# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=623 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 624 --- ## [Adding Instance Groups](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-instance-groups/25505)
**Author:** [@Jae\_Kim](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jae_Kim)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-instance-groups/25505 "2017-09-19T10:40:12Z")
Hi In the Instance Groups Menu (see attached image), how does one add Tower instance and Instance Group instances? The menu for control for doing this seems to be missing. Is it because it hasn’t been implemented yet? … --- ## [machine credential vault password](https://forum.ansible.com/t/machine-credential-vault-password/25521)
**Author:** [@John\_Galts](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Galts)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 8:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/machine-credential-vault-password/25521 "2017-09-19T08:24:23Z")
in ansible tower, we can set the vault password in the credential. where do we set it in awx when creating machine type credential? --- ## [Playbook issues](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-issues/25519)
**Author:** [@Sreekuttan\_Sree](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sreekuttan_Sree)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-issues/25519 "2017-09-19T06:06:05Z")
HI, TASK \[Install foo.\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: \[192.168.80.129\]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “apt-get update”, “failed”: true, “msg”: “W: chmod 0700 of directory /v… --- ## [Is the CISCO--- IOS\_STATIC\_ROUTE module working ok for you?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-the-cisco-ios-static-route-module-working-ok-for-you/25517)
**Author:** [@MikeM](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MikeM)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 5:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-the-cisco-ios-static-route-module-working-ok-for-you/25517 "2017-09-19T05:05:28Z")
Hi All, Having major problems with this module. Can’t get it to work + the Ansible Docs link appears incomplete on the main site. ie…things like…no reference to using it. ie. “Provider” http://docs.ansible.com/ansible… --- ## [enable https(443) with ssl certificate](https://forum.ansible.com/t/enable-https-443-with-ssl-certificate/25516)
**Author:** [@John\_Galts](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Galts)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 19, 2017, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/enable-https-443-with-ssl-certificate/25516 "2017-09-19T01:53:36Z")
hello, how do I enable https(443) with ssl certificate using the awx installation? what files do I need to modify? Thanks --- ## [Error mounting EFS volume to EC2 instance using ansible facts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-mounting-efs-volume-to-ec2-instance-using-ansible-facts/25504)
**Author:** [@Anuj\_Dogra](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anuj_Dogra)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 8:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-mounting-efs-volume-to-ec2-instance-using-ansible-facts/25504 "2017-09-18T20:54:56Z")
I have the following tasks in my ansible playbook to register the AZ for an AWS resource: name: Get current AZ from AWS. uri: url: http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/placement/availability-zone return\_content:… --- ## [Issues with become](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issues-with-become/25512)
**Author:** [@mcsloe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mcsloe)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issues-with-become/25512 "2017-09-18T18:42:31Z")
I am having permission issues on the remote hosts when running playbooks. I have reproduced the issue with a simple playbook: test setup --- ## [old school installation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/old-school-installation/25471)
**Author:** [@swiedernix](https://forum.ansible.com/u/swiedernix)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/old-school-installation/25471 "2017-09-18T17:55:27Z")
nice, finally tower is open source. but I’d like to do an old school installation, any chance to see this within the next weeks? bye --- ## [Ansible 2.4.0 (rc4 or rc5) seems significantly slower than Ansible 2.3.2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-4-0-rc4-or-rc5-seems-significantly-slower-than-ansible-2-3-2/25511)
**Author:** [@PhilEv](https://forum.ansible.com/u/PhilEv)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-4-0-rc4-or-rc5-seems-significantly-slower-than-ansible-2-3-2/25511 "2017-09-18T15:53:04Z")
Any reasons for a significative slowdown ? For the playbook used for my early 2.a testing, this almost double the execution time running: time ansible-playbook \[…\] with the same playbook against the same target syste… --- ## [awxweb:8052 not found when running jobs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awxweb-8052-not-found-when-running-jobs/25496)
**Author:** [@Cody\_Harlow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cody_Harlow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/awxweb-8052-not-found-when-running-jobs/25496 "2017-09-18T15:32:36Z")
https://github.com/ansible/awx/issues/135 Still having issues related to this.I rebuilt with the latest version and I’m stilling getting the same error. I can ping awx from awxweb and vice versa but if I try to curl the… --- ## [Ansible Windows Sprint 2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-windows-sprint-2/25510)
**Author:** [@j.r.hawkesworth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/j.r.hawkesworth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 10:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-windows-sprint-2/25510 "2017-09-18T10:10:15Z")
Hello, There will be a second Windows Sprint on Tuesday 2017-09-19 starting at 19:00 UTC - see http://everytimezone.com/#2017-9-18,1860,cn3 for when that is in a timezone near you. The idea is to tackle some of the out… --- ## [Ansible Windows Sprint 2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-windows-sprint-2/25509)
**Author:** [@j.r.hawkesworth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/j.r.hawkesworth)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-windows-sprint-2/25509 "2017-09-18T10:09:51Z")
Hello, There will be a second Windows Sprint on Tuesday 2017-09-19 starting at 19:00 UTC - see http://everytimezone.com/#2017-9-18,1860,cn3 for when that is in a timezone near you. The idea is to tackle some of the out… --- ## [find module regex on destination of a link?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/find-module-regex-on-destination-of-a-link/25507)
**Author:** [@Goetz\_Leupold](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Goetz_Leupold)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 7:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/find-module-regex-on-destination-of-a-link/25507 "2017-09-18T07:38:18Z")
Hello, got the following contents in a dir(/usr/java): #lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 16 Jul 4 2016 default → /usr/java/latest #drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Mar 17 2017 jdk1.8.0\_121 #drwxr-xr-x 8 root root 4096 Jul 12 13:41 … --- ## [Q: use of delegated\_facts?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/q-use-of-delegated-facts/25493)
**Author:** [@Sieds\_Pallas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sieds_Pallas)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 4:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/q-use-of-delegated-facts/25493 "2017-09-17T16:09:13Z")
Hi, I am getting confused on the working and purpose of delegated\_facts. If I read the manual correctly: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/playbooks\_delegation.html#delegated-facts when you delegate a task to an… --- ## [Module maintained by Ansible Community missing ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-maintained-by-ansible-community-missing/25502)
**Author:** [@misha](https://forum.ansible.com/u/misha)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-maintained-by-ansible-community-missing/25502 "2017-09-17T13:31:02Z")
Hello to everyone! I try executing ad-hoc command such as: ansible windows -m win\_user\_right -a 'name=SeDenyRemoteInteractiveLogonRight users=MY\_USER action=set' but I get this error: The module win\_user\_right was no… --- ## [Learning Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/learning-ansible/25498)
**Author:** [@Mohan\_Musti](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mohan_Musti)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2017, 5:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/learning-ansible/25498 "2017-09-17T05:34:32Z")
Hi , I am sure this question is already asked . but i couldn\`t find the post . I wanted to learn from others how they approached to learn and master Ansible. any insight is helpful . As of now i started with resources … --- ## [Ansible 2.4.0 RC4 is ready for testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-4-0-rc4-is-ready-for-testing/25501)
**Author:** [@tkuratom](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tkuratom)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-4-0-rc4-is-ready-for-testing/25501 "2017-09-16T19:38:04Z")
Subject: Hi all, we're happy to announce that RC4 for 2.4.0 is now available for testing. As a reminder, unless blocker bugs are found, this is the last rc tarball which will contain code changes before we release f… --- ## [Simple install - Syntax Error with image\_build/tasks/main.yml](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simple-install-syntax-error-with-image-build-tasks-main-yml/25499)
**Author:** [@Eric4](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric4)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/simple-install-syntax-error-with-image-build-tasks-main-yml/25499 "2017-09-16T18:16:35Z")
When installing AWX from the documentation, it stops at an error with image\_build/tasks/main.yml Following the install guide found here: https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/devel/INSTALL.md Installed the requirements: … --- ## [Best practice for cluster nodes](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practice-for-cluster-nodes/25416)
**Author:** [@Cev\_Ing](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Cev_Ing)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-practice-for-cluster-nodes/25416 "2017-09-16T17:42:45Z")
I have several clusters containing several nodes. I want to run configuration jobs on all cluster nodes. The configuration jobs involve a small down time of the cluster node. I have to take care, that at least a minimum … --- ## [Cloud-init script for AWS installation (CentOS 7, Docker local)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cloud-init-script-for-aws-installation-centos-7-docker-local/25500)
**Author:** [@jdelaporte](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jdelaporte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cloud-init-script-for-aws-installation-centos-7-docker-local/25500 "2017-09-16T16:27:35Z")
I just thought I’d share this, since it’s super handy for throwing an AWX host up on a CentOS 7 host on AWS…following the local Docker method with AWX logos. This script can be copied/pasted into “User data” under 3.Conf… --- ## [How to set SSH KexAlgorithm for Ansible 2.3.0.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-set-ssh-kexalgorithm-for-ansible-2-3-0-0/24585)
**Author:** [@Boyan\_Sotirov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Boyan_Sotirov)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 16, 2017, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-set-ssh-kexalgorithm-for-ansible-2-3-0-0/24585 "2017-09-16T08:10:08Z")
Hi, I’m using Ansible version 2.3.0.0 and I’m trying to connect to an old Cisco IOS router. The issue is, that the Cisco IOS still uses diffie-hellman-group1-sha1 So in order for this to work I naturally made local con… --- ## [ansible-pull fails on subsequent runs](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-pull-fails-on-subsequent-runs/25497)
**Author:** [@Rob\_V](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rob_V)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-pull-fails-on-subsequent-runs/25497 "2017-09-15T22:05:38Z")
for some reason ansible-pull fails after the initial run with ERROR! Decryption failed on /opt/ansible-edge/group\_vars/all/secret.yml i have some files vaulted and i pass the vault file each time to ansible, but for so… --- ## [Ansible vars\_prompt value in menu](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vars-prompt-value-in-menu/25491)
**Author:** [@vsslava\_one](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vsslava_one)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vars-prompt-value-in-menu/25491 "2017-09-15T21:38:52Z")
I have playbook - hosts: "{{ host }}" connection: paramiko gather\_facts: no serial: 1 user: administrator vars\_prompt: - name: host prompt: "select the router to change default route?\\n1- Test01\\n2- … --- ## [Inventory to Variable Question](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-to-variable-question/25483)
**Author:** [@Sven\_Hans\_Knecht](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sven_Hans_Knecht)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 2:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/inventory-to-variable-question/25483 "2017-09-15T14:42:34Z")
Is it possible to pull hosts from an inventory file as a variable to be used? Example: ######## Inventory File ########### \[group\_1\] host1 ####### Variable File ############## hostname: {{ host1 }} I want to reduc… --- ## [Remotely restarting iptables](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remotely-restarting-iptables/25495)
**Author:** [@maarten\_suetens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/maarten_suetens)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/remotely-restarting-iptables/25495 "2017-09-15T10:57:39Z")
Hello, I’m trying to restart iptables on both localhost and a remote host. Iptables is actually restarted on both, but ansible doesn’t seem to pick up the restart on the remote host. Ansible output: TASK \[Allow Apach… --- ## [\#30409 pull request for os\_router to allow add interface by ip](https://forum.ansible.com/t/30409-pull-request-for-os-router-to-allow-add-interface-by-ip/25494)
**Author:** [@Bhujay\_Bhatta](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bhujay_Bhatta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/30409-pull-request-for-os-router-to-allow-add-interface-by-ip/25494 "2017-09-15T10:44:05Z")
Hi , Can some one review the code and suggest how to have it merged with main code ? Thanks Bhujay --- ## [Documentation for beginners (mostly Windows based)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/documentation-for-beginners-mostly-windows-based/25492)
**Author:** [@Adam\_Brush](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam_Brush)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/documentation-for-beginners-mostly-windows-based/25492 "2017-09-15T08:28:31Z")
Hi, I’ve had a stab at doing some documentation for Windows Server Administrators who might be running a small POC or Test of Ansible, (which is what i’m doing). I’d be interested in any comments feedback / suggestions… --- ## [Ansible Expect Respones query](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-expect-respones-query/25480)
**Author:** [@aussiepete2015](https://forum.ansible.com/u/aussiepete2015)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2017, 5:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-expect-respones-query/25480 "2017-09-15T05:58:32Z")
Hi all, I’m trying to install Talend ESB 6.3.1 using Ansible. This works up to a point. The last few steps are causing me the grief. Once TESB has been installed there are manual steps to complete the installation as … --- ## [have one src file to many dest in single file copy block?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/have-one-src-file-to-many-dest-in-single-file-copy-block/25488)
**Author:** [@daddyocruzer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/daddyocruzer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 10:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/have-one-src-file-to-many-dest-in-single-file-copy-block/25488 "2017-09-14T22:26:52Z")
I have this for copying the same (new) banner file to each locations - is there a way for ‘dest’ to expand to include each location in a single line so I can have just one ‘copy’ block? tasks: - copy: src : ~/new-banner… --- ## [Append {{item}} to existing line](https://forum.ansible.com/t/append-item-to-existing-line/25486)
**Author:** [@John\_Harmon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Harmon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/append-item-to-existing-line/25486 "2017-09-14T21:54:22Z")
I need to update the grub.conf, for example, with some custom parameters. The kernel line in the grub.conf will vary on each server; therefore, I just wish to append to the line if it doesn’t already contain the paramete… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=622) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=624)