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## [Is there a play variable which contains the name (and tag) of the AWX execution environment being used?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-a-play-variable-which-contains-the-name-and-tag-of-the-awx-execution-environment-being-used/4756)

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**Author:** [@jpmens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jpmens)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-a-play-variable-which-contains-the-name-and-tag-of-the-awx-execution-environment-being-used/4756 "2024-04-05T22:10:16Z")

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I’d like to be able to report in a play with which execution environment a job template (i.e. playbook) is being run, mainly for debugging purposes. Is there a magic awx\_\* (or tower\_\*) variable which surfaces this infor…

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## [Ansible adhoc command stuck on host pingable but not reachable on port 22](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-adhoc-command-stuck-on-host-pingable-but-not-reachable-on-port-22/4591)

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**Author:** [@birb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/birb)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-adhoc-command-stuck-on-host-pingable-but-not-reachable-on-port-22/4591 "2024-04-05T19:49:34Z")

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Hi When I run adhoc command (via awx or command line) on host pingable but not reachable )via ssh) my job/ansible command stuck/hang How can I avoid such behavior? \[root@d8dc57f649cd project\]# ansible --version ansibl…

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## [AWX Job Template Monitoring](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-job-template-monitoring/4671)

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**Author:** [@sajal\_tiwari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sajal_tiwari)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-job-template-monitoring/4671 "2024-04-05T16:55:39Z")

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Currently, I am monitoring the total jobs pending and total failed jobs in the AWX using Prometheus. Now I want to monitor a particular Job template or Workflow template in case any of their job fails. Is there any met…

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## [Cron\_module parameters help](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cron-module-parameters-help/4745)

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**Author:** [@Aleksej](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Aleksej)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 3:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cron-module-parameters-help/4745 "2024-04-05T15:57:47Z")

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Can both variables weekday and day be defined at the same time? https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/cron\_module.html If I set day equals to 2 and weekday equals to 2 then it would works …

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## [The powershell shell family is incompatible with the sudo become plugin](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-powershell-shell-family-is-incompatible-with-the-sudo-become-plugin/4674)

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**Author:** [@ayoub\_yousfi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ayoub_yousfi)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-powershell-shell-family-is-incompatible-with-the-sudo-become-plugin/4674 "2024-04-05T14:47:57Z")

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I’m new with ansible projects. when running this command : ansible-playbook install\_nginx.yml --ask-become-pass I got this error : TASK \[Gathering Facts\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*…

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## [Looking for advice on migrating a Python script to Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-advice-on-migrating-a-python-script-to-ansible/4747)

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**Author:** [@Eya\_Bahri](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eya_Bahri)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 2:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-advice-on-migrating-a-python-script-to-ansible/4747 "2024-04-05T14:04:07Z")

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Hey everyone, I hope you’re all doing well! :blush: I’ve got this Python script that’s been doing a great job collecting network info like VPCs, subnets, and IP addresses from AWS, GCP, and Azure. Now, I’ve been tasked…

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## [Network devices backup -cisco/dell](https://forum.ansible.com/t/network-devices-backup-cisco-dell/4540)

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**Author:** [@FELIXmu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/FELIXmu)\
**Replies:** 16\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 12:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/network-devices-backup-cisco-dell/4540 "2024-04-05T12:13:44Z")

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Hello Team, below is my playbook ; name: AUTOMATIC BACKUP OF RUNNING-CONFIG hosts: Core\_Switch gather\_facts: true connection: local tasks: name: DISPLAYING THE RUNNING-CONFIG ios\_command: commands: - show r…

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## [Collection testing with molecule, roles are not reconized](https://forum.ansible.com/t/collection-testing-with-molecule-roles-are-not-reconized/2720)

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**Author:** [@Matthias](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matthias)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 5, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/collection-testing-with-molecule-roles-are-not-reconized/2720 "2024-04-05T03:34:09Z")

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Hi guys, We are currently creating our own collections which we will provide internally via the private hub functionality of the AAP. For this I created a template for the collections. Main use case is to provide roles…

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## [AWX k3s error psycopg2.OperationalError: FATAL: out of shared memory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-k3s-error-psycopg2-operationalerror-fatal-out-of-shared-memory/4740)

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**Author:** [@kazichaska](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kazichaska)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 8:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-k3s-error-psycopg2-operationalerror-fatal-out-of-shared-memory/4740 "2024-04-04T20:57:15Z")

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k3s version v1.28.8+k3s1 (653dd61a) awx-operator 2.0.0 I am seeing psycopg2.OperationalError: FATAL: out of shared memory on jobs and also following from running command Traceback (most recent call last): File “/var…

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## [Timing of Job event list availability after Job notification sent](https://forum.ansible.com/t/timing-of-job-event-list-availability-after-job-notification-sent/4686)

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**Author:** [@yhzs8](https://forum.ansible.com/u/yhzs8)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/timing-of-job-event-list-availability-after-job-notification-sent/4686 "2024-04-04T18:34:39Z")

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Our scenario: After the job finishes successful, receive a job successful notification invoke AWX API of http://\<awx url\>/api/v2/jobs/\<Job id\>/job\_events/?task=\<the task name to match\> So step 2 usually return 3 resul…

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## [Regarding Executor Node Failover Behavior](https://forum.ansible.com/t/regarding-executor-node-failover-behavior/4731)

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**Author:** [@Sakshi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sakshi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 5:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/regarding-executor-node-failover-behavior/4731 "2024-04-04T17:52:17Z")

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Hello Team, I would like to know about the AWX VM Executor Node in which scenarios failures may occur, and in order to protect this issue, what are all the necessary remediation steps required to perform?

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## [AWX-Operator Fails at \[Check for presence of awx-task Deployment\]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-fails-at-check-for-presence-of-awx-task-deployment/4729)

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**Author:** [@cmarino720](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cmarino720)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-fails-at-check-for-presence-of-awx-task-deployment/4729 "2024-04-04T17:36:29Z")

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AWX-Operator Helm installs while trying to bring up the Task deployment K8s cluster - v1.27.10+rke2r.1 AWX-Operator Version - 2.5.3 AWX Version - 23.1.0 This is the steps that I did to get where I’m at. helm fetch aw…

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## [Dockerfiles/Containerfiles for images used in Ansible execution environments?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dockerfiles-containerfiles-for-images-used-in-ansible-execution-environments/4672)

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**Author:** [@jpmens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jpmens)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dockerfiles-containerfiles-for-images-used-in-ansible-execution-environments/4672 "2024-04-04T14:19:06Z")

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Several of the execution-environment.yml examples I’ve seen (e.g. awx-ee or community-ee-base use base images hosted on quay.io (e.g. quay.io/fedora/fedora:latest). I’ve not been able to actually find/see the source Doc…

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## [Trouble installing galaxy\_ng](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trouble-installing-galaxy-ng/4714)

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**Author:** [@vibhor\_agarwalin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vibhor_agarwalin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 4, 2024, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trouble-installing-galaxy-ng/4714 "2024-04-04T09:50:15Z")

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Hello Folks, Trying to play with galaxy\_ng. However it’s bombing during install, kindly help to troubleshoot the same. Ubuntu 20 cat .compose.env COMPOSE\_PROFILE=standalone DEV\_SOURCE\_PATH=‘galaxy\_ng’ ANSIBLE\_HUB\_…

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## [HTTP to HTTPS Redirect with ORG. SSL Certs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/http-to-https-redirect-with-org-ssl-certs/4576)

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**Author:** [@fahadshery](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fahadshery)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/http-to-https-redirect-with-org-ssl-certs/4576 "2024-04-03T23:45:14Z")

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Hi, I have the deployed the AWX on K3S using the following kustomize.yaml: apiVersion: kustomize.config.k8s.io/v1beta1 kind: Kustomization resources: # Find the latest tag here: https://github.com/ansible/awx-operato…

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## [Error receptor in ansible tower](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-receptor-in-ansible-tower/4692)

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**Author:** [@alvis9515](https://forum.ansible.com/u/alvis9515)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-receptor-in-ansible-tower/4692 "2024-04-03T19:30:10Z")

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I see these errors in the receiver logs, have you seen these errors? WARNING 2024/04/02 00:30:26 Could not read in control service: read unix /var/run/awx-receptor/receptor.sock-\>@: use of closed network connection WAR…

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## [AWX Operator on GKE Autopilot](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-on-gke-autopilot/4657)

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**Author:** [@miguelv111](https://forum.ansible.com/u/miguelv111)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 7:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-operator-on-gke-autopilot/4657 "2024-04-03T19:00:30Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to deploy AWX operator on GKE autopilot, following this instructions: https://github.com/ansible/awx-operator/blob/devel/.helm/starter/README.md. The operator gets deployment, however when I create a ne…

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## [AWX Terraform state integration](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-terraform-state-integration/4622)

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**Author:** [@Klaas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Klaas)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-terraform-state-integration/4622 "2024-04-03T18:59:20Z")

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Hi, has anyone thought of a good way to integrate state management for terraform deployments into AWX? I am wondering how I can enable a secure seperation between teams while keeping state storage centralized so not eve…

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## [Pod awx-operator-controller-manager crashing and restarting nonstop with huge inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pod-awx-operator-controller-manager-crashing-and-restarting-nonstop-with-huge-inventory/4620)

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**Author:** [@Vivian](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vivian)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pod-awx-operator-controller-manager-crashing-and-restarting-nonstop-with-huge-inventory/4620 "2024-04-03T18:54:08Z")

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Hi you all! I’m facing an issue with AWX when executing parallel jobs (~25) and huge inventory (+1700 servers). At some point the pod awx-operator-controller-manager starts to crash and restarts with status “CrashLoopBa…

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## [Trouble Enabling Automatic Synchronization Between AWX Project and ADO Repository](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trouble-enabling-automatic-synchronization-between-awx-project-and-ado-repository/4685)

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**Author:** [@manish\_singh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/manish_singh)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 6:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trouble-enabling-automatic-synchronization-between-awx-project-and-ado-repository/4685 "2024-04-03T18:40:33Z")

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We’ve enabled the Update Revision on Launch option in our AWX project, but unfortunately, automatic synchronization with our ADO repository isn’t functioning as expected. Currently, we’re manually triggering the sync to …

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## [AWX VM Executor Node Installed, do we need to perform the Ansible Modules installation on the AWX-EE Container also?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-vm-executor-node-installed-do-we-need-to-perform-the-ansible-modules-installation-on-the-awx-ee-container-also/4700)

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**Author:** [@Sakshi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sakshi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-vm-executor-node-installed-do-we-need-to-perform-the-ansible-modules-installation-on-the-awx-ee-container-also/4700 "2024-04-03T18:25:41Z")

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Hi Team, We have installed the AWX VM Executor Node with all the pre-requisites such as Ansible, PIP, Python & Receptor has been installed on the Virtual Machine and enabled the VM at Instance Group Ready Status in the …

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## [How can I install VMWare ESXi on one of my Dell PowerEdge server using Ansible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-install-vmware-esxi-on-one-of-my-dell-poweredge-server-using-ansible/4568)

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**Author:** [@mannydesalisa09](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mannydesalisa09)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 5:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-install-vmware-esxi-on-one-of-my-dell-poweredge-server-using-ansible/4568 "2024-04-03T17:16:32Z")

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I am planning to automate the installation of VMware ESXi on my Dell PowerEdge Physical Host machine using Ansible. Is this possible?

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## [Ansible-config line wrapping](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-config-line-wrapping/4690)

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**Author:** [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-config-line-wrapping/4690 "2024-04-03T15:44:01Z")

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When I run “ansible-config list”, something is taking the nice, long lines of text from ansible/config/base.yml and wrapping it at about 90 columns. I’ve been searching through python source files for longer than I care …

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## [Inspiration neededI need some inspiration because I decided to finally start rewriting the entire Ansible project at my company](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inspiration-neededi-need-some-inspiration-because-i-decided-to-finally-start-rewriting-the-entire-ansible-project-at-my-company/4697)

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**Author:** [@GarbageRaccoon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/GarbageRaccoon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 3, 2024, 11:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inspiration-neededi-need-some-inspiration-because-i-decided-to-finally-start-rewriting-the-entire-ansible-project-at-my-company/4697 "2024-04-03T11:44:38Z")

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Hello, I need some inspiration because I decided to finally start rewriting the entire Ansible project at my company. We manage Ansible using AWX-Operator How do you write your playbooks? Do you have each playbook fo…

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## [What is free\_form command and cmd parameter in command module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-free-form-command-and-cmd-parameter-in-command-module/4660)

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**Author:** [@aaron1989041](https://forum.ansible.com/u/aaron1989041)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 11:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-free-form-command-and-cmd-parameter-in-command-module/4660 "2024-04-02T23:41:34Z")

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when using command module " Either a free form command or cmd parameter is required". what is “free form command” and “cmd parameter”? when executing ansible localhost -m command -a "cmd=date", nothing happens.but if I…

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## [Use telnet connection to remote host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-telnet-connection-to-remote-host/4681)

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**Author:** [@Santos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Santos)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-telnet-connection-to-remote-host/4681 "2024-04-02T21:13:15Z")

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I am new to ansible and I am trying to estrablish a telnet connection from a macine to a GNS3 switch (does not support ssh) that is running in a different machine on port 5003 using a ansible playbook. When i type the co…

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## [Role meta data platform key broken?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/role-meta-data-platform-key-broken/4651)

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**Author:** [@thorian93](https://forum.ansible.com/u/thorian93)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2024, 5:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/role-meta-data-platform-key-broken/4651 "2024-04-02T17:34:44Z")

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I might have missed the memo, but is the galaxy\_info.platforms: key gone or deprecated with the new Galaxy? ansible-lint gives me: schema\[meta\]: $.galaxy\_info.platforms\[1\].versions\[0\] 'Stretch' is not one of \['6.1', '7.…

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## [How to copy rpm file from local to remote if selinux is enabled](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-copy-rpm-file-from-local-to-remote-if-selinux-is-enabled/4632)

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**Author:** [@husnain\_taja](https://forum.ansible.com/u/husnain_taja)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-copy-rpm-file-from-local-to-remote-if-selinux-is-enabled/4632 "2024-04-01T22:33:53Z")

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Hi, I am trying to create one ansible playbook that will copy the rpm file for libselinux-python-2.5-15.el7.x86\_64.rpm on the remote machine and then install it so that the rest of the tasks which requires this library …

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## ["Access denied" error when running win\_updates module on Windows vSphere hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/access-denied-error-when-running-win-updates-module-on-windows-vsphere-hosts/4559)

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**Author:** [@krustwell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/krustwell)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 3:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/access-denied-error-when-running-win-updates-module-on-windows-vsphere-hosts/4559 "2024-04-01T15:40:47Z")

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ansible \[core 2.13.7\] on Rocky Linux 8.9 connecting to/configuring Windows Server 2022 Standard I have a pretty boring playbook: - name: Search security updates ansible.windows.win\_updates: category\_names: …

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## [How to decrypt the AWX vault password](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-decrypt-the-awx-vault-password/4520)

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**Author:** [@ashok453](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ashok453)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2024, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-decrypt-the-awx-vault-password/4520 "2024-04-01T14:35:31Z")

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Is there a way to decrypt the AWX Vault password that is encrypted if the copy of plain-text password is lost. We somehow need to decrypt it first as it is the master password using which we encrypted all our playbooks. …

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