# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=1068 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1069 --- ## [(developers) want to help close tickets for 0.9?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/developers-want-to-help-close-tickets-for-0-9/12062)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 2, 2012, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/developers-want-to-help-close-tickets-for-0-9/12062 "2012-11-02T00:10:07Z")
Hi all, Here's all we have for 0.9 tickets currently: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues?milestone=2&page=1&state=open Work on fixing any unassigned tickets would be greatly appreciated. Ignore ones that say "… --- ## [Client requirements](https://forum.ansible.com/t/client-requirements/12052)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Maas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Maas)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/client-requirements/12052 "2012-11-01T20:16:15Z")
Dear List, On the github page I see this statement “No additional software required on client boxes” but I think I need at least python-symplejson to run right? And i’ve tried it on AIX (After installing python 2.6) and… --- ## [Jinja 2 filter](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jinja-2-filter/12046)
**Author:** [@Jeroen\_Hoekx](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jeroen_Hoekx)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 7:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jinja-2-filter/12046 "2012-11-01T19:49:59Z")
Hi, I think I need custom jinja 2 filters. My goal is to create a reverse DNS bind configuration. I know the IP address of my systems. Now I want only the part after the last dot. I can write an action plugin that re… --- ## [Iterate through hostname list with a local\_action](https://forum.ansible.com/t/iterate-through-hostname-list-with-a-local-action/12059)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Maas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Maas)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2012, 1:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/iterate-through-hostname-list-with-a-local-action/12059 "2012-11-01T13:33:22Z")
Dear List, I’d like to iterate through the list of hostnames in a playbook so I can run a command on each hostname. That way I can use the “vmm” command from Vmware to make a snapshot of all hosts in the playbook before… --- ## [Moving ansible-provisioning project...](https://forum.ansible.com/t/moving-ansible-provisioning-project/12057)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/moving-ansible-provisioning-project/12057 "2012-10-31T18:47:51Z")
Hi everyone, I've suggested to dag that we migrate ansible-provisioning to something like \/ansible-provisioning on github. I'll let dag mention where the new home is once this happens, and it's up where it's a… --- ## [New "group\_by" module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-group-by-module/12054)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-group-by-module/12054 "2012-10-31T14:10:35Z")
Jeroen Hoekx implemented a very nice "group\_by" module. You can see it in use here: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/examples/playbooks/group\_by.yml --Michael --- ## [Wiki](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wiki/12055)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2012, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wiki/12055 "2012-10-31T11:18:52Z")
So... I'm not really feeling the Wiki and I feel it defeats the purpose of curating the docs. Feeling this will quickly grow to be outdated, and I haven't seen it organized to the level I'd like to see. I generally… --- ## [relative paths with included playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/relative-paths-with-included-playbooks/12051)
**Author:** [@robstep](https://forum.ansible.com/u/robstep)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/relative-paths-with-included-playbooks/12051 "2012-10-30T22:56:13Z")
Is there some way to get relative paths in included playbooks to be relative to themselves rather than their parent playbook? This would be useful for lumping the files and templates for a particular play together in a f… --- ## [Hacking user module for portability](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hacking-user-module-for-portability/12050)
**Author:** [@Nigel\_Metheringham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nigel_Metheringham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2012, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hacking-user-module-for-portability/12050 "2012-10-30T12:10:55Z")
I've hacked around the user module specifically to add FreeBSD support, although the intention is to be able to add other OS support very simply by adding an OS flavour specific superclass. I would appreciate if folks… --- ## [Error: No authentication methods available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-no-authentication-methods-available/12048)
**Author:** [@fangchin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/fangchin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-no-authentication-methods-available/12048 "2012-10-29T17:45:49Z")
Please cut-and-paste how you run the “actual full command”, perhaps redacted a bit if you wish. That enables people to help you much faster. Best, Chin Fang --- ## [A short introduction to Ansible - T-DOSE 2012](https://forum.ansible.com/t/a-short-introduction-to-ansible-t-dose-2012/12045)
**Author:** [@Dag\_Wieers](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dag_Wieers)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 4:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/a-short-introduction-to-ansible-t-dose-2012/12045 "2012-10-29T16:40:00Z")
Hi, I did a presentation about Ansible two days ago at T-DOSE 2012 and the slides are available from: https://speakerdeck.com/dagwieers/a-short-introduction-to-ansible I learned from the presentation that we shou… --- ## [Using setup facts within modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-setup-facts-within-modules/12044)
**Author:** [@Nigel\_Metheringham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nigel_Metheringham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2012, 11:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-setup-facts-within-modules/12044 "2012-10-29T11:51:41Z")
Is there a mechanism to be able to get at the facts (from the setup module) within a module? Nigel. --- ## [A list of variables that are available for reference from template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/a-list-of-variables-that-are-available-for-reference-from-template/12041)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/a-list-of-variables-that-are-available-for-reference-from-template/12041 "2012-10-28T13:49:48Z")
I'd like to use the templating for a simple tasks, but what variables are there (outside the one you can setup in a playbook) for me to use? I installed facter, but there should be a few ansible\_XXXX variables right? … --- ## [Problems with the sudo keyword](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-the-sudo-keyword/12033)
**Author:** [@Zack\_Perry](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Zack_Perry)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [October 28, 2012, 1:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-the-sudo-keyword/12033 "2012-10-28T01:42:53Z")
This evening, I re-used a very simple playbook that was working a while back (0.8-devel). it didn’t work this time (errors shown below) unless I comment out the sudo keyword. First, the playbook (simplified somewhat, bu… --- ## [Easier to write conditional statements with "when" in 0.9! Now available!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/easier-to-write-conditional-statements-with-when-in-0-9-now-available/12043)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/easier-to-write-conditional-statements-with-when-in-0-9-now-available/12043 "2012-10-27T22:05:12Z")
So we've had a way to conditionally execute tasks (decide whether to execute them or not) in "only\_if" for a while. Only\_if is troublesome as that, because it is a powerful python expression, you have to know how to q… --- ## [pass objects between modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pass-objects-between-modules/12042)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pass-objects-between-modules/12042 "2012-10-27T20:52:18Z")
In general, modules take simple key=value pairs as arguments. However, they return JSON. It's generally best to pass on just what you need in particular. Here is a trivial example of accessing variables from previou… --- ## [Ansible thoughts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-thoughts/12029)
**Author:** [@Nolan\_Darilek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nolan_Darilek)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-thoughts/12029 "2012-10-27T13:18:29Z")
I acknowledge that I'm new, so certainly take these with a grain of salt. First, I'm very excited about Ansible. I've wanted to set up a configuration automation solution like this for some time, though all other soluti… --- ## [Can I couple only\_if and with\_item using a register variable?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-i-couple-only-if-and-with-item-using-a-register-variable/11976)
**Author:** [@Zack\_Perry](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Zack_Perry)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-i-couple-only-if-and-with-item-using-a-register-variable/11976 "2012-10-27T01:20:09Z")
I would like to use a playbook like the following to quickly switch a fixed set of virtual machine running one OS to another. But AFAICS, unless I go lower level to libvirt Python binding, I would get errors like the fol… --- ## [Ansible 0.9 make rpm errors out](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-0-9-make-rpm-errors-out/12040)
**Author:** [@Zack\_Perry](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Zack_Perry)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2012, 12:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-0-9-make-rpm-errors-out/12040 "2012-10-27T00:27:59Z")
While trying to use make rpm to create a rpm for the latest ansible devel 0.9 for testing on a Scientific Linux 6.3 node, I got two errors: asciidoc package is requried to get the a2x command. But this is not explicitl… --- ## [Variables from group\_vars and host\_vars now available to regular /usr/bin/ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-from-group-vars-and-host-vars-now-available-to-regular-usr-bin-ansible/12039)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 11:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-from-group-vars-and-host-vars-now-available-to-regular-usr-bin-ansible/12039 "2012-10-26T23:45:00Z")
I've finally unified these things, after many requests. For those unfamiliar, assume your inventory file or script is: /etc/ansible/hosts This allows for two directories relative to them... /etc/ansible/group\_vars /… --- ## [Ansible 0.8 :: Debian Lenny :: useradd :: invalid command syntax](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-0-8-debian-lenny-useradd-invalid-command-syntax/12037)
**Author:** [@Tchoum](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tchoum)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 10:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-0-8-debian-lenny-useradd-invalid-command-syntax/12037 "2012-10-26T22:52:01Z")
I try to add a new user on Debian Lenny : name: Create user jbox-admin action: user name=jbox-admin home=/data/www-admin/jbox createhome=no shell=/bin/bash tags: install\_jbox\_admin I get this out : failed: \[176.31.… --- ## [Ansible news from Belgium](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-news-from-belgium/12036)
**Author:** [@Serge\_van\_Ginderacht](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Serge_van_Ginderacht)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-news-from-belgium/12036 "2012-10-26T22:15:56Z")
FYI http://www.arrfab.net/blog/?p=361 Serge --- ## [ansible rpm packaging - fireball](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-rpm-packaging-fireball/12035)
**Author:** [@Nigel\_Metheringham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nigel_Metheringham)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-rpm-packaging-fireball/12035 "2012-10-26T21:43:52Z")
The current rpm packaging works really well on Centos 6, until you attempt to use fireball... At that point you need:- - python-keyczar - which no one appears to rpm package - python-zmq (which is in EPEL and nee… --- ## [Database takes 40 mins to start, replication process needs to manually start after](https://forum.ansible.com/t/database-takes-40-mins-to-start-replication-process-needs-to-manually-start-after/12027)
**Author:** [@James8](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James8)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/database-takes-40-mins-to-start-replication-process-needs-to-manually-start-after/12027 "2012-10-26T19:18:15Z")
Hi, Today I setup a playbook to upgrade our CitrusLeaf NoSQL database server. The database takes between 25 and 50 minutes to start based on the particular cluster and hardware. When I start the server manually the… --- ## [Questions/comments regarding a playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/questions-comments-regarding-a-playbook/12034)
**Author:** [@Maykel\_Moya](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Maykel_Moya)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/questions-comments-regarding-a-playbook/12034 "2012-10-26T13:28:53Z")
Hello I'm coming from Puppet world and starting to play with Ansible devel branch. I'm trying to "translate" a class for configuring nrsysmond and have some questions/comments. Please see http://pastebin.com/RScspjRd … --- ## [test host for group membership](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-host-for-group-membership/12032)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_Jacobfeuerbor](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dennis_Jacobfeuerbor)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2012, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-host-for-group-membership/12032 "2012-10-26T02:39:04Z")
Thanks for the pointers! I think I’ll define two variables managed=0/1 and managed\_suffix=“”/“-managed” in the way Michael described in the second approach so that when I want to use alternative files I can refer to the… --- ## [For those that were asking for a Wiki space ... we now have one.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/for-those-that-were-asking-for-a-wiki-space-we-now-have-one/12031)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 11:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/for-those-that-were-asking-for-a-wiki-space-we-now-have-one/12031 "2012-10-25T23:43:50Z")
Started one here. You need to log in with a free github account in order to post, but that's it. https://github.com/ansible/ansible/wiki Please add whatever you think appropriate, I just want to make sure things th… --- ## [src relative to current playbook?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/src-relative-to-current-playbook/12030)
**Author:** [@Nolan\_Darilek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nolan_Darilek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/src-relative-to-current-playbook/12030 "2012-10-25T23:18:35Z")
Thanks for all your tips and advice so far. Here's something else I encountered that I'm not sure how to resolve. I'm building my playbooks such that they can bootstrap a system mostly from scratch for even high-level t… --- ## [Ansible questions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-questions/12026)
**Author:** [@Nolan\_Darilek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nolan_Darilek)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 7:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-questions/12026 "2012-10-25T19:40:32Z")
Hey folks. Ansible looks interesting, but I'm having a few issues with it. Apologies if these are covered in a document and I've missed them, I've been trying to read everything. 1. Is it possible to not specify hosts i… --- ## [Ansible knowledge leakage...](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-knowledge-leakage/12028)
**Author:** [@Nigel\_Metheringham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nigel_Metheringham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-knowledge-leakage/12028 "2012-10-25T19:26:30Z")
As I dip in and out of ansible I find it quite hard to find information outside of the main documentation (which is a great base). Part of the problem is that searching for stuff picks up mailing list items which are … [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=1067) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=1069)