# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=829 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 830 --- ## [Problem with vsphere\_guest on vm\_extra\_config and state reconfigured](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-vsphere-guest-on-vm-extra-config-and-state-reconfigured/19230)
**Author:** [@Timo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Timo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 6, 2015, 10:39am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problem-with-vsphere-guest-on-vm-extra-config-and-state-reconfigured/19230 "2015-10-06T10:39:42Z")
Dear list, i want to change a parameter in the vm\_extra\_config from what i understand will modify my .vmx of my VM. This is my part of the vm\_extra\_config: vm\_extra\_config: notes: “{{ notes }}” vcpu.hotadd: yes mem… --- ## [New process for acceptance of new modules in Extras](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-process-for-acceptance-of-new-modules-in-extras/19358)
**Author:** [@Greg\_DeKoenigsberg1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Greg_DeKoenigsberg1)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 4:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-process-for-acceptance-of-new-modules-in-extras/19358 "2015-10-05T16:25:31Z")
The backlog of New Modules in Extras is here: https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/labels/new\_plugin The original intention of the Extras module split was to allow us to be more generous with acceptance c… --- ## [Basic question about managing Windows targets with Ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/basic-question-about-managing-windows-targets-with-ansible/19119)
**Author:** [@Joshua\_Adelman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joshua_Adelman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 3:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/basic-question-about-managing-windows-targets-with-ansible/19119 "2015-10-05T15:42:10Z")
I started playing around with Ansible (1.9.2) today for the first time (first time using any software in this category before), with the goal of running a number of deploy steps on a Windows machine. I went through the s… --- ## [Ansible filter & search facts](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-filter-search-facts/19440)
**Author:** [@Lemming1988](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lemming1988)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 3:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-filter-search-facts/19440 "2015-10-05T15:03:15Z")
Hi guys, i have a RHEL7 vm with this facts that show the network configi: \[root@\*\*\*\*\*\* /etc/ansible\]# ansible testserver -m setup -a ‘filter=ansible\_eno16777728’ \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* | success \>\> { “ansible\_facts”: { “ansible… --- ## [git push](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-push/19438)
**Author:** [@Hank\_Beatty](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hank_Beatty)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 1:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/git-push/19438 "2015-10-05T13:47:26Z")
Is there a way to do a git push using Ansible? Thanks, Hank --- ## [Ultimate way to escape braces? (strange corner case inside)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ultimate-way-to-escape-braces-strange-corner-case-inside/19433)
**Author:** [@Andrei\_Pashkin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andrei_Pashkin)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 11:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ultimate-way-to-escape-braces-strange-corner-case-inside/19433 "2015-10-05T11:49:57Z")
With Ansible 1.9.2 and this playbook: --- - name: test � hosts: localhost � connection: local � tasks: ��� - name: register variable ����� shell: \> ������� echo {% raw %} '{{ .Suddenly.Go.Template.String }}' {% … --- ## [Feature request --show-vars-path?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-request-show-vars-path/19210)
**Author:** [@Bob\_Tanner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bob_Tanner)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/feature-request-show-vars-path/19210 "2015-10-05T11:19:34Z")
The location of the group\_vars and host\_vars directories has a tendency to bite me and my team. We recently moved to using vagrant/virtualbox and vagrant/fusion for testing and we specify a playbook like this: config.v… --- ## [include\_vars overrides subsequent role's vars/main.yml](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-vars-overrides-subsequent-roles-vars-main-yml/19414)
**Author:** [@t\_goto](https://forum.ansible.com/u/t_goto)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 5, 2015, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-vars-overrides-subsequent-roles-vars-main-yml/19414 "2015-10-05T01:34:24Z")
Hello, experts. Let me ask you about weird behavior between include\_vars and role variable. I have a couple of roles, “test\_before” and “test\_after” .– test\_before – tasks -- main.yml – vars \`-- RedHat.yml – test… --- ## [Create Azure cloud service](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-azure-cloud-service/19435)
**Author:** [@Alex\_Brodov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alex_Brodov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 11:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/create-azure-cloud-service/19435 "2015-10-04T23:46:01Z")
Is there any way to create a cloud service in Azure using one of the modules, the only module that is working with Azure doesn't allow to create cloud service it's only allowing to create VM's it's assuming that I've alr… --- ## [\[ansible\] Ansible2 : \`roles\` and \`with\_items\` (#12623)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ansible2-roles-and-with-items-12623/19434)
**Author:** [@Leo\_Gaspard](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Leo_Gaspard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 10:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-ansible2-roles-and-with-items-12623/19434 "2015-10-04T22:05:39Z")
Hello, I just received this message, when my bug report was closed. (Because it worked when not using {{ item }}, I believed it was a valid way to loop) As a consequence, I’d like to ask: should I hope that, in the nea… --- ## [Using conditional "when" with handlers](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-conditional-when-with-handlers/19430)
**Author:** [@rrohana](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rrohana)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 8:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-conditional-when-with-handlers/19430 "2015-10-04T20:24:59Z")
HI I have a code in my playbook like this : - name: Copy init scripts template: src=file-server.conf.j2 dest=/etc/init/file-server.conf register: init\_script notify: restart file-server - name: Copy env scripts te… --- ## [Hacking on ansible-galaxy website (fixing an issue)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hacking-on-ansible-galaxy-website-fixing-an-issue/19432)
**Author:** [@Alon\_Nisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alon_Nisser)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hacking-on-ansible-galaxy-website-fixing-an-issue/19432 "2015-10-04T17:41:42Z")
I want to fix/ suggest an improvement to the ansible galaxy website behavior of importing roles. But I can’t find where is the source code for the ansible web app. Any clues? directions? Repo ? Thanks --- ## [win\_updates rewrite](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-updates-rewrite/19082)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Davis](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Davis)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/win-updates-rewrite/19082 "2015-10-04T17:17:32Z")
Hi all, Awhile back, I was trying to help a customer use the win\_updates module- they reported that it chugged for a long time, claimed to install updates, but ultimately did nothing. I started doing some debugging, and… --- ## [Ansible -- Compare n remote directories against each other](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-compare-n-remote-directories-against-each-other/19428)
**Author:** [@John\_Leo\_Huetter](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Leo_Huetter)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 1:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-compare-n-remote-directories-against-each-other/19428 "2015-10-04T13:41:22Z")
Hello, Does Ansible have a plan to execute a low-level directory/file audit without making any changes? Use case: We have directory /app/foo and this exists on 10 disparate nodes. I would like to confirm all 10 nodes … --- ## [Failing to add a galaxy role with a "documentation\_url" 404 error from github api](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failing-to-add-a-galaxy-role-with-a-documentation-url-404-error-from-github-api/19307)
**Author:** [@Alon\_Nisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Alon_Nisser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 12:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failing-to-add-a-galaxy-role-with-a-documentation-url-404-error-from-github-api/19307 "2015-10-04T12:49:12Z")
I’m trying to add my first galaxy role and I’m getting this error: --- ## [confparser replacement for ini\_file module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/confparser-replacement-for-ini-file-module/19402)
**Author:** [@Ritesh\_Khadgaray](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ritesh_Khadgaray)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/confparser-replacement-for-ini-file-module/19402 "2015-10-04T06:00:59Z")
Hi, I have written confparser module ( https://github.com/ritzk/ansible-modules-extras-confparse ) as a replacement for ini\_file. Do let me know, if anyone finds this useful and what I need to add/remove . Thanks --- ## [Splitting data, or work, across workers](https://forum.ansible.com/t/splitting-data-or-work-across-workers/19429)
**Author:** [@Sam\_Zhang](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sam_Zhang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/splitting-data-or-work-across-workers/19429 "2015-10-04T03:53:39Z")
Hi folks, I’m a beginner to Ansible. I’d like to split my data across several hosts. These are EC2 instances that I deployed during an earlier play. I’m not sure whether there’s an idiomatic way, or a module, that can h… --- ## [How to create multiple folders with loop in ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-create-multiple-folders-with-loop-in-ansible/19404)
**Author:** [@David\_Karban](https://forum.ansible.com/u/David_Karban)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2015, 3:41am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-create-multiple-folders-with-loop-in-ansible/19404 "2015-10-04T03:41:03Z")
Hi Deborah, use with\_items: name: Creating multiple tomcat instancefile: dest=/var/lib/tomcat-instance{{ item }} state=directory with\_items: 1 2 3 Or, maybe better way with\_sequence: name: Creating multiple tomc… --- ## [do until where the until is a json property](https://forum.ansible.com/t/do-until-where-the-until-is-a-json-property/19425)
**Author:** [@Robin\_Southgate](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Robin_Southgate)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/do-until-where-the-until-is-a-json-property/19425 "2015-10-03T07:11:29Z")
Hi, I’d like to do something like the following: \` name: Wait for Security Group to be applied command: “aws rds describe-db-instances --db-instance-identifier {{ target\_db\_environment }}-mysql-db-{{ current\_time }}… --- ## [os\_port module?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/os-port-module/19424)
**Author:** [@Tim1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tim1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 4:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/os-port-module/19424 "2015-10-03T04:10:38Z")
Hey folks, I was looking through the OpenStack modules for a module that did the equivalent of heat’s OS::Neutron::Port resource type. I was specifically looking to assign static IPs to a port associated with a network. … --- ## [Idempontent maintenance of a cfg file](https://forum.ansible.com/t/idempontent-maintenance-of-a-cfg-file/19423)
**Author:** [@Jason3](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jason3)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 3, 2015, 12:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/idempontent-maintenance-of-a-cfg-file/19423 "2015-10-03T00:54:31Z")
Hi All, I’m learning Ansible and am preparing to try and execute both deployment and configuration maintenance on a few systems at work. One configuration file in particular is giving me issues however. I want to be ab… --- ## [passing variables to docker module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-variables-to-docker-module/19416)
**Author:** [@Tony\_Owens](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tony_Owens)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 8:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/passing-variables-to-docker-module/19416 "2015-10-02T20:32:16Z")
Any tips on reading in the group\_vars and making them available to the docker module via “env”? I have searched for examples. I know that i can call out key:values. I don’t know if i’m missing something for using group\_v… --- ## [module development and 'with\_items'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-development-and-with-items/14284)
**Author:** [@Dimon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dimon)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 7:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/module-development-and-with-items/14284 "2015-10-02T19:16:32Z")
I’m playing with my module and would like to cram most operations into one transaction under ‘with\_items’ according to the docs ‘yum’ and ‘apt’ modules can combine multiple operations generated by ‘with\_items’ into one. … --- ## [Include the correct var file depending on the hostname](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-the-correct-var-file-depending-on-the-hostname/19422)
**Author:** [@Sam\_S](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sam_S)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/include-the-correct-var-file-depending-on-the-hostname/19422 "2015-10-02T19:03:40Z")
I have three sets of servers. Depending on the hostname, I want the client to grab the correct file. I tested the playbook on a server with the word “batch” but it picks up both files (group\_vars/perl and group\_vars/perl… --- ## [How to get Tower job id in callback module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-tower-job-id-in-callback-module/19420)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Nottingham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bill_Nottingham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-tower-job-id-in-callback-module/19420 "2015-10-02T17:11:38Z")
Hi - This list is for development of Ansible itself - for working with Tower, we request that you please contact support@ansible.com, and they’ll be able to help you. Thanks, Bill --- ## [Possible to use sub-directories in files](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-to-use-sub-directories-in-files/19419)
**Author:** [@j.barrett\_Strausser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/j.barrett_Strausser)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/possible-to-use-sub-directories-in-files/19419 "2015-10-02T16:22:59Z")
Is it possible to use subdirectories when copying files? I have a play like - name: Copy Migration Files copy: src={{item}} dest=/opt/flyway/sql/ tags: migrate with\_items: - V1\_1\_\_SetupSchemas.sql Right now th… --- ## [Plays against different server groups in playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/plays-against-different-server-groups-in-playbook/19408)
**Author:** [@dyioulos](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dyioulos)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 2:58pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/plays-against-different-server-groups-in-playbook/19408 "2015-10-02T14:58:49Z")
I’m creating a playbook to update, then reboot, a group of windows servers (serversA). Prior to reboot, however, I have to stop a couple of services on another group of windows servers (serversB). This is what I’d like t… --- ## [Ansible 1.9.4-rc3 is available for testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-9-4-rc3-is-available-for-testing/19418)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 2:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-9-4-rc3-is-available-for-testing/19418 "2015-10-02T14:53:42Z")
Hi all, we’ve just tagged the rc3 release for 1.9.4, which fixes a bug related to the yum module introduced in the rc2 release. To test from source, simply clone the git repository (if you haven’t already) and do the fo… --- ## [Windows Testing needed: PR for improved Get-Attr/Get-AnsibleParam submitted](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-testing-needed-pr-for-improved-get-attr-get-ansibleparam-submitted/19410)
**Author:** [@Trond\_Hindenes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Trond_Hindenes)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 1:50pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-testing-needed-pr-for-improved-get-attr-get-ansibleparam-submitted/19410 "2015-10-02T13:50:03Z")
Good people, I’ve just submitted a PR for a new and improved version of the Get-Attr/Get-AnsibleParam function. This PR now has support for aliases, along with the parameter validation which was added yesterday. There’… --- ## [overwrite dictionary variables in playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/overwrite-dictionary-variables-in-playbooks/19417)
**Author:** [@cosbug](https://forum.ansible.com/u/cosbug)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2015, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/overwrite-dictionary-variables-in-playbooks/19417 "2015-10-02T13:36:51Z")
Hi All, I have something like this defined in vars which is being passed as ‘instance.volumes’ variable later in tasks like this volumes: “{{ instance.volumes }}”. \` instance: volumes: device\_name: /dev/sda1 \` An… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=828) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=830)