# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=1070 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1071 --- ## [Running tasks (from files) on their own](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-tasks-from-files-on-their-own/11991)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Nottingham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Nottingham)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 1:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-tasks-from-files-on-their-own/11991 "2012-10-17T01:39:40Z")
I have a number of tasks set up in their own files (in tasks/), for use with include. These files (naturally) don’t have any tasks: section. E.g., —8\<— --- ## [Notifications don't run if there's a failure](https://forum.ansible.com/t/notifications-dont-run-if-theres-a-failure/11983)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Nottingham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Nottingham)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2012, 1:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/notifications-dont-run-if-theres-a-failure/11983 "2012-10-17T01:38:16Z")
I often see a notification not run because a subsequent task fails, bailing out everything else. The problem is that on the next run, the notification isn’t triggered, because the task that generates it doesn’t change a… --- ## [Using ansible-pull with dev branch](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-pull-with-dev-branch/11987)
**Author:** [@PePe\_Amengual](https://forum.ansible.com/u/PePe_Amengual)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-pull-with-dev-branch/11987 "2012-10-16T23:27:28Z")
Hi. is it possible to use ansible-pull cloning a branch in git different than master ? Thanks. --- ## [Hey, you all win! (re: variable precedence)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hey-you-all-win-re-variable-precedence/11990)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 11:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hey-you-all-win-re-variable-precedence/11990 "2012-10-16T23:25:13Z")
I've fixed the get\_config function that was causing environment variables to trump the config file. As a result (A) they know work like you'd expect (B) my threats about removing environment variables are withdrawn (… --- ## [0.8 features all documented](https://forum.ansible.com/t/0-8-features-all-documented/11988)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/0-8-features-all-documented/11988 "2012-10-16T23:18:43Z")
I went ahead and pushed docs updates to most of the new features in 0.8. These include fireball mode, with\_fileglob, and lots of other random things. --Michael --- ## [How long does a deprecated feature stay in the release?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-long-does-a-deprecated-feature-stay-in-the-release/11986)
**Author:** [@Zack\_Perry](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Zack_Perry)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-long-does-a-deprecated-feature-stay-in-the-release/11986 "2012-10-16T18:24:19Z")
ansible is evolving faster and faster now. So, I have been going over quite a lot of my existing playbooks to ensure that They use the latest features if such a usage results in efficiency and clarity gain They don’t u… --- ## [Adding "Quite" mode to ignore\_errors](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-quite-mode-to-ignore-errors/11984)
**Author:** [@Gregory\_Shulov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gregory_Shulov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-quite-mode-to-ignore-errors/11984 "2012-10-16T11:55:58Z")
Hi All, I am writing the playbook that involves installing rpms without yum. Since I want to istall rpms without dependances, I am using the following trick to make it work: name: “Check if foo package is installed” … --- ## [Syslog facility](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syslog-facility/11982)
**Author:** [@Aleksej\_Romanov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Aleksej_Romanov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2012, 12:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syslog-facility/11982 "2012-10-16T00:19:12Z")
I would like to set Syslog facility for log entries that Ansible write (so I can manage destination and filters). Thought about adding an option to config file. But library/async\_wrapper and library/fireball are uploa… --- ## [Fetch configuration files from remote hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fetch-configuration-files-from-remote-hosts/11977)
**Author:** [@Zack\_Perry](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Zack_Perry)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fetch-configuration-files-from-remote-hosts/11977 "2012-10-15T19:15:41Z")
I recommend you to review http://ansible.cc/docs/modules.html#fetch carefully, especially the description about dest: dest | | | | A directory to save the file into. For example, if the dest directory is /backup … --- ## [It's testing week](https://forum.ansible.com/t/its-testing-week/11981)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 1:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/its-testing-week/11981 "2012-10-15T13:13:36Z")
So we finished most of what we wanted for the 0.8 ticket queue. (I did not get a chance to make delegate\_to respect the inventory variables of the delegated host, but that was about it. I am still going to try to loo… --- ## [Multiple conditionals](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-conditionals/11979)
**Author:** [@Andreas\_Davour](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andreas_Davour)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2012, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-conditionals/11979 "2012-10-15T12:41:26Z")
Hi While I understand you can in theory put any valid python expression in a playbook, to set a variable, I'm wondering about the elegant and intended way to accomplish something like running a playbook against all webs… --- ## ["Not going to happen" error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-going-to-happen-error/11965)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-going-to-happen-error/11965 "2012-10-14T14:49:21Z")
Hi Arun, The "Not going to happen error" is a safeguard around some code that is designed to clean up temp dirs on remote systems. What is happening in 0.7 is that a unicode string was returned, and a check for the … --- ## [New "with\_fileglob", lookup plugins system](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-with-fileglob-lookup-plugins-system/11974)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 12:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-with-fileglob-lookup-plugins-system/11974 "2012-10-13T12:19:32Z")
Remember with\_items? It's annoying to have to list a lot of files to template out if they all belong in the same directory. In fact, there are all kinds of times you may want to work with variables that come from … --- ## [100 contributors!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/100-contributors/11975)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 13, 2012, 2:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/100-contributors/11975 "2012-10-13T02:23:36Z")
Neat fact -- per github, Ansible just passed the 100 people code contributor mark! We are \*ONLY\* 32 weeks old. This means more than 3 new contributors every week! --Michael --- ## [How to run an Ansible shell script from a Cron job?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-run-an-ansible-shell-script-from-a-cron-job/11973)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Vidal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Seth_Vidal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 7:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-run-an-ansible-shell-script-from-a-cron-job/11973 "2012-10-12T19:51:13Z")
So here is what I roughly intend: # ssh-agent -s \> root-ssh-info # source root-ssh-info # ssh-add # \> inputpw # logout cron job runs as root looks for /root/root-ssh-info and sources it can now run ansible as usu… --- ## [Mobilize your forces! Ansible user group & blogosphere telethon 2012!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mobilize-your-forces-ansible-user-group-blogosphere-telethon-2012/11972)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 12, 2012, 6:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mobilize-your-forces-ansible-user-group-blogosphere-telethon-2012/11972 "2012-10-12T18:45:33Z")
Hey guys, In the last few months we've really grown by a huge amount, largely by word of mouth between users. That's great and it has been amazing to watch. We have greater contribution rates than some of the othe… --- ## [Dynamic hosts list in playbooks?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-hosts-list-in-playbooks/11971)
**Author:** [@Jeroen\_Hoekx](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jeroen_Hoekx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-hosts-list-in-playbooks/11971 "2012-10-11T20:28:01Z")
FWIW, I wrote code one day that allows this (14 lines!) Check out https://github.com/jhoekx/ansible/commits/discover-groups Basically, you just write a module that's similar to a custom facts module, but instead of re… --- ## [Dynamic hosts list in playbooks?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-hosts-list-in-playbooks/11970)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-hosts-list-in-playbooks/11970 "2012-10-11T18:17:45Z")
The "host:" directive will be evaluated too soon for that to work. It looks like EC2 groups already are recognized in https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/plugins/inventory/ec2.py (Note: I don't use EC2 so o… --- ## [Summary of recent merges for 0.8 + please please review recent pull requests to make sure your stuff is in correctly](https://forum.ansible.com/t/summary-of-recent-merges-for-0-8-please-please-review-recent-pull-requests-to-make-sure-your-stuff-is-in-correctly/11967)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/summary-of-recent-merges-for-0-8-please-please-review-recent-pull-requests-to-make-sure-your-stuff-is-in-correctly/11967 "2012-10-11T14:48:29Z")
First -- to people who have recently submitted pull requests in the last day or two. Had some git error (yeah, happens to all of us, right) so if I said I merged your recent pull request, please check and let me know … --- ## [Misc housekeeping and notes -- Release 0.8 timetable, freeze dates, tickets by milestone, what's on deck for 0.9](https://forum.ansible.com/t/misc-housekeeping-and-notes-release-0-8-timetable-freeze-dates-tickets-by-milestone-whats-on-deck-for-0-9/11968)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/misc-housekeeping-and-notes-release-0-8-timetable-freeze-dates-tickets-by-milestone-whats-on-deck-for-0-9/11968 "2012-10-11T01:46:11Z")
The bug queue for 0.8 is getting to be pretty reasonable. I am planning on squashing tickets through the weekend so we can deliver 0.8 shortly. Please review any open bugs and see if you can help squash any of them: … --- ## [Daniel Hall's presentation to InfraCoders (AUS)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/daniel-halls-presentation-to-infracoders-aus/11969)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 11, 2012, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/daniel-halls-presentation-to-infracoders-aus/11969 "2012-10-11T01:16:59Z")
I haven't taken time to watch all the videos so I cannot confirm absence of Rick Astley clips, but I was quite impressed by the effort put into this: http://www.danielhall.me/2012/10/ansible-talk-infra-coders/ --Mich… --- ## [Temporary ansible.cc outage](https://forum.ansible.com/t/temporary-ansible-cc-outage/11966)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/temporary-ansible-cc-outage/11966 "2012-10-10T19:08:11Z")
My datacenter is currently undergoing some degree of emergency maintaince and should be back online soon. github.com/ansible is unaffected --Michael --- ## [how do you run ansible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-you-run-ansible/11962)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 3:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-you-run-ansible/11962 "2012-10-10T15:23:20Z")
I generally recommend using SSH agent with a encrypted key. Whether or not you use sudo is up to you. You can specify both passwords via the API if you don't want to prompt for it, so I'm throwing that out there as … --- ## [Use case for include tasks-file with\_items](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-case-for-include-tasks-file-with-items/11933)
**Author:** [@Edu\_el\_Ligre](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Edu_el_Ligre)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 1:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-case-for-include-tasks-file-with-items/11933 "2012-10-10T13:14:12Z")
Hi there, I am trying to deploy several drupal sites with a playbook. So far, I am only trying out some ansible features and I am stuck with how best structure my playbooks. The approach I would prefer is not working so… --- ## [Ansible EC2 inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ec2-inventory/11649)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Sankauskas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Peter_Sankauskas)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2012, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ec2-inventory/11649 "2012-10-10T01:33:49Z")
Hi all, I have started on the EC2 external inventory script for Ansible, and things are going well thanks to Boto which has done most of the hard work. What I want to discuss is how best to name groups of instances. I … --- ## [ansible central-authority automated runs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-central-authority-automated-runs/11964)
**Author:** [@Seth\_Vidal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Seth_Vidal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 8:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-central-authority-automated-runs/11964 "2012-10-09T20:52:48Z")
Hi, I'm working on the mechanism and process I'm going to use for running ansible, regularly from a central admin host against a bunch of diverse hosts. Here's the basic idea I've come up with - I'd like to know if a… --- ## [How best to use ansible to undefine a set of guests?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-best-to-use-ansible-to-undefine-a-set-of-guests/11963)
**Author:** [@Zack\_Perry](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Zack_Perry)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-best-to-use-ansible-to-undefine-a-set-of-guests/11963 "2012-10-09T17:07:14Z")
I have been trying to figure out how to use ansible to undefine a set of KVM guests cleanly. The situation: a host which runs KVM and there is a set of guests, some are running, some are suspended, some are just defined… --- ## [Status of ansible-commander and plans for 0.9](https://forum.ansible.com/t/status-of-ansible-commander-and-plans-for-0-9/11961)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 9, 2012, 12:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/status-of-ansible-commander-and-plans-for-0-9/11961 "2012-10-09T00:11:30Z")
Previously I was looking at ansible-commander as a REST API that would run on machines you could also log in and run ansible on, and had ruled out using Riak since it didn't have an auth scheme -- it turns out it /doe… --- ## [Fireball mode complete for 0.8](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fireball-mode-complete-for-0-8/11960)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 11:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fireball-mode-complete-for-0-8/11960 "2012-10-08T23:39:27Z")
Fireball mode as you may remember is a way to launch a temporary 0mq daemon for extremely fast Ansible operations. I've now finished what needed to be done to it, so you can now specify the port if you want. The defa… --- ## [Did you know there are 8 new modules in 0.8?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/did-you-know-there-are-8-new-modules-in-0-8/11959)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2012, 11:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/did-you-know-there-are-8-new-modules-in-0-8/11959 "2012-10-08T23:26:15Z")
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