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## [Looking for a way to use Galaxy without overflowing our Github organization with roles](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-a-way-to-use-galaxy-without-overflowing-our-github-organization-with-roles/21451)

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**Author:** [@Sean\_Bollin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sean_Bollin)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 3:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-a-way-to-use-galaxy-without-overflowing-our-github-organization-with-roles/21451 "2016-05-17T03:32:49Z")

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Hi our company has an organization setup on Github. We’d like to create a central area to store ansible roles that we create (and open source them). The problem is, we don’t want to put dozens of ansible roles in our ma…

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## [netconf module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netconf-module/21201)

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**Author:** [@Leandro\_Penz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Leandro_Penz)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 17, 2016, 1:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/netconf-module/21201 "2016-05-17T01:44:54Z")

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Hi there I’ve coded a very simple netconf module, for edit-config operations. You can see it here: https://github.com/lpenz/ansible-modules-extras/commit/02beadea716e923185bbba5aa44211efc36ee47a There are still a coupl…

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## [Using module junos\_install\_os through ssh tunnel to Jump server (Paramiko transport failed)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-module-junos-install-os-through-ssh-tunnel-to-jump-server-paramiko-transport-failed/21450)

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**Author:** [@cdassy.ccs](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cdassy.ccs)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 11:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-module-junos-install-os-through-ssh-tunnel-to-jump-server-paramiko-transport-failed/21450 "2016-05-16T23:05:55Z")

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Hello guys, I’m deploying a new playbook in order to provision some devices and working with netconify is working fine, but when i want to upgrade the junos through the jump server i’m having issues with paramiko authen…

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## [group\_vars values overriden for repeating servers](https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-vars-values-overriden-for-repeating-servers/21199)

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**Author:** [@Manoj\_Badam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Manoj_Badam)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/group-vars-values-overriden-for-repeating-servers/21199 "2016-05-16T21:49:15Z")

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Hi Team, I’m a newbie to ansible, trying to complete this project for opening firewall ports. Below is my project structure group\_vars dbserver webserver applicationserver host\_vars roles Common files app.app handler…

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## [problem with installing ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-installing-ansible/21447)

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**Author:** [@Mahyar\_Damavand](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mahyar_Damavand)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 6:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-installing-ansible/21447 "2016-05-16T18:16:57Z")

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Hi, unfortunately I can’t install ansible using pip: sudo pip install git+https://github.com/edx/ansible.git@stable-1.9.3-rc1-edx#egg=ansible==1.9.3-edx I dont know why but cloning did not finished after about an hour…

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## [How can you install a package into a specific directory using Ansible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-you-install-a-package-into-a-specific-directory-using-ansible/21449)

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**Author:** [@jamesvader13](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jamesvader13)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 4:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-can-you-install-a-package-into-a-specific-directory-using-ansible/21449 "2016-05-16T16:47:50Z")

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| I am using win\_package to install many MSI’s and EXE’s. I would like to be able to pass a directory as an argument so that they get installed in a particular folder. Right now they are automatically gettin…

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## [Need help with Ansible Notify module: Handlers are not invoked even if template target file changes](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-ansible-notify-module-handlers-are-not-invoked-even-if-template-target-file-changes/21437)

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**Author:** [@Srikanth\_Vavilapalli](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Srikanth_Vavilapalli)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 3:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/need-help-with-ansible-notify-module-handlers-are-not-invoked-even-if-template-target-file-changes/21437 "2016-05-16T15:35:19Z")

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Hi I am using ansible-playbook version 1.8.2. I have the following task in my ansible playbook that needs to invoke a set of handlers whenever the config file changes: name: ceilometer proxy config template: src=cei…

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## [Ovirt add storage module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ovirt-add-storage-module/21448)

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**Author:** [@Rob\_Cousins](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rob_Cousins)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 3:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ovirt-add-storage-module/21448 "2016-05-16T15:20:26Z")

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Here at highops.com we have developed a few Ovirt modules .We would like to share them with the ansible community .I have read through the documentation and believe one of our modules are ready for release .I have pulled…

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## [OS\_TOKEN environment variable with os\_\* modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/os-token-environment-variable-with-os-modules/20754)

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**Author:** [@Curtis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Curtis)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 12:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/os-token-environment-variable-with-os-modules/20754 "2016-05-16T12:32:29Z")

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Hi, I'm having a hard time getting the os\_user (and I would imagine other modules) to work just using a service token, ie. there are no users in keystone yet, so need to create them using the service token. How would…

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## [Feature suggestion: use\_tags](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-suggestion-use-tags/21446)

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**Author:** [@jang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jang)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-suggestion-use-tags/21446 "2016-05-16T12:15:15Z")

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The quick summary is as follows: the documentation says to think of roles as classes. Complex lifecycle operations are hard to express, decompose, and recompose. This proposal is to extend the use of tags to permit the p…

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## [Python not found in Ubuntu 16.04 server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-not-found-in-ubuntu-16-04-server/21252)

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**Author:** [@Peter\_Loron](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Peter_Loron)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 11:04am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/python-not-found-in-ubuntu-16-04-server/21252 "2016-05-16T11:04:37Z")

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I’m trying to provision a Ubuntu 16.04 server machine. When running a playbook which has worked fine on Ubuntu 14.x and 15.x, it fails with this error: TASK \[setup\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*…

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## [Variable file inclusion advice sought](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-file-inclusion-advice-sought/21135)

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**Author:** [@iamroddo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamroddo)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2016, 9:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-file-inclusion-advice-sought/21135 "2016-05-16T09:06:05Z")

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I’m trying to create a playbook in which I have a single role though I expect this will expand with time. I want to load the variables in a file per play\_host. I think I can include the variable file with the same name a…

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## [How to secure Ansible Vault password?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-secure-ansible-vault-password/21425)

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**Author:** [@Foss\_Geek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Foss_Geek)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 11:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-secure-ansible-vault-password/21425 "2016-05-15T23:06:10Z")

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Hi All, In my environment I am automatically triggering ansible-playbook with in bash script like below(not possible to give password in interactive prompt). I am storing the vault password in plain text file in the fil…

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## [How to get values for inventory files using with\_inventory\_hostname](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-values-for-inventory-files-using-with-inventory-hostname/21399)

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**Author:** [@pawan\_kumar3](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pawan_kumar3)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-values-for-inventory-files-using-with-inventory-hostname/21399 "2016-05-15T15:16:38Z")

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Hi all, I am trying to figure out how to use inventory created dynamically in my playbook. I dynamically create an inventory file as below and place it in inventory folder : \[gapp\] gapp\[01:02\]-leo.dev.com role=gapp …

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## [Deregister EC2 instances from an ELB one by one, transnsfer a .deb package & install  and register each onto same ELB back.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deregister-ec2-instances-from-an-elb-one-by-one-transnsfer-a-deb-package-install-and-register-each-onto-same-elb-back/21445)

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**Author:** [@Raj\_Boruah](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Raj_Boruah)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/deregister-ec2-instances-from-an-elb-one-by-one-transnsfer-a-deb-package-install-and-register-each-onto-same-elb-back/21445 "2016-05-15T14:56:44Z")

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Hi, I am new to Ansible and trying to automate the following scenario on AWS: Get the instance ids registered to an elb from within an elb. (I do not want to specify the instaces in a harcoded way) Deregister one inst…

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## [How do I continue a handler task on failure?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-continue-a-handler-task-on-failure/21421)

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**Author:** [@Gilberto\_Valentin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gilberto_Valentin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 9:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-continue-a-handler-task-on-failure/21421 "2016-05-15T09:03:19Z")

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I currently have a playbook (not completed) that installs some packages and sets up MySQL. I have one task that notifies several handlers if that task is changed. However, one of the handler tasks, which uses the ‘expect…

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## [skip SSH authentication when using synchronize module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-ssh-authentication-when-using-synchronize-module/21443)

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**Author:** [@Johannes\_Kastl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Johannes_Kastl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/skip-ssh-authentication-when-using-synchronize-module/21443 "2016-05-15T08:19:26Z")

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man ssh-agent Johannes

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## [Error while trying to install vim using Python API](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-trying-to-install-vim-using-python-api/20447)

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**Author:** [@Shreyas\_Patil](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Shreyas_Patil)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 7:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-trying-to-install-vim-using-python-api/20447 "2016-05-15T07:49:26Z")

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Hi, I get the following error while I try to install vim on the remote server using python ansible API. fatal: \[162.243.55.156\]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “cmd”: “apt-get update ‘&&’ apt-get install python-apt -y -…

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## [chown failed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/chown-failed/21434)

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**Author:** [@MangusB\_rother](https://forum.ansible.com/u/MangusB_rother)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 15, 2016, 7:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/chown-failed/21434 "2016-05-15T07:17:01Z")

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I am getting a “chown failed” error when i am running the file module to try and chown an archive file on my machine using ansible. I have no clue what this could be caused by. Help please :slight\_smile: I have the foll…

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## [Ansible & firewalld Part Two: "Avoiding losing the connection by changing the port before starting firewalld" and the joys of ansible\_check\_mode](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-firewalld-part-two-avoiding-losing-the-connection-by-changing-the-port-before-starting-firewalld-and-the-joys-of-ansible-check-mode/21442)

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**Author:** [@Johannes\_Kastl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Johannes_Kastl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-firewalld-part-two-avoiding-losing-the-connection-by-changing-the-port-before-starting-firewalld-and-the-joys-of-ansible-check-mode/21442 "2016-05-14T20:18:39Z")

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Hi again, another issue with firewalld: To get ansible's firewalld module working, firewalld has to be started. When I am using a ssh port different from the standard, firewalld gets started and the rest of the play …

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## [Ansible firewalld-module: Avoiding useless errors when firewalld is not running during check\_mode](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-firewalld-module-avoiding-useless-errors-when-firewalld-is-not-running-during-check-mode/21441)

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**Author:** [@Johannes\_Kastl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Johannes_Kastl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-firewalld-module-avoiding-useless-errors-when-firewalld-is-not-running-during-check-mode/21441 "2016-05-14T20:06:34Z")

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Hi all, ansible's firewalld-module is kinda picky when it comes to testing. To work it needs a started firewalld. Even in check mode. So if I test my playbook which installs firewalld, starts it and then does some st…

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## [Dealing with a proliferation of playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dealing-with-a-proliferation-of-playbooks/21397)

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**Author:** [@James\_Pearson\_Hughes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Pearson_Hughes)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 7:57pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dealing-with-a-proliferation-of-playbooks/21397 "2016-05-14T19:57:29Z")

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As our company is growing and our use of Ansible grows with it, we’re starting to struggle a bit with organization of our Ansible configs. The primary problem is that while we have things organized according to the docum…

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## [Return variables on task includes not working anymore](https://forum.ansible.com/t/return-variables-on-task-includes-not-working-anymore/21246)

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**Author:** [@dcodix](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dcodix)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 5:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/return-variables-on-task-includes-not-working-anymore/21246 "2016-05-14T17:26:31Z")

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I use to be able to do things like: included\_general\_task.yml

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## [All host unreachable](https://forum.ansible.com/t/all-host-unreachable/21440)

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**Author:** [@Johannes\_Kastl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Johannes_Kastl)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 14, 2016, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/all-host-unreachable/21440 "2016-05-14T08:06:23Z")

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What happens if you add this to your ansible.cfg? \[ssh\_connection\] control\_path = %(directory)s/%%C Maybe your control\_path gets to long (being set to ansible-ssh-%h-%p-%r) and thus you run into the BROKEN PIPE error…

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## [win\_dsc as an extras module?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-as-an-extras-module/21439)

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**Author:** [@pixel\_fairy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pixel_fairy)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 10:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-dsc-as-an-extras-module/21439 "2016-05-13T22:47:08Z")

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Why is win\_dsc,https://github.com/trondhindenes/Ansible-win\_dsc not distributed with ansible? is it stable and production ready?

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## [how to generate an iterable on with\_items with the attributes of a group's members ??](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-generate-an-iterable-on-with-items-with-the-attributes-of-a-groups-members/21435)

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**Author:** [@Alejandro\_Comisario](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alejandro_Comisario)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-generate-an-iterable-on-with-items-with-the-attributes-of-a-groups-members/21435 "2016-05-13T21:24:52Z")

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Hi guys, suppose i have this task like the one below, where i want all servers from the haproxy group to access a specific mysql database

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## [Does the s3 module support a src from a URL?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/does-the-s3-module-support-a-src-from-a-url/21436)

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**Author:** [@Sam\_Mingolelli](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sam_Mingolelli)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 8:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/does-the-s3-module-support-a-src-from-a-url/21436 "2016-05-13T20:44:52Z")

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I tried something like this but it didn’t seem to work: \`

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## [get\_service\_mgr\_facts error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/get-service-mgr-facts-error/21381)

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**Author:** [@Francisco\_Reyes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Francisco_Reyes)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/get-service-mgr-facts-error/21381 "2016-05-13T20:38:16Z")

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Trying to switch from Ansible 1.94 to Ansible 2.X (whatever the current latest is… just did a git clone) A playbook that works in 1,94 give me the error below. fatal: \[lunap2.nsinf.net\]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: false, “…

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## [Install SW across different distributions](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-sw-across-different-distributions/21194)

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**Author:** [@Riccardo\_Murri1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Riccardo_Murri1)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 8:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/install-sw-across-different-distributions/21194 "2016-05-13T20:26:04Z")

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Hello, I am editing some playbooks that should be able to install software across different distrubutions. Since Ansible 2.0 there is the OS-independent package manager module; however, actual package names vary acr…

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## [Template replacement](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-replacement/21428)

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**Author:** [@Pushparaj\_BS](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pushparaj_BS)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 13, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/template-replacement/21428 "2016-05-13T20:21:59Z")

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Have a template which updates the host name of an webserver configuration file . I'm good here , the host gets updated properly. I use the template src tag to do this. After this task ,the deployment task runs for the …

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