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**Author:** [@Exequiel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Exequiel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 1:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/smart-inventory-with-vcenter-problem-getting-vm-name-and-ip/28239 "2018-08-06T13:12:50Z")
Hi Everyone, I have been trying AWX in a development environment and Tower on Production. We have a VMWARE for environment for servers virtualization, with 150 servers for now. When we tried connect a smart inventory … --- ## [win\_shell task failing with ansible error: Get-AnsibleParam: Missing required argument: \_raw\_params](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-shell-task-failing-with-ansible-error-get-ansibleparam-missing-required-argument-raw-params/28259)
**Author:** [@Ali\_Khawaja](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ali_Khawaja)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 10:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-shell-task-failing-with-ansible-error-get-ansibleparam-missing-required-argument-raw-params/28259 "2018-08-06T10:42:44Z")
Ansible version: 2.6.1 (and I tried with 2.7.0 development branch as well) I have a simple win\_shell task though which I am trying to execute powershell script which is sitting on the remote system. I have verified the … --- ## [Tower installation question](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tower-installation-question/28253)
**Author:** [@taylorjs69](https://forum.ansible.com/u/taylorjs69)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 8:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tower-installation-question/28253 "2018-08-06T08:27:36Z")
I have a RJEL 7 server that I’m getting ready to install Tower on, but I have created a second disk that I would like the database installed on. Is this possible? --- ## [how to get a complete git log using ansible to do git pull](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-a-complete-git-log-using-ansible-to-do-git-pull/28267)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Chang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_Chang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 7:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-a-complete-git-log-using-ansible-to-do-git-pull/28267 "2018-08-06T07:58:25Z")
I wrote a easy playbook to been called when devops do a git push with webhook. if Devs do a git push , webhook will notify my ansible server to run a script which run anisble-playbook myplaybook -i inventory\_name -vvv |… --- ## [How to solve unattended Ansible provisioning of nodes on CentOS 7.x from within automated script](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-solve-unattended-ansible-provisioning-of-nodes-on-centos-7-x-from-within-automated-script/28264)
**Author:** [@Romar\_Mro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Romar_Mro)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-solve-unattended-ansible-provisioning-of-nodes-on-centos-7-x-from-within-automated-script/28264 "2018-08-06T06:54:20Z")
Hi I have an automated script launched from an Azure ARM template. It runs on a master node and invokes Ansible to deploy configurations on nodes. The question is how to make Ansible function unattended i.e. w/o ssh bl… --- ## [Smart Inventory Search](https://forum.ansible.com/t/smart-inventory-search/28266)
**Author:** [@Ryan\_Williams](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ryan_Williams)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/smart-inventory-search/28266 "2018-08-06T06:53:48Z")
Hi, I want to create a smart inventory that produces a list of hosts that have been created in the last 24 hours, 7 days etc, so that it will continually refresh the inventory over time. So far all I can do is add a se… --- ## [can we encrypt a string (password) using ansible vault.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-we-encrypt-a-string-password-using-ansible-vault/28265)
**Author:** [@coach.rhca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/coach.rhca)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 5:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-we-encrypt-a-string-password-using-ansible-vault/28265 "2018-08-06T05:20:35Z")
Hi, can we encrypt a string (password) using ansible vault. I have a file which contains the usernames and passwords. Could we encrypt the username and password inside the file rather then encrypting the file with ansi… --- ## [How can Integrate Ansible Tower with Active Directory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-integrate-ansible-tower-with-active-directory/25520)
**Author:** [@Nuwan\_Vithanage](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nuwan_Vithanage)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2018, 2:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-integrate-ansible-tower-with-active-directory/25520 "2018-08-06T02:55:05Z")
HOW CAN I INTEGRATING ANSIBLE TOWER WITH LDAP / ACTIVE DIRECTORY Version Tower 3.1.5 --- ## [ERROR! No inventory was parsed, please check your configuration and options.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-no-inventory-was-parsed-please-check-your-configuration-and-options/27886)
**Author:** [@Dhinesh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dhinesh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-no-inventory-was-parsed-please-check-your-configuration-and-options/27886 "2018-08-05T20:06:52Z")
HI, I have made a AWX setup and when I tried to make a inventory sync with my AWS Credentials , I am getting the error as mentioned below , 2018-06-27 13:42:06,710 INFO awx.main.commands.inventory\_import Updating inven… --- ## [Looping over include\_tasks serializes execution across the host batch](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-over-include-tasks-serializes-execution-across-the-host-batch/28176)
**Author:** [@ALF](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ALF)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-over-include-tasks-serializes-execution-across-the-host-batch/28176 "2018-08-05T10:03:47Z")
Hi, I wrote a role where I execute a task file for every interface of each target machine. Unfortunately, when reaching the loop the engine allows only one target at a time to execute the included tasks and stall the o… --- ## [how to get the name of current running playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-the-name-of-current-running-playbook/28249)
**Author:** [@Han\_Lu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Han_Lu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2018, 9:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-the-name-of-current-running-playbook/28249 "2018-08-05T09:37:12Z")
I want to get the playbook name I performed. ie:ansible-playbook -i hosts test.yaml test.yaml is the playbook name I want to get. Is there a variable hold the value of “test.yaml” ? use case: name: run test cases if… --- ## [how split csvfile for each row for single column](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-split-csvfile-for-each-row-for-single-column/28258)
**Author:** [@Atul\_Sharma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Atul_Sharma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 5:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-split-csvfile-for-each-row-for-single-column/28258 "2018-08-04T17:44:12Z")
I dont find way to use row with column , in csvfile module it is splitting only for single row it is not included rest of the lines in csvfile to split please share how to can do achieve this? following playbook … --- ## [Proposal: New max\_fail parameter for easier and more powerful allowing some hosts to fail](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-new-max-fail-parameter-for-easier-and-more-powerful-allowing-some-hosts-to-fail/28261)
**Author:** [@Greg\_Dubicki](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Greg_Dubicki)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 4, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-new-max-fail-parameter-for-easier-and-more-powerful-allowing-some-hosts-to-fail/28261 "2018-08-04T13:29:50Z")
Hi, As documented in https://github.com/ansible/proposals/blob/master/proposals\_process\_proposal.md I would like to let you know that I have described a proposal like in this email subject here: https://github.com/ansib… --- ## [Ansible adhoc command/playbook is not displaying output for the passed argument](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-adhoc-command-playbook-is-not-displaying-output-for-the-passed-argument/27859)
**Author:** [@Ajay1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ajay1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-adhoc-command-playbook-is-not-displaying-output-for-the-passed-argument/27859 "2018-08-03T23:51:33Z")
Hi, I am just getting started with ansible and came across this issue. Ansible doesn’t print the output of the passed argument to the screen when using raw module for both adhoc command and playbook. Here is what I see, … --- ## [wait\_for JoinDomain, does it exist?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-joindomain-does-it-exist/28242)
**Author:** [@Sylvain\_Martel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sylvain_Martel)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 11:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-joindomain-does-it-exist/28242 "2018-08-03T23:32:06Z")
Hi, Is there a way in Ansible to have it wait for a windows server to have finished joining his domain before moving on? I use vmware\_guest joindomain feature but the problem is that it pass the control back to ansible… --- ## [Install R packages via Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-r-packages-via-ansible/28247)
**Author:** [@Saurabh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Saurabh)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-r-packages-via-ansible/28247 "2018-08-03T17:39:32Z")
Hi All, How to install R packages through Ansible ? I want to install quantmod and ggplot packages. Any Suggestion ? --- ## [Turn off auto-alphabetic ordering with URI module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/turn-off-auto-alphabetic-ordering-with-uri-module/28255)
**Author:** [@Nojan\_Sheybani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nojan_Sheybani)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/turn-off-auto-alphabetic-ordering-with-uri-module/28255 "2018-08-03T16:57:43Z")
Is there a way to disable the alphabetic ordering that is applied to a file being POSTed using the URI module? --- ## [ansible: set fact with multiple values](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-set-fact-with-multiple-values/28232)
**Author:** [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-set-fact-with-multiple-values/28232 "2018-08-03T16:54:57Z")
i am writing an ansible role for setting some kind of “hostgroups” based on outputs from commands, path etc… thing is one host can be a member of more then one of such groups, and there is the problem. how to i append mu… --- ## [Is there a way to check if a service is already enabled on a linux machine?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-if-a-service-is-already-enabled-on-a-linux-machine/28241)
**Author:** [@yaakov.kuperman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/yaakov.kuperman)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-there-a-way-to-check-if-a-service-is-already-enabled-on-a-linux-machine/28241 "2018-08-03T13:54:54Z")
I don’t see a way to do it with service\_facts, do I have to use shell magic? --- ## [Use ansible to stop/start components of an application](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-ansible-to-stop-start-components-of-an-application/28251)
**Author:** [@samuel\_desseaux](https://forum.ansible.com/u/samuel_desseaux)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-ansible-to-stop-start-components-of-an-application/28251 "2018-08-03T13:22:35Z")
Hello, I work on a project to manage some applications. We have some applications and for an application, each component is on a different server. As we have more than 200 applications, we would like to use ansible to… --- ## [Galaxy Release 3.0.5](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-release-3-0-5/28250)
**Author:** [@chousekn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chousekn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 10:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-release-3-0-5/28250 "2018-08-03T10:13:19Z")
Galaxy release 3.0.5 was deployed today, 3 August, at 6:00 AM Eastern. This was a maintenance release that addressed the following bug fixes and closed PRs: Bug Fixes- Fixed broken error handling on home page, when 500… --- ## [Adding windows as client to Ansible server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-windows-as-client-to-ansible-server/28248)
**Author:** [@Vamsi\_Krishna](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vamsi_Krishna)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-windows-as-client-to-ansible-server/28248 "2018-08-03T09:23:28Z")
HI All, Greetings …! I am trying to setup Ansible environment and in that process I need to add windows client to my Ansible servers. I am getting below error and need your suggestions Environment:- Ansible server – … --- ## [Major yum and dnf refactor: requesting feedback and testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/major-yum-and-dnf-refactor-requesting-feedback-and-testing/28246)
**Author:** [@maxamillion](https://forum.ansible.com/u/maxamillion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 4:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/major-yum-and-dnf-refactor-requesting-feedback-and-testing/28246 "2018-08-03T04:47:42Z")
Hello all, I have recently opened a pull request that contains a bit of work to heavily refactor both the yum and dnf modules in hopes of making them easier to maintain going forward and also bring them into featu… --- ## [Find and Fetch](https://forum.ansible.com/t/find-and-fetch/28225)
**Author:** [@onenessboy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/onenessboy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 3:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/find-and-fetch/28225 "2018-08-03T03:22:07Z")
Hi I am using below code to find and fetch files from remote server to local, how ever its not erroring, but not fetch anything find: paths=“/home/cloud-user” patterns=“\*.tar” register: file\_to\_copy fetch: src… --- ## [Scalability and Limitations of oracle patching with Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scalability-and-limitations-of-oracle-patching-with-ansible/28245)
**Author:** [@hitesh\_shaha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hitesh_shaha)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 3:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/scalability-and-limitations-of-oracle-patching-with-ansible/28245 "2018-08-03T03:11:40Z")
Hi All, I am working on one of the automation project to apply oracle patch using Ansible. I would like to know is Ansible best solution to automate oracle patch if I have to patch 300+ in single downtime window ? wha… --- ## [host issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-issue/28237)
**Author:** [@vinod93pop](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vinod93pop)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-issue/28237 "2018-08-03T03:09:45Z")
HI team, we have two domain , like google and googlea. in few servers we have a problem to connecting in a and b.i want to run a command if a doesn’t allow me to login it should to go to b and execute. Please help me --- ## [trying to reset root password by using .yml playbook, but its failed with permission denied error, however same .yml playbook is working via terminal.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-reset-root-password-by-using-yml-playbook-but-its-failed-with-permission-denied-error-however-same-yml-playbook-is-working-via-terminal/28116)
**Author:** [@jean-yves](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jean-yves)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-reset-root-password-by-using-yml-playbook-but-its-failed-with-permission-denied-error-however-same-yml-playbook-is-working-via-terminal/28116 "2018-08-03T02:59:11Z")
Hi, Are become & become\_user setted ? Reagrds, JYL --- ## [Help: FAILED! =\> {"msg": "Timeout (12s) waiting for privilege escalation prompt: "}](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-failed-msg-timeout-12s-waiting-for-privilege-escalation-prompt/28198)
**Author:** [@Ramu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ramu)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2018, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-failed-msg-timeout-12s-waiting-for-privilege-escalation-prompt/28198 "2018-08-02T21:19:30Z")
Hi Ansible Gurus, I’m trying to automate some of my manual tasks on a VM. As part of that my VM doesn’t have direct root access. So I’ve to use a different user and then escalate to root. When I try to switch to root… --- ## [Ansible Contributor Summit 6 (Part of AnsibleFest 2018 Austin, Texas)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-6-part-of-ansiblefest-2018-austin-texas/28243)
**Author:** [@gundalow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/gundalow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-contributor-summit-6-part-of-ansiblefest-2018-austin-texas/28243 "2018-08-02T19:20:42Z")
We are happy to announce our sixth Ansible Contributors Summit! AnsibleFest Austin (http://www.ansible.com/ansiblefest) will be on both Tuesday 2nd and Wednesday 3rd October 2018, and the Contributor Summit will also be… --- ## [Installing Ansible on a Linux server without Internet](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-on-a-linux-server-without-internet/21604)
**Author:** [@hubrecht.v.dalsen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hubrecht.v.dalsen)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 2, 2018, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ansible-on-a-linux-server-without-internet/21604 "2018-08-02T18:50:59Z")
Hi there, I recently used Ansible successfully on a machine with enternet access. I am now trying to use Ansible on a Linux master server that is completely locked down(no internet access at all) So I have downloaded … [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=530) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=532)