# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=681 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 682 --- ## [Using win\_iis\_webapppool to update application pool attributes](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-win-iis-webapppool-to-update-application-pool-attributes/23012)
**Author:** [@philip\_shangguan1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/philip_shangguan1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 1:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-win-iis-webapppool-to-update-application-pool-attributes/23012 "2017-02-28T13:46:59Z")
I am trying to config .NET application pool and I need to change the “Identity” to use “Custom account” and then enter the user name and password. It seems I can not find the correct attribute names to use in the playboo… --- ## [Ansible doesn't fail when no host found using ec2.py](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-doesnt-fail-when-no-host-found-using-ec2-py/23841)
**Author:** [@irfad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/irfad)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 12:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-doesnt-fail-when-no-host-found-using-ec2-py/23841 "2017-02-28T12:38:27Z")
Sometimes (not very often) Ansible doesn't pick the dynamic inventory ip using ec2.py and when it happens usually it should fail the job, but instead it will SUCCESS the task which prevents us from notifying that the tas… --- ## [EDX Instal Error : Populate countries](https://forum.ansible.com/t/edx-instal-error-populate-countries/23840)
**Author:** [@Luke\_Duffy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Luke_Duffy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 10:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/edx-instal-error-populate-countries/23840 "2017-02-28T10:18:25Z")
Hi In an attempt to get ecommerce working I find I cant even instal edx any more. Step 1 Install ubuntu 16.04, using all defaults (except add Open SSH) Step 2 run the commands: sudo apt-get update -y sudo apt-get up… --- ## [using ansible when sftp is not available](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-when-sftp-is-not-available/21093)
**Author:** [@Craig\_Wilson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Craig_Wilson)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 7:46am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansible-when-sftp-is-not-available/21093 "2017-02-28T07:46:17Z")
Hi all We are looking into ansible and one of the things we would like to do is issue a few commands to some storage appliances that we have. They are looked down and as such we can not access sftp or even scp just ssh … --- ## [Error: Failure trying to run: chroot /var/cache/pbuilder/build/24081/. mount -t proc proc /proc](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-failure-trying-to-run-chroot-var-cache-pbuilder-build-24081-mount-t-proc-proc-proc/23836)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Kasberg](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave_Kasberg)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 6:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-failure-trying-to-run-chroot-var-cache-pbuilder-build-24081-mount-t-proc-proc-proc/23836 "2017-02-28T06:09:08Z")
When doing a ‘make deb’, more specifically ‘make DEB\_DIST=trusty deb’ I get the error shown in the subject line. Does anyone know what may be causing this? Snippet of the output from the make. See the lines highlighted … --- ## [Syntax Error while loading YAML.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml/23838)
**Author:** [@Pankaj\_Navneet](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pankaj_Navneet)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 5:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/syntax-error-while-loading-yaml/23838 "2017-02-28T05:59:39Z")
Hi , I have written a YAML to install on my AWS Slave server, but i am getting below error while running the playbook, ERROR! Syntax Error while loading YAML. The error appears to have been in ‘/etc/ansible/install\_ng… --- ## [I have a ansible task "yum\_update\_kernel" but I hosts I can not update the kernel on.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-have-a-ansible-task-yum-update-kernel-but-i-hosts-i-can-not-update-the-kernel-on/23822)
**Author:** [@David\_Brendlinger](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Brendlinger)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 4:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/i-have-a-ansible-task-yum-update-kernel-but-i-hosts-i-can-not-update-the-kernel-on/23822 "2017-02-28T04:58:10Z")
Hello I have a ansible role “yum\_update\_kernel” but I hosts I can not update the kernel on. can I hardcode “never run this role” if hostname is “name1” “name2” “name3” timfox123 --- ## [Python can't find a common python script that is in module\_utils when running modules that use it](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-cant-find-a-common-python-script-that-is-in-module-utils-when-running-modules-that-use-it/23814)
**Author:** [@Dave\_Kasberg](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dave_Kasberg)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 3:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-cant-find-a-common-python-script-that-is-in-module-utils-when-running-modules-that-use-it/23814 "2017-02-28T03:58:45Z")
I’m developing several new network modules for Ansible 2.3. I have placed the common functions that are shared among these modules in a python script and put it in ./module\_utils/cnos/cnos.py. “cnos” is our operating sys… --- ## [includes in roles](https://forum.ansible.com/t/includes-in-roles/23835)
**Author:** [@Tim1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tim1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2017, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/includes-in-roles/23835 "2017-02-28T00:22:41Z")
With the introduction of static/dynamic includes, how does one use “include” in a role? Previously I would say this name: foo include: bar.yaml and it would find bar.yaml in the tasks/ directory of my role. Now, ho… --- ## [How can I execute task only when file not contain a string?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-execute-task-only-when-file-not-contain-a-string/23811)
**Author:** [@Stephane\_Klein1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stephane_Klein1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 10:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-i-execute-task-only-when-file-not-contain-a-string/23811 "2017-02-27T22:18:34Z")
Hi, is there a solution more user friendly that http://stackoverflow.com/questions/30786263/only-check-whether-a-line-present-in-a-file-ansible to test if file contain a string? I don’t like that: name: Check if bas… --- ## [with\_consul\_kv ANSIBLE\_CONSUL\_URL environment.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/with-consul-kv-ansible-consul-url-environment/23833)
**Author:** [@Christopher\_Warner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christopher_Warner)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 9:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/with-consul-kv-ansible-consul-url-environment/23833 "2017-02-27T21:07:50Z")
I want to resurrect a currently closed issue https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/16398. I’m just trying to understand why with\_consul\_kv looks for the env variable ANSIBLE\_CONSUL\_URL and we just don’t make this an … --- ## [Directory manipulation](https://forum.ansible.com/t/directory-manipulation/23828)
**Author:** [@John\_Doe](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Doe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/directory-manipulation/23828 "2017-02-27T18:04:19Z")
Hey, in my playbook {{ playbook\_dir }} is /etc/proftpd , it is possible to add something to playbook\_dir which will output parent directory ? Something like {{ playbook\_dir | …/ }} , is there a way to do something simil… --- ## [execute playbook on host, that isn't recognizedin the host file?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execute-playbook-on-host-that-isnt-recognizedin-the-host-file/23830)
**Author:** [@edelblistar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/edelblistar)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execute-playbook-on-host-that-isnt-recognizedin-the-host-file/23830 "2017-02-27T18:00:22Z")
Hello, do exist a possibility to execute the playbook on a machine, that isn’t recognizedin the host file? For example ansible-playbook oracle-db12c-installation.yml --extra-vars “variable\_hosts=10.92.0.40” --- ## [ansible subprocess32 feature](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-subprocess32-feature/23829)
**Author:** [@claudiomastrapasqua](https://forum.ansible.com/u/claudiomastrapasqua)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 3:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-subprocess32-feature/23829 "2017-02-27T15:30:15Z")
Hello, is there any news on development/improvment side about ansible subprocess32 like described some years ago here: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/9545 By now i think there’s something like “Starts the com… --- ## [Seeing if any of the group names for a host has a corresponding directory, and using that as a templated path component?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/seeing-if-any-of-the-group-names-for-a-host-has-a-corresponding-directory-and-using-that-as-a-templated-path-component/23827)
**Author:** [@JK\_Laiho](https://forum.ansible.com/u/JK_Laiho)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 1:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/seeing-if-any-of-the-group-names-for-a-host-has-a-corresponding-directory-and-using-that-as-a-templated-path-component/23827 "2017-02-27T13:39:08Z")
We’ve got a set of playbooks that we use to set up production, testing and development environments for a project. A very useful pattern on which we rely heavily is using template source directory names based on invento… --- ## [pip install in a virtual env](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-in-a-virtual-env/23798)
**Author:** [@Pedro\_Ferro](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pedro_Ferro)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pip-install-in-a-virtual-env/23798 "2017-02-27T10:19:00Z")
Hi, First of all I’m not an IT guy so you have to excuse me for any basic questions that I probably make. I’m trying to replicate an installation of CKAN through Ansible in a Ubuntu 14.04 virtual machine (I’m beyond a … --- ## [Ansible 2.3 devel - ansible-playbook command failing with error for ansible command](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-3-devel-ansible-playbook-command-failing-with-error-for-ansible-command/23809)
**Author:** [@Dwarika\_Prasad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dwarika_Prasad)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2017, 6:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-3-devel-ansible-playbook-command-failing-with-error-for-ansible-command/23809 "2017-02-27T06:04:41Z")
Hi, I just upgraded to ansible 2.3 , taking the code from git. Now I am not able to run the same command which was working earlier with ansible 2.2. Please find below the error - stock\]$ ansible-playbook -i inventory.… --- ## [Insufficient RAM error while installing Ansible Tower](https://forum.ansible.com/t/insufficient-ram-error-while-installing-ansible-tower/23824)
**Author:** [@Varun\_Kukreja](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Varun_Kukreja)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/insufficient-ram-error-while-installing-ansible-tower/23824 "2017-02-26T19:19:51Z")
Hi All, I am installing Ansible tower and when I run the setup playbook , i.e. setup.sh, it shows error indicating insufficient RAM . But the system already has 4 GB of RAM which should I believe be suitable according … --- ## [No module named msrest.serializatio](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-module-named-msrest-serializatio/23823)
**Author:** [@David\_Wong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Wong)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-module-named-msrest-serializatio/23823 "2017-02-26T15:32:23Z")
Environment: OS: Mac OS 10.12.3 Python: 2.7.13 Ansible: 2.2.0 pip installed “azure==2.0.0rc5” Got the following error while trying to create under Nnetwork interface under Azure fatal: \[localhost\]: FAILED! =\> {“cha… --- ## [ansible on android?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-on-android/17180)
**Author:** [@Dimon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dimon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 1:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-on-android/17180 "2017-02-26T13:24:33Z")
Has anybody ever tried to run ansible on android? I've attempted to set it up via Qpython's pip\_consoly.py and it fails with install of pycrypto. System has pycrypto-2.5 pre-installed however I'm assuming ansible pulls i… --- ## [Why « Add compatibility with docker-py v2.0 » commit isn't in v2.2.1.0 release?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-add-compatibility-with-docker-py-v2-0-commit-isnt-in-v2-2-1-0-release/23821)
**Author:** [@Stephane\_Klein1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stephane_Klein1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 1:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-add-compatibility-with-docker-py-v2-0-commit-isnt-in-v2-2-1-0-release/23821 "2017-02-26T13:21:37Z")
Hi, do you know if this commit https://github.com/ansible/ansible/commit/e2a1ce2916e9b87fe1ad4a1011c04ef8d2faf046 present in devel branch will be merged in next stable branch? I don’t understand: this commit date is … --- ## [Importing module from the Ansible Git Hub](https://forum.ansible.com/t/importing-module-from-the-ansible-git-hub/23820)
**Author:** [@stack4cl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/stack4cl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 10:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/importing-module-from-the-ansible-git-hub/23820 "2017-02-26T10:22:09Z")
I’m new to Ansible and trying to import the rhn\_register.py module from the github (https://github.com/ansible/ansible/tree/b3b598c835ab0973f508662d3f246f2bdb0e85c5/lib/ansible/modules/packaging/os ) Looking direction f… --- ## [Returning Data from a PS script](https://forum.ansible.com/t/returning-data-from-a-ps-script/23761)
**Author:** [@Strung6013](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Strung6013)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2017, 9:43am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/returning-data-from-a-ps-script/23761 "2017-02-26T09:43:04Z")
Hello all, I am having an issue to where I am executing a powershell script on a group of hosts and cannot get the data to be returned in the way that I want it so that I can iterate over it further down in my playbook.… --- ## [relayor: Ansible role to deploy tor relays - v0.2.1 released](https://forum.ansible.com/t/relayor-ansible-role-to-deploy-tor-relays-v0-2-1-released/23819)
**Author:** [@Nusenu1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nusenu1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/relayor-ansible-role-to-deploy-tor-relays-v0-2-1-released/23819 "2017-02-25T20:44:00Z")
https://galaxy.ansible.com/nusenu/relayor/ https://github.com/nusenu/ansible-relayor relayor helps you to deploy tor relays. Supported operating systems: Debian 8, Debian Testing CentOS 7 OpenBSD 6.0 … --- ## [Template copy failing, no error reported but dest: doesn't exist....](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-copy-failing-no-error-reported-but-dest-doesnt-exist/23815)
**Author:** [@Robert\_L\_Harris](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Robert_L_Harris)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-copy-failing-no-error-reported-but-dest-doesnt-exist/23815 "2017-02-25T08:04:25Z")
I set up a template copy and it isn’t working. I kept simpifying it until it is literally a src: and dest:. The output says it’s OK, 1 changed, 0 failed. But when I look on the destination, there’s no dest file. http://… --- ## [Can't get expect to work - The pexpect python module is required](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-get-expect-to-work-the-pexpect-python-module-is-required/20241)
**Author:** [@jaadu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jaadu)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 7:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-get-expect-to-work-the-pexpect-python-module-is-required/20241 "2017-02-25T07:53:32Z")
I am playing around with Ansible on Ubuntu 14.04 VMs and can’t seem to get expect to work. I have tried installing ansible and pexpect via apt-get and pip, but keep getting the following error: fatal: \[vagrant\]: FAILED… --- ## [Did you know "Ansible Semaphore" ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/did-you-know-ansible-semaphore/23818)
**Author:** [@Takeshi\_Kuramochi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Takeshi_Kuramochi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 4:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/did-you-know-ansible-semaphore/23818 "2017-02-25T04:42:53Z")
Hi all, I found open source Ansible UI called “Ansible Semaphore” like an Ansible Tower. It’s very simple UI! If you get interest, I build the docker container to try quickly. This container contains all necessary par… --- ## [Forgerock OpenAM Code Snippet](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forgerock-openam-code-snippet/23817)
**Author:** [@Shyam\_Yenna](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shyam_Yenna)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2017, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/forgerock-openam-code-snippet/23817 "2017-02-25T01:41:32Z")
I would like to implement Forgerock OpenAm if some one implemented can share code snippet. I could find source code url to download latest package without passing user credentials. Thanks Shyam --- ## [count number of plays/tasks before & during run](https://forum.ansible.com/t/count-number-of-plays-tasks-before-during-run/23816)
**Author:** [@senorsmile](https://forum.ansible.com/u/senorsmile)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 11:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/count-number-of-plays-tasks-before-during-run/23816 "2017-02-24T23:49:32Z")
I have a use case to monitor very long running plays over very slow, latent links. I would like to do a pre-run check, calculating how many plays, and tasks within each play, are going to run. The closest it seems is cur… --- ## [ansible docker\_container module 'volumes'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-docker-container-module-volumes/23812)
**Author:** [@vincenzheng](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vincenzheng)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2017, 9:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-docker-container-module-volumes/23812 "2017-02-24T21:32:10Z")
Hi, there, just wondering the ‘volumes’ in docker\_container module, Does the first directory of the ‘volumes’ locate in local server which ansible is running? or it’s the directory from the docker engine is running? in… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=680) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=682)