# Latest

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## [Kerberos auth failure: kinit: Password incorrect while getting initial credentials](https://forum.ansible.com/t/kerberos-auth-failure-kinit-password-incorrect-while-getting-initial-credentials/27260)

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**Author:** [@Jonay\_Herrera\_y\_Stee](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonay_Herrera_y_Stee)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/kerberos-auth-failure-kinit-password-incorrect-while-getting-initial-credentials/27260 "2018-06-13T11:58:09Z")

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hi, I am new with awx and try for a project to use awx. I have installed awx on openshift and it is running. but when I try to launch a job to a windows server I have this error: \` { “msg”: “Kerberos auth failure: ki…

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## [Variable set as null](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-set-as-null/27790)

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**Author:** [@Chiku](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chiku)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 11:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-set-as-null/27790 "2018-06-13T11:22:57Z")

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Hello, I have this task: - os\_security\_group\_rule: cloud: "{{ cloud }}" security\_group: "{{ item.name }}" protocol: "{{ item.protocol }}" port\_range\_min: "{{ item.port\_range\_min }}" port\_range\_max: "{{ item.port\_r…

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## [Creating a new plugin in Java](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-new-plugin-in-java/27791)

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**Author:** [@Bobby\_Brockway](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bobby_Brockway)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-new-plugin-in-java/27791 "2018-06-13T11:14:25Z")

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Hi all, I’m about to start developing a plugin for administering TIBCO Rendezvous Routing Daemons. Unfortunately they don’t have a Python API so I have to do this in Java. I’ve done a few searches and everything seems t…

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## [Ansible Installation Disappears - No longer installed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-installation-disappears-no-longer-installed/27789)

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**Author:** [@Carlton\_Patterson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Carlton_Patterson)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [June 13, 2018, 10:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-installation-disappears-no-longer-installed/27789 "2018-06-13T10:34:01Z")

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Hello Community, I completed a full installation of Ansible on my ubuntu 16.04 machine. The installation was on Oracle Virtualbox. However, when I rebooted the machine Ansible was no longer installed. Can someone let m…

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## [AnsibleFest is coming! And so should you. CFP is open now!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiblefest-is-coming-and-so-should-you-cfp-is-open-now/27785)

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**Author:** [@Robyn\_Bergeron](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Robyn_Bergeron)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiblefest-is-coming-and-so-should-you-cfp-is-open-now/27785 "2018-06-12T19:32:28Z")

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Greetings! We are super excited to announce AnsibleFest Austin 2018! For the first time, AnsibleFest will span two days (October 2-3), and is expanding to six tracks of content, including the new Community and Culture t…

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## [AnsibleFest is coming! And so should you. CFP is open now!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiblefest-is-coming-and-so-should-you-cfp-is-open-now/27784)

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**Author:** [@Robyn\_Bergeron](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Robyn_Bergeron)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiblefest-is-coming-and-so-should-you-cfp-is-open-now/27784 "2018-06-12T19:31:39Z")

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Greetings! We are super excited to announce AnsibleFest Austin 2018! For the first time, AnsibleFest will span two days (October 2-3), and is expanding to six tracks of content, including the new Community and Culture t…

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## [AnsibleFest is coming! And so should you. CFP is open now!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiblefest-is-coming-and-so-should-you-cfp-is-open-now/27783)

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**Author:** [@Robyn\_Bergeron](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Robyn_Bergeron)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiblefest-is-coming-and-so-should-you-cfp-is-open-now/27783 "2018-06-12T19:31:27Z")

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Greetings! We are super excited to announce AnsibleFest Austin 2018! For the first time, AnsibleFest will span two days (October 2-3), and is expanding to six tracks of content, including the new Community and Culture t…

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## [When I click on the job name nothing seems to happen in AWX 1.0.6.9](https://forum.ansible.com/t/when-i-click-on-the-job-name-nothing-seems-to-happen-in-awx-1-0-6-9/27775)

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**Author:** [@Bala1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bala1)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/when-i-click-on-the-job-name-nothing-seems-to-happen-in-awx-1-0-6-9/27775 "2018-06-12T19:12:40Z")

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Hi, When I click on the job name nothing seems to happen. Unable to see job logs in AWX 1.0.6.9 build Did anyone come across this kind of issue? -Bala

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## [Jobs are failing in newer version of AWX 1.0.6.9](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jobs-are-failing-in-newer-version-of-awx-1-0-6-9/27782)

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**Author:** [@Bala1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bala1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jobs-are-failing-in-newer-version-of-awx-1-0-6-9/27782 "2018-06-12T19:08:22Z")

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\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \< AWX 1.0.6.9 \> --------------- \\ ^\_\_^ \\ (oo)\\\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (\_\_) A )\\/\\ \>\>----w | \>\> \>\> Ansible 2.5.3 Copyright © 2018 Red Hat, …

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## [Reading excel file](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reading-excel-file/27776)

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**Author:** [@SUMIT\_SAHAY](https://forum.ansible.com/u/SUMIT_SAHAY)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reading-excel-file/27776 "2018-06-12T18:00:37Z")

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Hi All, Is there any module to read the excel data by using ansible playbook. Looking forward for your reply. Thanks & Regards Sumit Sahay

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## [Order of evaluation of included tasks and loop](https://forum.ansible.com/t/order-of-evaluation-of-included-tasks-and-loop/27774)

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**Author:** [@Harry\_Vennik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Harry_Vennik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/order-of-evaluation-of-included-tasks-and-loop/27774 "2018-06-12T17:39:49Z")

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I have a playbook that conditionally includes tasks within a loop. In my use-case, the execution of the tasks being included may influence the evaluation of the condition for the next iteration, however, Ansible seems to…

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## [Ansible 2.2 - multi sysctl entry addition issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-2-multi-sysctl-entry-addition-issue/27779)

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**Author:** [@Colin\_Phillips](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Colin_Phillips)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-2-multi-sysctl-entry-addition-issue/27779 "2018-06-12T17:20:00Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to add the following to /etc/sysctl.conf vm.dirty\_ratio=10 vm.dirty\_background\_ratio=5 I am using the following code: - sysctl: with\_items: - { name: vm.dirty\_ratio, value: 10, state: presen…

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## [How to trigger ansible playbook taks automatically based on template changes.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-trigger-ansible-playbook-taks-automatically-based-on-template-changes/27778)

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**Author:** [@Atul\_Sharma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Atul_Sharma)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-trigger-ansible-playbook-taks-automatically-based-on-template-changes/27778 "2018-06-12T15:38:07Z")

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Hello , I have daily task to build and deploy with ansible and we are looking for such configuration that in git repo something got change in template folder related playbook automatically trigger Please suggest if any…

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## [ios\_config module - identifying differences between running & intended config](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-config-module-identifying-differences-between-running-intended-config/27781)

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**Author:** [@rckd02](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rckd02)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ios-config-module-identifying-differences-between-running-intended-config/27781 "2018-06-12T15:35:04Z")

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I have the following playbook and would like to know if it is expected behavior that ‘changed\_when:false’ would cause the the differences between the two files not to be shown in the output. My goal with this playbook i…

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## [\[Ansible\]-Error while sending debug data though email module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-error-while-sending-debug-data-though-email-module/27780)

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**Author:** [@devopsram2012](https://forum.ansible.com/u/devopsram2012)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-error-while-sending-debug-data-though-email-module/27780 "2018-06-12T15:04:33Z")

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Hi All, I’m new to Ansible. I’m using Ansible email module to send debug message but I’m getting error. Please find the below code and please guide me.

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## [How To launch a job with the Rest APIs in synchronous mode](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-launch-a-job-with-the-rest-apis-in-synchronous-mode/27719)

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**Author:** [@Manu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Manu)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-launch-a-job-with-the-rest-apis-in-synchronous-mode/27719 "2018-06-12T14:41:14Z")

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Hello, I’m using the AWX APIs to launch a job from another php application. The problem is that the API launch without waiting for the completion of the task. Is there a way to launch a job synchronously? thanks in ad…

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## [Ansible playbook ping conditional statement](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-ping-conditional-statement/27743)

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**Author:** [@Andrew\_Morgan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrew_Morgan)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 2:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-playbook-ping-conditional-statement/27743 "2018-06-12T14:32:16Z")

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Hello all, I am trying to get this playbook to work where it runs a task based on the OS type, debian/ubuntu or centos/redhat .My ansible version is 2.4.2.0, I am using ubuntu. I have a mixture of OS in my environment …

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## [Looking for experienced AWX and GIT user to give me 2 hours demo on setting up best practices](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-experienced-awx-and-git-user-to-give-me-2-hours-demo-on-setting-up-best-practices/27777)

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**Author:** [@Kallu\_Srikanth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kallu_Srikanth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-experienced-awx-and-git-user-to-give-me-2-hours-demo-on-setting-up-best-practices/27777 "2018-06-12T12:26:40Z")

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Hi All, Looking for experienced AWX and GIT user to give me 2 hours demo on setting up best practices. You can charge me for your time depending on your skill and experience my email kallusrikanth@gmail.com Thank you. …

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## [Ansible sqlplus](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-sqlplus/23651)

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**Author:** [@Anand\_Dasari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anand_Dasari)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 10:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-sqlplus/23651 "2018-06-12T10:26:19Z")

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Can somebody explain me is there a possibility , without ssh to onto target VM whether ansible can kickoff sqlplus or jndi connection to target db and run commands from ansible machine?

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## [ERROR! Unexpected Exception, this is probably a bug: No module named psutil](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-unexpected-exception-this-is-probably-a-bug-no-module-named-psutil/27768)

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**Author:** [@mamadouadaba](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mamadouadaba)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 7:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-unexpected-exception-this-is-probably-a-bug-no-module-named-psutil/27768 "2018-06-12T07:19:20Z")

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Hello there! I got this issue while running a basic playbook (ping) in AWX platform. Below, you can notice that I installed the same python depandancies in both awx docker containers ( Awx\_task and Awx\_web). Awx\_tas…

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## [benefits to create EC2 instance with ansible playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/benefits-to-create-ec2-instance-with-ansible-playbook/27761)

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**Author:** [@Pradeep\_Drall](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pradeep_Drall)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/benefits-to-create-ec2-instance-with-ansible-playbook/27761 "2018-06-12T06:46:31Z")

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Hi, What are the benefits to create EC2 instance with ansible playbook. Which are the AWS services support to Ansible? From where I can get a good study material for AWS services with Ansible. Regards, Pradeep

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## [required training on using AWX/Tower and GIt](https://forum.ansible.com/t/required-training-on-using-awx-tower-and-git/27772)

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**Author:** [@Kallu\_Srikanth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kallu_Srikanth)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 12, 2018, 4:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/required-training-on-using-awx-tower-and-git/27772 "2018-06-12T04:06:22Z")

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Hi ALL looking for highly experienced Ansible user with very good skills in using AWX/tower and Git together and interested in paid training. Please let me know. Thanks, Srikanth

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## [Blank white login screen after install of AWX - can only login to api page.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/blank-white-login-screen-after-install-of-awx-can-only-login-to-api-page/27742)

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**Author:** [@Lee\_Drew](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lee_Drew)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 11:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/blank-white-login-screen-after-install-of-awx-can-only-login-to-api-page/27742 "2018-06-11T23:12:21Z")

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I installed AWX yesterday from an Ansible galaxy role - install completed without issues. After the install I launched the web page to login to AWX and it had an upgrading message displayed. After this it went to a blank…

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## [creating a custom script in AWX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-custom-script-in-awx/27770)

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**Author:** [@Martin\_Yang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Martin_Yang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 6:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/creating-a-custom-script-in-awx/27770 "2018-06-11T18:11:06Z")

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Hi I’ve been managing ec2 instances using AWX and noticed instance\_filter does not provide me with inverse filter; only provides AND or OR filter. So I decided i should create a custom script, based on ec2.py in ansible …

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## [multiple host search](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-host-search/27707)

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**Author:** [@Nathanael\_Blanchet](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nathanael_Blanchet)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-host-search/27707 "2018-06-11T17:18:33Z")

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Hello, how can I do a host search with multiple host? I mean with a “or” directive When doing this tower-cli host list --host-filter name=acore --host-filter name=chinook, only the last arg is taken It is the same wi…

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## [Help: ansible 2.5 and vmware\_guest](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-ansible-2-5-and-vmware-guest/27726)

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**Author:** [@Allan\_B](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Allan_B)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 4:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-ansible-2-5-and-vmware-guest/27726 "2018-06-11T16:21:30Z")

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I’m getting this error when run the playbook against vcenter 6.5. My playbook is very basic to build a new VM (not from template) “msg”: “Failed to create a virtual machine : A specified parameter was not correct: pool” …

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## [ERROR! no action detected in task.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-no-action-detected-in-task/27769)

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**Author:** [@caseykgiles](https://forum.ansible.com/u/caseykgiles)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-no-action-detected-in-task/27769 "2018-06-11T16:00:47Z")

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Hi, I am new to ansible and keep experiencing the same error when I run different plays. I am currently running plays with the --check syntax. Any advice would be greatly appreciated! ERROR! no action detected in task. …

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## [Changing Last item in Host Group for Template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/changing-last-item-in-host-group-for-template/27767)

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**Author:** [@Janis\_Orlovs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Janis_Orlovs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 2:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/changing-last-item-in-host-group-for-template/27767 "2018-06-11T14:07:15Z")

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Hello, I have got situation, where I needed to change last item in the host group for template. {% for host in groups\[‘application\_srv’\] %} {% if groups\[‘application\_srv’\].index(inventory\_hostname) == -1 %} …

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## [LDAP for authentication only?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ldap-for-authentication-only/27764)

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**Author:** [@Bengt\_Giger](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bengt_Giger)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 10:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ldap-for-authentication-only/27764 "2018-06-11T10:25:27Z")

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Hi is it possible to use LDAP for authentication only? We cannot use authorization information from LDAP for different reasons. I’d like to have accounts created when users log in for the first time, and then have org …

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## [win\_command or win\_shell error.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-command-or-win-shell-error/27753)

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**Author:** [@doppalapudi\_saikumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/doppalapudi_saikumar)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 11, 2018, 10:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-command-or-win-shell-error/27753 "2018-06-11T10:11:56Z")

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Hi, I had tried running win\_command , had this error fatal: \[sql test 2\]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: true, “cmd”: “C:xxxxx.4P1\_x64.exe /s /v"/qn SILENT\_MODE=1 /Li C:xxxxxxInstall.log INSTALLDIR=\\"c:\\xxxxx\\pDrive\\" SVCUSERN…

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