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**Author:** [@Juraj\_Papic1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Juraj_Papic1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 5:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-docker/26072 "2017-11-19T17:51:00Z")
Hello I have my server with docker , inside this docker I have (v24) all my playbooks are in the host server () when I run the playbooks this way I get out, but if I run the playbooks directly from the docker I have any… --- ## [Unable to SSH to localhost](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-ssh-to-localhost/26070)
**Author:** [@Raresticks](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raresticks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2017, 12:16am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-ssh-to-localhost/26070 "2017-11-19T00:16:58Z")
I’ve been told by a DevOps guru that Ansible needs to communicate over SSH with the localhost, on the server side of course. Ok. so I’ve added the account to the sudoers configurtion so that it may authenticate without… --- ## [replace module: how to replace all matching files](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-how-to-replace-all-matching-files/26020)
**Author:** [@Andrei\_Baban](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrei_Baban)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-how-to-replace-all-matching-files/26020 "2017-11-18T15:56:28Z")
Hi, I have a variables.yml file in which I store variables in this format: patterns: file: file\_1.xml regexp: 17701 replace: 17706 file: file\_2.xml regexp: 17701 replace: 17706 file: file\_3.xml regexp: 17701 re… --- ## [IBM Power/AIX/PowerVM/HMC support](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ibm-power-aix-powervm-hmc-support/26069)
**Author:** [@Kairo\_Araujo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kairo_Araujo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 3:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ibm-power-aix-powervm-hmc-support/26069 "2017-11-18T15:25:18Z")
Hi All, I’ve been doing some small contributions for AIX and sending all PR\[1\] to Ansible project. I would like to start to write modules for HMC (Hardware Management Console) to be able to create and manage Logical Pa… --- ## [sudo and change user](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-and-change-user/26065)
**Author:** [@Nikos\_Skalis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nikos_Skalis)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2017, 10:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-and-change-user/26065 "2017-11-18T10:41:20Z")
Could you please advise how usera@serverX:~\> sudo su - userb Last login: Fri Nov 17 15:46:48 CET 2017 on pts/1 -bash-4.2$ (note that no password requested above) translates into ansible ? More specifically, I would l… --- ## [Sending Break/Escape Sequence hot keys via a play](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sending-break-escape-sequence-hot-keys-via-a-play/26068)
**Author:** [@ayyappan\_ramanan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ayyappan_ramanan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 11:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sending-break-escape-sequence-hot-keys-via-a-play/26068 "2017-11-17T23:55:13Z")
Hi All, I am unsure if this question has been raised before. I use Ansible for network automation and it has been working great so far. I am trying to use Ansible/Ansible Tower to automate a virtual network lab on GNS3… --- ## [virt module VMNotFound](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060)
**Author:** [@Moreno\_Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Moreno_Garcia)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/virt-module-vmnotfound/26060 "2017-11-17T22:34:01Z")
I have 3 machines provisioned on KVM. Here is my inventory: \` \[local\] localhost ansible\_connection=local \[dbservers\] server1 server2 server3 \` When I run from the command line: $ ansible localhost -m virt -a “n… --- ## [Intermittent Kerberos Issues and Unable to Fetch Files Greater than 500MB](https://forum.ansible.com/t/intermittent-kerberos-issues-and-unable-to-fetch-files-greater-than-500mb/26064)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Rogers](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Richard_Rogers)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/intermittent-kerberos-issues-and-unable-to-fetch-files-greater-than-500mb/26064 "2017-11-17T21:18:05Z")
Hi, I’m having a couple of issues at the moment. The main one being that running any playbook (or even direct ansible command) against a windows domain joined server (2008 R2/2012/2012 R2) sometimes fails with the belo… --- ## [Using ansible and EC2 to create instances... exact\_count not being honored (sort of)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-and-ec2-to-create-instances-exact-count-not-being-honored-sort-of/26067)
**Author:** [@Dayton\_Jones](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dayton_Jones)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-and-ec2-to-create-instances-exact-count-not-being-honored-sort-of/26067 "2017-11-17T20:24:59Z")
I’m trying to get ansible to create ec2 instances using the following play…works great the first time but there is an issue on subsequent runs… When first run, the host gets created, tagged,etc as expected. But when the… --- ## [Running ansible script on same host multiple times?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ansible-script-on-same-host-multiple-times/25985)
**Author:** [@SHUBHAM\_JAIN1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/SHUBHAM_JAIN1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ansible-script-on-same-host-multiple-times/25985 "2017-11-17T20:24:30Z")
For example \[brokers\] ansible-slave node\_id=1 kafka\_port=9092 ansible-slave node\_id=2 kafka\_port=9093 ansible-slave node\_id=3 kafka\_port=9094 I started playbook but it is running only once not three times. How to a… --- ## [ansible2.4: playbook group\_vars/\* no longer loaded into hostvars](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible2-4-playbook-group-vars-no-longer-loaded-into-hostvars/25995)
**Author:** [@Brano\_Zarnovican](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brano_Zarnovican)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible2-4-playbook-group-vars-no-longer-loaded-into-hostvars/25995 "2017-11-17T16:57:03Z")
Hi, upgrade-ing to Ansible 2.4, I have noticed that variables defined in ‘group\_vars/all.yaml’, ‘group\_vars/groupX.yaml’ no longer appear in ‘hostvars’. I’m talking about referencing hostvars of another host from curren… --- ## [Set process environment variables on host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/set-process-environment-variables-on-host/26066)
**Author:** [@Josiah\_Niedrauer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Josiah_Niedrauer)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/set-process-environment-variables-on-host/26066 "2017-11-17T16:43:36Z")
Hi all, I’ve run into a bit of a repeated issue over the years using ansible with AWS. Let’s say I have an ansible project with two inventories: prod and dev. And each of those inventories correspond to a separate AWS ac… --- ## [route53\_zone doesn't create a private and a public hosted zone.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/route53-zone-doesnt-create-a-private-and-a-public-hosted-zone/26063)
**Author:** [@Mohammad\_Asim\_Ayub](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mohammad_Asim_Ayub)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/route53-zone-doesnt-create-a-private-and-a-public-hosted-zone/26063 "2017-11-17T14:14:39Z")
Ansible version 2.3.0.0 I want to create two hosted zones 1 private and 1 public. When I create it manually on AWS console it gets created and the private hosted zone is associated with my VPC. However through Ansible o… --- ## [Use of synchronize ask a password](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-synchronize-ask-a-password/26051)
**Author:** [@lidor.ettinger](https://forum.ansible.com/u/lidor.ettinger)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 1:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-of-synchronize-ask-a-password/26051 "2017-11-17T13:51:07Z")
Hi there, I’m using a synchronize task: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/synchronize\_module.html - synchronize: src: some/relative/path dest: /some/absolute/path So far so good but i expected that Ansib… --- ## ["SSLHandshake: Unsupported curveid: 29" with win\_get\_url](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sslhandshake-unsupported-curveid-29-with-win-get-url/26055)
**Author:** [@Jean\_Jordaan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jean_Jordaan)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sslhandshake-unsupported-curveid-29-with-win-get-url/26055 "2017-11-17T13:22:53Z")
Hi all We’re trying to get a file from a server in a playbook: \` win\_get\_url: url: https://some.domain.com/test.txt dest: D:\\test.txt url\_username: xxxxx url\_password: xxxxx skip\_certificate\_validation: yes val… --- ## [Windows Server 2016 non-domain server, Ansible setup module issue](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-server-2016-non-domain-server-ansible-setup-module-issue/26059)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Fennemore](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Fennemore)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-server-2016-non-domain-server-ansible-setup-module-issue/26059 "2017-11-17T13:17:36Z")
Ansible: 2.1.0.0 Ansible Control Server: Centos 7.4 Target: Windows Server 2016 On running the playbook it fails during the setup module. I have tested locally on the machine for the property in question and it is pre… --- ## [module connect\_to\_api from vmware has no attribute 'SSLContext'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-connect-to-api-from-vmware-has-no-attribute-sslcontext/26057)
**Author:** [@jrvilda](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jrvilda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 12:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-connect-to-api-from-vmware-has-no-attribute-sslcontext/26057 "2017-11-17T12:57:38Z")
Hello, I’m having problems with module vmware\_guest\_snapshot. Any solution? \` \[root@ges1ansibledes ansible\]# ansible --version ansible 2.4.1.0 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = … --- ## [lineinfile append to line?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-append-to-line/26050)
**Author:** [@LeamHall](https://forum.ansible.com/u/LeamHall)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-append-to-line/26050 "2017-11-17T10:22:26Z")
Trying to edit grub.conf and add a phrase to the kernel lines. Sample stanza: title CentOS (2.6.32-696.13.2.el6.x86\_64) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-696.13.2.el6.x86\_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg\_… --- ## [basic connection to windows with WinRM failing, need a clue.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/basic-connection-to-windows-with-winrm-failing-need-a-clue/26052)
**Author:** [@Jackson\_Pollock](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jackson_Pollock)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 9:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/basic-connection-to-windows-with-winrm-failing-need-a-clue/26052 "2017-11-17T09:39:54Z")
First time trying to get some windows automation going, I must be missing something. Installed winrm & powershell via the ansible provided scripts from: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/intro\_windows.html#windows-s… --- ## [Ansible ad-hoc win\_ping fails for Windows hosts where direct pywinrm request works](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ad-hoc-win-ping-fails-for-windows-hosts-where-direct-pywinrm-request-works/26044)
**Author:** [@macronaute](https://forum.ansible.com/u/macronaute)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 9:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ad-hoc-win-ping-fails-for-windows-hosts-where-direct-pywinrm-request-works/26044 "2017-11-17T09:24:02Z")
Good morning, I’m struggling with an annoying issue with my current Ansible setup. Ansible master server is configured and I’m testing basic connectiviy with Linux and Windows nodes. Connectivity with Linux nodes is wo… --- ## [ansible --list-hosts behaviour](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-list-hosts-behaviour/26019)
**Author:** [@Aivars\_Sterns](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Aivars_Sterns)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 9:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-list-hosts-behaviour/26019 "2017-11-17T09:23:29Z")
ansible --list-hosts behaviour is something strange, at least it works as i don’t expect, it differs from ansible 2.3 to ansible 2.4 test case: created inventory \` \[group\] host1-c1 host2 \[group1-c1\] host3 host4 … --- ## [Ansible Tower - LDAP](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-ldap/26058)
**Author:** [@Shaun\_Glass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shaun_Glass)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-ldap/26058 "2017-11-17T08:52:09Z")
Good Day, I am trying to connect Tower to our LDAP Server (AD). I have captured tcpdumps and can see it is connecting; searching and finding records but the actual authentication is not occurring. Can anyone assist in t… --- ## [maximum recursion depth exceeded](https://forum.ansible.com/t/maximum-recursion-depth-exceeded/26056)
**Author:** [@Gerben\_Venekamp](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gerben_Venekamp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/maximum-recursion-depth-exceeded/26056 "2017-11-17T08:15:53Z")
I am running in to the below error. TASK \[include\_role\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* Traceback (most recent call last): File “/usr/local/opt/python/Frameworks/Python.framework/V… --- ## [Install Java using its source :: Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-java-using-its-source-ansible/26006)
**Author:** [@luke.devon80](https://forum.ansible.com/u/luke.devon80)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-java-using-its-source-ansible/26006 "2017-11-17T06:51:49Z")
Hi I want to install java using its source (tar.gz) for number of redhat servers . Can you please give me a little guide ? How can I use ansible for this task and what are the command list ? For example : I have 10 no.… --- ## [Ansible Tower playbook credential question](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-playbook-credential-question/26053)
**Author:** [@Qingyu\_Hu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Qingyu_Hu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 17, 2017, 5:25am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-playbook-credential-question/26053 "2017-11-17T05:25:52Z")
Hey gang New kid on the block here. Not sure if this is the right forum to ask questions regarding ansible towers, I know I can contact support and I have emailed them but I was hoping there are wiser gurus out here tha… --- ## [dynamic inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory/26039)
**Author:** [@arpanmeda93](https://forum.ansible.com/u/arpanmeda93)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory/26039 "2017-11-16T21:15:50Z")
Is there a way for dynamic inventory in vmware environmnet. Can we use the tags of VMs to do dynamic invetory in ansible. Any example would help. Thanks. Meda. --- ## [AWX Database migrations via separate user?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-database-migrations-via-separate-user/26047)
**Author:** [@pberlowski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pberlowski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 8:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-database-migrations-via-separate-user/26047 "2017-11-16T20:27:34Z")
Hi AWX community, I’m attempting an AWX POC, but I’m having some trouble with initial database setup. In our environment we have a separation between the DBA user (owner of the database, can run migrations) and the APP … --- ## [How to disable the admin login page.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-disable-the-admin-login-page/26048)
**Author:** [@balaji\_m](https://forum.ansible.com/u/balaji_m)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 7:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-disable-the-admin-login-page/26048 "2017-11-16T19:41:40Z")
Hi, I deployed Ansible tower successfully to my kubernetes environment by referring to https://github.com/rossedman/ansible-awx-kubernetes and I can do the admin stuff using the admin/password. But I would like to disa… --- ## [Passing a var file into "EXTRA VARIABLES"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-file-into-extra-variables/26046)
**Author:** [@jturnerr1982](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jturnerr1982)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-var-file-into-extra-variables/26046 "2017-11-16T18:29:46Z")
Hi just setting up tower here, one thing that really has me stumped that I hope there is a simple solution to is how to pass veritable FILES into EXTRA VARIABLES when creating templates. usually when I run a playbook I … --- ## [Tomcat Role for Windows](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tomcat-role-for-windows/26045)
**Author:** [@akazia.info](https://forum.ansible.com/u/akazia.info)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2017, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/tomcat-role-for-windows/26045 "2017-11-16T17:43:58Z")
Hello, I am kind of new to ansible. I did my first steps and got the ping from my control server to a windows machine up and working. So far so good. Now I need to install Tomcat from scratch and add later on some patc… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=604) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=606)