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## [Aborting entire playbook when one host unreachable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aborting-entire-playbook-when-one-host-unreachable/22508)

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**Author:** [@Gustav\_Karlsson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gustav_Karlsson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aborting-entire-playbook-when-one-host-unreachable/22508 "2016-09-13T13:22:47Z")

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Hi, We are using an ansible (v 2.0.2) playbook for deployment of our webapp. A simplified example of what we are doing is: Play 1 - db Expand the database schema to support new version of the webapp. Play 2 - appser…

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## [Ansible 2.1.2 RC2 is ready for testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-1-2-rc2-is-ready-for-testing/22437)

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**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 1:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-1-2-rc2-is-ready-for-testing/22437 "2016-09-13T13:06:16Z")

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Hi all, we’re happy to announce that RC2 for 2.1.2 is now available for testing. This release candidate also adds the following fixes for bugs: Fixed a bug in which INI files incorrectly treated a hosts range as a sec…

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## [回复：\[ansible-project\] Re: Extend setup module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-project-re-extend-setup-module/22532)

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**Author:** [@hzj.zh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hzj.zh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 11:07am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-project-re-extend-setup-module/22532 "2016-09-13T11:07:11Z")

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The fact gathering code lives here: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/lib/ansible/module\_utils/facts.py

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## [include task and when doesn't completely skip, variables is overwritten.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-task-and-when-doesnt-completely-skip-variables-is-overwritten/22527)

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**Author:** [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 8:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-task-and-when-doesnt-completely-skip-variables-is-overwritten/22527 "2016-09-13T08:18:44Z")

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Hi I have this simple example. It work as expected in v2.0.2 but not in 2.1.1 task1.yml

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## [Error while doing installation in mac osX](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-doing-installation-in-mac-osx/22529)

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**Author:** [@Ramesh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ramesh)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 13, 2016, 3:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-doing-installation-in-mac-osx/22529 "2016-09-13T03:13:26Z")

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Hi here, Im getting below error while doing installation.Im using OS-X EI Capitan 10.11.5 Command "/usr/bin/python -u -c "import setuptools, tokenize;\_\_file\_\_='/private/tmp/pip-build-3FnH7o/pycrypto/setup.py';exec(comp…

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## [register with with\_together not working](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-with-with-together-not-working/22480)

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**Author:** [@AnsiNoob](https://forum.ansible.com/u/AnsiNoob)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 10, 2016, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-with-with-together-not-working/22480 "2016-09-10T00:17:59Z")

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I want to use register with loops (http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks\_loops.html#using-register-with-a-loop) to accomplish below tasks: – Surf through couple of variables arrays in with\_together format and save r…

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## [Pyhon not found](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pyhon-not-found/22485)

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**Author:** [@ZigDuDim](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ZigDuDim)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 10:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pyhon-not-found/22485 "2016-09-09T22:21:11Z")

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Hi everyone, I have 2 servers, both under the lastest version of ubuntu server 16.04.1 LTS. One of them is my Ansible remote controler, and the other is my future DHCP server. I followed the instruction on this web si…

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## [QUESTION: Recommended way to run unit tests in Travis](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-recommended-way-to-run-unit-tests-in-travis/22514)

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**Author:** [@mark4](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mark4)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/question-recommended-way-to-run-unit-tests-in-travis/22514 "2016-09-09T21:18:34Z")

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Our team is in the process of submitting a module with unit tests to https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras and we have a few questions about how to get it to run with the rest of the projects build steps in T…

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## [In-progress MongoDB modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/in-progress-mongodb-modules/22519)

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**Author:** [@Gabriel\_Ciciliani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gabriel_Ciciliani)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 7:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/in-progress-mongodb-modules/22519 "2016-09-09T19:19:16Z")

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Hi Folks, Is anyone working on mongodb modules, specifically for replicasets management? I would like to contribute with this project Regards

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## [Is it possible to use the su and sudo at the task?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-the-su-and-sudo-at-the-task/22033)

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**Author:** [@user84](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user84)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 6:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-the-su-and-sudo-at-the-task/22033 "2016-09-09T18:23:10Z")

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Hi, I’m trying to use Ansible in my production. I’d like to do the following command in Ansible. Is it possible? $ ssh user\_a@xxx $ su user\_b $ sudo xxx In my production, user\_a is only user allowed to SSH connecti…

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## [variable registering everything, not just the stdout](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-registering-everything-not-just-the-stdout/22521)

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**Author:** [@Jamie\_Thompson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jamie_Thompson)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 5:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-registering-everything-not-just-the-stdout/22521 "2016-09-09T17:53:01Z")

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Hi all, In a role I have the following: name: generate new UUID shell: uuidgen register: new\_uuid When I call the variable in the template I get everything, not just the UUID. Example: UUID={{ new\_uuid }} I get: …

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## [Did something changed in how handlers are called?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/did-something-changed-in-how-handlers-are-called/22523)

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**Author:** [@Bob\_Tanner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bob_Tanner)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 5:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/did-something-changed-in-how-handlers-are-called/22523 "2016-09-09T17:47:57Z")

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Did something change with how handlers are invoked? Today’s git pull of devel and all my handlers that need to run as root are failing. $ ansible --version ansible 2.2.0 (devel 19e00cf160) last updated 2016/09/09 11:0…

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## [\[X-POST\] Regarding Invitation for taking part in Dev sprint of Pycon India 2016](https://forum.ansible.com/t/x-post-regarding-invitation-for-taking-part-in-dev-sprint-of-pycon-india-2016/22522)

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**Author:** [@Jaysinh\_shukla](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jaysinh_shukla)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/x-post-regarding-invitation-for-taking-part-in-dev-sprint-of-pycon-india-2016/22522 "2016-09-09T16:38:22Z")

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Respected Members, Dev Sprint is the best way to collaborate/guide other contributors physically rather than over IRC / email. We invite this community to join and hack for whole 3 days during the conference. Programmer…

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## [Unknown ansible error please take a look](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unknown-ansible-error-please-take-a-look/22520)

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**Author:** [@challa.tek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/challa.tek)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unknown-ansible-error-please-take-a-look/22520 "2016-09-09T15:03:42Z")

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\[ansible\_user@ip-10-135-203-236 playbooks\]$ ansible-playbook ec2plays/ec2advancedprovision.yml --syntax-check -vvv Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file ERROR! Unexpected Exception: zero length field name in fo…

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## [ansible fact for aix](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fact-for-aix/22516)

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**Author:** [@hzj.zh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hzj.zh)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-fact-for-aix/22516 "2016-09-09T13:02:46Z")

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hello，all the result from executing fact module on aix doesnot meet my need, I want to add some additional thing into the fact, like vg and pv info, how can i get it done? thank u

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## [Ansible on Windows w/o administrator privileges possible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-on-windows-w-o-administrator-privileges-possible/22503)

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**Author:** [@alv2412](https://forum.ansible.com/u/alv2412)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 9:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-on-windows-w-o-administrator-privileges-possible/22503 "2016-09-09T09:59:41Z")

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Hello, Is it possible to use a non-administrator user to run Ansible against Windows hosts and if yes, how? I’ve used invoke-command -computername localhost -credential ansible -scriptblock {$env:computername} to test …

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## [Auth issue in script using Azure Powershell](https://forum.ansible.com/t/auth-issue-in-script-using-azure-powershell/22499)

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**Author:** [@Barney\_Sowood](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Barney_Sowood)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 9:13am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/auth-issue-in-script-using-azure-powershell/22499 "2016-09-09T09:13:55Z")

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Hi, I've got a powershell script that I'm currently invoking using the script module - assuming I can get this working I'll probably turn it into a module, but I need to get over some issues first. The purpose of the…

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## [ansible setup subcall to lsblk timing out on Xen mount](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-setup-subcall-to-lsblk-timing-out-on-xen-mount/22517)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Bubb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_Bubb)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-setup-subcall-to-lsblk-timing-out-on-xen-mount/22517 "2016-09-09T02:02:14Z")

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Using this version of Ansible \` ansible --version ansible 2.1.1.0 config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg configured module search path = Default w/o overrides \[ \` On a Softlayer VM Linux staging 2.6.32-573.8.1.e…

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## [with\_nested and when condition](https://forum.ansible.com/t/with-nested-and-when-condition/22515)

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**Author:** [@Adam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/with-nested-and-when-condition/22515 "2016-09-08T19:54:31Z")

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I’m trying to write a play that allows for me to only build certain directories conditionally while using the with\_nested. Here’s my variable dictionary: routers: router1: hostname: adam router2: hostname: …

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## [Ansible Facts For Additional IP Address On the Interface](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-facts-for-additional-ip-address-on-the-interface/22513)

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**Author:** [@Janis\_Orlovs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Janis_Orlovs)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-facts-for-additional-ip-address-on-the-interface/22513 "2016-09-08T18:34:21Z")

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Hello, I’m strugling with the additional IP address fact for Ansible "ansible\_eth0\_1": { "active": true, "device": "eth0\_1", "ipv4": { "address": "192.168.10.2", Playbook says that eth0\_1.ipv4.…

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## [Spin Up Jenkins on AWS instance](https://forum.ansible.com/t/spin-up-jenkins-on-aws-instance/22505)

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**Author:** [@Liora\_Milbaum](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Liora_Milbaum)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/spin-up-jenkins-on-aws-instance/22505 "2016-09-08T17:25:42Z")

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I can provision the ec2 instance but the setup task fails with the message: fatal: \[54.166.83.128\]: UNREACHABLE! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “Failed to connect to the host via ssh.”, “unreachable”: true} Any idea how …

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## [Do dynamic inventories support command line arguments?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/do-dynamic-inventories-support-command-line-arguments/19628)

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**Author:** [@george\_hartzell](https://forum.ansible.com/u/george_hartzell)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/do-dynamic-inventories-support-command-line-arguments/19628 "2016-09-08T16:13:31Z")

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Hi All, At http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro\_dynamic\_inventory.html, about halfway down, there's an example that reads: ansible-playbook -i 'ec2.py --profile prod' myplaybook.yml which suggests that it's possi…

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## [Ansible cli argument from with ansible-play](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-cli-argument-from-with-ansible-play/22512)

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**Author:** [@Eric\_Marquez](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_Marquez)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 2:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-cli-argument-from-with-ansible-play/22512 "2016-09-08T14:52:28Z")

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Can somebody give me a pointer for using CLI commands with Ansible-Play. I working with a group of network devices and I need to issue the same command to all of them to find a specific IP address in the arp table. I w…

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## [\[X-Post\]\[Inpycon\] Regarding invitation for Dev sprint, Pycon India](https://forum.ansible.com/t/x-post-inpycon-regarding-invitation-for-dev-sprint-pycon-india/22510)

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**Author:** [@Jaysinh\_shukla](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jaysinh_shukla)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 12:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/x-post-inpycon-regarding-invitation-for-dev-sprint-pycon-india/22510 "2016-09-08T12:09:14Z")

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Respected Members, Dev Sprint is the best way to collaborate/guide other contributors physically rather than over IRC / email. We invite this community to join and hack for whole 3 days during the conference. Programmer…

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## [Until is giving issues with ansible 2.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/until-is-giving-issues-with-ansible-2-1/22509)

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**Author:** [@Deepa\_Yr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Deepa_Yr)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 8, 2016, 11:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/until-is-giving-issues-with-ansible-2-1/22509 "2016-09-08T11:18:43Z")

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Hi Earlier we were using Ansible 2.0.1 where playbooks were running fine. Now upgraded to Ansible 2.1.1. Seeing issues with until module. name: Copy the file get\_url: headers: “{{ headers }}” url: “{{ asset\_repo\_ur…

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## [git remote ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-remote-ansible/22507)

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**Author:** [@Alix\_Ak](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alix_Ak)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-remote-ansible/22507 "2016-09-07T15:12:17Z")

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How to get : git remote rm origin git remote add origin working in Ansible? The git module does only checkout repositories. would i lose Idempotency when i use the command module ?

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## [Async Setting Variable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/async-setting-variable/22464)

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**Author:** [@captainbrexit](https://forum.ansible.com/u/captainbrexit)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/async-setting-variable/22464 "2016-09-07T14:36:25Z")

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Hi, I run an Ansible playbook to install an application on a remote server. It takes time, so i use async/poll. The problem i have is that the remote server is running CIS hardened and noexec is set on /tmp. It looks …

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## [2.2 Core is in Feature Freeze](https://forum.ansible.com/t/2-2-core-is-in-feature-freeze/22506)

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**Author:** [@jmckerr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jmckerr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 2:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/2-2-core-is-in-feature-freeze/22506 "2016-09-07T14:23:19Z")

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All, This is a reminder that Ansible Core 2.2 is in feature as of 05 SEPTEMBER 2016. All Ansible Core features are frozen, and testing has begun. For modules all major features (parameter changes, etc), must be frozen a…

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## [Possible for ansible.log to have a DATE or TIMESTAMP in the name of the log?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-for-ansible-log-to-have-a-date-or-timestamp-in-the-name-of-the-log/22501)

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**Author:** [@John\_Leo\_Huetter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Leo_Huetter)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-for-ansible-log-to-have-a-date-or-timestamp-in-the-name-of-the-log/22501 "2016-09-07T13:22:01Z")

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Hello, is it possible to add a date or date/time extension to ansible.log files created? In ansible.cfg, I would like the log files to be created as ansible.log.20160906 I would think based on the other config options …

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## [win\_update performance](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-update-performance/22495)

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**Author:** [@Mike\_Fennemore](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Fennemore)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 7, 2016, 11:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-update-performance/22495 "2016-09-07T11:05:25Z")

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Ansible has the functionality to be used for configuration management but it seems the win\_update module takes a considerable amount of time to run. Are there plans to improve the performance of the module? I would idea…

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