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## [Shutdown / Startup Procedures for Ansible AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/shutdown-startup-procedures-for-ansible-awx/29117)

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**Author:** [@RA1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/RA1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 8:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/shutdown-startup-procedures-for-ansible-awx/29117 "2018-12-04T08:46:21Z")

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I am not sure what is the right process to shutdown and start the Ansible tower AWX open source version. Could you please share the steps or point me to the correct documentation. ENVIRONMENT- AWX version: 2.1.0 AWX in…

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## [Ansible Expect module not responding to questions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-expect-module-not-responding-to-questions/29173)

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**Author:** [@Diptajeet\_Khan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Diptajeet_Khan)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2018, 7:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-expect-module-not-responding-to-questions/29173 "2018-12-04T07:51:02Z")

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Hi, Having some trouble in responding to questions of expect module in my code. Any help appreciated… Below is the code & traceback. BR Code:

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## [replace module issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-issue/29161)

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**Author:** [@Vivek1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vivek1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-issue/29161 "2018-12-03T21:17:43Z")

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tried to replace specific path in .conf file with another file using ansible but not getting modified as wanted. below is my .conf file content \` \` Here I was trying to modify the repeating strings …

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## ["kerberos: (u'http', u'Bad HTTP response returned from server. Code 500'), plaintext: the specified credentials were rejected by the server"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/kerberos-uhttp-ubad-http-response-returned-from-server-code-500-plaintext-the-specified-credentials-were-rejected-by-the-server/24378)

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**Author:** [@Allen\_Fisher1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Allen_Fisher1)\
**Replies:** 15\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/kerberos-uhttp-ubad-http-response-returned-from-server-code-500-plaintext-the-specified-credentials-were-rejected-by-the-server/24378 "2018-12-03T20:47:10Z")

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Hi All– I’m running into an issue connecting from an Ubuntu 16.04 system to a Windows 2012 Server on a domain: afisher@ubuntu:~/Projects/build-utils/ansible-playbooks$ ansible windows -i inventory.yml -m win\_ping -vvv…

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## [na\_ontap\_export\_policy\_rule from AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/na-ontap-export-policy-rule-from-awx/29182)

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**Author:** [@Richard\_Klar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Richard_Klar)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/na-ontap-export-policy-rule-from-awx/29182 "2018-12-03T19:34:12Z")

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Has anyone tried to run na\_ontap\_export\_policy\_rule from AWX? When i try it always try to connect with ssh, but as i understand it, it should connect with http.

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## [register output from shell command, match line to supplied value and return value of different column](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-output-from-shell-command-match-line-to-supplied-value-and-return-value-of-different-column/29179)

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**Author:** [@Ansible\_Madness](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ansible_Madness)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-output-from-shell-command-match-line-to-supplied-value-and-return-value-of-different-column/29179 "2018-12-03T14:45:38Z")

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merely looking for some suggestions how to perform the following actions in ansible run a shell command (ok this one is easy), it will return a list of values in the format of: A B C D D E F G now i want to match a…

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## [executing command within --extra-vars](https://forum.ansible.com/t/executing-command-within-extra-vars/29178)

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**Author:** [@sushant\_kode](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sushant_kode)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/executing-command-within-extra-vars/29178 "2018-12-03T12:45:59Z")

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Hello, We are using mozilla sops to encrypt our ansible secrets and I want to decrypt the file on the go, something like ansible --extra-vars “@\<$(sops -d secrets.yaml)” But ansible doesn’t support executing a command…

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## [ERROR! A malformed block was encountered while loading a block](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-a-malformed-block-was-encountered-while-loading-a-block/29176)

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**Author:** [@VJ49](https://forum.ansible.com/u/VJ49)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-a-malformed-block-was-encountered-while-loading-a-block/29176 "2018-12-03T12:26:04Z")

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HI, I am familiar with this ansible coding. Right now, ansible updated to 2.7. While running/checking the syntax of a code. I am getting error as a malformed block was encountered while loading a block. I found that pr…

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## [Import/include ansible module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/import-include-ansible-module/29165)

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**Author:** [@Kash](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kash)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/import-include-ansible-module/29165 "2018-12-03T12:20:23Z")

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How can I import or include a module in my yaml file that I have downloaded at a different (custom) location than /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages Thanks

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## [JBoss module enhancements PR](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jboss-module-enhancements-pr/24901)

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**Author:** [@wrefvem](https://forum.ansible.com/u/wrefvem)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 11:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jboss-module-enhancements-pr/24901 "2018-12-03T11:17:28Z")

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Hi all– I’ve submitted a PR that contains enhancements to the JBoss module that have been kicked around in the JBoss/Ansible community (there are dozens of us!!). If someone can take a look and give me some feedback, I’…

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## [problem using os\_loadbalancer task with keystone](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-using-os-loadbalancer-task-with-keystone/29175)

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**Author:** [@Sergio\_Traldi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sergio_Traldi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-using-os-loadbalancer-task-with-keystone/29175 "2018-12-03T10:58:26Z")

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Hi, I have a host with ubuntu 18\_04 and ansible 2.7: dpkg --list | grep ansible ii ansible 2.7.3-1ppa~bionic all Ansible IT Automation and openstacksdk and pyhon-shade: dpkg --list | grep shade ii python-shade 1.7.0-…

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## [Ansible and ip6tables](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-ip6tables/29174)

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**Author:** [@Anurag\_Bhatia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anurag_Bhatia)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [December 3, 2018, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-ip6tables/29174 "2018-12-03T08:44:46Z")

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Hi Has anyone been able to make ansible work with ip6tables (for IPv6 firewall) ? As per module documentation: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.5/modules/iptables\_module.html This is the same as the behaviour of th…

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## [ansible parse text string from stdout](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-parse-text-string-from-stdout/29169)

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**Author:** [@Saravanan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Saravanan)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-parse-text-string-from-stdout/29169 "2018-12-02T18:54:37Z")

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Hi Ansible Experts, Need help to capture the JBOSS EAP JVM uptime value through Ansible playbook. From the below task stdout need to parse the uptime value which is in numeric field to a variable. { “outcome” =\> “succ…

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## [Terraform provider for awx](https://forum.ansible.com/t/terraform-provider-for-awx/28386)

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**Author:** [@Mauro\_Medda](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mauro_Medda)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2018, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/terraform-provider-for-awx/28386 "2018-12-02T18:16:05Z")

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I'm proud to announce the WIP on a terraform provider for AWX. It's based on the Go SDK https://github.com/Colstuwjx/awx-go that we are extending to satisfy the provider and the AWX/Tower capabilities. The current provi…

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## [Filter or suppress or parse register variable task output](https://forum.ansible.com/t/filter-or-suppress-or-parse-register-variable-task-output/29172)

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**Author:** [@Prabu\_T.S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Prabu_T.S)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/filter-or-suppress-or-parse-register-variable-task-output/29172 "2018-12-01T22:15:28Z")

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Hello All, I need help to display only selective details from register variable task output . I have below code and output and need specific details. How to extract specific details the output. Playbook:---------------…

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## [This topic needs a title](https://forum.ansible.com/t/this-topic-needs-a-title/29143)

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**Author:** [@Gopal\_Dhapa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gopal_Dhapa)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 11:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/this-topic-needs-a-title/29143 "2018-12-01T11:59:53Z")

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Hello Team, When I connected ansible to Windows host given ssh connection timeout error. Please find this attachment. I am using powershell version 3.0 Winrm service working okay. Use port 5985 Other Linux node wor…

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## [SCM revision update button became inactive](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scm-revision-update-button-became-inactive/29133)

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**Author:** [@Nilesh\_Jaiswal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nilesh_Jaiswal)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 4:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scm-revision-update-button-became-inactive/29133 "2018-12-01T04:22:30Z")

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Hi Team, I am new to this project and recently configured a AWX 2.1.0, Installation went fine, But after adding project to sync from stash but sync button seems to be turned gray. Nothing is happening. Please help me t…

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## [SAML authentication with shibboleth iDP](https://forum.ansible.com/t/saml-authentication-with-shibboleth-idp/29170)

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**Author:** [@dmakovey](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dmakovey)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 1, 2018, 12:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/saml-authentication-with-shibboleth-idp/29170 "2018-12-01T00:10:18Z")

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Hi, has anyone configured AWX to use SAML auth with shibboleth? SAML configuration screens in Tower do not map into the same realm as some of the other apps I've configured to use with SAML in the past, nor was I abl…

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## [Requesting help from the Ansible \*BSD community](https://forum.ansible.com/t/requesting-help-from-the-ansible-bsd-community/29168)

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**Author:** [@maxamillion](https://forum.ansible.com/u/maxamillion)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/requesting-help-from-the-ansible-bsd-community/29168 "2018-11-30T21:25:52Z")

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Hello all, I don't personally have enough experience with the BSDs to know what the correct bit of information to be looking for on the various distros is and I was hoping for some help. From the Issue Ticket: …

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## [Ansible 2.5.13, 2.6.10, and 2.7.4 are available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-13-2-6-10-and-2-7-4-are-available/29167)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 7:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-13-2-6-10-and-2-7-4-are-available/29167 "2018-11-30T19:59:19Z")

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Hi all, Ansible 2.5.13, 2.6.10, and 2.7.4 were released today. These releases only include a fix for a packaging oversight that caused Windows targets to fail execution. The new releases are available via the usual ins…

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## [Ansible 2.5.13, 2.6.10, and 2.7.4 are available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-13-2-6-10-and-2-7-4-are-available/29166)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 7:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-13-2-6-10-and-2-7-4-are-available/29166 "2018-11-30T19:58:59Z")

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Hi all, Ansible 2.5.13, 2.6.10, and 2.7.4 were released today. These releases only include a fix for a packaging oversight that caused Windows targets to fail execution. The new releases are available via the usual ins…

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## [Ansible terraform module - passing variables](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-terraform-module-passing-variables/29164)

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**Author:** [@DK1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DK1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 5:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-terraform-module-passing-variables/29164 "2018-11-30T17:03:27Z")

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I’m hitting the following error with the terraform module. What am I doing wrong when passing variables? I’ve also tried surrounding the variables in double quotes terraform: project\_path: ‘{{ role\_path }}/terraform/…

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## [Ansible vars\_prompt with\_items and split](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vars-prompt-with-items-and-split/29162)

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**Author:** [@a.srini](https://forum.ansible.com/u/a.srini)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vars-prompt-with-items-and-split/29162 "2018-11-30T14:58:43Z")

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I want to pass multiple switch IP’s and single port number using vars\_prompt to perform the task on single port. I used with\_items: “{{ip\_addr.split(‘,’)}}”. But when i am passing multiple IP the task is not performing, …

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## [Tagging all imported tasks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tagging-all-imported-tasks/29148)

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**Author:** [@Andy\_Smith](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andy_Smith)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 2:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tagging-all-imported-tasks/29148 "2018-11-30T14:51:55Z")

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Hi, Is there a way to apply a tag to all of the import\_tasks statements in a role's tasks/main.yml file without stating it on every import\_tasks line? That is, given a directory structure a bit like this: . ├── rol…

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## [Accessing variables in yaml file](https://forum.ansible.com/t/accessing-variables-in-yaml-file/29154)

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**Author:** [@Andy4](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andy4)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 2:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/accessing-variables-in-yaml-file/29154 "2018-11-30T14:50:28Z")

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I am new to ansible. I create a yaml file with multiple hosts defined

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## [need to send mail using attachment and password encryption](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-send-mail-using-attachment-and-password-encryption/29160)

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**Author:** [@Vivek1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vivek1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 10:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-to-send-mail-using-attachment-and-password-encryption/29160 "2018-11-30T10:01:43Z")

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Hi Experts, I am facing issue with by below playbook on 2 scenarios How to send mails using ansible without defining the password of the account. using SMTP username and password now in the play to send mail. but is t…

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## [os\_loadbalancer -\> which api ist supported](https://forum.ansible.com/t/os-loadbalancer-which-api-ist-supported/29159)

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**Author:** [@Mark\_Eisenblatter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Eisenblatter)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/os-loadbalancer-which-api-ist-supported/29159 "2018-11-30T09:54:56Z")

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Hello. do anybody know which lbass apis are supported form this module? I have a openstack Okta with neutron lbaas v2, but i get \` keystoneauth1.exceptions.catalog.EndpointNotFound: public endpoint for load-balancer …

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## [Problem by setting up Network Interface (Newbie)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-by-setting-up-network-interface-newbie/29158)

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**Author:** [@Phillip](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Phillip)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 9:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-by-setting-up-network-interface-newbie/29158 "2018-11-30T09:22:24Z")

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Hi All, I’m new to Ansible and take over an existing Ansible setup from my co-worker. Now the playbook worked on his configuration but now I made a modification with a new host and I receive an error message which does…

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## [Ansible 2.5.12, 2.6.9, and 2.7.3 are available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-12-2-6-9-and-2-7-3-are-available/29157)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-12-2-6-9-and-2-7-3-are-available/29157 "2018-11-30T01:01:58Z")

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Hi all, Ansible 2.5.12, 2.6.9, and 2.7.3 were released today. These releases include a fix for a reported security vulnerability CVE-2018-16859 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16859), as well as other small b…

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## [Ansible 2.5.12, 2.6.9, and 2.7.3 are available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-12-2-6-9-and-2-7-3-are-available/29156)

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**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2018, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-12-2-6-9-and-2-7-3-are-available/29156 "2018-11-30T01:01:37Z")

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Hi all, Ansible 2.5.12, 2.6.9, and 2.7.3 were released today. These releases include a fix for a reported security vulnerability CVE-2018-16859 (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-16859), as well as other small b…

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