# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=1084 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 1085 --- ## [yum/apt -- multiple packages](https://forum.ansible.com/t/yum-apt-multiple-packages/11497)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Williams](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matthew_Williams)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/yum-apt-multiple-packages/11497 "2012-05-16T19:26:58Z")
Does anyone else think it would be nice for the yum and apt modules to take a list of packages, e.g.: apt pkg=vim=1.0,nano=2.0 state=installed I know there might be some objections to doing more than one thing per acti… --- ## [Multiple machines on the same ip address](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-machines-on-the-same-ip-address/11506)
**Author:** [@Cosmin\_Luta](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cosmin_Luta)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 12:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-machines-on-the-same-ip-address/11506 "2012-05-16T12:51:39Z")
Hello, I’m a little confused how I should specify the list of hosts (inventory) when all my machines are accessible via a single IP address with different ports (it’s a private cloud with multiple VMs). Something like: … --- ## [Accessing Multiple IP Address Facts in Jinja2 template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/accessing-multiple-ip-address-facts-in-jinja2-template/11550)
**Author:** [@Keith1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Keith1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 16, 2012, 2:08am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/accessing-multiple-ip-address-facts-in-jinja2-template/11550 "2012-05-16T02:08:44Z")
I want to access this part of setup: "ansible\_venet0:0": { "ipv4": { "address": "64.207.149.43", "netmask": "255.255.255.255", "network": "64.207.149.43" }, … --- ## [Preferred Git workflow & practices.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/preferred-git-workflow-practices/11543)
**Author:** [@Brad\_Olson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brad_Olson)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/preferred-git-workflow-practices/11543 "2012-05-15T19:34:02Z")
I've been on projects where leads waste half their time getting contributors up-to-speed on VCS policy. Painful. Only I've ended up being that person when I try submit to ansible. Part of the problem is there seem to … --- ## [Bug/limitation with hosts in multiple groups](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bug-limitation-with-hosts-in-multiple-groups/11548)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Goodall](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Goodall)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2012, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bug-limitation-with-hosts-in-multiple-groups/11548 "2012-05-15T13:43:27Z")
Hi, I've not been playing with Ansible for long so I may just be misunderstanding how it's supposed to be used. However, it seems that there's an issue when a single host is included in multiple groups in a hosts .in… --- ## [Define var if not defined](https://forum.ansible.com/t/define-var-if-not-defined/11538)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Williams](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matthew_Williams)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/define-var-if-not-defined/11538 "2012-05-14T13:50:39Z")
Hi, Does anyone have any suggestions on how this problem could be solved: I have a playbook that I would like to invoke with the var ‘foo’ set to ‘bar’, using --extra-vars. So far fine. But in the playbook I want to se… --- ## [New to Ansible: FAILED Private key file encrypted](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-to-ansible-failed-private-key-file-encrypted/11545)
**Author:** [@James8](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James8)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-to-ansible-failed-private-key-file-encrypted/11545 "2012-05-14T13:07:03Z")
Hi, Its my first hour with Ansible, and from what I have read on the website I'm pretty psyched about it. I'm running on OS X 10.7. I managing a new network of about 150 CentOS 5.7-6 hosts, and they need a lot of wo… --- ## [Various docs upgrades … and a note about reducing playbook boilerplate for "modular" playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/various-docs-upgrades-and-a-note-about-reducing-playbook-boilerplate-for-modular-playbooks/11546)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2012, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/various-docs-upgrades-and-a-note-about-reducing-playbook-boilerplate-for-modular-playbooks/11546 "2012-05-13T16:02:07Z")
I've documented pretty much everything new in 0.4 now, with notes on what's new, for the most part, so 0.3 users won't be terribly confused. Playbooks docs are now in 3 parts -- a basic section (mostly required knowledg… --- ## [Setting vars dynamically in command from stdout. (like bcfg2 probes)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-vars-dynamically-in-command-from-stdout-like-bcfg2-probes/11541)
**Author:** [@kindly](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kindly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-vars-dynamically-in-command-from-stdout-like-bcfg2-probes/11541 "2012-05-12T16:28:55Z")
Hello I have a use case where I want to create a user in a postgres database only if it does not exist. A separate module could be written for this but I think a general solution for this kind of situation makes sen… --- ## [Ansible user survey results](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-user-survey-results/11542)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-user-survey-results/11542 "2012-05-12T15:08:11Z")
Here are the results from this week's Ansible survey on surveymonkey. I should say I'm really impressed with their tool, it was very easy to set up, and if anyone needs to run a survey, by all means check them out. S… --- ## [Feature freeze for 0.4 in effect](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-freeze-for-0-4-in-effect/11536)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 12:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-freeze-for-0-4-in-effect/11536 "2012-05-12T00:57:45Z")
Any pull requests not already received will be merged into the 0.5 devel branch once we release 0.4, along with possibly a few already recieved. Bugfixes of reasonable size are still fair game. –Michael --- ## [Test plan for 0.4](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-plan-for-0-4/11540)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 12:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/test-plan-for-0-4/11540 "2012-05-12T00:20:25Z")
I’d like to release 0.4 by about the same time next week. Please upgrade to the latest git and pound on it as much as possible and ensure the things you use work. –Michael --- ## [ssh performance tuning](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-performance-tuning/11521)
**Author:** [@Elizabeth\_Marston](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Elizabeth_Marston)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2012, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-performance-tuning/11521 "2012-05-12T00:16:28Z")
Hi all, I love ansible – except it’s very, very very slow for me. I’m wondering if my ssh settings are to blame. What do people advise for ansible w/r/t ControlMaster, and other ssh settings? --- ## [You have 12 hours to take the Ansible user survey!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/you-have-12-hours-to-take-the-ansible-user-survey/11537)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/you-have-12-hours-to-take-the-ansible-user-survey/11537 "2012-05-11T22:35:31Z")
Lots of folks here haven’t taken this survey yet. If you have, thank you! If not, you should. Your input helps determine the future. Be represented! It’s important. Thanks! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8YH3B53 --- ## [with\_items not working with copy module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/with-items-not-working-with-copy-module/11535)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Coddington](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Coddington)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 9:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/with-items-not-working-with-copy-module/11535 "2012-05-11T21:41:35Z")
On latest devel, the following playbook throws the error "failed: \[testhost\] =\> {"failed": true, "msg": "src and dest are required"}" --- ## [Variables from executable inventory not working in playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-from-executable-inventory-not-working-in-playbook/11534)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Coddington](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Coddington)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-from-executable-inventory-not-working-in-playbook/11534 "2012-05-11T21:24:38Z")
All, On the latest devel, I am using an executable inventory that returns this: % ./hosts testhost { "webtype" : "webapp" } But when I run a playbook that includes a file with a task that includes $webtype like… --- ## [Long-Running Commands Fail](https://forum.ansible.com/t/long-running-commands-fail/11533)
**Author:** [@Art\_Zemon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Art_Zemon)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/long-running-commands-fail/11533 "2012-05-11T18:24:26Z")
I’m stuck on getting a long-running command to work. Running a devel from yesterday morning commit b90c2356c38685b969c6dc42e4f0cee583fdf431 Merge: 461ba57 c362a2e Author: Michael DeHaan michael.dehaan@gmail.com Dat… --- ## [reloading a service](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reloading-a-service/11530)
**Author:** [@Abhishek\_Amberkar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Abhishek_Amberkar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 3:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reloading-a-service/11530 "2012-05-11T15:09:07Z")
Hello All, Is there any plan to have “state=reloaded” or similar in “service” module? Most of the times whenever I make configuration changes, I prefer to reload the service rather than restarting it. Mostly in case of … --- ## [Variables in Playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-in-playbooks/11532)
**Author:** [@Art\_Zemon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Art_Zemon)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-in-playbooks/11532 "2012-05-11T12:11:13Z")
Hello, I have a couple of questions about variables in playbooks. Is there a way to get to ansible variables in a playbook? Trying to get to the IPv4 address, neither {{ ansible\_eth0.ipv4.address }} nor $ansible\_eth0.… --- ## [Long Running Commands](https://forum.ansible.com/t/long-running-commands/11531)
**Author:** [@Art\_Zemon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Art_Zemon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/long-running-commands/11531 "2012-05-11T10:54:16Z")
Hello, I tried installing Plesk with the command module in a playbook and it hung; no error and no return. The command ran for about 9 minutes and produced about 300KB of output. Ideas? I am going to try again using th… --- ## [error with home dir](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-with-home-dir/11529)
**Author:** [@AD1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AD1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-with-home-dir/11529 "2012-05-10T13:37:35Z")
hello I am getting an error about a homedir, but it isnt the right homedir. It looks like ansible hard codes /home/$USER or something, here is the error , any ideas? The real home dir of this user is /home/d/dpadmin but… --- ## [RIP --override-hosts, and how to workaround it](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rip-override-hosts-and-how-to-workaround-it/11524)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rip-override-hosts-and-how-to-workaround-it/11524 "2012-05-10T12:26:17Z")
Discussion in 3 parts. (A) I'm sure this will be slightly unpopular, but --override-hosts needs to go. As some of you are aware, override hosts was actually broken on devel for a few days. I just spent a few hours tr… --- ## [pylibssh2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pylibssh2/11528)
**Author:** [@Matthew\_Williams](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matthew_Williams)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pylibssh2/11528 "2012-05-10T03:42:11Z")
https://github.com/wallix/pylibssh2 This library, in my basic tests, seems to be much faster than paramiko. A lot more complex too… But if the general public thinks it’s worth adding this as a connection type, I’ll star… --- ## [only 4 bugs left in the 0.4 open issues queue!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/only-4-bugs-left-in-the-0-4-open-issues-queue/11527)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/only-4-bugs-left-in-the-0-4-open-issues-queue/11527 "2012-05-10T02:06:20Z")
https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues?milestone=2&state=open I'll be fixing #288 along with lots of docs this weekend. I see no reason we can't tag the release two or three days after this drops to zero, which may … --- ## [Summary of other misc commits on devel](https://forum.ansible.com/t/summary-of-other-misc-commits-on-devel/11526)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 1:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/summary-of-other-misc-commits-on-devel/11526 "2012-05-10T01:11:17Z")
Random new interesting things on the devel branch: The git module now takes a branch= parameter. Please help test this in particular. Templates now support unicode. All modules now log what they are called with … --- ## [Template changes on devel](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-changes-on-devel/11525)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 10, 2012, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-changes-on-devel/11525 "2012-05-10T00:51:37Z")
Previously it was ok to do this in a playbook using Jinja2: {{ some\_var }} Though we always tried to do $some\_var And you had to do {{ }} to get at nested variables and things. Like {{ ansible\_eth0\["ipv4"\]\["address… --- ## [Play includes](https://forum.ansible.com/t/play-includes/11476)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/play-includes/11476 "2012-05-09T17:59:30Z")
It seems like it would be relatively easy to do this: --- ## [Fedora and EPEL updates](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fedora-and-epel-updates/11523)
**Author:** [@Tim\_Bielawa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tim_Bielawa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fedora-and-epel-updates/11523 "2012-05-09T15:58:14Z")
Ansible 0.3.1 is in APPROVED status for the following: - Fedora 17/16/15 - EPEL 6 Ansible is currently available in the following: - Fedora 17 (Which is scheduled to be released on May 22nd) Ansible is currently bei… --- ## [On 0.5 roadmap, play books, md5sums, performance, tempdirs, large file copying, strings, sealing wax, and other fancy stuff](https://forum.ansible.com/t/on-0-5-roadmap-play-books-md5sums-performance-tempdirs-large-file-copying-strings-sealing-wax-and-other-fancy-stuff/11520)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/on-0-5-roadmap-play-books-md5sums-performance-tempdirs-large-file-copying-strings-sealing-wax-and-other-fancy-stuff/11520 "2012-05-09T15:29:16Z")
Hi all. Roadmap update for you, since I’ve been getting some questions. First off – Playbooks in 0.4 (“Unchained”) will not be changed much, so don’t look for much to happen. My desire is to close all bugs in the 0.4 m… --- ## [reminder: Ansible User Survey](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reminder-ansible-user-survey/11522)
**Author:** [@Michael\_DeHaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_DeHaan)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 9, 2012, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reminder-ansible-user-survey/11522 "2012-05-09T12:53:08Z")
For those that may have missed it, here’s a short Ansible user survey that should take maybe 5 minutes. http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/8YH3B53 Results so far are very interesting, thanks to everyone who completed it so … [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=1083) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=1085)