# Get Help **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=80 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 81 --- ## [Ansible script to install .exe file on windows with interactive mode](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-script-to-install-exe-file-on-windows-with-interactive-mode/4887)
**Author:** [@Debasis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Debasis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 7:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-script-to-install-exe-file-on-windows-with-interactive-mode/4887 "2024-04-12T07:42:43Z")
I am trying to install .exe file but win\_shell or win\_command is running the installer indefinightly. The exe installation requirs to feed instaructions during installation, like language : english, select a check box, n… --- ## [AAP job could NOT find role from a collection](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-job-could-not-find-role-from-a-collection/4197)
**Author:** [@3y3l](https://forum.ansible.com/u/3y3l)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [April 12, 2024, 3:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aap-job-could-not-find-role-from-a-collection/4197 "2024-04-12T03:40:03Z")
Hello, I’m new to AAP, I tried running a playbook from AAP. I could see my playbook was triggered, but it failed to find a role from a collection. I did occur this issue before when I run ansible-playbook command … --- ## [How to filter results from Palo Alto firewall](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-filter-results-from-palo-alto-firewall/4877)
**Author:** [@acozine](https://forum.ansible.com/u/acozine)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-filter-results-from-palo-alto-firewall/4877 "2024-04-11T22:52:48Z")
I have what’s probably a newbie question about automating our Palo Alto firewall with Ansible. I want to create a playbook that accepts an IP address or FQDN as a variable and returns all the objects with that IP/FQDN a… --- ## [Hybrid mode not available for instance group in K8 operator installation?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hybrid-mode-not-available-for-instance-group-in-k8-operator-installation/4906)
**Author:** [@mimianddaniel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mimianddaniel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hybrid-mode-not-available-for-instance-group-in-k8-operator-installation/4906 "2024-04-11T22:49:16Z")
Running 23.7.0 using 2.11.0 operator. The document suggests that only difference between the control and hybrid instance is the node\_type. Updating the backend to do this is not ideal, what’s the proper way to perform t… --- ## [Unarchive - using wildcards in 'src' option](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-using-wildcards-in-src-option/4876)
**Author:** [@dulhaver](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dulhaver)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2024, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-using-wildcards-in-src-option/4876 "2024-04-11T09:49:30Z")
I have these 2 tasks wich should download the latest a tar archive and then unpack it - name: get nexus ansible.builtin.get\_url: url: https://download.sonatype.com/nexus/3/latest-unix.tar.gz … --- ## [Issue with custom apt sources created by deb822\_repository](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-custom-apt-sources-created-by-deb822-repository/4707)
**Author:** [@dulhaver](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dulhaver)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 8:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issue-with-custom-apt-sources-created-by-deb822-repository/4707 "2024-04-10T20:39:24Z")
I try to get a grip on managing debian repositories with Ansible. Playbook --- - name: deploy java-react example hosts: all become: true vars: node\_major: '20' java\_version: 8 java\_type: jdk tasks… --- ## [Help for community.general.sudoers collection](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-for-community-general-sudoers-collection/4863)
**Author:** [@souovan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/souovan)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-for-community-general-sudoers-collection/4863 "2024-04-10T17:47:01Z")
Hi guys i have a task to use community.general.sudoers collection to do some configurations to sudoers file, but based on the collection documentation i didnt see a way of doing that, anyone has already used this collect… --- ## [Empty meta role file makes publish to galaxy fail](https://forum.ansible.com/t/empty-meta-role-file-makes-publish-to-galaxy-fail/4864)
**Author:** [@tonyskapunk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tonyskapunk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 3:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/empty-meta-role-file-makes-publish-to-galaxy-fail/4864 "2024-04-10T15:48:49Z")
Using an empty role/role\_name/meta/main.yml file in a collection makes galaxy to fail importing the collection when publishing This is an example of a failed task importing the collection to be published: https://galax… --- ## [Why does the AWX HTTP user-agent string contain "(open)"?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-does-the-awx-http-user-agent-string-contain-open/4862)
**Author:** [@jpmens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jpmens)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-does-the-awx-http-user-agent-string-contain-open/4862 "2024-04-10T15:03:00Z")
I’m toying writing some slides about AWX Webhook notifications, and notice the transmitted user-agent string contains: User-Agent: AWX 23.8.1 (open) I know curiousity killed the cow, but what does the “open” mean? … --- ## [Render Jinja2 template into variable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/render-jinja2-template-into-variable/4866)
**Author:** [@Erwyn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Erwyn)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/render-jinja2-template-into-variable/4866 "2024-04-10T14:49:45Z")
Hello there, I’m have a kind of big variable to build that is containing a JSON payload. I was thinking of using a Jinja2 template file alongside to describe the content and render it into the variable. The only thing I… --- ## [Challenges with Docker Commands in AWX Custom Execution Environment on Amazon EKS](https://forum.ansible.com/t/challenges-with-docker-commands-in-awx-custom-execution-environment-on-amazon-eks/4712)
**Author:** [@alvaroc20](https://forum.ansible.com/u/alvaroc20)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 1:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/challenges-with-docker-commands-in-awx-custom-execution-environment-on-amazon-eks/4712 "2024-04-10T13:10:51Z")
Hi, I’m facing a challenge with running Docker commands inside a custom execution environment in AWX (version 24.0.0), deployed on Amazon EKS via the awx-operator. Specifically, I’m trying to use the docker\_container mo… --- ## [Existing code that overrides a strategy does not work in Ansible 6+](https://forum.ansible.com/t/existing-code-that-overrides-a-strategy-does-not-work-in-ansible-6/4845)
**Author:** [@mbutton77](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mbutton77)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/existing-code-that-overrides-a-strategy-does-not-work-in-ansible-6/4845 "2024-04-10T12:32:29Z")
Hi, I’m trying to override a base strategy in Ansible 6+. So far, my code works perfectly fine on Ansible 5 and less, but as soon as I try it on a more recent version, it fails. To illustrate my problem, I made a smal… --- ## [Read from text file then add a user](https://forum.ansible.com/t/read-from-text-file-then-add-a-user/4588)
**Author:** [@Kathy\_L](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kathy_L)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 12:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/read-from-text-file-then-add-a-user/4588 "2024-04-10T12:06:19Z")
I am trying to read from a file and use the content within to add a user. Here is what my text file looks like: IP: x.x.x.x version: x.x username: ted password: secretpassword username: bill password: another pa… --- ## [Creating a docker image for execution environment AWX fails at Ansible-galaxy step](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-docker-image-for-execution-environment-awx-fails-at-ansible-galaxy-step/4817)
**Author:** [@SaravanaSelvaraj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/SaravanaSelvaraj)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 10, 2024, 6:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-docker-image-for-execution-environment-awx-fails-at-ansible-galaxy-step/4817 "2024-04-10T06:21:26Z")
docker build fails while running ansible-galaxy in the dockerfile. Hello community please help me out here, I am trying to build a custom image from AWX-EE image using my dockerfile and it throws error the below error … --- ## [Ansible.builtin.file with a loop](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builtin-file-with-a-loop/4849)
**Author:** [@MarkHaney](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MarkHaney)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-builtin-file-with-a-loop/4849 "2024-04-09T20:12:23Z")
I’ve been fighting this for 3 days now. I’m a very rusty Ansible coder (been almost 6 years since I last did any) and I don’t know what’s wrong with this code: name: “Remove Expired Temp Sudo Files” ansible.builtin.fi… --- ## [Problems trying to set up an older AWX version](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-trying-to-set-up-an-older-awx-version/4832)
**Author:** [@GodEater](https://forum.ansible.com/u/GodEater)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 4:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-trying-to-set-up-an-older-awx-version/4832 "2024-04-09T04:15:22Z")
Hi there, My team and I are trying to set up a replica of our production AWX instance on AWS EKS. I made a mistake when I did the installation of using the “latest” tag for both AWX Operator and AWX itself, and whilst I… --- ## [Ansible Tower instance group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-instance-group/4827)
**Author:** [@Roshnar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Roshnar)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 9, 2024, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-instance-group/4827 "2024-04-09T01:45:04Z")
I want to be notified whenever an instance leaves the instance group in Ansible Tower. Version details: --- ## [Ansible Lab Setup](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lab-setup/4819)
**Author:** [@anon99813807](https://forum.ansible.com/u/anon99813807)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 9:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lab-setup/4819 "2024-04-08T21:06:30Z")
Hello I am trying to setup a home lab to support an Ansible course I am taking on Udemy. I am following the procedures from the instructor, who seems to not support his course anymore via Q&A. I am struggling with the s… --- ## [Ansible Galaxy not functional?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-not-functional/4757)
**Author:** [@isuftin\_at\_usgs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/isuftin_at_usgs)\ **Replies:** 43\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 8:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-not-functional/4757 "2024-04-08T20:49:19Z")
Looks like we’re only getting the top and left headers @ Ansible Galaxy - We’re also unable to pull down content via ansible-galaxy cli. Does Ansible maintain a health dashboard of any kind for this site? --- ## [Ansible playbook unable to install updates](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-unable-to-install-updates/4822)
**Author:** [@OA879](https://forum.ansible.com/u/OA879)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-unable-to-install-updates/4822 "2024-04-08T18:48:31Z")
Hello, I have created an ansible playbook for updating my windows server but it only detects updates and not install. I have tried variations on playbooks but non seem to work. Can i get some guidance please --- ## [How to manage things like connectionstrings?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-manage-things-like-connectionstrings/1896)
**Author:** [@sobatendo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sobatendo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 5:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-manage-things-like-connectionstrings/1896 "2024-04-08T17:49:57Z")
So, I recognize this might be obvious to some people from the documentation. It’s more about how best to do something as opposed how to that all. I’m using keycloak management as an example, but it applies to other thing… --- ## [References for using Ansible-Vault's APIs in a Python script](https://forum.ansible.com/t/references-for-using-ansible-vaults-apis-in-a-python-script/4805)
**Author:** [@ShanDesai](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ShanDesai)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/references-for-using-ansible-vaults-apis-in-a-python-script/4805 "2024-04-08T17:18:05Z")
Is there some development documentation where I can implement the encrypt / decrypt functionality that the ansible-vault CLI provides via a python API that does not involve using subprocess ? I have a very simple REST A… --- ## [Executor Node Failover Behavior](https://forum.ansible.com/t/executor-node-failover-behavior/4734)
**Author:** [@Sakshi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sakshi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 1:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/executor-node-failover-behavior/4734 "2024-04-08T13:56:22Z")
Hi Team, Could you please provide your solution for the below three pointers: How can I configure AWX VM Executor nodes in a High Availability (HA) Cluster Load Balancer setup to ensure continuous availability and faul… --- ## [String being submitted when it should be an integer](https://forum.ansible.com/t/string-being-submitted-when-it-should-be-an-integer/4800)
**Author:** [@GreatBigBear](https://forum.ansible.com/u/GreatBigBear)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/string-being-submitted-when-it-should-be-an-integer/4800 "2024-04-08T13:34:49Z")
First thank you for your help. :grinning: A little background on what I am trying to accomplish. I am pulling a query via JSON and submitting to another API(Servicedesk). Every time I submit to service desk, the item va… --- ## [Role var/param naming (prefix)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/role-var-param-naming-prefix/1855)
**Author:** [@charlesrocket](https://forum.ansible.com/u/charlesrocket)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/role-var-param-naming-prefix/1855 "2024-04-08T09:28:47Z")
I was converting one of my playbooks into a collection to utilize galaxy instead of manual source control for swift deployment when realized that var prefix is not enforced anymore. Since this is now a collection, it mak… --- ## [Using custom postgresql.conf with awx-operator](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-custom-postgresql-conf-with-awx-operator/4806)
**Author:** [@Leon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Leon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 8:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-custom-postgresql-conf-with-awx-operator/4806 "2024-04-08T08:30:00Z")
What is the best way to use my current postegresql.conf for my internal postgresql pod within awx-operator? Thanks! --- ## [Get\_url with wildcards](https://forum.ansible.com/t/get-url-with-wildcards/4751)
**Author:** [@roelvandepaar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/roelvandepaar)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/get-url-with-wildcards/4751 "2024-04-08T08:02:20Z")
Hello, I have problems downloading a file from a https repository. What is the best way to download a file where I don’t know the full file name? Using wildcards \* or regex (\[.\*\]) in the url of the get\_url module does… --- ## [Add/remove pub key with](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-remove-pub-key-with/4474)
**Author:** [@gothsome](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gothsome)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2024, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-remove-pub-key-with/4474 "2024-04-08T07:10:53Z")
Hello! Im testing to use files with multiple keys in the.keys file. My playbook successfully copies the keys, but in a single line. Is it possible to use comments so you could see which key belongs to whom. Playbook: … --- ## [Need help with API for ansible roles (redirect, update, import...)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-api-for-ansible-roles-redirect-update-import/4803)
**Author:** [@L3D](https://forum.ansible.com/u/L3D)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-api-for-ansible-roles-redirect-update-import/4803 "2024-04-07T20:57:56Z")
Hi there :wave: I need a bit help to find the right API Call to cleanup my ansible roles I published over time at galaxy.ansible.com. A Example… Lets take my gitea role. You can find it at github at :github: github.c… --- ## [Changing of ownership is not working](https://forum.ansible.com/t/changing-of-ownership-is-not-working/4753)
**Author:** [@Vanshita\_R\_Baweja](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vanshita_R_Baweja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 6, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/changing-of-ownership-is-not-working/4753 "2024-04-06T13:13:50Z")
Here, in this code, I’m trying to change the ownership from root:root to user:user. It is failing to do so! Due to this ownership issue, it is giving error at next step. Logs of error: TASK \[Change ownership of output… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=79) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/c/help/6.md?page=81)