# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=1000 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1001 --- ## [possible bug with users](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-bug-with-users/14249)
**Author:** [@bryan\_hunt1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/bryan_hunt1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-bug-with-users/14249 "2014-01-03T15:04:33Z")
Hi there, I’m running via Vagrant, so everything should be executing by default as vagrant user. My configuration looks like this config.vm.provision “ansible” do |ansible| ansible.playbook = “…/playbooks/docker.yml” … --- ## [ansible galaxy improvements and bugs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-improvements-and-bugs/14258)
**Author:** [@Rene\_Moser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rene_Moser)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-improvements-and-bugs/14258 "2014-01-03T13:59:28Z")
Hi I played with galaxy the last days and want you to know few things which should be improved and fixed: Roles updates In the “My roles” view, there is no “re-index” button after a while, just “Delete” buttons. So … --- ## [Problem with key\_options](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-key-options/14252)
**Author:** [@Jurgen\_Haas2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jurgen_Haas2)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 1:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-key-options/14252 "2014-01-03T13:09:50Z")
Looks like Ansible 1.4.x behaves different form earlier versions with key\_options in the module authorized\_key. The following task resulted in a proper line in the authorized\_keys file but does no longer (tested with 1.4… --- ## [How to continue failed playbook on several hosts ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-continue-failed-playbook-on-several-hosts/14256)
**Author:** [@P11](https://forum.ansible.com/u/P11)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 12:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-continue-failed-playbook-on-several-hosts/14256 "2014-01-03T12:56:32Z")
Hello all, some time ago I wanted to run quite lengthy playbook on several (over 100 …) nodes. These nodes are not really similar so I wasn’t surprised that on many of them this particular playbook failed (to make it w… --- ## [Extra time spent between plays in 1.4+](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extra-time-spent-between-plays-in-1-4/14254)
**Author:** [@Jesse\_Keating](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jesse_Keating)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2014, 12:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extra-time-spent-between-plays-in-1-4/14254 "2014-01-03T00:47:14Z")
So I've got a large inventory set I'm working with, on the order of 20K entries via a plugin. I'm doing some testing with just one host in use, so a --limit down to a single host. I've created three identical plays in … --- ## [Extract IPv6 link-local address from facts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extract-ipv6-link-local-address-from-facts/14231)
**Author:** [@Anand\_Buddhdev2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anand_Buddhdev2)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extract-ipv6-link-local-address-from-facts/14231 "2014-01-02T23:28:28Z")
Hello ansible people, I want to extract an interface’s IPv6 link-local address from facts. I’ve figured out a round-about way of doing this in a template. I do: {% for v6 in hostvars\[inventory\_hostname\]\[‘ansible\_em1’\]\[… --- ## [New Module Idea - Version](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-module-idea-version/14245)
**Author:** [@Patrick\_Heeney](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Patrick_Heeney)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-module-idea-version/14245 "2014-01-02T23:12:19Z")
I have been working with ansible for a few weeks now and I thought of a useful module idea that I really am finding myself needing a lot. I am posting here to open up a discussion in hopes of getting it implemented. I do… --- ## [Proposal to add ansible\_ssh\_config inventory parameter](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-to-add-ansible-ssh-config-inventory-parameter/13265)
**Author:** [@phil777x](https://forum.ansible.com/u/phil777x)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 9:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-to-add-ansible-ssh-config-inventory-parameter/13265 "2014-01-02T21:52:27Z")
Hello all, First, being new to ansible and the ansible community, and having already this proposal rejected in a pull request (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/3756) let me know if the path I’m taking to have my… --- ## [service fails to notice postgresql has started on FreeBSD](https://forum.ansible.com/t/service-fails-to-notice-postgresql-has-started-on-freebsd/14239)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Langille](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dan_Langille)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/service-fails-to-notice-postgresql-has-started-on-freebsd/14239 "2014-01-02T20:08:17Z")
I have this in a playbook: name: start service: name=postgresql enabled=yes state=started tags: postgresql-server When I run it I see: ansible-playbook jail-postgresql.yml --tags=postgresql-server PLAY \[jail\_postgr… --- ## [Using a "-e force=yes" flag](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-a-e-force-yes-flag/14250)
**Author:** [@Joost\_Cassee](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joost_Cassee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-a-e-force-yes-flag/14250 "2014-01-02T14:36:30Z")
Hi, First of all, a very happy new year to all of you. I am trying to find a way to make it possible to add “-e force=yes” to an ansible-playbook command line to force certain things, like unpacking an archive, even if… --- ## [vars\_files query](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vars-files-query/14247)
**Author:** [@nirik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nirik)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2014, 12:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vars-files-query/14247 "2014-01-02T00:32:51Z")
Greetings. I'm running into something weird with vars\_files and I thought I would ask the list if it's a bug I should file or if I am just doing something wrong. :wink: I had: vars\_files: - /srv/web/infra/ans… --- ## [request for clarification for the sysctl module behaviour](https://forum.ansible.com/t/request-for-clarification-for-the-sysctl-module-behaviour/14244)
**Author:** [@Walid](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Walid)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2014, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/request-for-clarification-for-the-sysctl-module-behaviour/14244 "2014-01-01T17:48:17Z")
Hi, a sysctl task today does not change the state if the sysctl file has the kernel configuration item set in RHEL6, e.g. kernel.watchdog disabled, however in /proc/sys/kernel/watchdog it is enabled? sysctl: name=kern… --- ## [Thanks for a great 2014!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/thanks-for-a-great-2014/14246)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/thanks-for-a-great-2014/14246 "2013-12-31T23:20:23Z")
While it may seem a bit cliched, just wanted to say thank you all for a great year! This year I was not only able to start a company around Ansible but I was also able to hire some really great engineers to work with a… --- ## [Variables and ec2 deployments](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-and-ec2-deployments/14200)
**Author:** [@Trond\_Hindenes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Trond_Hindenes)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-and-ec2-deployments/14200 "2013-12-31T18:06:40Z")
Hi all, I’m struggling with a concept in Ansible and hopefully you guys can provide some input for me: I’m trying to create a playbook which performs the following: Provisions 2 Amazon EC2 instances Deploys mysql on … --- ## [Bootstrapping question - modules, role, or something else?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bootstrapping-question-modules-role-or-something-else/14240)
**Author:** [@Randolph\_Kahle](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Randolph_Kahle)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bootstrapping-question-modules-role-or-something-else/14240 "2013-12-31T16:55:35Z")
Hi - I worked with Ansible many months ago (pre 1.0?) and now I'm back, catching up on the new features, including roles. My question is about the best practice structure for the core setup of a server. What I want to … --- ## [symlinks vs directories](https://forum.ansible.com/t/symlinks-vs-directories/14241)
**Author:** [@David\_Reagan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Reagan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/symlinks-vs-directories/14241 "2013-12-31T15:14:46Z")
I have a task that creates a directory. On one server, that directory already exists, but is a symlink. So ansible says the task failed when it runs. The message: “msg: refusing to convert between link and directory for … --- ## [Bug - RDS ansible module cannot change security\_group if rds instance within VPC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bug-rds-ansible-module-cannot-change-security-group-if-rds-instance-within-vpc/14204)
**Author:** [@Mohan\_Krishnan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mohan_Krishnan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 1:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bug-rds-ansible-module-cannot-change-security-group-if-rds-instance-within-vpc/14204 "2013-12-31T01:43:49Z")
Hello, The code relies on the “subnet” argument being set to determine if the RDS instance is within a VPC. If it is, it switches the “security\_groups” argument (when provided) from security\_groups to vpc\_security\_group… --- ## [public service announcement to digital ocean users](https://forum.ansible.com/t/public-service-announcement-to-digital-ocean-users/14242)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan2)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 1:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/public-service-announcement-to-digital-ocean-users/14242 "2013-12-31T01:24:47Z")
This is not explicitly Ansible related (we’ll be making a code change because of it) but is worth sharing as I know there are a lot of Digital Ocean users out there who may have not seen this report: https://digitalocea… --- ## [Ansible and memory usage](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-memory-usage/14238)
**Author:** [@Jesse\_Keating](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jesse_Keating)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2013, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-memory-usage/14238 "2013-12-31T00:22:23Z")
I've been testing ansible 1.4 and devel on my larger environments and I've ran myself out of memory a few times (8 gigs on the VM). So I started watching memory consumption in various scenarios and this is what I observ… --- ## [Atomic deployments](https://forum.ansible.com/t/atomic-deployments/14223)
**Author:** [@Stan\_Lemon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stan_Lemon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 11:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/atomic-deployments/14223 "2013-12-30T23:10:29Z")
Hello, I was wondering if anyone was aware of a playbook or module out in the wild that handled atomic deployments similar to the copy strategy in Capistrano 2? Thanks in advance, Stan --- ## [Accessing role vars in plays that don't include the role (i.e. run the roles's tasks)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/accessing-role-vars-in-plays-that-dont-include-the-role-i-e-run-the-roless-tasks/14095)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Cordial](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Cordial)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 10:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/accessing-role-vars-in-plays-that-dont-include-the-role-i-e-run-the-roless-tasks/14095 "2013-12-30T22:38:47Z")
Say I want to put basic config variables in roles/\*/vars/main.yml for use when the role’s tasks run, but also want to access them in a play that doesn’t include that role. A specific example of what I am talking about wo… --- ## [Test Driven Development with Ansible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-driven-development-with-ansible/14128)
**Author:** [@Aaron\_Hunter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Aaron_Hunter)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-driven-development-with-ansible/14128 "2013-12-30T20:09:54Z")
I come from an Agile software development background in which test driven development (TDD) is the norm. As I write Ansible scripts, I’d like some way of testing them. In principle, I want to test every command in a play… --- ## [playbook is pending when I execute reboot command. How to avoid the pending?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-is-pending-when-i-execute-reboot-command-how-to-avoid-the-pending/14205)
**Author:** [@rella.guo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rella.guo)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-is-pending-when-i-execute-reboot-command-how-to-avoid-the-pending/14205 "2013-12-30T19:22:46Z")
Hello all, My playbook process is: disable selinux do core tasks enable selinux reboot Reboot operation is the last task. When I execute my playbook, the reboot task is pending, just like this: My task: … --- ## [What's the correct way to reboot a server?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/whats-the-correct-way-to-reboot-a-server/14232)
**Author:** [@Geoff\_Oakham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Geoff_Oakham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 7:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/whats-the-correct-way-to-reboot-a-server/14232 "2013-12-30T19:21:31Z")
Hi everyone, I’m new to Ansible and I’ve been exploring it with Vagrant to perform some automated deployment tests for a project. I’m enjoying it so far! As part of setting up the deployment environment, I need to adjus… --- ## [Have some free time? How about trying out some roles on Galaxy and rating them?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/have-some-free-time-how-about-trying-out-some-roles-on-galaxy-and-rating-them/14237)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan2)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 5:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/have-some-free-time-how-about-trying-out-some-roles-on-galaxy-and-rating-them/14237 "2013-12-30T17:02:27Z")
http://galaxy.ansibleworks.com/ Galaxy is designed to surface the best roles by having a comprehensive system of ratings and reviews. I think right now people haven’t had a lot of time to dig in, but perhaps you would l… --- ## [Error while evaluating conditional with "and"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-evaluating-conditional-with-and/14236)
**Author:** [@Joost\_Cassee](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joost_Cassee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-evaluating-conditional-with-and/14236 "2013-12-30T16:32:04Z")
Hi, This is probably a very silly mistake on my part, but I cannot seem to get con-/disjunctions working in when statements. See this setup: hosts: --- ## [Non-idempotence on template - reports changed each time - perhaps a problem with md5sum](https://forum.ansible.com/t/non-idempotence-on-template-reports-changed-each-time-perhaps-a-problem-with-md5sum/14234)
**Author:** [@Christian\_Jensen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christian_Jensen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 4:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/non-idempotence-on-template-reports-changed-each-time-perhaps-a-problem-with-md5sum/14234 "2013-12-30T16:31:14Z")
I am having a small problem. I am running Vagrant and am writing out a small configuration file using a template. Each time I run it, the result shows changed. I looked at the source to see what might get me to that p… --- ## [Error while adding variables and comparing them with another variable in 'when'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-adding-variables-and-comparing-them-with-another-variable-in-when/14233)
**Author:** [@boochi\_shiva](https://forum.ansible.com/u/boochi_shiva)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2013, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-adding-variables-and-comparing-them-with-another-variable-in-when/14233 "2013-12-30T13:37:25Z")
hi all, I’m trying run the below playbook and facing an exception ansbile version : 1.4.3 os : debian wheezy playbook: --- ## [Variables across nodes](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-across-nodes/14202)
**Author:** [@Trond\_Hindenes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Trond_Hindenes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-across-nodes/14202 "2013-12-29T14:32:46Z")
I’m trying to build a paybook which will provision 2 compute instances on amazon ec2, and then install mysql on one of them, and apache2/wordpress on the other. I’m stuck with trying to configure the wordpress instance’… --- ## [authorized\_key key path broken?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/authorized-key-key-path-broken/14229)
**Author:** [@t2d](https://forum.ansible.com/u/t2d)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2013, 2:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/authorized-key-key-path-broken/14229 "2013-12-29T14:31:28Z")
Today, we updated from ansible 1.3 to 1.4.3 This part of the play worked until now - name: ensure key files for ssh are present action: authorized\_key user={{ item }} key='files/{{ item }}.pub' with\_items: - user1 - us… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=999) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=1001)