://forum.ansible.com/u/LoftyGoals)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2024, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/override-platform-distribution-for-module-subclass-selection/7437 "2024-07-23T22:39:59Z")

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I’m running Ansible against a remote TinyCoreLinux host (running inside QEMU but I think that doesn’t matter). When I try to use ansible.builtin.group, it selects the wrong module subclass. I believe this is because plat…

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