# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=746 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 747 --- ## [Ansible AWS "Cloud-Control" Modules: Clarification](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-aws-cloud-control-modules-clarification/21937)
**Author:** [@Robert\_Glenn](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Robert_Glenn)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-aws-cloud-control-modules-clarification/21937 "2016-07-06T17:06:43Z")
Whereas classically ansible will execute tasks in its host loop against multiple remote machines, most cloud-control steps occur on your local machine with reference to the regions to control. Some of the AWS module… --- ## [Do lists and dicts keep the same order for every task?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/do-lists-and-dicts-keep-the-same-order-for-every-task/21935)
**Author:** [@jdelaporte](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jdelaporte)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/do-lists-and-dicts-keep-the-same-order-for-every-task/21935 "2016-07-06T16:38:07Z")
I am curious whether lists and dicts maintain their order when used in different tasks. I want to make sure I don’t accidentally scramble my user/group data as I migrate. --- ## [Ansible 2.1 - Dynamic vars\_files and "skipping vars\_file" output messages with -vvv](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-1-dynamic-vars-files-and-skipping-vars-file-output-messages-with-vvv/21934)
**Author:** [@Chris\_DiGiovanni](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chris_DiGiovanni)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-1-dynamic-vars-files-and-skipping-vars-file-output-messages-with-vvv/21934 "2016-07-06T15:39:49Z")
Hello, While trying to move over to Ansible 2.1 from 1.9.2, I’ve noticed Ansible having a lot of output about skipping vars\_file when I pass “-vvv” to ansible-playbook. I’m including 3 vars\_file(s) using variable substi… --- ## [Execute tasks on multiple hosts in parallel which fall under different group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execute-tasks-on-multiple-hosts-in-parallel-which-fall-under-different-group/21932)
**Author:** [@Shwetha\_Hadimani](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shwetha_Hadimani)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 1:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/execute-tasks-on-multiple-hosts-in-parallel-which-fall-under-different-group/21932 "2016-07-06T13:29:55Z")
Hi, I want to execute tasks on multiple hosts in parallel which fall under different group. I have a host file which looks like below, \[groupa\] 10.0.1.29 \[groupb\] 10.0.1.45 \[groupc\] 10.0.1.56 My playbook looks li… --- ## [Is it possible to get the child groups of a given group in an expression](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-the-child-groups-of-a-given-group-in-an-expression/21931)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Davis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Davis)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 10:02am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-get-the-child-groups-of-a-given-group-in-an-expression/21931 "2016-07-06T10:02:40Z")
From a quick look at https://github.com/ansible/ansible/blob/devel/lib/ansible/inventory/group.py I think the answer is “no” as child\_groups doesn’t have a getter, but just in case… Is it possible to get the list of chi… --- ## [how to convert an inventory file/directory into json format?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-convert-an-inventory-file-directory-into-json-format/21929)
**Author:** [@Aneesh\_Joseph](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Aneesh_Joseph)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 3:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-convert-an-inventory-file-directory-into-json-format/21929 "2016-07-06T03:19:30Z")
Hi all, Is there a quick clean way to convert an inventory file/directory into json format which can then be fed in as a dynamic inventory (with some tweaks to the json) Thanks, Aneesh --- ## [Failure talking to yum: Can not create index on requires table: disk I/O error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failure-talking-to-yum-can-not-create-index-on-requires-table-disk-i-o-error/20646)
**Author:** [@nsrea408](https://forum.ansible.com/u/nsrea408)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2016, 1:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failure-talking-to-yum-can-not-create-index-on-requires-table-disk-i-o-error/20646 "2016-07-06T01:53:53Z")
Hello there amazing ansible community, We’re using the latest Amazon Linux AMIs with ansible 2.0.0.2 and are getting following errors intermittently: TASK \[APPNAME\_HERE : Install Development tools for gem extensions\] \*… --- ## [Error Creating Azure Security Group](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-azure-security-group/21909)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Carter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steven_Carter)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-creating-azure-security-group/21909 "2016-07-05T23:46:56Z")
When I do the following in my playbook: name: Create CSR Security Group azure\_rm\_securitygroup: resource\_group: ‘{{ resource\_group }}’ name: csr\_security\_group purge\_rules: yes rules: name: AllowSSH protocol: Tcp … --- ## [Windows Task in a role for Linux hosts? How?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-task-in-a-role-for-linux-hosts-how/21920)
**Author:** [@Niels\_Jensen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Niels_Jensen)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-task-in-a-role-for-linux-hosts-how/21920 "2016-07-05T22:00:05Z")
Hi, I’ve put together a role that configures a number of defined proxy\_hosts in nginx. The playbook that calls this role is assigned to \[nginx\_proxy\] in my inventory file that currently contains 3 x linux hosts. The ro… --- ## [Create DNS record from remote machine](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-dns-record-from-remote-machine/21926)
**Author:** [@Alvaro\_Gil](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alvaro_Gil)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 9:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-dns-record-from-remote-machine/21926 "2016-07-05T21:56:41Z")
I am very new to Ansible so perhaps some concepts are still not clear to me. I have a set of roles and playbooks working correctly to create ec2 instances, provision them and deploy. I am looking for create DNS records… --- ## [Error in win\_share](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-in-win-share/21923)
**Author:** [@megha\_sharma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/megha_sharma)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 9:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-in-win-share/21923 "2016-07-05T21:47:29Z")
name: Windows Sharing hosts: newserver tasks: name: Add secret share win\_share: name: internal description: top secret share path: D:\\10 year list: ‘no’ full: Administrators read: Users Trying to run the above… --- ## [Ansible + Vagrant question please](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vagrant-question-please/21894)
**Author:** [@Sargon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sargon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vagrant-question-please/21894 "2016-07-05T20:25:37Z")
I want to create a Virtualbox VM and provision it. Now I can run: vagrant init bento/centos-6.7; vagrant up --provider virtualbox And it's there. I can put this command as a local command in Ansible, but I gather the… --- ## [delete last blank line in the file](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delete-last-blank-line-in-the-file/21928)
**Author:** [@John.1209](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John.1209)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delete-last-blank-line-in-the-file/21928 "2016-07-05T20:25:24Z")
Can someone suggest an ansible regex that deletes the last blank line in a file, if it is blank. TIA --- ## [include\_vars look up files in wrong directory if used with local\_action](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-vars-look-up-files-in-wrong-directory-if-used-with-local-action/20102)
**Author:** [@Paulo\_Suderio](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Paulo_Suderio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-vars-look-up-files-in-wrong-directory-if-used-with-local-action/20102 "2016-07-05T18:29:53Z")
I believe it is a bug, but since I am an ansible beginner I would like to check with someone before reporting - either for comfirmation or some indication that I am doing it the wrong way: I am trying to load some varia… --- ## ["--file" mechanism in os\_server module?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/file-mechanism-in-os-server-module/21890)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Carter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steven_Carter)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 4:43pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/file-mechanism-in-os-server-module/21890 "2016-07-05T16:43:32Z")
I do not see a way to specify the --file option in the os\_server module to store files on the instance. Is there a way to do this with the os\_server module? Thanks, Steven. --- ## [Introducing Ansible Container](https://forum.ansible.com/t/introducing-ansible-container/21646)
**Author:** [@Greg\_DeKoenigsberg1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Greg_DeKoenigsberg1)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/introducing-ansible-container/21646 "2016-07-05T16:03:31Z")
Many thanks to Joshua Ginsberg and Chris Houseknecht of Ansible for starting this new project: https://github.com/ansible/ansible-container Still in its infancy, so please take it for a spin and let us know how it wo… --- ## [What does {{ vars|random }} do ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-does-vars-random-do/21925)
**Author:** [@Anthony\_Cheng](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anthony_Cheng)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/what-does-vars-random-do/21925 "2016-07-05T15:52:37Z")
Looking over some ansible ec2 script I see reference to: “{{ vars|random }}” e.g. vpc\_subnet\_id: “{{ ec2\_subnet\_id|random }}” (http://allandenot.com/devops/2015/01/31/provisioning-ec2-hosts-with-ansible.html) Does t… --- ## [playbook to create new openstack project and virtual networks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-to-create-new-openstack-project-and-virtual-networks/21927)
**Author:** [@Maurizio\_Santovito](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Maurizio_Santovito)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 3:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-to-create-new-openstack-project-and-virtual-networks/21927 "2016-07-05T15:51:48Z")
Hi all, I’m quite new in Ansuble and I’m struggling a bit ti find a way to use openstack modules to create a new Openstack project and some very basic virtual networks by neutron. Is it a valid question? And if yes, i… --- ## [nested playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-playbooks/21924)
**Author:** [@dch](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dch)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-playbooks/21924 "2016-07-05T15:04:18Z")
Hi My nested playbooks fail with this error: $ ansible-playbook site.yml --limit dev ERROR! no action detected in task. This often indicates a misspelled module name, or incorrect module path. The error appears to h… --- ## [How to obtain "Alias Hosted Zone ID"?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-obtain-alias-hosted-zone-id/19098)
**Author:** [@Stanley\_Nguyen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stanley_Nguyen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 2:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-obtain-alias-hosted-zone-id/19098 "2016-07-05T14:27:52Z")
Hi, I’m using route53 modules and wondering how you can obtain “Alias Hosted Zone ID” without hard-coding it? thanks, stanley --- ## [Running Ansible playbook without an inventory file (use other source for getting inventory)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ansible-playbook-without-an-inventory-file-use-other-source-for-getting-inventory/21904)
**Author:** [@Arpit\_Ghiya](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Arpit_Ghiya)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/running-ansible-playbook-without-an-inventory-file-use-other-source-for-getting-inventory/21904 "2016-07-05T12:33:02Z")
Hello We are currently in a process to switch from our current legacy systems to Ansible for server provisioning and deployment. All of our server details are stored in ruby configuration files \[.rb\], which is obviously… --- ## [NameError: name 'ansible' is not defined](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nameerror-name-ansible-is-not-defined/18985)
**Author:** [@Karthik\_Rengarajan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karthik_Rengarajan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 12:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nameerror-name-ansible-is-not-defined/18985 "2016-07-05T12:27:50Z")
Hi, I am new to ansible and learning ansible from a tutorial. I am using windows 7 (unfortunately) and Vagrant with VirtualBox. I have installed ansible 2.0.0 on one vagrant ubuntu box and the ansible inventory file has … --- ## [Ping module - SSH connection fails on my Fedora 23 box](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ping-module-ssh-connection-fails-on-my-fedora-23-box/21885)
**Author:** [@Hornbachner\_Simon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hornbachner_Simon)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2016, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ping-module-ssh-connection-fails-on-my-fedora-23-box/21885 "2016-07-05T08:55:55Z")
Ahoy hoy Ansiblers, I can't get Ansible to work from my Fedora 23 box. I don't have any firewall running, but can't even connect to localhost. Doing ssh user@m yhost manually works perfectly. And most interestingly, i… --- ## [How to run multiple playbooks in parallel? Async and poll don't seem to support "Include playbook"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-run-multiple-playbooks-in-parallel-async-and-poll-dont-seem-to-support-include-playbook/21918)
**Author:** [@Shruti\_Kembhavi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shruti_Kembhavi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 11:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-run-multiple-playbooks-in-parallel-async-and-poll-dont-seem-to-support-include-playbook/21918 "2016-07-04T23:16:14Z")
How to run multiple playbooks in parallel? Async and poll don’t seem to support “Include playbook” I want to do something like include: …/abc.yml async: 500 poll: 0 tags: \[abc\] include: …/xyz.yml async: 500 … --- ## [How to use new Azure modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-new-azure-modules/21598)
**Author:** [@Takeshi\_Kuramochi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Takeshi_Kuramochi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-new-azure-modules/21598 "2016-07-04T19:28:56Z")
Hi All, I would like to know details to use Azure modules ( azure\_rm\_xxxxxx ) . because it failed tasks for azure. I already have own azure account. I think that I must get some objects ( ad\_user / password ) on my … --- ## [Action plugin: Delegate task to different host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/action-plugin-delegate-task-to-different-host/21916)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Schroeder](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Schroeder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/action-plugin-delegate-task-to-different-host/21916 "2016-07-04T13:48:49Z")
Holla! I have an action plugin that will run some modules on the target host per self.\_execute\_module(…) Now I want one single module to be delegated to a different host.\* The name of this host is a parameter of my cus… --- ## [variables in hostname doesn't work well with jinja2 templates](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-in-hostname-doesnt-work-well-with-jinja2-templates/21910)
**Author:** [@Aneesh\_Joseph](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Aneesh_Joseph)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 12:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variables-in-hostname-doesnt-work-well-with-jinja2-templates/21910 "2016-07-04T12:07:30Z")
I’m using variables within the inventory host name to provision environments dynamically using the ansible openstack modules and this is working well \[openstack\] myserver-{{env}}.subdomain.mycompany.com but, when I try… --- ## [How to run multiple playbooks in parallel? Async and poll don't seem to support "Include playbook"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-run-multiple-playbooks-in-parallel-async-and-poll-dont-seem-to-support-include-playbook/21912)
**Author:** [@Shruti\_Kembhavi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shruti_Kembhavi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 8:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-run-multiple-playbooks-in-parallel-async-and-poll-dont-seem-to-support-include-playbook/21912 "2016-07-04T08:09:25Z")
How to run multiple playbooks in parallel? Async and poll don’t seem to support “Include playbook” I want to do something like include: …/abc.yml async: 500 poll: 0 tags: \[abc\] include: …/xyz.yml async: 500 … --- ## [VMware VM's Configuring Server Names](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-vms-configuring-server-names/21906)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Matthews](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Matthews)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 8:05am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vmware-vms-configuring-server-names/21906 "2016-07-04T08:05:37Z")
Hi I have a playbook that creates multiple VM’s in VMware (see below). When the VM’s have all been created they have the same server name as the template. So I have 20 new VM’s all with the same OS name. I want the OS… --- ## [Man page of ansible displays: ERROR: Missing target hosts.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/man-page-of-ansible-displays-error-missing-target-hosts/21915)
**Author:** [@akansha\_agarwal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/akansha_agarwal)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 4, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/man-page-of-ansible-displays-error-missing-target-hosts/21915 "2016-07-04T07:00:25Z")
I am running latest version of ansible:2.1.0.0 on CentOS 6.8. But man page of ansible displays: ERROR: Missing target hosts. Can anyone please help? [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=745) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=747)