# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=749 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 750 --- ## [Ansible and Intersystems Cache'/Ensemble](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-intersystems-cache-ensemble/21461)
**Author:** [@tom.elmer](https://forum.ansible.com/u/tom.elmer)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 12:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-intersystems-cache-ensemble/21461 "2016-06-24T12:54:01Z")
Has anyone in the community used Ansible with Intersystems Cache’/Ensemble? If so, can you guide me to information about how to do so? Thanks, Tom FYI: I am brand new to Ansible and any tool like it. --- ## [Triggering playbook within rc.local](https://forum.ansible.com/t/triggering-playbook-within-rc-local/21851)
**Author:** [@Xiaohui\_Liu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Xiaohui_Liu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2016, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/triggering-playbook-within-rc-local/21851 "2016-06-24T02:39:06Z")
I met a problem using ansible-playbook today. I prepared a playbook, and tried to trigger the playbook inside rc.local. The idea is that the machine will be bootstrapped automatically on boot. But rc.local does not out… --- ## [iptables - Extrapositioned exclamation point](https://forum.ansible.com/t/iptables-extrapositioned-exclamation-point/21848)
**Author:** [@Pat\_Roy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pat_Roy)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/iptables-extrapositioned-exclamation-point/21848 "2016-06-23T20:02:00Z")
Is there a way in Ansible / the iptables module to do something like this? iptables -A OUTPUT ! -d 1.1.1.1 -j ACCEPT Note the ! is before the -d option. This documentation https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/iptables\_mod… --- ## [how to extract a substring from a variable value inside a template](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-extract-a-substring-from-a-variable-value-inside-a-template/21847)
**Author:** [@Nino\_Pineda](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nino_Pineda)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-extract-a-substring-from-a-variable-value-inside-a-template/21847 "2016-06-23T19:18:00Z")
Hello, Does someone knows how to extract a substring from a variable? For example; name: repo-name/some\_dir subdir: /some\_dir i want to perform in a template something like: ansible-pull -d /{{ name - subdir }} an… --- ## [Ansible forks, serial and all that just for one group?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-forks-serial-and-all-that-just-for-one-group/21837)
**Author:** [@Johannes\_Kastl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Johannes_Kastl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-forks-serial-and-all-that-just-for-one-group/21837 "2016-06-23T18:58:50Z")
Dear all, I know that by setting "serial: 1" in a play I can make sure that only one host is being changed at a time. This overrides the forks setting. But both settings are either global (forks) or per-play. I need … --- ## [Problems with ssh connections to hosts behind jumphost](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ssh-connections-to-hosts-behind-jumphost/21807)
**Author:** [@Johannes\_Kastl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Johannes_Kastl)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-with-ssh-connections-to-hosts-behind-jumphost/21807 "2016-06-23T18:56:47Z")
Dear all, I have some hosts that I can only reach via a jumphost. So, my .ssh/config contains: Host foobar ... ProxyCommand ssh -W %h:%p whatever ... I have a strange, intermittent issue, that I can connect … --- ## [Domain Authentication](https://forum.ansible.com/t/domain-authentication/21844)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Matthews](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Matthews)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 5:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/domain-authentication/21844 "2016-06-23T17:23:35Z")
Hi I am trying to authenticated to server using domain credentials. I watch the following video with Matt Davis, https://www.ansible.com/webinars-training/ask-an-expert-ansible-and-windows, and he mentions that with An… --- ## [config managing JBoss II: The XMLening](https://forum.ansible.com/t/config-managing-jboss-ii-the-xmlening/21841)
**Author:** [@Dick\_Davies](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dick_Davies)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/config-managing-jboss-ii-the-xmlening/21841 "2016-06-23T17:17:44Z")
I ased a few weeks ago about taming JBoss (AS7.1 / EAP6) with Ansible (1.9.x) - started in on it this week and I'm hitting the hurdles I'd predicted then (bit of a war story incoming, feel free to skip to the 'Help!' s… --- ## [Build automation using ESXi, Ansible, Pysphere](https://forum.ansible.com/t/build-automation-using-esxi-ansible-pysphere/17193)
**Author:** [@Patel\_Parimal](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Patel_Parimal)\ **Replies:** 56\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/build-automation-using-esxi-ansible-pysphere/17193 "2016-06-23T16:15:02Z")
Hi, I am newbie to Ansible. I have gone through the online documentation and examples for creating new VM on Ansible Docs - vsphere\_guest (http://docs.ansible.com/vsphere\_guest\_module.html). I want to automate VM crea… --- ## [AWS ELB Module - ec2\_elb\_lb - Rate Exceeded](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-elb-module-ec2-elb-lb-rate-exceeded/21846)
**Author:** [@james4](https://forum.ansible.com/u/james4)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/aws-elb-module-ec2-elb-lb-rate-exceeded/21846 "2016-06-23T15:46:30Z")
My understanding was boto handled this with exponential backoff and retry. However exceptions don’t seem to be handled. We a lot of jobs running playbooks in parallel and when multiple jobs kick off, most of the fail due… --- ## [Variable definition best practice](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-definition-best-practice/21785)
**Author:** [@Mpampis\_Mpigkonias](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mpampis_Mpigkonias)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 3:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-definition-best-practice/21785 "2016-06-23T15:18:45Z")
Hello, I use some fact variables in my playbook in my tasks code (I’ve been using roles). I know that they don’t need to be defined in the vars part, but is it a good practice to do so? I have something like: hostnam… --- ## [Need help with a static inventory of dynamic groups](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-a-static-inventory-of-dynamic-groups/21845)
**Author:** [@pporada](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pporada)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-a-static-inventory-of-dynamic-groups/21845 "2016-06-23T14:48:58Z")
=================================================== Here is my static inventory of dynamic groups \[tag\_ENV\_prod\] \[tag\_ROLES\_bastion\] \[prod-bastion:children\] tag\_ROLES\_bastion:&tag\_ENV\_prod \[prod-servers:children\] tag\_EN… --- ## [How conect two diferent ansible master node?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-conect-two-diferent-ansible-master-node/21835)
**Author:** [@Hugo\_Enrique\_Hernand](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hugo_Enrique_Hernand)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-conect-two-diferent-ansible-master-node/21835 "2016-06-23T14:22:52Z")
Hi All I very newbie with ansible. I have a dummy question : In my work we have two diferent network, but in the middle i have a FW, so i have 2 ansible server in each network, so the A ansible server only saw 50 host… --- ## [Have a script start running at a certain tag and run for every task that follows](https://forum.ansible.com/t/have-a-script-start-running-at-a-certain-tag-and-run-for-every-task-that-follows/21839)
**Author:** [@mgoldsb](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mgoldsb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/have-a-script-start-running-at-a-certain-tag-and-run-for-every-task-that-follows/21839 "2016-06-23T14:19:13Z")
Hi. I’m trying to implement an ad-hoc “restart” functionality in Ansible Tower similar to what is in the core Ansible CLI. My idea is that, if a deployment fails, I can restart it at the tag that it failed at–however, if… --- ## [Run a script with a space in its path?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-a-script-with-a-space-in-its-path/21824)
**Author:** [@Kenny\_Evitt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kenny_Evitt)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 2:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/run-a-script-with-a-space-in-its-path/21824 "2016-06-23T14:17:50Z")
I’m trying to run a (PowerShell) script with a path in its name: - name: Run a script script: '"./files/name of a script.ps1" -Param1 {{ variable\_name }}' The above is only the latest attempting at quoting/escaping I… --- ## [Support for Solaris Service Management Facility](https://forum.ansible.com/t/support-for-solaris-service-management-facility/12083)
**Author:** [@Boyd\_Adamson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Boyd_Adamson)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/support-for-solaris-service-management-facility/12083 "2016-06-23T10:29:37Z")
I’d like to get support for Solaris’ SMF into the core, but I think there will be some discussion involved as to the implementation strategy. I’ve got a module ready for testing at https://github.com/brontitall/ansible/… --- ## [insert in a specific role .](https://forum.ansible.com/t/insert-in-a-specific-role/21843)
**Author:** [@imed\_khaskhoussi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/imed_khaskhoussi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 9:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/insert-in-a-specific-role/21843 "2016-06-23T09:38:43Z")
Hello , i have a global playbook that contain some roles , i want to declare variables in a specific role which tag i can use ? thank you in advance . --- ## [Ansible - VMware deploy](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vmware-deploy/21840)
**Author:** [@Kevin-Ian\_Giermann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kevin-Ian_Giermann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 8:35am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-vmware-deploy/21840 "2016-06-23T08:35:35Z")
Hi together, i am new in the world of ansible. We are testing it at our company, if this is the right tool for us. I am searching for a solution for a problem: i would like to deploy a simple VM via ansible on put VMw… --- ## [with\_dict expects a dict...can a dict be too large](https://forum.ansible.com/t/with-dict-expects-a-dict-can-a-dict-be-too-large/21838)
**Author:** [@jdelaporte](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jdelaporte)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/with-dict-expects-a-dict-can-a-dict-be-too-large/21838 "2016-06-23T02:24:45Z")
I messed up and deleted my first post. Sorry! I think I need another pair of eyes here. I am attempting to run a dict of users through an ipa user-add command, but it fails with the error “with\_dict expects a dict.” I b… --- ## [ec2 host variables lost with refresh\_inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-host-variables-lost-with-refresh-inventory/21796)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Hardy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jeff_Hardy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2016, 1:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ec2-host-variables-lost-with-refresh-inventory/21796 "2016-06-23T01:26:03Z")
Hello all, I have been working with a few different patterns for launching and configuring ec2 hosts, first with add\_host, and more recently working with refresh\_inventory. The problem I am having is that all ec2\_ host … --- ## [How to handle variables](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-handle-variables/21825)
**Author:** [@john.shao](https://forum.ansible.com/u/john.shao)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-handle-variables/21825 "2016-06-22T23:27:53Z")
Looking for some help on a variable scenario We have a lot of variables defined in the group\_vars/all file which set the default variable that is used across multiple roles/playbook For each environment, we have an ini… --- ## [Module for managing comment delimited sections in configuration files?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-for-managing-comment-delimited-sections-in-configuration-files/21823)
**Author:** [@Alan\_Langford](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alan_Langford)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-for-managing-comment-delimited-sections-in-configuration-files/21823 "2016-06-22T20:10:19Z")
I have a couple of situations where there are informal sections in a configuration file that are delimited by comments, and I’d like to update these with Ansible. Is there a module for this? For example, the file some.c… --- ## [Write multiple lines to a file using local\_action](https://forum.ansible.com/t/write-multiple-lines-to-a-file-using-local-action/21836)
**Author:** [@jamesvader13](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jamesvader13)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/write-multiple-lines-to-a-file-using-local-action/21836 "2016-06-22T19:08:47Z")
I am using the command: local\_action: copy content=“The installation failed” dest=~/ansible/ansible\_log.txt However, when I do it again: local\_action: copy content=“Contact me for assistance” dest=~/ansible/ansible\_… --- ## [ansible ping failing intermittently "send fds failed\\r\\nlost connection\\n"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ping-failing-intermittently-send-fds-failed-r-nlost-connection-n/21675)
**Author:** [@Robert\_Haskins](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Robert_Haskins)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 5:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ping-failing-intermittently-send-fds-failed-r-nlost-connection-n/21675 "2016-06-22T17:18:15Z")
I am having an issue with Ansible ping failing intermittently. My environment is as follows: version: ansible 2.2.0 (devel 643a7ec01d) last updated 2016/06/03 13:22:45 (GMT -400) config settings (changed from defaults):… --- ## [It looks to me as though 127.0.0.1 unreachable!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/it-looks-to-me-as-though-127-0-0-1-unreachable/21827)
**Author:** [@Graham\_Goldstein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Graham_Goldstein)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/it-looks-to-me-as-though-127-0-0-1-unreachable/21827 "2016-06-22T15:13:33Z")
I’ve written quite a few Ansible roles now and feel like I have a good grasp of what’s going on, but recently I’ve come across a strange response to my attempt to run a local shell command. Here’s my complete {{ role }}/… --- ## [Looping over roles ?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-over-roles/13850)
**Author:** [@Michel\_Blanc1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michel_Blanc1)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 2:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-over-roles/13850 "2016-06-22T14:59:35Z")
Fellows, I trying to wrap my head around a simple problem. I have a playbook (role) that installs ruby with rbenv. Actually, it uses ruby.version host/group variable to install the correct ruby version : group\_vars/… --- ## [using JSON files vs YAML for host vars](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-json-files-vs-yaml-for-host-vars/21832)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Marquez](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_Marquez)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 1:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-json-files-vs-yaml-for-host-vars/21832 "2016-06-22T13:42:42Z")
Is it possible to use a JSON file instead of writing the file as YAML? Will Ansible use the two interchangeable or do you need to provide an additional setting when it’s called from Ansible-play? In my Host Vars file co… --- ## [Jira Module broken?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jira-module-broken/21829)
**Author:** [@Ivo\_Hechmann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ivo_Hechmann)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 10:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/jira-module-broken/21829 "2016-06-22T10:21:21Z")
Hello Team ansible Since updating Ansible to 2.1.0.0, the jira module does not succeed anymore, creating an issue Ends in fatal: \[hostname\]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “failed”: true, “msg”: “dictionary update seque… --- ## [Use Ansible to build VMware VSphere ESXi Hosts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-ansible-to-build-vmware-vsphere-esxi-hosts/21828)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Barden](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Barden)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 10:20am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-ansible-to-build-vmware-vsphere-esxi-hosts/21828 "2016-06-22T10:20:16Z")
I have been reading all about Ansible being used to deploy new VM guests from CLI and playbooks etc I understand that layer of automation and the benefits. What I am not sure about is the benefits and whether Ansible c… --- ## [Hello -- I'd like to get involved](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hello-id-like-to-get-involved/21713)
**Author:** [@Tristan\_Marks](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tristan_Marks)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 22, 2016, 5:28am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hello-id-like-to-get-involved/21713 "2016-06-22T05:28:19Z")
Hello, My name is Tristan Marks. I’m a Python developer of modest skill who gets called upon to do system administration work quite often (I guess that makes me DevOps more or less) and I’m looking to get involved in an… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=748) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=750)