# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=448 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 449 --- ## [Dynamic inventory using VMware vSphere](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-using-vmware-vsphere/30706)
**Author:** [@Vicente\_Juan\_Tomas\_M](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vicente_Juan_Tomas_M)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-using-vmware-vsphere/30706 "2019-07-03T15:34:30Z")
Hi everyone, We’ve been using Ansible since v2.1 and using static inventory since then. At v2.7 now. The infra has grown quite a lot and we would like to use dynamic inventory. I tried the configuration as it says here… --- ## [vmdk already exists error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmdk-already-exists-error/30705)
**Author:** [@Raoul](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raoul)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmdk-already-exists-error/30705 "2019-07-03T14:53:32Z")
Hi, I am currently trying to deploy new VM’s from an existing template, but I do receive an error on every try: Failed to create a virtual machine : Cannot complete the operation because the file or folder \[LAB-GRPDC1… --- ## [Problem in updating the navigation menus using layout.partial.html](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-in-updating-the-navigation-menus-using-layout-partial-html/30560)
**Author:** [@Narayan\_G\_Maharjan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Narayan_G_Maharjan)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-in-updating-the-navigation-menus-using-layout-partial-html/30560 "2019-07-03T14:45:51Z")
Hi , I have been trying to edit some menus and custom page inside AWX . I do have average knowledge of Angular 1.x and webpack. I am able to update the content of existing dashboard, home page contents , after getting i… --- ## [Failed to find file, with shared vars](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-find-file-with-shared-vars/30661)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Raugh\_NOAA\_A](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_Raugh_NOAA_A)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-find-file-with-shared-vars/30661 "2019-07-03T14:40:18Z")
I am hoping to leverage the wisdom of the group here. For over a year, I have been running a playbook that starts out by pulling variables from a separate role: Load required variables import\_role: name: sitevars tag… --- ## [How to rollback the ansible-playbook tasks ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-rollback-the-ansible-playbook-tasks/30673)
**Author:** [@Stefano\_Leandro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stefano_Leandro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2019, 9:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-rollback-the-ansible-playbook-tasks/30673 "2019-07-03T09:30:58Z")
Hi Folks, I would to ask some suggestions for controlling a state rollback of ansible-plyabook tasks . Are there some best practice to follow ? Thank you, Steano L. --- ## [LDAPS confguration issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ldaps-confguration-issue/30686)
**Author:** [@Nilesh\_Jaiswal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nilesh_Jaiswal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 10:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ldaps-confguration-issue/30686 "2019-07-02T22:58:15Z")
Dear All, I followed complete documentation to configure LDAP it’s working fine, But when I change the TLS setting ON I am getting connection error for that server. 2019-06-28 17:37:43,200 DEBUG django\_auth\_ldap Initia… --- ## [regarding unknown error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/regarding-unknown-error/30696)
**Author:** [@Ajay\_Kannan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ajay_Kannan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/regarding-unknown-error/30696 "2019-07-02T16:47:43Z")
Hi team, am new to anisble and currently stuck up with one issue. have developed script for maintenance mode and it was working fine. But for few time it skips the tasks often. Can anyone guide me from here. Thanks … --- ## [AWX 6.0.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-6-0-0/30698)
**Author:** [@rpetrell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rpetrell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-6-0-0/30698 "2019-07-02T13:45:58Z")
Hey everyone, We’ve released a new version of AWX, 6.0.0. Here’s the highlight reel: Removed support for “Any” notification templates and their API endpoints e.g., /api/v2/job\_templates/N/notification\_templates/any/ … --- ## [looping through list of dictionaries](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-through-list-of-dictionaries/30693)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Goulet](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Goulet)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-through-list-of-dictionaries/30693 "2019-07-02T13:38:54Z")
my playbook grabs show command output from a cisco switch and then reformats that output into structured data thanks to a parsing script written by someone smarter than me. i’m pretty new to ansible data structures but I… --- ## [AWX and vsphere VM tags](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-and-vsphere-vm-tags/30697)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Nanboe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Nanboe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 11:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-and-vsphere-vm-tags/30697 "2019-07-02T11:54:25Z")
I have a Vsphere inventory. I sync all the host and is fine. But I wonder if is possible to get the tags from Vmware and create dynamic inventory based on the tags. Right now I can see that there are some related groups… --- ## [custom filter used in aggregate doesn't receive the correct list.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-filter-used-in-aggregate-doesnt-receive-the-correct-list/30583)
**Author:** [@Fernando\_Garcia\_Fern](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fernando_Garcia_Fern)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 7:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-filter-used-in-aggregate-doesnt-receive-the-correct-list/30583 "2019-07-02T07:30:11Z")
Hello I’m trying to use aggregates to speed up configuration of my Nexus switches. I’m using a custom filter to generate a customized list of interfaces based on a “interfaces” list, defined in the group\_vars and host\_… --- ## [Synchronize from control machine to remote host not working](https://forum.ansible.com/t/synchronize-from-control-machine-to-remote-host-not-working/30666)
**Author:** [@furstenheim](https://forum.ansible.com/u/furstenheim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 6:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/synchronize-from-control-machine-to-remote-host-not-working/30666 "2019-07-02T06:07:36Z")
SUMMARY ISSUE TYPE Bug Report / Issue workaround - hosts: somehost tasks: - name: Synchronize synchronize: src: README.md dest: /tmp/ COMPONENT NAME synchronize ANSIBLE VERSION ansible 2.7.10 CONFIGURATION OS /… --- ## [Unknown runtime specified docker-runc](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unknown-runtime-specified-docker-runc/30695)
**Author:** [@Nilesh\_Jaiswal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nilesh_Jaiswal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 4:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unknown-runtime-specified-docker-runc/30695 "2019-07-02T04:27:22Z")
Hi, I tried to find solution for the below issue in group but didn’t find it. I am trying to install docker version of AWX 5.0.0 and I am getting this error. “ERROR: for awx\_rabbitmq Cannot start service rabbitmq: b’U… --- ## [CSV item validation through loop](https://forum.ansible.com/t/csv-item-validation-through-loop/30689)
**Author:** [@Rakesh\_Parida](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rakesh_Parida)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 4:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/csv-item-validation-through-loop/30689 "2019-07-02T04:00:00Z")
Hi, I have a csv file which has all the ip address and the mac address in column (as shown below): VM1 | TBD | | | | x.x.x.x | 02:07:C0:A8:06:04 | x1.x1.x1.x1 | 02:07:0A:AE:CC:54 | x2.x2.x2.x2 | 02:07:0A:91:10:BB |… --- ## [Question on PR adding module for ibm dmgr #56945](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-on-pr-adding-module-for-ibm-dmgr-56945/30694)
**Author:** [@td784](https://forum.ansible.com/u/td784)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2019, 1:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-on-pr-adding-module-for-ibm-dmgr-56945/30694 "2019-07-02T01:25:40Z")
Hi everyone, I have had a PR in for quite some time in the ansible.modules.web\_infrastucture project namespace. It is known that the maintainers of that project area get the final call on merging a new module into it. I… --- ## [AWX 5.0.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-5-0-0/30601)
**Author:** [@shanemcd](https://forum.ansible.com/u/shanemcd)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-5-0-0/30601 "2019-07-01T22:48:24Z")
Hello everyone. As some of you have already noticed, we pushed AWX 5.0.0 yesterday. We’re mainly bumping the major version due to the removal of /api/v1. Some other notable changes and fixes are: Bump Django Rest Fra… --- ## [Used variable groups and users in iventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/used-variable-groups-and-users-in-iventory/30692)
**Author:** [@Rafael\_Tomelin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rafael_Tomelin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 6:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/used-variable-groups-and-users-in-iventory/30692 "2019-07-01T18:55:47Z")
Dears, I am using Ansible Tower for management ansible. I am with a problem because put variables (groups and hosts) in inventory but not load in jobs. How can loaded variables in groups and hosts from inventory? --- ## [copy files from remote to local](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-files-from-remote-to-local/30690)
**Author:** [@Rahul\_Kolan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rahul_Kolan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 4:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copy-files-from-remote-to-local/30690 "2019-07-01T16:29:12Z")
Team, Can someone provide me solution to copy all source /tmp/\*.exe files to local Ansible machine. I tried below solution but its not working. name: example copying file with owner and permissions fetch: src: /tmp… --- ## [regex\_search](https://forum.ansible.com/t/regex-search/30688)
**Author:** [@apple.talk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/apple.talk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/regex-search/30688 "2019-07-01T06:34:53Z")
Hi, when I use regex\_search in my playbook, then I get this error message: task \[Output to file\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* #fatal: \[R34-N5696Q-1\]: FAILED! =\> {“msg”: “Unexpected templa… --- ## [Help required for extracting Interface mac address](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-required-for-extracting-interface-mac-address/30679)
**Author:** [@Rakesh\_Parida](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rakesh_Parida)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2019, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-required-for-extracting-interface-mac-address/30679 "2019-07-01T04:42:12Z")
Hi , My VM has 4 ip-interfaces . I want to extract a data as below using ansible. Interface1: macaddress Interface2: macaddress Interface3: macaddress Interface4: macaddress Kindly help. --- ## [Unexpected RC while uninstallaing a package using win\_package](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unexpected-rc-while-uninstallaing-a-package-using-win-package/30687)
**Author:** [@shyam.rpms](https://forum.ansible.com/u/shyam.rpms)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2019, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unexpected-rc-while-uninstallaing-a-package-using-win-package/30687 "2019-06-30T21:31:56Z")
Hi All, Im trying to uninstall a package using win\_package but getting the following error, Playbook is able to remove the software from the server but at the end Im getting this error. “msg”: “unexpected rc from insta… --- ## [Support for dynamic surveys](https://forum.ansible.com/t/support-for-dynamic-surveys/30674)
**Author:** [@Angel\_Rengifo\_Cancin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Angel_Rengifo_Cancin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2019, 6:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/support-for-dynamic-surveys/30674 "2019-06-30T18:41:09Z")
Hello guys: Just a quick question: is there any supported mechanism for creating dynamic surveys? For example, data for a survey that would be queried from an API to get a list of elements. If I remember correctly, I fo… --- ## [awx and postgresql external database error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-and-postgresql-external-database-error/30615)
**Author:** [@Patrice\_Gagnon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Patrice_Gagnon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2019, 11:36am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-and-postgresql-external-database-error/30615 "2019-06-30T11:36:09Z")
Hi all, I have started to install AWX on Openshift with external database, and the installation failed with error: this a part of the ansible install log: … File "/var/lib/awx/venv/awx/lib64/python3.6/site-packages/d… --- ## [create an vault in AWX 5.0 multi environment](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-an-vault-in-awx-5-0-multi-environment/30680)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Nanboe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Nanboe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2019, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-an-vault-in-awx-5-0-multi-environment/30680 "2019-06-29T05:54:23Z")
Hi can somebody help me with an advice on how to create an vault in AWX. I am trying to have the vcenter login data encrypted as string variable in a vault but don’t know how. Thanks. --- ## [Mitigate very long ansible-playbook runs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mitigate-very-long-ansible-playbook-runs/30683)
**Author:** [@jepper](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jepper)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mitigate-very-long-ansible-playbook-runs/30683 "2019-06-28T17:06:45Z")
I’m working on a project where typical ansible-playbook runs take a considerable amount of time - 3 hours at least, to refresh a small test environment. Be under no illusion we’re “doing it right” - we’re not. None the l… --- ## [ansible playbook in json format not working](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-in-json-format-not-working/30662)
**Author:** [@Narahari\_n\_Savitha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Narahari_n_Savitha)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 5:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-in-json-format-not-working/30662 "2019-06-28T17:04:13Z")
Hello Folkds: Thank you in advance for your time and attention. I wrote a playbook in the json format. \[ { “name”: “Test the json mode” “hosts”: “cool\_columbus”, “tasks”: \[ { “name”: “First task” “shell”: { “… --- ## [Jobs hanging in tower](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jobs-hanging-in-tower/30685)
**Author:** [@Sindhuja\_Koneru](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sindhuja_Koneru)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 4:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jobs-hanging-in-tower/30685 "2019-06-28T16:55:22Z")
Hello, I’m looking for some suggestions or guidance. We are running on ansible tower version 3.3.3 and core 2.7.0 and all of the sudden have observed that jobs are hanging without any stdout or anything. Tried to looku… --- ## [Can lock\_timeout be applied to a role that uses package module?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-lock-timeout-be-applied-to-a-role-that-uses-package-module/30677)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Lundgren](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Scott_Lundgren)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-lock-timeout-be-applied-to-a-role-that-uses-package-module/30677 "2019-06-28T14:24:19Z")
If I’m calling the role newrelic.newrelic-infra that uses the package module, is there a way to set or override lock\_timeout’s default value of 0 ? Can you suggest another solution than forking the role, rewriting the t… --- ## [line break with lookup](https://forum.ansible.com/t/line-break-with-lookup/30682)
**Author:** [@Karther](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karther)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/line-break-with-lookup/30682 "2019-06-28T13:32:49Z")
Hy all, I have one file my\_file with this content : myfirstparaphrase I have this task : set\_fact: variable1: “{{ lookup(‘file’, ‘/home/ansible/my\_file’) | replace(’ ', ‘\\n’) }}” I want that in the end of my phras… --- ## [create an vault in AWX 5.0 multi environment](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-an-vault-in-awx-5-0-multi-environment/30684)
**Author:** [@Scott\_R\_Bowe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Scott_R_Bowe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2019, 11:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-an-vault-in-awx-5-0-multi-environment/30684 "2019-06-28T11:26:45Z")
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