# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=455 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 456 --- ## [Ansible with Windows hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-windows-hosts/30415)
**Author:** [@ryad9200000](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ryad9200000)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-windows-hosts/30415 "2019-06-04T14:50:32Z")
Hey, I would like to know if there is only one solution for that ansible communicate with Windows host ? winrm and script powershell execute on Windows host ==\> is the only solution for that ansible can communicate wit… --- ## [Permissions to read all objects in organization (no admin) and launch jobs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/permissions-to-read-all-objects-in-organization-no-admin-and-launch-jobs/30460)
**Author:** [@Juan\_A\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Juan_A_S)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 12:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/permissions-to-read-all-objects-in-organization-no-admin-and-launch-jobs/30460 "2019-06-04T12:04:40Z")
Hi We are developing an application that connects to AWX to launch jobs using the API and a token. Before launching the job, the app checks for some data in Ansible: the host exists, the credentials exists, etc. We have… --- ## [unarchive, zip and idempotence](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-zip-and-idempotence/30440)
**Author:** [@Wawrzek\_Niewodniczan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Wawrzek_Niewodniczan)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 11:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-zip-and-idempotence/30440 "2019-06-04T11:09:58Z")
Hi, I have a zip files with 3 jars inside (no directory). When I use unarchive it always finds diff, even if files already exist. With simple diff i see: .f....o..?? bcpkix-jdk15on-1.60.jar .f....o..?? bcprov-jdk15o… --- ## [How configure Tower Template to use Dynamic Inventory Script.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-configure-tower-template-to-use-dynamic-inventory-script/30404)
**Author:** [@Flavio\_Gobber](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Flavio_Gobber)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-configure-tower-template-to-use-dynamic-inventory-script/30404 "2019-06-04T10:09:39Z")
Hello Ansible Team, I have written a Python script “inv-sched.py” which generates a JSON format inventory. This script is working using the command line ansible, with ansible command and ansible-playbook. Now I want to… --- ## [How to debug Ansible modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-debug-ansible-modules/30484)
**Author:** [@Wawrzek\_Niewodniczan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Wawrzek_Niewodniczan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-debug-ansible-modules/30484 "2019-06-04T09:47:00Z")
Hi, I'm looking to peek into an Ansible module. It is the 'unarchvie' module which in special circumstances is not idempotent (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/57303). I read the code. It looks sensible to m… --- ## [Choose inventory hosts.ini file based on condition](https://forum.ansible.com/t/choose-inventory-hosts-ini-file-based-on-condition/30439)
**Author:** [@Saranya\_N](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Saranya_N)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/choose-inventory-hosts-ini-file-based-on-condition/30439 "2019-06-04T06:58:46Z")
I have different staging environments under inventory. Inventory/ Qa/ Group\_vars hosts.ini Uat/ group\_vars hosts.ini Prod/ group\_vars hosts.ini I want to choose inventory file based on enviro… --- ## [Problems finding handler after updating 2.7.10 to 2.8.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-finding-handler-after-updating-2-7-10-to-2-8-0/30476)
**Author:** [@Jan-Philipp\_Bolle](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jan-Philipp_Bolle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2019, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-finding-handler-after-updating-2-7-10-to-2-8-0/30476 "2019-06-04T06:06:20Z")
Hi, In my roles I use the following Handler definition: \` name: restart prometheus include: “roles/common/tasks/restart-service.yml service\_name=prometheus” \` This works fine in 2.7.10. After updating to 2.8.0 I … --- ## [recommendation of AWX server resources](https://forum.ansible.com/t/recommendation-of-awx-server-resources/30481)
**Author:** [@Nilesh\_Jaiswal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nilesh_Jaiswal)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 10:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/recommendation-of-awx-server-resources/30481 "2019-06-03T22:23:29Z")
Dear All, Do we have recommendation of minimum hardware requirements for Ansible AWX server? Regards, Nilesh --- ## [See individual, module-level debug statements](https://forum.ansible.com/t/see-individual-module-level-debug-statements/30482)
**Author:** [@Julian\_Montez](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Julian_Montez)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 10:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/see-individual-module-level-debug-statements/30482 "2019-06-03T22:16:16Z")
Hi, I’m trying to view debug statements within individual modules. For example, ec2\_asg.py (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/amazon/ec2\_asg.py) has debug statements describing when… --- ## [Run one playbook after another has finished?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-one-playbook-after-another-has-finished/30475)
**Author:** [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-one-playbook-after-another-has-finished/30475 "2019-06-03T19:37:40Z")
Hi I have a play that fetches some custom roles into a directory. These roles are then used in a subsequent play. My overarching playbook looks like: - name: Fetch roles hosts: all connection: local tags: al… --- ## [Upgrading Ansible Tower to 3.5. failed on database schema migration stage](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upgrading-ansible-tower-to-3-5-failed-on-database-schema-migration-stage/30480)
**Author:** [@Jia\_Sian\_Lee](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jia_Sian_Lee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/upgrading-ansible-tower-to-3-5-failed-on-database-schema-migration-stage/30480 "2019-06-03T15:52:38Z")
Trying to upgrade existing Ansible Tower from version 3.2.5 to 3.5.01 using the bundled installer but ran into the following problem during the upgrade (using setup.sh): start: ‘2019-06-03 22:57:36.592912’ stderr: |- … --- ## [Is content-type "JSON" supported by Slack Module in Ansible 2.7.10 ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-content-type-json-supported-by-slack-module-in-ansible-2-7-10/30479)
**Author:** [@Jourdan\_West](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jourdan_West)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-content-type-json-supported-by-slack-module-in-ansible-2-7-10/30479 "2019-06-03T15:52:14Z")
Hello, I’m attempting to send a message to Slack channel using Ansible’s Slack module as follows: local\_action: module: slack channel: ... token: ... msg: \[{"type":"section","text":{"type":"mrkdwn","text":"App deployme… --- ## [playbook to start AWS instance, run some tasks on the AWS instance, then terminate the instance](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-to-start-aws-instance-run-some-tasks-on-the-aws-instance-then-terminate-the-instance/30416)
**Author:** [@Tuyen\_Nguyen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tuyen_Nguyen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-to-start-aws-instance-run-some-tasks-on-the-aws-instance-then-terminate-the-instance/30416 "2019-06-03T15:49:14Z")
Hi Currently, to do what I want to do above, I have 3 different playbooks running with a shell script. First the script runs a playbook aws.yml to start up an instance with a static IP address using the ec2 module, and… --- ## [Changing Awx logo of home page](https://forum.ansible.com/t/changing-awx-logo-of-home-page/30477)
**Author:** [@Ragesh\_R\_pillai](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ragesh_R_pillai)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 1:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/changing-awx-logo-of-home-page/30477 "2019-06-03T13:00:37Z")
How to change awx logo in the home page of awx application.,Login page awx login option i can change it from settings but it not changing the home page logo. Pls help me on this? --- ## [Awx code base integration with oracle db](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-code-base-integration-with-oracle-db/30472)
**Author:** [@Ragesh\_R\_pillai](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ragesh_R_pillai)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-code-base-integration-with-oracle-db/30472 "2019-06-03T12:21:21Z")
What all files we need to change for using oracle as backend for the existing awx code base. We have a requirement to use oracle as backend for the awx application We are using oracle 11g as our db. does it compatible … --- ## [Scheduling a ansible workflow using REST API](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scheduling-a-ansible-workflow-using-rest-api/30465)
**Author:** [@Nilesh\_Jaiswal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nilesh_Jaiswal)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 12:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scheduling-a-ansible-workflow-using-rest-api/30465 "2019-06-03T12:10:51Z")
Dear All, I wanted to schedule my AWX workflow from backend using REST Api, I see there are good documentation, I am looking for an sample script to schedule a workflow and make it run once. Any help would be appreciat… --- ## [ios\_facts not picking up Neighbors](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-facts-not-picking-up-neighbors/30474)
**Author:** [@Adam\_Lowery](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam_Lowery)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 9:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-facts-not-picking-up-neighbors/30474 "2019-06-03T09:56:29Z")
I am running ios\_facts using “gather facts: all” and i am not recieving any neighbor facts. this works with nxos\_facts but not ios\_facts. can anyone help? --- ## [NSupdate issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nsupdate-issue/30473)
**Author:** [@MIke\_Drtikol](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MIke_Drtikol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 3, 2019, 6:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nsupdate-issue/30473 "2019-06-03T06:34:58Z")
Hi all, I have a issue to make dns record in my win AD server. Im sugin kerberos because its more convinient and MS AD does not support tsig. With kinit standalone application nsupdate works ok, but with ansible module,… --- ## [Ansible uri module with AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-uri-module-with-awx/30469)
**Author:** [@iamroddo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamroddo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-uri-module-with-awx/30469 "2019-06-02T18:23:15Z")
Does anyone have any examples of using the uri module in Ansible to provision AWX with things that aren’t covered by tower\_\* modules? I have a playbook to provision jobs with tower modules. I’m trying to figure out how … --- ## [Slowness changing VM port group with vmware\_guest module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/slowness-changing-vm-port-group-with-vmware-guest-module/30471)
**Author:** [@mamullen13316](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mamullen13316)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/slowness-changing-vm-port-group-with-vmware-guest-module/30471 "2019-06-02T17:41:39Z")
Hello, I am using the vmware\_guest module to change a port group on a VM and it is taking over a minute to change the port group for each VM. Below is the playbook: name: “Change VM port group in vCenter DC {{ item\[‘v… --- ## [Which plugin to write?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-plugin-to-write/30468)
**Author:** [@Lassi\_Polonen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lassi_Polonen)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/which-plugin-to-write/30468 "2019-06-01T11:22:50Z")
Hi, I’m considering of writing a plugin, but would need some pointers/tips what’s the best way to achieve what I’m after. Basically I do a lot of firewall rules for host to host connections (based on groups), so I’ve c… --- ## [Module to gather all VCS Datacenters names](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-to-gather-all-vcs-datacenters-names/30466)
**Author:** [@markatbkk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/markatbkk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-to-gather-all-vcs-datacenters-names/30466 "2019-06-01T08:59:40Z")
hi, is there a vmware module which can gather list of all datacenters under VCS? similar to Powercli: Get-Datacenter ? --- ## [serious issues with autoescaping quotes in variables with output](https://forum.ansible.com/t/serious-issues-with-autoescaping-quotes-in-variables-with-output/30451)
**Author:** [@erik\_clark](https://forum.ansible.com/u/erik_clark)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 1, 2019, 8:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/serious-issues-with-autoescaping-quotes-in-variables-with-output/30451 "2019-06-01T08:17:21Z")
Simple problem, apparently not a simple solution. tasks: name: packages shell: dpkg -l | awk -F ’ ’ ‘{print “{"package":"”$1"", “"version":"”$2""}"}’ register: bleh ignore\_errors: yes set\_fact: packages: “{{ b… --- ## [Trying to use inventory scripts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-inventory-scripts/30464)
**Author:** [@Josh\_Goldman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Josh_Goldman)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 9:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-inventory-scripts/30464 "2019-05-31T21:14:46Z")
Fairly new to AMX and Ansible so bare with me. I’m trying to run an inventory script I setup. However, when I run the job it says it cannot find that inventory script. I cannot find how to use the inventory script. Is th… --- ## [Docker issue while running Awx installer](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-issue-while-running-awx-installer/30402)
**Author:** [@Praveen\_Kumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Praveen_Kumar)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-issue-while-running-awx-installer/30402 "2019-05-31T18:10:10Z")
Hi, My Installer fails with the error message below . The message in itself is clear that the server can’t reach out to docker hub. Our environment has it’s own docker registry and we block access to Internet from the c… --- ## [Update project using git](https://forum.ansible.com/t/update-project-using-git/30463)
**Author:** [@matburt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/matburt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 6:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/update-project-using-git/30463 "2019-05-31T18:07:58Z")
“Failed to connect… No route to host”. Your awx\_task container can’t reach 172.30.10.169 (attachments) --- ## [Ansible Error: dict object has no attribute 'json'"}](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-error-dict-object-has-no-attribute-json/30436)
**Author:** [@Deva\_Krishnan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Deva_Krishnan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-error-dict-object-has-no-attribute-json/30436 "2019-05-31T18:06:21Z")
Hi @all Recently I found an Ansible error while installing Opnfv-Apex. I’m getting the below error message while deploying. It seems to be Ansible playbook failed error. Error Message : 2019-05-27 20:45:16,635 INFO: T… --- ## [Patching using local repository](https://forum.ansible.com/t/patching-using-local-repository/30461)
**Author:** [@Dung\_Do](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dung_Do)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/patching-using-local-repository/30461 "2019-05-31T17:25:48Z")
I am thinking about pointing Ansible to my local repository for updates. How do I accomplish the task? And more importantly, is pointing Ansible to local repository the right way to design Ansible patching architect? --- ## [Anyone have success installing on RHEL8?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/anyone-have-success-installing-on-rhel8/30462)
**Author:** [@wmedley](https://forum.ansible.com/u/wmedley)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/anyone-have-success-installing-on-rhel8/30462 "2019-05-31T16:43:13Z")
Anyone have success on RHEL8? --- ## [same variable on different roles](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-variable-on-different-roles/30459)
**Author:** [@Omer\_Sen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Omer_Sen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 31, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/same-variable-on-different-roles/30459 "2019-05-31T12:11:08Z")
Hi I want to ask what is expected behaviour on variables. So for example I have two roles and on vars i have same variable name like tmp\_dir but pointing on different directories role1/vars/ role2/vars/ and what happ… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=454) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=456)