# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=787 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 788 --- ## [Better galaxy integration with ansible-playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/better-galaxy-integration-with-ansible-playbook/20377)
**Author:** [@willthames](https://forum.ansible.com/u/willthames)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 5:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/better-galaxy-integration-with-ansible-playbook/20377 "2016-02-26T17:31:55Z")
I would like to suggest some improvements to ansible-galaxy and ansible-playbook that make the latter less dangerous. My particular concern is where someone has checked out the latest version of a playbook, but then for… --- ## [Update Ansible SSH Address Mid-Playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/update-ansible-ssh-address-mid-playbook/19674)
**Author:** [@Kincaid\_Savoie](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kincaid_Savoie)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 4:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/update-ansible-ssh-address-mid-playbook/19674 "2016-02-26T16:04:07Z")
I was wondering if there was any way to update the address that Ansible uses to ssh into a host mid-playbook. I’m trying to write a script that will shutdown an AWS EC2 host, start a snapshot of the root volume, boot it… --- ## [how to tag in vmware?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-tag-in-vmware/20181)
**Author:** [@Kesten\_Broughton2](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kesten_Broughton2)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-tag-in-vmware/20181 "2016-02-26T15:56:51Z")
There’s a ton of new modules for vmware which is great! http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/list\_of\_cloud\_modules.html However, one of the core features we rely on is tagging (like ec2\_tag). It looks like it should be pos… --- ## [Docker Modules Roadmap](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-modules-roadmap/20565)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Houseknecht](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chris_Houseknecht)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 3:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/docker-modules-roadmap/20565 "2016-02-26T15:32:52Z")
We’re excited to announce a clear roadmap to providing first-class support for container orchestration with Ansible. Over the coming months we will create a supported and maintainable solution that keeps pace with the fa… --- ## [Dynamic variables includes in roles](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-variables-includes-in-roles/20689)
**Author:** [@chris\_scott](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chris_scott)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-variables-includes-in-roles/20689 "2016-02-26T15:14:18Z")
This should be simple but I cant figure it. I want to read in a list of packages to install dependent on the os major version. However I want to do this at the role level. eg I have 3 package lists, one for RHEL5, one … --- ## [Dis-associate Elastic IP address.....?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dis-associate-elastic-ip-address/20685)
**Author:** [@Jason\_Levitt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jason_Levitt)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dis-associate-elastic-ip-address/20685 "2016-02-26T05:14:46Z")
I know the following things about a running EC2 instance: Elastic IP address region VPC subnet What’s the simplest way to Disassociate the Elastic IP address from the instance? --- ## [Best scalable approach to bootstrapping an EC2 server from within AWS Cloudformation?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-scalable-approach-to-bootstrapping-an-ec2-server-from-within-aws-cloudformation/20681)
**Author:** [@KeithA](https://forum.ansible.com/u/KeithA)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 4:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/best-scalable-approach-to-bootstrapping-an-ec2-server-from-within-aws-cloudformation/20681 "2016-02-26T04:45:22Z")
I am relatively new to Ansible (and config. management in general) so please excuse me if I sound confused. I encourage you to correct me or clarify me if I am wrong. I have setup an AWS Cloudformation template through … --- ## [lineinfile task that spans multiple lines](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-task-that-spans-multiple-lines/14512)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Geerling](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jeff_Geerling)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2016, 1:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-task-that-spans-multiple-lines/14512 "2016-02-26T01:03:56Z")
I’m trying to make my lineinfile command that uses multiple lines idempotent: lineinfile: \> dest=/etc/example.conf regexp=‘^\[test(.\*)’ line=‘\[test\]{{ ‘\\n’ }}secondline’ I’ve tried this, and the following regexp var… --- ## [force --check](https://forum.ansible.com/t/force-check/20616)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Biancaniello](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Biancaniello)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/force-check/20616 "2016-02-25T22:05:51Z")
Is there a compliment to the always\_run: true option for a play? I have a need for a playbook to always run a single task in check\_mode and use the results to do something. I really don’t want to have to always run the… --- ## [Ansible and S3 Ceph support](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-s3-ceph-support/20540)
**Author:** [@Javier\_Munoz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Javier_Munoz)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 8:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-s3-ceph-support/20540 "2016-02-25T20:28:45Z")
Hello, This is my first post on ansible-devel so, first of all, I would like to say 'hello everybody!' Great project! Some days ago I had a look in the code to check the Ansible support with Ceph, a distributed objec… --- ## [Using when conditional with set\_facts and with\_items](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-when-conditional-with-set-facts-and-with-items/20683)
**Author:** [@Jason\_Malobicky](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jason_Malobicky)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 8:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-when-conditional-with-set-facts-and-with-items/20683 "2016-02-25T20:03:44Z")
Hello, Using ansible v1.9.4, I am having an issue using set\_facts if combining with\_items and when conditional. I am tackling a new use case for our environment and have not tested with this any other version, since 1.9… --- ## [TASK \[include\] debug information](https://forum.ansible.com/t/task-include-debug-information/20682)
**Author:** [@Michael\_Gauthier](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Michael_Gauthier)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/task-include-debug-information/20682 "2016-02-25T19:13:40Z")
Hi, In Ansible 2.0 running a playbook outputs TASK \[include\] with a filename for each included file. Is that debug information going to stay as a feature for the foreseeable future? I think it’s a good feature and if it… --- ## [The new Python API is extremely complex.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-new-python-api-is-extremely-complex/20656)
**Author:** [@Mitchell\_Ludwig](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mitchell_Ludwig)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/the-new-python-api-is-extremely-complex/20656 "2016-02-25T18:19:43Z")
Ansible’s tagline: “Ansible is a radically simple IT orchestration engine that makes your applications and systems easier to deploy.” Radically. Simple. Now, check out the new Python API in v2.0: http://docs.ansible.… --- ## [can not find my role zavalit/ansible-role-docker](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-not-find-my-role-zavalit-ansible-role-docker/20680)
**Author:** [@seva\_dolgopolov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/seva_dolgopolov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-not-find-my-role-zavalit-ansible-role-docker/20680 "2016-02-25T17:46:33Z")
Hi, binded my role over github: but can not find it trough ansible-galaxy at all. --- ## [OS variables variance](https://forum.ansible.com/t/os-variables-variance/15660)
**Author:** [@Leibo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Leibo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/os-variables-variance/15660 "2016-02-25T14:41:19Z")
I would gladly get some advice here. First, Ansible is so great - I replaced my Puppet proviosning for our UNIX hosts in a few days and everything is working so well and easy to maintain. We support AIX, HP-UX, Solaris … --- ## [How to set ulimit -n 10240 for the current session in ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-set-ulimit-n-10240-for-the-current-session-in-ansible/20676)
**Author:** [@Deepa\_Yr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Deepa_Yr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 2:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-set-ulimit-n-10240-for-the-current-session-in-ansible/20676 "2016-02-25T14:35:34Z")
Hi Before installing my product using command module, I need to set ulimit -n 10240. I tried running name: Install product command: “{{ item }}” with\_items: “ulimit -n 10240” “setup -r responsefile” When I… --- ## [Galaxy Maintenance Window 2/25 7:30AM EST](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-maintenance-window-2-25-7-30am-est/20659)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Houseknecht](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chris_Houseknecht)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 12:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/galaxy-maintenance-window-2-25-7-30am-est/20659 "2016-02-25T12:35:14Z")
We will be performing some network maintenance on Galaxy this Thursday 2/25 starting at 7:30AM EST and ending at 8:00AM EST. We will do our best to keep access to Galaxy uninterrupted during this window. –Chris Chris H… --- ## [Windows File Difference](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-file-difference/20657)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Matthews](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Matthews)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 9:50am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-file-difference/20657 "2016-02-25T09:50:13Z")
Hi I am trying to find an way Ansible can not only alert me of a change in a file but exactly what was changed in that file. I am currently using win\_stat play bookk to check the host file of a server and let me know i… --- ## [Ansible 2.0.1.0 has been released](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-1-0-has-been-released/20674)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2016, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-1-0-has-been-released/20674 "2016-02-25T03:42:51Z")
Hi all, 2.0.1.0 has been released, and is now available. This release addresses several bugs present in 2.0, such as: Improvements to the way no\_log filters some output, which may have lead to some disclosure of secr… --- ## [git module fails to checkout a new branch when source and destination branch names differ but are the same commit](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-module-fails-to-checkout-a-new-branch-when-source-and-destination-branch-names-differ-but-are-the-same-commit/20671)
**Author:** [@Steve\_R](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steve_R)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 11:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-module-fails-to-checkout-a-new-branch-when-source-and-destination-branch-names-differ-but-are-the-same-commit/20671 "2016-02-24T23:59:38Z")
I seem to have a problem where if two branches point to the same commit but have a different name the ansible git module may fail. I believe the reason is that when the module sees that the commits are the same between H… --- ## [Powershell Script not working when using PLaybook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/powershell-script-not-working-when-using-playbook/20665)
**Author:** [@Mark\_Matthews](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mark_Matthews)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 11:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/powershell-script-not-working-when-using-playbook/20665 "2016-02-24T23:17:19Z")
Hi I hae a playbook that runs a powershell script to configure an Octopus Deploy Tentacle. If I run this powershell script on the server it works perfectly. If I run playbook with the powershell script it fails on the … --- ## [Ansible 2.0.1 RC2 is available for testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-1-rc2-is-available-for-testing/20587)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-1-rc2-is-available-for-testing/20587 "2016-02-24T23:02:30Z")
Hi all, we’re happy to announce the RC2 release candidate for Ansible 2.0.1 is available and ready for testing. This RC2 continues to address bugs found in the 2.0 release. How do you get it? --- ## [Ansible sudo hangs after a few requests...](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-sudo-hangs-after-a-few-requests/20672)
**Author:** [@Jerry\_Thome](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jerry_Thome)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 10:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-sudo-hangs-after-a-few-requests/20672 "2016-02-24T22:42:30Z")
Setup Requirements: local user=goagent1 (ansible kicked off from GoCD), remote user=myadmin. myadmin is a sudoer. Problem: The playbook seems to stop after ~5 tasks have been executed. Details: I am running locally as … --- ## [nested\_subelements plugin doesn't work with Ansible 2.1](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-subelements-plugin-doesnt-work-with-ansible-2-1/20670)
**Author:** [@Berkin\_Ozisikyilmaz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Berkin_Ozisikyilmaz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-subelements-plugin-doesnt-work-with-ansible-2-1/20670 "2016-02-24T20:06:37Z")
The plugin has been written by (c) 2013, Serge van Ginderachter serge@xxxx --- ## [Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout](https://forum.ansible.com/t/your-local-changes-to-the-following-files-would-be-overwritten-by-checkout/20669)
**Author:** [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/your-local-changes-to-the-following-files-would-be-overwritten-by-checkout/20669 "2016-02-24T19:06:43Z")
The usual cause to this happening is running a git pull from inside of lib/ansible/modules/core The cause to the mention of -dirty is that “Submodules are now regarded as dirty if they have any modified files or untrack… --- ## [error: Your local changes to the following files would be overwritten by checkout:](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-your-local-changes-to-the-following-files-would-be-overwritten-by-checkout/20465)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Tanner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bob_Tanner)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-your-local-changes-to-the-following-files-would-be-overwritten-by-checkout/20465 "2016-02-24T19:03:59Z")
I do not make changes to any of the stable branches, yet randomly I get “… local changes …” $ git branch devel stable-1.9 stable-2.0 $ git diff diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/core b/lib/ansible/modules/core ind… --- ## [ansible 1.9.4 task reported failed from running custom python module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-9-4-task-reported-failed-from-running-custom-python-module/20668)
**Author:** [@Hongjun\_Ma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hongjun_Ma)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-9-4-task-reported-failed-from-running-custom-python-module/20668 "2016-02-24T18:47:34Z")
Hello, my own python module returned the following failure when running from ansible. {“msg”: “Created profile”, “changed”: true, “ansible\_facts”: {“serial\_number”: … “created”: true}} FATAL: all hosts have already fai… --- ## [authorized\_key module not working](https://forum.ansible.com/t/authorized-key-module-not-working/20662)
**Author:** [@chrono](https://forum.ansible.com/u/chrono)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/authorized-key-module-not-working/20662 "2016-02-24T18:18:47Z")
Hello, I wrote a playbook that checks out brand new servers that are built for my team. To make things truly one-and-done, I thought it would be clever to include a play that copies the ssh public key from our ansible c… --- ## [how limit uri module retries output](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-limit-uri-module-retries-output/20607)
**Author:** [@Giri\_Chintala](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Giri_Chintala)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 5:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-limit-uri-module-retries-output/20607 "2016-02-24T17:07:19Z")
I am using uri module with retries until: (result | success), ansible is logging whole HTTP Request information including username and password. is there way to disable logging on retries failures? no\_log=true is not h… --- ## [variable uniqueness group\_vars](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-uniqueness-group-vars/20667)
**Author:** [@Daniel\_Watrous](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Daniel_Watrous)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 24, 2016, 3:52pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-uniqueness-group-vars/20667 "2016-02-24T15:52:40Z")
I have the following hosts file https://gist.github.com/anonymous/6c3e001ad76208b21296 playbook https://gist.github.com/anonymous/012130d10b10838dc03b My server groups align with roles and I have some overlapping conc… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=786) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=788)