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## [How to make ansible-playbook quiet](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-make-ansible-playbook-quiet/28622)

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**Author:** [@Narahari\_n\_Savitha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Narahari_n_Savitha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 12:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-make-ansible-playbook-quiet/28622 "2018-09-21T12:29:14Z")

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Thank you in advance for your time and attention. In ansible-playbook command, how do I stop the \*\*\*\*\*\* lines from showing up ? I really want very minimal output. -N

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## [ansible adhoc and run\_once how to ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-adhoc-and-run-once-how-to/28623)

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**Author:** [@Narahari\_n\_Savitha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Narahari_n_Savitha)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 12:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-adhoc-and-run-once-how-to/28623 "2018-09-21T12:28:37Z")

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Thank you in advance for your time and help. In ansible adhoc command how do I specify run\_once ? I can do that in ansible playbook but adhoc I dont now how to do that. Any suggestions is very helpful. -Narahari

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## [Custom module and paths](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-module-and-paths/28624)

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**Author:** [@szymon.bienkowski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/szymon.bienkowski)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/custom-module-and-paths/28624 "2018-09-21T10:31:32Z")

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Hi, I created a custom module for one role that receives path to some files and directories (either relative to the role or to the root playbook). How can I get an absolute path to them, so that they can be opened insi…

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## [How to syntax check list of tasks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-syntax-check-list-of-tasks/28608)

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**Author:** [@furstenheim](https://forum.ansible.com/u/furstenheim)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 6:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-syntax-check-list-of-tasks/28608 "2018-09-21T06:25:04Z")

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This might be in the docs, but I cannot find it. I have the following files: first-playbook.yml second-playbook.yml common-tasks.yml common-tasks.yml is a list of tasks that is used in first-playbook.yml and second-p…

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## [How can i configure Secured LDAP in AWX?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-configure-secured-ldap-in-awx/28618)

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**Author:** [@Ankit2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ankit2)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-configure-secured-ldap-in-awx/28618 "2018-09-21T05:28:30Z")

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We have made the LDAP work however, the Secured LDAP is not working. Is there a way or reference to the documentation which can help in fixing this issue? Regards Ankit

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## [Unable to copy the files using the network path.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-copy-the-files-using-the-network-path/28616)

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**Author:** [@Shyam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shyam)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 4:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-copy-the-files-using-the-network-path/28616 "2018-09-21T04:39:53Z")

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Hello, Im unable to copy the files from the windows host to network path. Initially I tried to copy the files using NTLM authentication method and got the error as “Access denied”. After using the Kerberos authenticatio…

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## [Ansible-2.7.0rc3](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-7-0rc3/28620)

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**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 21, 2018, 3:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-7-0rc3/28620 "2018-09-21T03:28:03Z")

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Hi all- we're happy to announce that the general release of Ansible 2.7.0rc3 is now available! How do you get it?

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## ["msg": "\[Errno 2\] No such file or directory" While Update task in Playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/msg-errno-2-no-such-file-or-directory-while-update-task-in-playbook/26698)

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**Author:** [@Hemant\_Kulkarni](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hemant_Kulkarni)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 6:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/msg-errno-2-no-such-file-or-directory-while-update-task-in-playbook/26698 "2018-09-20T18:57:45Z")

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Hello All, Hello Team, I am new in Ansible , I have playbook task in which it will update mysql DB Record & complete. but its showing me blow error , I am not sure what it could be … “rc”: 2, “msg”: “\[Errno 2\] No su…

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## [WinRM Connection Error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-connection-error/28283)

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**Author:** [@Scott\_Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Scott_Garcia)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-connection-error/28283 "2018-09-20T18:22:40Z")

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Trying to ping a windows machine, and I’m running into an ambiguous error from one of the python modules. Any suggestion on how to fix this?

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## [Using junos\_config or netconf\_config for configuration management on Juniper devices](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-junos-config-or-netconf-config-for-configuration-management-on-juniper-devices/28613)

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**Author:** [@chandrasekhar\_vajpay](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chandrasekhar_vajpay)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-junos-config-or-netconf-config-for-configuration-management-on-juniper-devices/28613 "2018-09-20T15:53:16Z")

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Hi, I am trying to use ansible for configuration management on JUNOS devices. Getting below error and need help in resolving. ansible-playbook 2.5.4 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search pat…

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## [Ansible AWX 1.0.8](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-awx-1-0-8/28599)

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**Author:** [@Shane\_McDonald](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shane_McDonald)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 3:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-awx-1-0-8/28599 "2018-09-20T15:49:56Z")

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Hi everyone! We are happy to announce that AWX 1.0.8 landed this morning. The changeset is mostly hardened code from the recent downstream release of Ansible Tower 3.3. If you are upgrading from an older version of AWX…

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## [Module for collecting logs from CISCO devices](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-for-collecting-logs-from-cisco-devices/28612)

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**Author:** [@Bilal\_ahmed](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bilal_ahmed)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-for-collecting-logs-from-cisco-devices/28612 "2018-09-20T13:54:35Z")

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Hi guys, Is there any module that collects specific logs (interface or Protocol i.e OSPF, BGP etc up/down) from Cisco Devices? I need to monitor my network using Ansible, any suggestions? BR, Bilal AHMED.

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## [Kerberos Auth to \*nix hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/kerberos-auth-to-nix-hosts/28593)

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**Author:** [@John\_Foley](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Foley)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/kerberos-auth-to-nix-hosts/28593 "2018-09-20T12:59:44Z")

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Good afternoon, Is it possible to somehow configure kerberos authentication to linux hosts? I see some documentation on using the winrm module with kerberos, but nothing much involving SSH. In my environment, I can eit…

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## [How to force deployment via ansible playbook with ECS modules?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-force-deployment-via-ansible-playbook-with-ecs-modules/28611)

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**Author:** [@ljubon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ljubon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-force-deployment-via-ansible-playbook-with-ecs-modules/28611 "2018-09-20T11:03:12Z")

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Hello, I would like to check if it’s possible to force deployment via ansible playbook with ECS modules? example: cluster: test-cluster services: test-service region: us-east-2 I know it can be done via AWS CLI, but…

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## [New vm's not created when connection vars are defined](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-vms-not-created-when-connection-vars-are-defined/28610)

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**Author:** [@Ruben1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ruben1)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-vms-not-created-when-connection-vars-are-defined/28610 "2018-09-20T09:39:58Z")

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I use Ansible to create instances (vm’s) on Google cloud. When I define the instances to create in my inventory file and put in the connection details in there, for later use, the instances are not created. Ansible assum…

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## [How can i gather EC2 ELB Facts on AWX?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-gather-ec2-elb-facts-on-awx/28607)

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**Author:** [@Ankit2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ankit2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-gather-ec2-elb-facts-on-awx/28607 "2018-09-20T05:59:17Z")

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I have been following the Ansible ec2\_elb\_facts module and tried using the below example but in the debug logs i can see the aws values are completely getting ignored. How can i get this working? - hosts: localhost va…

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## [Source control of playbooks - how do you edit, test and perform version control....](https://forum.ansible.com/t/source-control-of-playbooks-how-do-you-edit-test-and-perform-version-control/28144)

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**Author:** [@Lee\_Drew](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lee_Drew)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2018, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/source-control-of-playbooks-how-do-you-edit-test-and-perform-version-control/28144 "2018-09-20T02:43:11Z")

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I work in a Windows environment, pretty new to Ansible and keen to hear how you perform version control on your playbooks, how you edit and test them etc. Do you work in a team where you have multiple engineers editing …

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## [How can i gather ec2 elb facts using AWX/Ansible Tower?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-gather-ec2-elb-facts-using-awx-ansible-tower/28606)

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**Author:** [@Ankit2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ankit2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-gather-ec2-elb-facts-using-awx-ansible-tower/28606 "2018-09-19T14:48:54Z")

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I have been following the ec2\_elb\_facts module and tried using the below example but in the debug logs i can see the aws values are completely getting ignored. How can i get this working? - hosts: localhost vars: …

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## [catch  return code](https://forum.ansible.com/t/catch-return-code/28605)

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**Author:** [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 1:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/catch-return-code/28605 "2018-09-19T13:16:04Z")

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how to i check the return code of a shell command correctly? see error below. looks like a chicken/egg situation to me…create\_oml\_users should be registerd if rc is 0…any ideas? \` shell: lsuser -R files lsam 2\>/dev/nu…

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## [How to make my dynamic varaible more readable?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-make-my-dynamic-varaible-more-readable/28603)

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**Author:** [@Julien](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Julien)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-make-my-dynamic-varaible-more-readable/28603 "2018-09-19T12:52:30Z")

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Hello everyone, Today i have this dynamic variable: grp\_name: “{%if (environment\_true == “someinfo”) and (dialog\_vm\_role|lower) != (‘someinfo’)%}IM-A-Group{%elif (dialog\_vm\_role|lower) == (‘bdd’) and (environment\_true …

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## [s3\_ modules for DELL EMC ECS](https://forum.ansible.com/t/s3-modules-for-dell-emc-ecs/28598)

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**Author:** [@mkempster22uu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mkempster22uu)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 19, 2018, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/s3-modules-for-dell-emc-ecs/28598 "2018-09-19T08:09:13Z")

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Is it possible to use any of the s3\_ and ecs\_ modules for EMC ECS? ECS uses the standard s3 API and has the same parameters such as AWS Secret Keys and Access Keys. I’ve tried using the s3\_bucket module but I get ‘Could…

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## [Error with jinja2 templating for a conditional](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-with-jinja2-templating-for-a-conditional/28602)

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**Author:** [@Chris7](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chris7)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 10:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-with-jinja2-templating-for-a-conditional/28602 "2018-09-18T22:56:46Z")

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Hello, Will someone please help me understand why this is not work? Thanks!

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## [Connecting through terminal emulation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connecting-through-terminal-emulation/28573)

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**Author:** [@eggyal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/eggyal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 8:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connecting-through-terminal-emulation/28573 "2018-09-18T20:30:12Z")

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I’m looking to target a machine that is connected to the controller as a terminal (tty) device. It looks like ansible doesn’t ship with a suitable connection plugin for this—but before I set about trying to write one: (…

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## [LDAP Bind password keeps reverting back to admin password](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ldap-bind-password-keeps-reverting-back-to-admin-password/28601)

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**Author:** [@Jim\_Louis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jim_Louis)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ldap-bind-password-keeps-reverting-back-to-admin-password/28601 "2018-09-18T17:22:40Z")

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Hello. I’m new to Ansible and looking to get some help setting up LDAP authentication for AWX. It seems that the LDAP bind password keeps getting set to the admin password. I’ve tried several times to set the bind passw…

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## [VNC server not running correctly with Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vnc-server-not-running-correctly-with-ansible/28600)

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**Author:** [@swinickitom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/swinickitom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 5:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vnc-server-not-running-correctly-with-ansible/28600 "2018-09-18T17:21:35Z")

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When I start a VNC server instance with an Ansible script, the instance of the vncserver just a blank (all black) screen. It shouldn’t be an issue with vnc server as I can ssh into the server and start a vnc session myse…

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## [for getting the prompts in between of 2 tasks in a single playbook.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/for-getting-the-prompts-in-between-of-2-tasks-in-a-single-playbook/26449)

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**Author:** [@Rohit\_Mittal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rohit_Mittal)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 4:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/for-getting-the-prompts-in-between-of-2-tasks-in-a-single-playbook/26449 "2018-09-18T16:56:06Z")

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I have got the problem that i want some output of first task and from that data i need to put it manually by the help of prompts and after that run the 2nd task.so i achieve this playbook to be run.

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## [edit aix stanza files](https://forum.ansible.com/t/edit-aix-stanza-files/28393)

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**Author:** [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/edit-aix-stanza-files/28393 "2018-09-18T15:13:33Z")

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hi all, any way to edit so called “stanza files” in aix? i read about the blockinfile module but this seems not to be the best way to do it, since it depends on markers which will break aix configs. example of such sta…

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## [run\_once + delegate\_to: localhost + conditional](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-once-delegate-to-localhost-conditional/28575)

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**Author:** [@aaldi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/aaldi)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-once-delegate-to-localhost-conditional/28575 "2018-09-18T15:13:32Z")

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I have a senario where I check for a condition on remote machines, if any of them fails the condition, I’ll create a file locally on the ansible controller and move it to any machine that failed the condition. Creating …

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## [Connection plugin with user configuration coming from a variable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connection-plugin-with-user-configuration-coming-from-a-variable/28591)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_Horvath](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Peter_Horvath)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 1:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connection-plugin-with-user-configuration-coming-from-a-variable/28591 "2018-09-18T13:43:06Z")

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Hi All, I am working on a custom connection plugin based on – (99% the same) – the built-in SSH connection type \[1\], which would need to take some configuration from playbook variables. Unlike the standard SSH plugin, …

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## [Get-ScheduledTask not recognized?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/get-scheduledtask-not-recognized/28592)

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**Author:** [@aaldi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/aaldi)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 18, 2018, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/get-scheduledtask-not-recognized/28592 "2018-09-18T13:30:36Z")

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I’m trying to run ansible code to execute code on a windows machine. I do that by scheduling a task as a way of ‘elevating’ as mentioned in the documentation. This has worked previously, but now I switched to working wi…

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