# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=745 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 746 --- ## [Parallelism in single host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parallelism-in-single-host/21961)
**Author:** [@Krishnakumar](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Krishnakumar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 12:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/parallelism-in-single-host/21961 "2016-07-08T12:18:16Z")
Is it possible to execute tasks in parallel within same host without splitting the plays. Is there any new functionality added newly for this ? --- ## [Postgresql\_privs module question](https://forum.ansible.com/t/postgresql-privs-module-question/21960)
**Author:** [@Milky\_Milk](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Milky_Milk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/postgresql-privs-module-question/21960 "2016-07-08T10:29:08Z")
Hello there. I can’t find a way to create default privileges in postgresql with Ansible. For example: \` ALTER DEFAULT PRIVILEGES FOR ROLE reader IN SCHEMA public GRANT SELECT ON TABLES TO username \` Is it possible? … --- ## [Updating existing route tables](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updating-existing-route-tables/21959)
**Author:** [@Prashant\_Bhosale](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Prashant_Bhosale)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updating-existing-route-tables/21959 "2016-07-08T09:49:08Z")
I have successfully created a VPC B and now I want to peer VPC B and VPC A. In VPC B I can add the vpc\_peering id in route table, but struggling with how to update the route table of VPC A with the vpc\_peering id. Trie… --- ## [Build a custom apache module vs. using it through a role](https://forum.ansible.com/t/build-a-custom-apache-module-vs-using-it-through-a-role/21958)
**Author:** [@Dick\_Visser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Visser)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 9:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/build-a-custom-apache-module-vs-using-it-through-a-role/21958 "2016-07-08T09:28:25Z")
Hi I'm using the geerlingguy.apache role to deploy apache, in my case onto Ubuntu 16.04. This works great. The machine needs to run a custom build apache module, but I'm not sure what the best way is to order things… --- ## [Loops and includes](https://forum.ansible.com/t/loops-and-includes/21946)
**Author:** [@Bence\_Takacs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bence_Takacs)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 9:01am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/loops-and-includes/21946 "2016-07-08T09:01:15Z")
What is the difference between the following syntaxes? === 1st scenario outside.yaml: --- - include: inside.yaml vars: my\_inner\_item: "{{ item }}" with\_items: - A - B - C inside.yaml: --- - de… --- ## [start-at-task arguments](https://forum.ansible.com/t/start-at-task-arguments/21957)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Graham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steven_Graham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 8:59am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/start-at-task-arguments/21957 "2016-07-08T08:59:54Z")
I have ansible 1.9.4 Trying to understand the use of --start-at-task flag. I can start at a task by using something like “start the Cassandra instance” or if its in a role can use a | to separate the role from the task … --- ## [How to use git on ansible ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-git-on-ansible/21956)
**Author:** [@Javier\_Barroso](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Javier_Barroso)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-git-on-ansible/21956 "2016-07-08T08:38:39Z")
Hello, I have reviewed ansible git module \[1\], but I don’t find how it could work with my workflow. My workflow is the next: dir\_fschanges: /srv/ansible/fschanges project: myproject Create a local {{dir\_fschanges}}/{… --- ## [unbale to perform actions as sudo su - on 2.1.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unbale-to-perform-actions-as-sudo-su-on-2-1-0/21955)
**Author:** [@PN1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/PN1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2016, 4:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unbale-to-perform-actions-as-sudo-su-on-2-1-0/21955 "2016-07-08T04:51:50Z")
In my servers i can able to execute commands only via “sudo su -” . so I’m looking option to login server with my local username and do sudo su - to excute commands . I could see some path on https://github.com/ansible/… --- ## [Ansible 2.1.1 RC2 is ready for testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-1-1-rc2-is-ready-for-testing/21954)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-1-1-rc2-is-ready-for-testing/21954 "2016-07-07T21:30:57Z")
Hi all, we’re happy to announce that RC2 for 2.1.1 is now available for testing. This release candidate fixes several more bugs since the RC1 release: Several fixes to the way async works to prevent race conditions an… --- ## [ssh difference between ansible ad-hoc and ansible-playbook for localhost](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-difference-between-ansible-ad-hoc-and-ansible-playbook-for-localhost/21951)
**Author:** [@Anthony\_Cheng](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anthony_Cheng)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-difference-between-ansible-ad-hoc-and-ansible-playbook-for-localhost/21951 "2016-07-07T20:56:17Z")
I noticed in troubleshooting SSH authentication that there is a difference between ansible ad-hoc and ansible-playbook in terms of SSH for localhost. Specifically, I was able to get a playbook targeted at localhost to w… --- ## [Ansible UFW module: inaccurate documentation?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ufw-module-inaccurate-documentation/15817)
**Author:** [@Lars\_Sommer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lars_Sommer)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 8:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ufw-module-inaccurate-documentation/15817 "2016-07-07T20:47:11Z")
Having a hell of a time getting UFW to play nicely. Here’s what I’ve got: Each role (in this case the role is “common”, part of our baseline role) has a ufw.yml task file that gets imported to main.yml: --- ## [Using vars\_prompt with role name](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-vars-prompt-with-role-name/21953)
**Author:** [@Kenneth\_Koski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kenneth_Koski)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-vars-prompt-with-role-name/21953 "2016-07-07T20:09:18Z")
Apologies if this is an easy question, but I have limited experience with Ansible, and I’ve been unable to find anything about this online. I’ve got a codebase that looks like this: \` deploy.yml --- ## [Avoid conflicting roles on same machine](https://forum.ansible.com/t/avoid-conflicting-roles-on-same-machine/21921)
**Author:** [@Kai\_Stian\_Olstad](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kai_Stian_Olstad)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 7:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/avoid-conflicting-roles-on-same-machine/21921 "2016-07-07T19:32:52Z")
Hi I have 4 roles, nginx, apache, kibana and grafana. The kibana role has a requirement to the nginx role and grafana role has a requirement of the apache role. Since both nginx and apache uses the same port numbers 8… --- ## [acl module - Does it work for nfs4 acls?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/acl-module-does-it-work-for-nfs4-acls/21952)
**Author:** [@jdelaporte](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jdelaporte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/acl-module-does-it-work-for-nfs4-acls/21952 "2016-07-07T19:29:44Z")
I am new to NFSv4, but I have it mostly working with my IPA (kerberized) domain. I just noticed that my nfs clients are not picking up the ACLs from the NFS server, that I set with the ACL Ansible module. So, I suspect t… --- ## [can't get embedded quotes to work in replace string of lineinfile](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-get-embedded-quotes-to-work-in-replace-string-of-lineinfile/21944)
**Author:** [@Leo\_P](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Leo_P)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cant-get-embedded-quotes-to-work-in-replace-string-of-lineinfile/21944 "2016-07-07T17:46:20Z")
I have tried escaping characters but it didn’t seem to make any difference. According to the documentation I’ve seen, this should work: \` name: Change keyboard layout to U.S. lineinfile: dest=/etc/default/keyboard r… --- ## [Synchronize command not working when upgraded to Ansible 2.1.0](https://forum.ansible.com/t/synchronize-command-not-working-when-upgraded-to-ansible-2-1-0/21922)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Lennon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_Lennon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/synchronize-command-not-working-when-upgraded-to-ansible-2-1-0/21922 "2016-07-07T17:41:11Z")
Hi, We were recently upgraded to Ansible 2.1.0, from 1.9.4 (I think). Now have an issue with any playbooks that make use of the synchronize module. I have a a test playbook that simply copies a text file from Host A to … --- ## [Jboss ansible module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jboss-ansible-module/21945)
**Author:** [@Arun\_Mathew](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Arun_Mathew)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jboss-ansible-module/21945 "2016-07-07T17:37:52Z")
Can jboss ansible module be used for deploying to wildfy? --- ## [iptables\_raw Module - Manage Iptables the Easy Way](https://forum.ansible.com/t/iptables-raw-module-manage-iptables-the-easy-way/21948)
**Author:** [@Strahinja\_Kustudic1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Strahinja_Kustudic1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 4:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/iptables-raw-module-manage-iptables-the-easy-way/21948 "2016-07-07T16:32:13Z")
We wrote a new module called iptables\_raw (docs) to make it easy to manage iptables. The module has the following features: use iptables syntax to define rules keep iptables state order rules by weigh support… --- ## [Invitation to the Second Ansible Contributor Summit](https://forum.ansible.com/t/invitation-to-the-second-ansible-contributor-summit/21950)
**Author:** [@Greg\_DeKoenigsberg1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Greg_DeKoenigsberg1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/invitation-to-the-second-ansible-contributor-summit/21950 "2016-07-07T14:48:41Z")
We will be holding our second Ansible Contributor Summit on the day before AnsibleFest San Francisco (https://www.ansible.com/ansiblefest), and you are invited to participate! The Summit will take place at 335 Powell … --- ## [How to use display.vvv in an Ansible module?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-display-vvv-in-an-ansible-module/21732)
**Author:** [@Hiroaki\_Nakamura](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hiroaki_Nakamura)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-display-vvv-in-an-ansible-module/21732 "2016-07-07T12:40:15Z")
Hi all, I'm creating the lxd\_container module and would like to use display.vvv for debug prints. https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/2208 I copied code in some module, but nothing was printed. Co… --- ## [Output var values to screen](https://forum.ansible.com/t/output-var-values-to-screen/21938)
**Author:** [@Jonathan\_Anderson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonathan_Anderson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/output-var-values-to-screen/21938 "2016-07-07T08:47:16Z")
Control Node: CentOS 7 Ansible 2.1 pywinrm version from May 19th, 2016 Remote Node: Windows 7 Powershell 3 How do I display the values of my vars to the person running my playbook? --- ## [\--check (dry run) fires notify handlers](https://forum.ansible.com/t/check-dry-run-fires-notify-handlers/21947)
**Author:** [@ja.garcia.ballester](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ja.garcia.ballester)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 8:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/check-dry-run-fires-notify-handlers/21947 "2016-07-07T08:45:20Z")
Hi, I am runnig a playbook in check mode (–check --diff) to verify which changes are going to be applied in a service config file. The problem is that the dry run thinks the change is applied and fires the notify handl… --- ## [Passing values in a file](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-values-in-a-file/21905)
**Author:** [@Rakshatha\_shetty1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rakshatha_shetty1)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 6:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-values-in-a-file/21905 "2016-07-07T06:22:49Z")
Hi, I’m using Ansible 2.0.0.2 to create multiple directories by passing path to directories in a file and reading the values from file. How can multiple values be passed in a single file? Please revert with the format i… --- ## [Strange behavior of Jinja2 expression for same input vars](https://forum.ansible.com/t/strange-behavior-of-jinja2-expression-for-same-input-vars/21930)
**Author:** [@cosbug](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cosbug)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 5:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/strange-behavior-of-jinja2-expression-for-same-input-vars/21930 "2016-07-07T05:37:28Z")
Hi All, I’m using a Jinja2 expression to exclude form one list the elements present in another list but it doesn’t work as expected. Here is an extract from a larger playbook which captures the input and out put before… --- ## [django\_manage problem](https://forum.ansible.com/t/django-manage-problem/21943)
**Author:** [@Tiglath](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tiglath)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/django-manage-problem/21943 "2016-07-07T05:28:23Z")
I need to run python manage.py migrate in an activated virtualenv I used the django\_manage module specifying the virtual env but it gives the same error as when I run migrate without activating, at the command line. Is… --- ## [What has changed in terms of sudo in Ansible 2.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-has-changed-in-terms-of-sudo-in-ansible-2-1/21942)
**Author:** [@Sebin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sebin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 7, 2016, 12:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-has-changed-in-terms-of-sudo-in-ansible-2-1/21942 "2016-07-07T00:24:36Z")
Hi All, I have recently switched to Ansible 2.1 from Ansible 2.0 Surprisingly in one of my environments the playbooks and ad-hoc commands do not run when executed with sudo. is there any way I can debug this to find o… --- ## [Execute role tasks before executing role dependencies](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execute-role-tasks-before-executing-role-dependencies/21941)
**Author:** [@Thomas\_Steinbach](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Thomas_Steinbach)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 10:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execute-role-tasks-before-executing-role-dependencies/21941 "2016-07-06T22:33:41Z")
Hi, is there a way for executing role tasks before executing role dependencies? In my apache\_httpd role I want to deploy some configuration files before calling the sub role docker\_application. Latter will do some boile… --- ## [Unable to look up dict by key if the dict key contains a variable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-look-up-dict-by-key-if-the-dict-key-contains-a-variable/21940)
**Author:** [@Aneesh\_Joseph](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Aneesh_Joseph)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 9:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-look-up-dict-by-key-if-the-dict-key-contains-a-variable/21940 "2016-07-06T21:38:29Z")
vars.yml \` --- ## [role meta/main.yml dependency with source control repository url, automatically pulled](https://forum.ansible.com/t/role-meta-main-yml-dependency-with-source-control-repository-url-automatically-pulled/21939)
**Author:** [@Brian\_I](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_I)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/role-meta-main-yml-dependency-with-source-control-repository-url-automatically-pulled/21939 "2016-07-06T21:24:45Z")
Using ansible 2.1.0.0 I’d like to have a role that lists private source control repositories like this in the meta/main.yml: dependencies: src: ‘git+git@mygitlab.example.com:/anisble/myrole.git,v1.0.0’ Is this possi… --- ## [shell module find -exec chown - how to parse/escape {} \\; ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/shell-module-find-exec-chown-how-to-parse-escape/21936)
**Author:** [@jdelaporte](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jdelaporte)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 6:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/shell-module-find-exec-chown-how-to-parse-escape/21936 "2016-07-06T18:25:55Z")
I want to find and chown about 4000 users’ files while migrating to a new authentication protocol and domain. I have a task that looks like this: \` name: find and fix UID ownerships in all staff homedirs shell: “fin… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=744) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=746)