# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=716 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 717 --- ## [delegate\_to and winrm is broken](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delegate-to-and-winrm-is-broken/22788)
**Author:** [@Stephen\_Bunn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stephen_Bunn)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2016, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delegate-to-and-winrm-is-broken/22788 "2016-10-19T00:54:35Z")
It seems that it is impossible to run a local task when talking to windows hosts. This is pretty much a show stopper for my current use case of Ansbile. ansible version: ansible 2.1.1.0 using any of the following, all … --- ## [ec2\_vpc module not idempotent](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-vpc-module-not-idempotent/22824)
**Author:** [@Colin\_Byrne](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Colin_Byrne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 10:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-vpc-module-not-idempotent/22824 "2016-10-18T22:15:37Z")
this module does not seem to be idempotent. Here is the documentation: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/ec2\_vpc\_module.html, which seems to indicate that VPC’s will NOT be created if a VPC already exists with equivalent r… --- ## [Ansible 2.1.3 RC1 is ready for testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-1-3-rc1-is-ready-for-testing/22823)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-1-3-rc1-is-ready-for-testing/22823 "2016-10-18T21:15:31Z")
Hi all, we’re happy to announce that RC1 for 2.1.3 is now available for testing. This release candidate addresses the following bugs: Fixed several bugs related to locating files relative to role/playbook directories. … --- ## [Ansible 2.2.0 RC2 is ready for testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-2-0-rc2-is-ready-for-testing/22822)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-2-0-rc2-is-ready-for-testing/22822 "2016-10-18T21:15:01Z")
Hi all, we’re happy to announce that RC2 for 2.2.0 is now available for testing. This release candidate addresses the following bugs: More Python 3 fixes for the core engine. Fixed several bugs related to locating fil… --- ## [Trying to install Azure support for Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-install-azure-support-for-ansible/22819)
**Author:** [@Ron\_Morin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ron_Morin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/trying-to-install-azure-support-for-ansible/22819 "2016-10-18T18:24:55Z")
Hi, I am trying to get Ansible to deploy resources to the Azure cloud and I am having an getting it to work. I have a fresh install of Ubuntu 14.04 I have installed ansible by running the following: $ sudo apt-get ins… --- ## [\[Windows\] Is there a way to install a single Windows Update by KB article ID?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-is-there-a-way-to-install-a-single-windows-update-by-kb-article-id/22779)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Jackson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Jackson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 5:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-is-there-a-way-to-install-a-single-windows-update-by-kb-article-id/22779 "2016-10-18T17:14:39Z")
I don’t see this functionality in the win\_updates module, but I wanted to ask. I have a prerequisite on Windows 7 to install KB2999226 and KB2842230. I’d prefer to not install every available update to preserve consisten… --- ## [oVirt Ansible modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ovirt-ansible-modules/22818)
**Author:** [@machacekondra](https://forum.ansible.com/u/machacekondra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 4:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ovirt-ansible-modules/22818 "2016-10-18T16:58:33Z")
Hello all, I’ve recently created few new modules to manage oVirt environment. These modules are using Python SDK\[1\] version 4 for oVirt, that means that those modules works only with API version 4 of the oVirt. Follo… --- ## [consul\_kv datacenter](https://forum.ansible.com/t/consul-kv-datacenter/22817)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_D](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kevin_D)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/consul-kv-datacenter/22817 "2016-10-18T15:21:19Z")
In my consul setup I am using multiple data centers. Looking through the consul\_kv docs I don’t see a way to specify a particular datacenter. Since I didn’t see it I added it myself and created a pull request to see if I… --- ## [Connecting to Windows host fails](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connecting-to-windows-host-fails/22675)
**Author:** [@JayB](https://forum.ansible.com/u/JayB)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 3:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connecting-to-windows-host-fails/22675 "2016-10-18T15:07:48Z")
Hi Guys, I’m new to Ansible. I’m trying to connect to ansible windows host. I have configured for windows by following the link (http://darrylcauldwell.com/how-to-setup-an-ansible-test-lab-for-windows-managed-nodes-cust… --- ## [One Trouble! -- ansible connect to remote host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-trouble-ansible-connect-to-remote-host/22814)
**Author:** [@user12](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user12)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/one-trouble-ansible-connect-to-remote-host/22814 "2016-10-18T10:12:43Z")
In my IT infrastructure , ansible can not connet to remote host by ssh directly,between server and remote has a FM(Fortress Machine),how can I connet to remote with zhe FM? --- ## [Questions about roles\_path](https://forum.ansible.com/t/questions-about-roles-path/22803)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Candler](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Candler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 7:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/questions-about-roles-path/22803 "2016-10-18T07:39:51Z")
A couple of questions: (1) Is it possible to set roles\_path within a playbook? (I tried “vars: {roles\_path: …}” and “vars: {ansible\_roles\_path: …}” but they didn’t work) (2) Is it possible to set roles\_path to search … --- ## [Callback plugin to list tasks that were not run](https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugin-to-list-tasks-that-were-not-run/22813)
**Author:** [@Mumshad\_Mannambeth](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mumshad_Mannambeth)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 5:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/callback-plugin-to-list-tasks-that-were-not-run/22813 "2016-10-18T05:55:32Z")
Does the methods in a callback plugin expose any kind of information which lists all tasks that were not run because the playbook failed at a step. For example, I have Tasks 1 to 10. The playbook ended due to an error o… --- ## [Running a playbook from Python with Inventory in Database](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-a-playbook-from-python-with-inventory-in-database/22815)
**Author:** [@Hrishikesh\_Trivedi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hrishikesh_Trivedi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 5:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-a-playbook-from-python-with-inventory-in-database/22815 "2016-10-18T05:38:28Z")
Hi Team, I need a help for running a playbook from a python program. Following is the description of the setup. I have a configuration database that contains following information Hosts Variables for each host by… --- ## [Need document to use ANSIBLE APIs with curl](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-document-to-use-ansible-apis-with-curl/22791)
**Author:** [@Sumit\_Dangi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sumit_Dangi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 5:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-document-to-use-ansible-apis-with-curl/22791 "2016-10-18T05:19:51Z")
Need document to use ANSIBLE APIs with curl. --- ## [Running ios\_template on mac osx under virtualenv](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ios-template-on-mac-osx-under-virtualenv/22799)
**Author:** [@Dustin\_Dean](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dustin_Dean)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 3:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ios-template-on-mac-osx-under-virtualenv/22799 "2016-10-18T03:10:41Z")
Hello Everyone, I am getting the following error below when I try to run the ios\_command module. \` fatal: \[switch\]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “failed”: true, “msg”: “paramiko is required but does not appear to be … --- ## [Looking for help and guidance on an a PR to Ansible Galaxy Project](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-help-and-guidance-on-an-a-pr-to-ansible-galaxy-project/22789)
**Author:** [@Sriram\_Venkatesh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sriram_Venkatesh)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 18, 2016, 2:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-help-and-guidance-on-an-a-pr-to-ansible-galaxy-project/22789 "2016-10-18T02:32:27Z")
Hi Guys, I have been learning and starting to love Ansible for quite awhile, and I am wanting to contribute back to the opensource project as an appreciation of loving, and open community in Ansible. One particular hel… --- ## [ansible inventory manager](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-inventory-manager/22810)
**Author:** [@diego\_branco](https://forum.ansible.com/u/diego_branco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-inventory-manager/22810 "2016-10-17T21:13:38Z")
Hello guys, I’ve been coding a tool to manage the ansible inventory. For now it is in alpha/testing state that I am using for myself but I am wondering if it could be useful to anybody else. I’ve wrote a bit about it in m… --- ## [Ansible Dynamic Inventory Azure](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-dynamic-inventory-azure/22802)
**Author:** [@David\_Strebel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Strebel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 7:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-dynamic-inventory-azure/22802 "2016-10-17T19:12:15Z")
I’ve read the getting started guide for Azure, but when irun the azure\_rm.py it cant seem to find the file. Any help appreciated. --- ## [List tasks for a play in a callback plugin](https://forum.ansible.com/t/list-tasks-for-a-play-in-a-callback-plugin/22768)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Matsson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Matsson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/list-tasks-for-a-play-in-a-callback-plugin/22768 "2016-10-17T19:05:34Z")
Hi! I’m trying to create a callback plugin where I would like to get a list with all tasks that will be running before they are actually executed. I’m able to get a list with all plays using playbook.get\_plays() but if … --- ## [Newbie question: Error message from ansible ping module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-question-error-message-from-ansible-ping-module/22801)
**Author:** [@Henrik\_Bach](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Henrik_Bach)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/newbie-question-error-message-from-ansible-ping-module/22801 "2016-10-17T18:39:11Z")
Hi, I’m new to Ansible. I’ve installed ansible on my ubuntu 16.04: $ ansible --version ansible 2.0.0.2 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = Default w/o overrides When I try to tes… --- ## [putting a var inside "template expression" in task](https://forum.ansible.com/t/putting-a-var-inside-template-expression-in-task/22804)
**Author:** [@Yosef\_Yudilevich](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Yosef_Yudilevich)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/putting-a-var-inside-template-expression-in-task/22804 "2016-10-17T18:18:41Z")
hi i know that the way i put it here it wont work but what is the proper way to do it? put {{ COUNT }} variable inside bucket\_ram\_quota: “{{ ( 800 / {{ COUNT }} ) | int }}” thanks --- ## [Ansible converts variable to comment](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-converts-variable-to-comment/22808)
**Author:** [@Paul\_Becotte](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Paul_Becotte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 5:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-converts-variable-to-comment/22808 "2016-10-17T17:54:47Z")
Hi everyone, am trying to troubleshoot a weird problem and can’t find anything to suggest what may be causing it. Basically I have a couple env files that define values. Later files depend on values from earlier files (e… --- ## [Is Ansible Tower necessary?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-ansible-tower-necessary/22763)
**Author:** [@michelleacrawley](https://forum.ansible.com/u/michelleacrawley)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-ansible-tower-necessary/22763 "2016-10-17T17:26:46Z")
I’m looking to use Ansible as an orchestrater in my small dev environment. The open source version of Ansible is very bare bones; I was wondering if it is necessary to purchase Ansible Tower to really make it work? Or is… --- ## [Issues with include\_role - missing roles when included more than once](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issues-with-include-role-missing-roles-when-included-more-than-once/22806)
**Author:** [@Stepan\_Stipl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stepan_Stipl)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2016, 4:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/issues-with-include-role-missing-roles-when-included-more-than-once/22806 "2016-10-17T16:50:06Z")
Hi, even though the original issue I reported on GH has been resolved, seems like another one has been introduced - I’ve updated the ticket with the details - https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/18026 - but can’t … --- ## [snmp\_facts cannot find pysnmp](https://forum.ansible.com/t/snmp-facts-cannot-find-pysnmp/22800)
**Author:** [@hzj.zh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hzj.zh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2016, 11:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/snmp-facts-cannot-find-pysnmp/22800 "2016-10-16T11:06:40Z")
hello， i want to use snmp\_facts module , and i installed the pysnmp, but everytime i execute the module, returns the error “msg”: “Missing required pysnmp module (check docs)” i really can not figure it out, need some… --- ## [Extra var does not override host\_vars when passing to include](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extra-var-does-not-override-host-vars-when-passing-to-include/22797)
**Author:** [@Do\_Hoang\_Khiem](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Do_Hoang_Khiem)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/extra-var-does-not-override-host-vars-when-passing-to-include/22797 "2016-10-15T10:57:55Z")
Enter code here… When I pass a variable to include: statement, using value from extra vars, the value inside the included task file is still the value from host\_vars, not extra vars (while extra vars are considered as h… --- ## [Keeping ansible code and app code in sync?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/keeping-ansible-code-and-app-code-in-sync/22795)
**Author:** [@Guy\_Matz1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Guy_Matz1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2016, 10:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/keeping-ansible-code-and-app-code-in-sync/22795 "2016-10-15T10:04:33Z")
Hi! I have some ansible code that deploys an app . . . some structure of the app has changed which is reflected in the ansible code . . . I’m wondering if anyone has some good techniques for keeping versions of app code … --- ## [Having trouble using with\_items, delegate\_to and run\_once to fake having serial: 1 on an include in a role](https://forum.ansible.com/t/having-trouble-using-with-items-delegate-to-and-run-once-to-fake-having-serial-1-on-an-include-in-a-role/22794)
**Author:** [@Stig\_Dossing](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stig_Dossing)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 10:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/having-trouble-using-with-items-delegate-to-and-run-once-to-fake-having-serial-1-on-an-include-in-a-role/22794 "2016-10-14T22:12:00Z")
I’m trying to use the approach described here https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/12170 to get part of a role to run serially. I am on 2.1.2.0, but have also tried 2.1.1.0 and 2.0.2.0. \` include: do\_deploy.yml … --- ## [Error: "ImportError: No module named grp" when running playbook against windows](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-importerror-no-module-named-grp-when-running-playbook-against-windows/22787)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Brelsfoard](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sam_Brelsfoard)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-importerror-no-module-named-grp-when-running-playbook-against-windows/22787 "2016-10-14T18:27:00Z")
I’ve seen a couple of other folks have this issue, but I’ve not found any answers/solutions. I have a playbook that runs fine from an ansible server (CentOS) to a Mac OSX node, however, when I run the same playbook agai… --- ## [NetScreen | ScreenOS Devices - Devices without Python and Shell](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netscreen-screenos-devices-devices-without-python-and-shell/22793)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Neto](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Neto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netscreen-screenos-devices-devices-without-python-and-shell/22793 "2016-10-14T18:00:12Z")
Hi Friends, I’m interested in develop or start something to help me in Configuration Management of devices without Python and Shell. There are simple devices, running the old OS of Juniper. Basically they only support… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=715) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=717)