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## [403 forbidden ansible galaxy API keys](https://forum.ansible.com/t/403-forbidden-ansible-galaxy-api-keys/1363)

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**Author:** [@johrstrom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/johrstrom)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 4:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/403-forbidden-ansible-galaxy-api-keys/1363 "2024-01-08T16:12:39Z")

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Hi - I went to publish a role this morning osc.open\_ondemand (or OSC.open\_ondemand I can’t tell which is legit and which is a copy) and started to get 403 forbidden errors. I regenerated the key for the robotic user tha…

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## [What is the address and port i have to allow in the firewall for an ansible server to connect to ansible galaxy?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-the-address-and-port-i-have-to-allow-in-the-firewall-for-an-ansible-server-to-connect-to-ansible-galaxy/2918)

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**Author:** [@goorooj](https://forum.ansible.com/u/goorooj)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-is-the-address-and-port-i-have-to-allow-in-the-firewall-for-an-ansible-server-to-connect-to-ansible-galaxy/2918 "2024-01-08T08:44:04Z")

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Hello Forum, i was searching for a while now but ican only seem to find answers how to manage a firewall with ansible, but not how to set a firewall to allow an ansible server with blocked internet access to connect to …

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## [Skip default params from every module in a collection](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-default-params-from-every-module-in-a-collection/3184)

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**Author:** [@sumanth-lingappa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sumanth-lingappa)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 8, 2024, 8:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-default-params-from-every-module-in-a-collection/3184 "2024-01-08T08:14:07Z")

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I am the maintainer of netscaler.adc ansible collection. Every module in this collection is an API call to the NetScaler ADC device to configure it. Every module has some common params (attributes) which have to be pre…

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## [Enabling core dump creation on remote host fails from ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/enabling-core-dump-creation-on-remote-host-fails-from-ansible/3188)

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**Author:** [@ilia987](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ilia987)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/enabling-core-dump-creation-on-remote-host-fails-from-ansible/3188 "2024-01-07T22:21:07Z")

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I have set the /etc/security/limits.conf is set set with: \* soft core unlimited \* hard core unlimited to give all users permission to set coredump size. when i an trying to run ansible code : - name: Launch my c…

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## [Proxmox Dynamic Inventory - pull IP Address for VM & LXC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proxmox-dynamic-inventory-pull-ip-address-for-vm-lxc/1857)

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**Author:** [@SixteenOne](https://forum.ansible.com/u/SixteenOne)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proxmox-dynamic-inventory-pull-ip-address-for-vm-lxc/1857 "2024-01-07T15:11:10Z")

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I am new to Ansible and I am using Proxmox to create my Linux (LXC) Containers and VM’s As I am creating and destroying them as I test new things out, I am trying to use Dynamic Inventory against Proxmox to set the user…

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## [Ansible and --limit option](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-limit-option/3139)

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**Author:** [@ansible007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansible007)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2024, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-limit-option/3139 "2024-01-07T03:13:24Z")

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I am able to successfully execute the ansible script through powershell but I can’t quite figure out how I can target a specific host automatically without having to manually modify the script. If I don’t include the --l…

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## [Now() function in AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/now-function-in-awx/3163)

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**Author:** [@utoddl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/utoddl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/now-function-in-awx/3163 "2024-01-05T23:36:12Z")

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Getting some weird behavior from the now() function under AWX 22.6.0, ee 2.14.7. A template with the following: Generated {{ now(fmt='%a %Y-%m-%d %I:%M%p', utc=false) }} produces the correct “local” time from the CLI (…

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## [Generating a role's argument\_specs.yml based on defaults](https://forum.ansible.com/t/generating-a-roles-argument-specs-yml-based-on-defaults/2208)

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**Author:** [@SaasyEngineer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/SaasyEngineer)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/generating-a-roles-argument-specs-yml-based-on-defaults/2208 "2024-01-05T21:30:08Z")

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Hey all, My team maintains about ~60 Ansible roles internally and for reasons I won’t get into, we are just now upgrading to Ansible 2.15 from 2.10. :smiling\_face\_with\_tear: This upgrade gives us the ability to leverag…

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## [How add output in a file?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-add-output-in-a-file/3172)

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**Author:** [@techmush](https://forum.ansible.com/u/techmush)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-add-output-in-a-file/3172 "2024-01-05T19:05:05Z")

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Hi community, I would like to pull a report which contain hostname and selinux mode (enforcing or permissive). I would like to have just these two output in a txt file. I would also like to have both hostname and sedlin…

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## [Make a change to AWX Operator](https://forum.ansible.com/t/make-a-change-to-awx-operator/3152)

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**Author:** [@Purple](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Purple)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/make-a-change-to-awx-operator/3152 "2024-01-05T18:18:27Z")

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Hi, I have installed AWX using the instructions here: https://ansible.readthedocs.io/projects/awx-operator/en/latest/installation/basic-install.html However I now need to make a change to the awx-demo.yaml file to all…

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## [Are there any working examples of using community.general.jail](https://forum.ansible.com/t/are-there-any-working-examples-of-using-community-general-jail/3071)

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**Author:** [@feurig](https://forum.ansible.com/u/feurig)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/are-there-any-working-examples-of-using-community-general-jail/3071 "2024-01-05T12:32:12Z")

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We have several freebsd jails that do not have ssh connectivity. Can we use the jail connection the same way that we use the lxd one. I have root connectivity on the jail hosts but the connection doesn’t work the same …

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## [Collection seems to be published (HTTP Code: 400, Message: Artifact already exists Code: invalid), but not accessible in the UI or via 'collection install'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/collection-seems-to-be-published-http-code-400-message-artifact-already-exists-code-invalid-but-not-accessible-in-the-ui-or-via-collection-install/2252)

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**Author:** [@drew1kun](https://forum.ansible.com/u/drew1kun)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [January 5, 2024, 2:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/collection-seems-to-be-published-http-code-400-message-artifact-already-exists-code-invalid-but-not-accessible-in-the-ui-or-via-collection-install/2252 "2024-01-05T02:49:30Z")

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Migrated this issue from github galaxy repo (with the template) as suggested: OP: Collection seems to be published (HTTP Code: 400, Message: Artifact already exists Code: invalid), but not accessible in the UI or via 'c…

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## [Ansible.windows.win\_hostname: does not update the Ansible environment](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-windows-win-hostname-does-not-update-the-ansible-environment/3110)

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**Author:** [@ekim1975](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ekim1975)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-windows-win-hostname-does-not-update-the-ansible-environment/3110 "2024-01-04T20:15:40Z")

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This should automatically updat the ansing ansible\_hostname I am thinking but it is not. name: rename host ansible.windows.win\_hostname: name: “{{ comp\_name }}” register: res

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## [SSH connection retry not working on \`UNREACHABLE\` status?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-connection-retry-not-working-on-unreachable-status/3150)

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**Author:** [@yhzs8](https://forum.ansible.com/u/yhzs8)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-connection-retry-not-working-on-unreachable-status/3150 "2024-01-04T20:10:19Z")

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I have enabled \[ssh\_connection\] retries=10 in ansible.cfg however it seems retry is not being enforced for the following connection-related error: PLAY \[all\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*…

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## [Galaxy not displaying filter plugin docs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-not-displaying-filter-plugin-docs/3165)

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**Author:** [@samccann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samccann)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 5:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-not-displaying-filter-plugin-docs/3165 "2024-01-04T17:57:29Z")

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Someone pointed this out on a separate topic, but seems Galaxy isn’t displaying filter docs? You can see an example of the filter docs on docs.ansible.com But that same filter on galaxy displays nothing. This happens f…

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## [Ansible-lint walkthrough](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-walkthrough/3164)

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**Author:** [@IPvSean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/IPvSean)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-lint-walkthrough/3164 "2024-01-04T17:11:11Z")

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ansible-lint analyzes Ansible playbooks and roles for :mag: common issues :ballot\_box\_with\_check: adherence to best practices :warning: potential errors. This ensures that your Ansible code is not only functionally c…

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## [Dynamic inventory script plugin configuration with custom binary](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-script-plugin-configuration-with-custom-binary/3127)

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**Author:** [@pizzapill](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pizzapill)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-script-plugin-configuration-with-custom-binary/3127 "2024-01-04T14:53:08Z")

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Hi guys, I have trouble configuring a custom binary dynamic inventory plugin. I have the following configuration in inventory/serf.yml: --- plugin: ansible.builtin.script path: ../../serf\_inv/target/debug/serf\_inv Whe…

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## [Unable to start IBM WAS(WebSphere application Server) through ansible playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-start-ibm-was-websphere-application-server-through-ansible-playbook/3153)

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**Author:** [@ansiblethinks](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ansiblethinks)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 9:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-start-ibm-was-websphere-application-server-through-ansible-playbook/3153 "2024-01-04T09:20:30Z")

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Controller Node:- OS : Rhel8.8 Ansible Version: core 2.15.0 Python Version: 3.9.16 Pywinrm Version: 0.4.3 Managed HOST:- OS : windows server 2016 INVENTRY:- using winrm for connection and transport method is ntl…

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## [Getting error as invalid\_payload using win\_copy ansible module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-error-as-invalid-payload-using-win-copy-ansible-module/2925)

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**Author:** [@husnain\_taja](https://forum.ansible.com/u/husnain_taja)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [January 4, 2024, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-error-as-invalid-payload-using-win-copy-ansible-module/2925 "2024-01-04T00:54:50Z")

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Hi, I am trying to copy a zip file on windows machine.For this I am using win\_copy module.The issue is that for some windows server it works fine but for some it is failing to copy zip files. This is the ansible tasks:…

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## [Project Level Nofication](https://forum.ansible.com/t/project-level-nofication/3125)

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**Author:** [@fhomess](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fhomess)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/project-level-nofication/3125 "2024-01-03T23:40:23Z")

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We’re looking to have notifications set up for Project level failures like source control updates. Currently, it seems that notifications set up at the project level are inherited by the job templates underneath them. …

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## [How to import powershell module from local file (intelNetCmdlet.psd1)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-import-powershell-module-from-local-file-intelnetcmdlet-psd1/3135)

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**Author:** [@car](https://forum.ansible.com/u/car)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-import-powershell-module-from-local-file-intelnetcmdlet-psd1/3135 "2024-01-03T21:17:06Z")

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Hi all, Have any of You tried to import a powershell module from local file (intelNetCmdlet.psd1) and then run cmdlets I can make the module work outside Ansible with import-module -path “C:\\somepath.psd1” on windows. …

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## [How to disable \`gather\_facts\` and cowsays in \`ansible-test integration\`](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-disable-gather-facts-and-cowsays-in-ansible-test-integration/3120)

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**Author:** [@sumanth-lingappa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sumanth-lingappa)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-disable-gather-facts-and-cowsays-in-ansible-test-integration/3120 "2024-01-03T16:41:03Z")

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I am unable to disable gathering\_facts and cowsay even when they are disabled in my environent variable and ~/.ansible.cfg file ❯ cat ~/.ansible.cfg \[defaults\] gathering = explicit nocows = 1 ❯ echo $ANSIBLE\_NOCOWS 1 …

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## [Ansible-navigator doc plugin types](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-navigator-doc-plugin-types/3138)

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**Author:** [@TheSpy0](https://forum.ansible.com/u/TheSpy0)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-navigator-doc-plugin-types/3138 "2024-01-03T15:41:04Z")

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Greetings, I’ve (re)discovered ansible-navigator’s doc subcommand, but have found that it only will display documentation for modules and not other plugin types. When trying to view docs for other plugin types (the ansi…

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## [The namespace for the collection used only within the organization](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-namespace-for-the-collection-used-only-within-the-organization/2896)

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**Author:** [@akira6592](https://forum.ansible.com/u/akira6592)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-namespace-for-the-collection-used-only-within-the-organization/2896 "2024-01-03T13:33:21Z")

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Is there a namespace for the collection that will only be used within the organization? We do not plan to upload any collections to Ansible Galaxy or Automation Hub. However, for the purpose of using documentation tool…

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## [How to filter Play Recap after run Playbook in Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-filter-play-recap-after-run-playbook-in-ansible/3032)

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**Author:** [@29fn70d](https://forum.ansible.com/u/29fn70d)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-filter-play-recap-after-run-playbook-in-ansible/3032 "2024-01-03T11:46:03Z")

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Hi guys! I’m new to Ansible and i’m using it for a project where i run my playbook in 1024 hosts. I managed to get my playbook running well but right now i need a way to filter the Play Recap that’s showed after running …

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## [Deleting a collection with infra.ah\_configuration does not work](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deleting-a-collection-with-infra-ah-configuration-does-not-work/2214)

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**Author:** [@johan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/johan)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 11:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deleting-a-collection-with-infra-ah-configuration-does-not-work/2214 "2024-01-03T11:41:05Z")

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Hello, thank you to who will know to point what I’m doing wrong with the ah\_configuration collection. I just can’ delete a specific AAH hosted community.general collection with infra.ah\_configuration.collection role. W…

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## [AWX VMware credential default value change](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-vmware-credential-default-value-change/1772)

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**Author:** [@markatbkk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/markatbkk)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2024, 4:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-vmware-credential-default-value-change/1772 "2024-01-03T04:23:37Z")

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I use AWX with VMware credentials. As per the manual 10. Credentials — Ansible Tower User Guide v3.8.6 there is VMWARE\_VALIDATE\_CERTS env var defined when the credential is used. I could debug that value is False but i c…

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## [\`defaults/main.yaml\` is not being considering in \`ansible-test integration\`](https://forum.ansible.com/t/defaults-main-yaml-is-not-being-considering-in-ansible-test-integration/3119)

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**Author:** [@sumanth-lingappa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sumanth-lingappa)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 2, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/defaults-main-yaml-is-not-being-considering-in-ansible-test-integration/3119 "2024-01-02T15:27:17Z")

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defaults/main.yaml is not being considering in ansible-test integration I am writing integration tests for netscaler.adc collection. my tests directory structure is as below. ❯ tree tests/integration tests/integration…

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## [Help Using an .stdout as a WHEN Condition](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-using-an-stdout-as-a-when-condition/3067)

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**Author:** [@Symian](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Symian)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [January 1, 2024, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-using-an-stdout-as-a-when-condition/3067 "2024-01-01T02:26:08Z")

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Hello. New to this wonderful Ansible thing. I am a database guy. I have an Oracle process that spits out a file that looks like this (but the value could be different at each run): \[oracle@lnx0016 scripts\]$ more /tmp/im…

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## [Vmware\_guest is not changing guest\_id](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-guest-is-not-changing-guest-id/3106)

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**Author:** [@Bor](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bor)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2023, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-guest-is-not-changing-guest-id/3106 "2023-12-31T15:52:53Z")

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I am having some trouble with the vmware\_guest modules. I deploy an OVA (works fine) but the hardware version and guest\_id’s need to be updated. So came up with this: - name: Gather guest info for UUID community.vmw…

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