# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=665 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 666 --- ## [Passing a variable into 'hosts' in the same playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-variable-into-hosts-in-the-same-playbooks/24276)
**Author:** [@Tony\_Xynidakis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tony_Xynidakis)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 2:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-a-variable-into-hosts-in-the-same-playbooks/24276 "2017-04-24T14:30:15Z")
Hi Sorry I’m coding and learning at the same time I’m writing a playbook to generate an AMI in ansible basic steps of the playbook launch an EC2 instance in AWS 1.a wait for ssh port to come up refresh cached outpu… --- ## [template backup names?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-backup-names/24283)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Martin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave_Martin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-backup-names/24283 "2017-04-24T13:17:39Z")
So, why is there a process ID in the extension added to the backup file created by a template action? Any why not put it at the end so they sort correctly? The process id is ephemeral - by the time you go look a the fil… --- ## [Removed restricted key from module data after upgrade to 2.3](https://forum.ansible.com/t/removed-restricted-key-from-module-data-after-upgrade-to-2-3/24294)
**Author:** [@Tomasz\_Lesniewski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tomasz_Lesniewski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/removed-restricted-key-from-module-data-after-upgrade-to-2-3/24294 "2017-04-24T11:03:38Z")
Hi, after upgrade from 2.2.1 to 2.3 i have warning: \[WARNING\]: Removed restricted key from module data: ansible\_lxc\_221592 \[…\] rest of interface data \[…\] where lxc\_221592 is name of lxc container interface. I can’t fi… --- ## [Getting vars\_plugins to work.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-vars-plugins-to-work/24292)
**Author:** [@Josef\_Karthauser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Josef_Karthauser)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 7:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/getting-vars-plugins-to-work/24292 "2017-04-24T07:14:57Z")
Hey folks, Can someone please help me with a vars\_plugins/ issue? I can’t get them to work! I’m not convinced that they work at all (under 2.3 and above). For example if I intentionally put a syntax error in lib/ansib… --- ## [not able to connect to windows host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-connect-to-windows-host/23753)
**Author:** [@Akshay\_Khanna](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Akshay_Khanna)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 7:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/not-able-to-connect-to-windows-host/23753 "2017-04-24T07:09:19Z")
Hi Team, i am new to Ansible, and i am trying to connect windows host and getting below error: \[@ ~\]$ ansible windows -m win\_ping --ask-vault-pass -vvv Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file Vault password: U… --- ## [Mercurial for windows](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mercurial-for-windows/24267)
**Author:** [@groupfiles14](https://forum.ansible.com/u/groupfiles14)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 6:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/mercurial-for-windows/24267 "2017-04-24T06:53:50Z")
do we have any module of hg for windows in ansible…or can the hg module be used for maintaining repos in windows --- ## [what does \>- mean ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-does-mean/24278)
**Author:** [@Bruce\_Auyeung](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bruce_Auyeung)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-does-mean/24278 "2017-04-24T03:53:39Z")
there are some tasks like this in kargo project \` name: Register docker images info raw: \>- {{ docker\_bin\_dir }}/docker images -q | xargs {{ docker\_bin\_dir }}/docker inspect -f “{{ ‘{{’ }} .RepoTags {{ ‘}}’ }},{{ ‘{… --- ## [failing while connecting to Windows using AD credentials](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failing-while-connecting-to-windows-using-ad-credentials/24291)
**Author:** [@Nergalgreed\_Es](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nergalgreed_Es)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failing-while-connecting-to-windows-using-ad-credentials/24291 "2017-04-24T01:19:10Z")
Hello all. I am a ansible Rookie. I am trying to setup ansible to manage Windows machines. but i got some issues. here I will share some information about my system and my configuration. I hope you can help me. Thank … --- ## [Fails with "Enter passphrase for key"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fails-with-enter-passphrase-for-key/24241)
**Author:** [@Stiv\_Ostenberg](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stiv_Ostenberg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2017, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/fails-with-enter-passphrase-for-key/24241 "2017-04-24T00:51:39Z")
Trying to work through some Ansible training, but failing to run Ansible playbooks. It took me quite a while to figure out the relationship between the “~/.ssh/config” and the “/etc/ansible/hosts” to get things to where… --- ## [Callback plugins : host available as a task attribute in v2\_playbook\_on\_task\_start()](https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugins-host-available-as-a-task-attribute-in-v2-playbook-on-task-start/24251)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Salome](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_Salome)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2017, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugins-host-available-as-a-task-attribute-in-v2-playbook-on-task-start/24251 "2017-04-23T12:43:57Z")
Hi, In an Ansible V2 callback plugin : Within def v2\_playbook\_on\_play\_start(self, play): I have the list of hosts to play with in play.hosts (which is fine) Within def v2\_playbook\_on\_stats(self, stats): I have the l… --- ## [Is win\_msi deprecated or not ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-win-msi-deprecated-or-not/24246)
**Author:** [@Tai\_Kedzierski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tai_Kedzierski)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-win-msi-deprecated-or-not/24246 "2017-04-22T17:09:09Z")
Hello (Apologies if this is a double-post - I am sure I posted yesterday, but I do not see the item in the list or in my activities…) The docs page for the win\_msi module states that the module is deprecated, and its i… --- ## [Trying to use previous task output to new task to modify one file, But it is throwing error variable not defined](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-previous-task-output-to-new-task-to-modify-one-file-but-it-is-throwing-error-variable-not-defined/24281)
**Author:** [@Sudhanshu\_Sharma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sudhanshu_Sharma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-use-previous-task-output-to-new-task-to-modify-one-file-but-it-is-throwing-error-variable-not-defined/24281 "2017-04-22T14:05:06Z")
Hi, I am trying to use previous task output to new task to modify one file, But it is throwing error variable not defined - --- ## [nxos\_interface crashes when interface Vlan is specified](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nxos-interface-crashes-when-interface-vlan-is-specified/24290)
**Author:** [@Petr\_Hruby](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Petr_Hruby)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2017, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nxos-interface-crashes-when-interface-vlan-is-specified/24290 "2017-04-22T11:38:05Z")
Hello all, I’ve just started to play with Ansible.When I run playbook which should create int Vlan, the Vlan is created but the playbook ends with errors. tasks: name: Create interface nxos\_interface: interface: Vl… --- ## [using a custom ansible module from a python package](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-a-custom-ansible-module-from-a-python-package/24289)
**Author:** [@Joseph\_Lorenzini](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joseph_Lorenzini)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-a-custom-ansible-module-from-a-python-package/24289 "2017-04-21T22:00:48Z")
Hi all, Let’s say I create a python package (may have one or more subdirectories with the appropriate init.py file). Can I have ansible module in this package and have ansible copy over the entire package and run it? Wh… --- ## [wait\_for port isn't waiting](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-port-isnt-waiting/24288)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Williams1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Williams1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/wait-for-port-isnt-waiting/24288 "2017-04-21T21:56:43Z")
Hi everyone, I have a playbook where I am waiting for a port to come up. On certain machines it sometimes doesn’t waits and immediately fails. I’m not certain what is causing this, and I can’t easily reproduce. Here is… --- ## [Multiple modules in a same task](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-modules-in-a-same-task/24279)
**Author:** [@groupfiles14](https://forum.ansible.com/u/groupfiles14)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 7:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/multiple-modules-in-a-same-task/24279 "2017-04-21T19:23:09Z")
Is it possible to have multiple modules in same task? for example : if i want to copy a file and extract it cant i use copy and unzip in same task? should i create separate tasks for each module? --- ## [Undefined variables, dicts, and Ansible 2.3](https://forum.ansible.com/t/undefined-variables-dicts-and-ansible-2-3/24271)
**Author:** [@Josh\_Smift1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Josh_Smift1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/undefined-variables-dicts-and-ansible-2-3/24271 "2017-04-21T19:19:47Z")
Given this playbook: - hosts: localhost vars: mydict: { a: apple, b: banana } myfruit: "{{ mydict\[myletter\] }}" tasks: - debug: msg="My fruit is {{ myvar }}" when: myfruit is de… --- ## [How do I use a variable in an inventory file in a template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-use-a-variable-in-an-inventory-file-in-a-template/24286)
**Author:** [@ZillaYT](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ZillaYT)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-use-a-variable-in-an-inventory-file-in-a-template/24286 "2017-04-21T17:46:30Z")
| up vote down votefavorite | I have this inventory file inventory/hosts\_elk \\[elk-client-0\]\10.11.22.22\\ Now I have a template, and I want to do this elk\_server.yml.j2 \elk\_serv… --- ## [optimize haproxy enable/disable backends](https://forum.ansible.com/t/optimize-haproxy-enable-disable-backends/24254)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Bubb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_Bubb)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 4:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/optimize-haproxy-enable-disable-backends/24254 "2017-04-21T16:54:49Z")
Hello - We have apps that use haproxy as a lb for http/https and we use 8 haproxy sockets. Below I have included a playbook extract and a sample run where I take a single server in and out of the lbs. In this example th… --- ## [var\_prompt & dynamic default values](https://forum.ansible.com/t/var-prompt-dynamic-default-values/24284)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Kingsbury](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Kingsbury)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 3:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/var-prompt-dynamic-default-values/24284 "2017-04-21T15:28:09Z")
I’m just getting started, but I haven’t stumbled across a good solution to this problem. In the case of deploying our software stack to a group of nodes, we’re using var\_prompt to ask a series of questions about the envi… --- ## [arguments](https://forum.ansible.com/t/arguments/24272)
**Author:** [@Patricia\_Witten](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Patricia_Witten)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 1:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/arguments/24272 "2017-04-21T13:17:34Z")
This is from a yaml script. The syntax checks ok but the arguments don’t seem right. It’s using the vyos\_config module. It fails. Does anyone have suggestions or thoughts on this message? “changed”: false, “failed”: t… --- ## [Using Ansible for bare metal installation for linux, windows and esx](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-for-bare-metal-installation-for-linux-windows-and-esx/24233)
**Author:** [@Dinil\_T](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dinil_T)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 12:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-for-bare-metal-installation-for-linux-windows-and-esx/24233 "2017-04-21T12:37:13Z")
Hi Team, Curious to know if Ansible can do bare metal installation from scratch by integrating with PXE. The requirement is to install Linux, Windows and VMware from scratch. What I am aiming is to do remote installati… --- ## [Ansible with docker-compose](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-docker-compose/24280)
**Author:** [@ask.arman990](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ask.arman990)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-docker-compose/24280 "2017-04-21T11:00:40Z")
I have docker-compose files to create solutions such as ELK stack, Kafka (Confluent Platform) and others. How can I leverage Ansible to automate this process? I am aware that starting from Ansible 2.1, docker\_service mo… --- ## [Unarchive not using remote\_tmp and filling /tmp](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-not-using-remote-tmp-and-filling-tmp/24277)
**Author:** [@Michele\_Dolfi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michele_Dolfi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 6:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-not-using-remote-tmp-and-filling-tmp/24277 "2017-04-21T06:06:47Z")
Hello, I'm using the unarchive module with a remote URL. Ansible version 2.2.1 and also updated to 2.3.0. My problem is that the archive I'm downloading is a few GB and the /tmp mount is too small. I tried to set the … --- ## [Can we create a VM with fixed MAC address (Using ansible)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-we-create-a-vm-with-fixed-mac-address-using-ansible/24275)
**Author:** [@Sudhanshu\_Sharma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sudhanshu_Sharma)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2017, 4:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-we-create-a-vm-with-fixed-mac-address-using-ansible/24275 "2017-04-21T04:56:56Z")
Can we create a VM with fixed MAC address (Using ansible). I am implementing automatic installation and regression for ad product. --- ## [docker\_login works in playbook, but not in role?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-login-works-in-playbook-but-not-in-role/24270)
**Author:** [@Bjorn\_Hansen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bjorn_Hansen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-login-works-in-playbook-but-not-in-role/24270 "2017-04-20T21:13:50Z")
I’m trying to use a private docker registry, and seeing some weirdness that I can’t explain. Running the exact same task yaml is working as expected when I put it in a playbook and run it, but not working when running as… --- ## [cannot run an ansible playbook with vsphere\_guest support](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-run-an-ansible-playbook-with-vsphere-guest-support/15133)
**Author:** [@John\_Shen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Shen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-run-an-ansible-playbook-with-vsphere-guest-support/15133 "2017-04-20T21:10:35Z")
$ ansible-playbook vmtest.yml ERROR: vsphere\_guest is not a legal parameter in an Ansible Playbook $ ansible --version ansible 1.6 (devel c0f92317ef) last updated 2014/05/01 10:56:27 (GMT -600) i used the first examp… --- ## [When using group\_vars : ValueError: dictionary update sequence element #0 has length 1; 2 is required](https://forum.ansible.com/t/when-using-group-vars-valueerror-dictionary-update-sequence-element-0-has-length-1-2-is-required/24266)
**Author:** [@Sean\_McConkey](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sean_McConkey)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 5:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/when-using-group-vars-valueerror-dictionary-update-sequence-element-0-has-length-1-2-is-required/24266 "2017-04-20T17:48:03Z")
Hi, I am introducing group\_vars & children in my inventory into my Ansible environment as I need to update cron-tabs for different geographical regions using templates the basics of what you can see below. When I run th… --- ## [SuSE Enterprise Linux Service Pack Migrations](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suse-enterprise-linux-service-pack-migrations/24269)
**Author:** [@Scott\_Whitehead](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Scott_Whitehead)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suse-enterprise-linux-service-pack-migrations/24269 "2017-04-20T17:42:14Z")
Hi All, Is it possible to perform service pack migration on SuSE Enterprise Linux servers using any built in Ansible modules ? For example going from SLES 11 SP3 \> SP4 or SLES 12 SP1 \> SP2 I see there is a zypper modu… --- ## [localhost getting all variables from different groups.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/localhost-getting-all-variables-from-different-groups/24252)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Snoby](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Snoby)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 20, 2017, 5:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/localhost-getting-all-variables-from-different-groups/24252 "2017-04-20T17:39:51Z")
Hello, I’m looking for advice on how to improve my implementation of my playbook. I know the way I have designed it is very different from the normal way of doing playbooks. I have a playbook that controls deploying con… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=664) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=666)