# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=581 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 582 --- ## [XML module xpath issues - "does not reference a node" error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/xml-module-xpath-issues-does-not-reference-a-node-error/26785)
**Author:** [@ADB101](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ADB101)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 3:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/xml-module-xpath-issues-does-not-reference-a-node-error/26785 "2018-02-19T15:44:37Z")
Hi All. I am having issues getting the “xml” module to accept what I believe to be valid xpaths, it just returns “does not reference a node”. I have used an online xpath checker (https://www.freeformatter.com/xpath-test… --- ## [retrieve config from One Access devices](https://forum.ansible.com/t/retrieve-config-from-one-access-devices/26787)
**Author:** [@DOkuwa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/DOkuwa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/retrieve-config-from-one-access-devices/26787 "2018-02-19T14:08:04Z")
hello, Is it possible for config to be backed up or retrieved from One Access device similar to cisco as the module is not available on Ansible like the Juno ( Juniper) or ios( Cisco) Thanks Daley --- ## [Failed to update project: 4. PUT status: 400](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-update-project-4-put-status-400/26782)
**Author:** [@giulia.cattani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/giulia.cattani)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-update-project-4-put-status-400/26782 "2018-02-19T13:34:33Z")
Dear all, I try to import my playbooks inside AWX, using “manual scm type”, after point “project\_data\_dir” to an existing folder: # AWX project data folder. If you need access to the location where AWX stores the proje… --- ## [Slack notifications not working? and Cannot get any verbose logging working.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/slack-notifications-not-working-and-cannot-get-any-verbose-logging-working/26784)
**Author:** [@MarcG](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MarcG)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/slack-notifications-not-working-and-cannot-get-any-verbose-logging-working/26784 "2018-02-19T12:53:49Z")
Hi, I don’t seem to be able to get slack integration working. Now I’m not 100% sure its an issue with AWX. When I test the notification it comes back with a success message. If I intentionally put in the wrong api key … --- ## [Is it possible to associate a host to a variable?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-associate-a-host-to-a-variable/26757)
**Author:** [@Edson\_D\_Agostini](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Edson_D_Agostini)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-associate-a-host-to-a-variable/26757 "2018-02-19T07:39:46Z")
Greetings, Would you please let me know if there is a way of associating a host with a variable. In other words, I have in one test inventory file something like his: nodenameA nodeNumber=1 nodenameB nodeNumber=2 no… --- ## [source bucket cannot be found](https://forum.ansible.com/t/source-bucket-cannot-be-found/26778)
**Author:** [@edwinkamal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/edwinkamal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2018, 6:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/source-bucket-cannot-be-found/26778 "2018-02-19T06:19:03Z")
Hi When I try to access s3 bucket and download files using ansible script, I get the error “Souce Bucket cannot be found” Note: Recently my access key is deleted and I have renewed the key and put in boto file on my an… --- ## [docker\_login and GCR](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-login-and-gcr/22459)
**Author:** [@Dimon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dimon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-login-and-gcr/22459 "2018-02-18T21:04:08Z")
is anyone using docker\_login with Google Cloud Registry? I am attempting to do so by defining variable for auth token: \` gcloud\_token\_file: gcp\_sa\_account.json gcloud\_token: “{{ lookup(‘file’, gcloud\_token\_file) }}” … --- ## [unable to ping windows machine using ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-ping-windows-machine-using-ansible/26776)
**Author:** [@Sameer\_Modak](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sameer_Modak)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 7:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-ping-windows-machine-using-ansible/26776 "2018-02-18T19:09:12Z")
Below is the configuration and its corresponding error, \[windows\] 192.168.1.102 \[windows:vars\] ansible\_ssh\_user=smodak ansible\_ssh\_pass=\*\*\*\*\*\* ansible\_ssh\_port=5986 ansible\_connection=winrm ansible\_winrm\_server\_cert\_val… --- ## [Managing /etc/resolv.conf with Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/managing-etc-resolv-conf-with-ansible/24032)
**Author:** [@Jorg\_Kastning](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jorg_Kastning)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 10:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/managing-etc-resolv-conf-with-ansible/24032 "2018-02-18T10:30:10Z")
Hello, we would like to manage the /etc/resolv.conf on our RHEL 7 hosts with ansible. But currently the file is generated by NetworkManager. \[root@rhel-t2 ~\]# cat /etc/resolv.conf # Generated by NetworkManager search s… --- ## [safely provisioning windows VMs from templates](https://forum.ansible.com/t/safely-provisioning-windows-vms-from-templates/26774)
**Author:** [@pixel\_fairy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pixel_fairy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2018, 2:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/safely-provisioning-windows-vms-from-templates/26774 "2018-02-18T02:06:21Z")
How is this done? with linux, the template has no password or ssh host keys, just public ssh keys. ansible does the rest. whats the standard practice with windows? install windows instances by hand, and put their indivi… --- ## [Us congress hearing of maan alsaan Money laundry قضية الكونغجرس لغسيل الأموال للمليادير معن الصانع](https://forum.ansible.com/t/us-congress-hearing-of-maan-alsaan-money-laundry/26772)
**Author:** [@mike\_a1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mike_a1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 5:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/us-congress-hearing-of-maan-alsaan-money-laundry/26772 "2018-02-17T17:59:29Z")
موقع اليوتيوب الذي عرض فيديوهات جلسة استماع الكونجرس الأمريكي لمتابعة نشاطات غسل الأموال ونشاطات السعودي معن عبدالواحد الصانع مالك مستشفى وشركة سعد ومدارس سعد بالمنطقة الشرقية بالسعودية ورئيس مجلس ادارة بنك اوال البحر… --- ## [skip some task with prompt in ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-some-task-with-prompt-in-ansible/26769)
**Author:** [@David\_Fazeli](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Fazeli)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 9:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-some-task-with-prompt-in-ansible/26769 "2018-02-17T09:04:29Z")
please explain me. How can I access to answer one prompt on another server? my hosts: \[dbs\] db1 db2 db3 I have one role and mytasks/main.yml is: - pause: prompt: "Do you want to install mysql (yes/no)?" register… --- ## [Ansible and PowerShell 6 (Core)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-powershell-6-core/26734)
**Author:** [@lovi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/lovi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-powershell-6-core/26734 "2018-02-17T06:04:28Z")
Hello, I would like to know if it’s possible to get ansible working with powershell version 6 core : pwsh.exe on remote host with winrm ? And if not is there a planning for this feature ? Regards, --- ## [Docker pull an image for ansible module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-pull-an-image-for-ansible-module/26770)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Night](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dark_Night)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2018, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-pull-an-image-for-ansible-module/26770 "2018-02-17T05:05:08Z")
Let me out from this one --- ## [win\_scheduled\_task : run the scheduled task every minute](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-scheduled-task-run-the-scheduled-task-every-minute/26741)
**Author:** [@ktesr123456](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ktesr123456)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-scheduled-task-run-the-scheduled-task-every-minute/26741 "2018-02-16T19:19:48Z")
Team, Is there any option to run the scheduled task every minute. in the documentation i see the frequency is either once or daily or weekly I am referring to “Advance Settings” from Trigger of Windows Scheduled task T… --- ## [SSH using non-admin user, then sudo using admin user](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-using-non-admin-user-then-sudo-using-admin-user/26765)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-using-non-admin-user-then-sudo-using-admin-user/26765 "2018-02-16T18:25:50Z")
Ansible cannot do what your system cannot do, if you cannot login and gain admin privileges Ansible will not hack the system to give them to you. Ansible reuses existing login/escalation, it does not create it for you… --- ## [Ansible tower workflow](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-workflow/26756)
**Author:** [@Vinod\_Patil](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vinod_Patil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-workflow/26756 "2018-02-16T14:45:09Z")
Hi I am trying to follow the example given in the ansible tower workflow where using set\_stats we can pass variable of previous playbook to new playbook. However i am getting the error in second playbook that the variab… --- ## [Are there issue with mass deployment related to SSH?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/are-there-issue-with-mass-deployment-related-to-ssh/26732)
**Author:** [@cmonty14](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cmonty14)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/are-there-issue-with-mass-deployment-related-to-ssh/26732 "2018-02-16T14:19:33Z")
Hello! I have a question that derives from the comparison Ansible vs. Salt. As Ansible relies on SSH connection some people say that this has a downside for a scenario like mass deployment of 1000 servers Can you co… --- ## [i cant able to build ansible-playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-cant-able-to-build-ansible-playbook/26759)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Night](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dark_Night)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-cant-able-to-build-ansible-playbook/26759 "2018-02-16T13:49:04Z")
source yml file --- ## [Extracting a substring with regex\_replace fails](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extracting-a-substring-with-regex-replace-fails/26730)
**Author:** [@actionmystique](https://forum.ansible.com/u/actionmystique)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extracting-a-substring-with-regex-replace-fails/26730 "2018-02-16T10:40:45Z")
ansible 2.6.0 (devel da5cf72236) last updated 2018/02/14 14:29:49 (GMT +200) The task seems obvious at first glance but it appears to be difficult to implement in this context. The string is: host\_meta: “\\n \\n” I nee… --- ## [how can i build anible-playbook for docker pull image](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-build-anible-playbook-for-docker-pull-image/26762)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Night](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dark_Night)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-build-anible-playbook-for-docker-pull-image/26762 "2018-02-16T10:12:25Z")
let me out from this one --- ## [ImportError: No module named runner (environment issues)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/importerror-no-module-named-runner-environment-issues/19148)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Swartz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dan_Swartz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 9:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/importerror-no-module-named-runner-environment-issues/19148 "2018-02-16T09:54:20Z")
How I got here: I have been wanting to prepare for the upgrade to v2.0 for awhile now and, having just seen the alpha release, I thought I’d try it… super bad idea, it turns out. My whole environment is messed up. I had… --- ## [Ansible 2.5.0 Beta 2 is available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-0-beta-2-is-available/26761)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.ansible.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 9:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-5-0-beta-2-is-available/26761 "2018-02-16T09:26:56Z")
Hi all- we’re happy to announce that Beta 2 of Ansible 2.5.0 is now available! The core engine and all modules are now considered “feature complete” for the 2.5 release series. Bugfix and stabilization activities will co… --- ## [Best Practices ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices/26760)
**Author:** [@giulia.cattani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/giulia.cattani)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 8:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practices/26760 "2018-02-16T08:50:39Z")
Goodmorning everyone, I'm competently new to AWX and I have a bit of experience in using ansible. I was wondering if there are any best practices in using AWX? For example, recommendations like these: http://docs.ans… --- ## [Unable to join the worker with mastr node ip registered](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-join-the-worker-with-mastr-node-ip-registered/26758)
**Author:** [@Kalidoss\_Thiyagaraja](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kalidoss_Thiyagaraja)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-join-the-worker-with-mastr-node-ip-registered/26758 "2018-02-16T05:58:43Z")
Not working on dockerce 17.0 version --- ## [doubt](https://forum.ansible.com/t/doubt/26743)
**Author:** [@Dark\_Night](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dark_Night)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/doubt/26743 "2018-02-16T05:00:09Z")
let me out from this below how can i integrate ansible with docker-container the function of docker commands run on ansible module for example docker pull command run ansible name: pull an image docker\_image: … --- ## [master playbook calling playbooks if any playbook is modified](https://forum.ansible.com/t/master-playbook-calling-playbooks-if-any-playbook-is-modified/26574)
**Author:** [@Balaji1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Balaji1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/master-playbook-calling-playbooks-if-any-playbook-is-modified/26574 "2018-02-16T01:20:20Z")
Need advice/suggestions I want to write playbook which shall call other playbooks if a playbook is modified. Background - I have 6 hosts each have different tomcat/java application Host1 - app1, app2 Host2 - app3, a… --- ## [How to execute code before task if the task has changed?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-code-before-task-if-the-task-has-changed/26678)
**Author:** [@Logan\_McNaughton](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Logan_McNaughton)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2018, 1:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-execute-code-before-task-if-the-task-has-changed/26678 "2018-02-16T01:15:49Z")
I have Windows server that have an EXE pushed to them via Ansible, and then that EXE is associated with a Windows Service (also via Ansible). So the playbook goes: Copy EXE to host (win\_copy) Create and start service … --- ## [JSON Query Filter Help](https://forum.ansible.com/t/json-query-filter-help/26753)
**Author:** [@Gilberto\_Valentin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gilberto_Valentin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 11:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/json-query-filter-help/26753 "2018-02-15T23:51:06Z")
I have a task that hits a url and returns the results in JSON array like this: “json”: { “statuses”: \[ { “application”: “JIRA”, “completeKey”: “com.atlassian.jira.plugins.jira-healthcheck-plugin:hsqlHealthCheck”, … --- ## [ansible ping failure](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ping-failure/26752)
**Author:** [@0x4e6f43\_676573](https://forum.ansible.com/u/0x4e6f43_676573)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2018, 10:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ping-failure/26752 "2018-02-15T22:50:13Z")
\*\*\* New to ansible & linux \*\*\* I’ve installed ansible on a ZorinOS vm and am attempting (with no luck) to ping a host in the /etc/ansible/hosts file. I can ssh to the host and can also scp files from ansible to the host… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=580) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=582)