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**Author:** [@Randy\_Bush](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Randy_Bush)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-dod-notify-not-run/19203 "2015-09-08T08:55:25Z")
macosx 10.10.5 python 2.7.10 ansible 2.0.0 i can not figure out why the notify did not run {{{ --- ## [Apt module : install only security update](https://forum.ansible.com/t/apt-module-install-only-security-update/19202)
**Author:** [@Yoann\_DAVID](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Yoann_DAVID)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 8:48am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/apt-module-install-only-security-update/19202 "2015-09-08T08:48:05Z")
Hello, is there a way to install only security update through apt module ? I can do it with command line like this : sudo sh -c ‘apt-get -o Dir::Etc::sourcelist=“security.sources.list” -o Dir::Etc::sourceparts=“-” upd… --- ## [a question about 'Interrupt execution on any error'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/a-question-about-interrupt-execution-on-any-error/19201)
**Author:** [@Leon\_Xie](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Leon_Xie)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/a-question-about-interrupt-execution-on-any-error/19201 "2015-09-08T07:37:31Z")
hi all, according to the section entitled 'Interrupt execution on any error’ in the below URL: http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/playbooks\_delegation.html#rolling-update-batch-size I wrote the below playbook: --- ## [subversion module fails with msg: ERROR: modified files exist in the repository](https://forum.ansible.com/t/subversion-module-fails-with-msg-error-modified-files-exist-in-the-repository/19197)
**Author:** [@Stephan\_Hradek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stephan_Hradek)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2015, 5:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/subversion-module-fails-with-msg-error-modified-files-exist-in-the-repository/19197 "2015-09-08T05:54:04Z")
Hi! I’m running a playbook which doeas an svn update on several machines. \` --- ## [connection locking in v2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connection-locking-in-v2/19161)
**Author:** [@Abhijit\_Menon-Sen1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Abhijit_Menon-Sen1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/connection-locking-in-v2/19161 "2015-09-07T04:32:03Z")
Hi. I investigated the locking in v2, and thought I would write down my findings here for later discussion. First, the motivation: if you run ansible against multiple hosts, and some of them need host key verificatio… --- ## [delegate\_to works incorrectly with with\_items](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delegate-to-works-incorrectly-with-with-items/19175)
**Author:** [@Roman\_Belyakovsky](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Roman_Belyakovsky)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 7:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delegate-to-works-incorrectly-with-with-items/19175 "2015-09-06T19:11:55Z")
Hello! I have an issue: delegate\_to works incorrectly with with\_items. I cannot collect missing facts. I’ve opened an issue but it was already closed. Is there anything wrong with my playbook? Thank you, Yours Faithfu… --- ## [command output not registered](https://forum.ansible.com/t/command-output-not-registered/19196)
**Author:** [@Larry\_Fast](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Larry_Fast)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 6:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/command-output-not-registered/19196 "2015-09-06T18:34:32Z")
In the following example echo\_out.stdout is properly populated with “hello” but cat\_testfile.stdout and tail\_testfile are both empty. My real use case is to do a pass/fail test on an external command that dumps it’s outp… --- ## [Looping over Subelements](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-over-subelements/19193)
**Author:** [@Sacha\_Vukovic1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sacha_Vukovic1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looping-over-subelements/19193 "2015-09-06T18:27:12Z")
Hello, I try to understand how works looping overs subelements, after reading this loops\_subelements I had copy & past the example and he doesn’t work : TASK: \[dbtier | debug msg=“name={{ item.0.user }} password={{ ite… --- ## [Bug? Windows - Ansible uses LDAP user not ansible\_ssh\_user!?!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bug-windows-ansible-uses-ldap-user-not-ansible-ssh-user/19049)
**Author:** [@Amir\_Luzon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Amir_Luzon)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 11:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bug-windows-ansible-uses-ldap-user-not-ansible-ssh-user/19049 "2015-09-06T11:19:42Z")
hi guys, our control machine is configured so that we can login to the machine with our LDAP (windows) users. from there we run ansible playbooks. here are some of the configurations we use: \[windows:vars\] ansible\_ss… --- ## [ansible invoke variable forming from first variable file and string and listed in second variables file](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-invoke-variable-forming-from-first-variable-file-and-string-and-listed-in-second-variables-file/19195)
**Author:** [@Rizzy\_Savage](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Rizzy_Savage)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2015, 10:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-invoke-variable-forming-from-first-variable-file-and-string-and-listed-in-second-variables-file/19195 "2015-09-06T10:38:07Z")
We have two variable files, the first files carries constant and the second variables from the output generated. firstfile.yml --- ## [known\_hosts file on host causing ssh problems](https://forum.ansible.com/t/known-hosts-file-on-host-causing-ssh-problems/19194)
**Author:** [@Vincent\_Fulco](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vincent_Fulco)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/known-hosts-file-on-host-causing-ssh-problems/19194 "2015-09-05T18:56:13Z")
First weekend getting my feet wet with ansible and a relative noob with ssh, using the 5-minute-bootstrap repo, found on git (https://github.com/robfeldmann/5-min-bootstrap) which is excellent, to provision a fresh linod… --- ## [How to persist variables/facts in ansible?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-persist-variables-facts-in-ansible/19177)
**Author:** [@Diwaakartg\_Ganesh](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Diwaakartg_Ganesh)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 6:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-persist-variables-facts-in-ansible/19177 "2015-09-05T06:29:09Z")
checking out the documentation, modules like set\_fact and register have scope only for that specific host. There are many purpose of using the variables from one host to another. Alternatives I can think of: using Co… --- ## [Use Custom Modules with Many Playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-custom-modules-with-many-playbooks/19186)
**Author:** [@Evan\_Cowden](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Evan_Cowden)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/use-custom-modules-with-many-playbooks/19186 "2015-09-05T03:18:49Z")
We’re exploring a somewhat different use case for Ansible and I’m trying to figure out if there’s an existing feature for module management that I’m missing. Our use case would require several custom modules being used b… --- ## [How do I handle different machines needing different user accounts?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-handle-different-machines-needing-different-user-accounts/19189)
**Author:** [@T\_N](https://forum.ansible.com/u/T_N)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 3:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-do-i-handle-different-machines-needing-different-user-accounts/19189 "2015-09-05T03:15:47Z")
Hi, Can’t find an answer to this. The Ansible documents talk about “How do I handle different machines needing different user accounts or ports to log in with?”, and other things, but I can’t see how to address what we… --- ## [Ansible 2.0 os\_server 404 image not found](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-os-server-404-image-not-found/19171)
**Author:** [@V\_Benincosa](https://forum.ansible.com/u/V_Benincosa)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [September 5, 2015, 1:17am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-os-server-404-image-not-found/19171 "2015-09-05T01:17:57Z")
Hi! Checking out the 2.0 release and having some problems launching machine. When I run: ansible-playbook lab-machines.yml name: Ensure lab machines are up connection: local hosts: localhost vars\_files: vars/metac… --- ## [Host filter / patterns](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-filter-patterns/19080)
**Author:** [@Bouke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bouke)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 9:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/host-filter-patterns/19080 "2015-09-04T21:30:08Z")
For the life of me I can’t figure out how to match the right hosts on my playbook like this: app AND (production OR staging) I tried “app:&production:staging” but ansible turns that into “(app AND production) OR stag… --- ## [Ansible 1.9.4 rc1 is now available for testing](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-9-4-rc1-is-now-available-for-testing/19191)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-9-4-rc1-is-now-available-for-testing/19191 "2015-09-04T21:19:56Z")
Hi all, we’ve just tagged the rc1 release for 1.9.4. Unfortunately a bug was identified in the yum module after the release of 1.9.3, which impacts enough users that we’ll be doing this release sooner rather than later. … --- ## [Ansible 2.0.0 alpha is ready for testing!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-0-alpha-is-ready-for-testing/19130)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 9:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-0-alpha-is-ready-for-testing/19130 "2015-09-04T21:19:32Z")
Hi all, I’m proud to announce that Ansible 2.0 alpha1 is available for download and testing today! This alpha release is the culmination of many months of work to not only refactor the code base to increase stability, b… --- ## [Ansible 2.0 alpha2 is ready for testing!](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-alpha2-is-ready-for-testing/19190)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-alpha2-is-ready-for-testing/19190 "2015-09-04T21:17:56Z")
Hi all, Ansible 2.0 alpha2 is available for download and testing. Please see the original announcement for 2.0-alpha1 for background on this upcoming release: https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/ansible-announce/3e… --- ## [Windows modules grouping](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-modules-grouping/19182)
**Author:** [@Trond\_Hindenes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Trond_Hindenes)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/windows-modules-grouping/19182 "2015-09-04T21:10:11Z")
Hi all, As the number of Windows modules continue to grow, should we discuss possibly grouping these the same way we do with modules for linux systems? Any thoughts? --- ## [lineinfile block missing last line](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-block-missing-last-line/19053)
**Author:** [@hce](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hce)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 5:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/lineinfile-block-missing-last-line/19053 "2015-09-04T17:01:50Z")
Hi, Sorry for duplicating post here, I did not get any response from ansible-project. I tried to insert flowing block, but the last was never inserted because that line has already existed for other block in the confi… --- ## [Request for review: blockinfile module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/request-for-review-blockinfile-module/19187)
**Author:** [@Takeshi\_Yaegashi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Takeshi_Yaegashi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 4:36pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/request-for-review-blockinfile-module/19187 "2015-09-04T16:36:01Z")
Hi there, https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-extras/pull/832 New module: blockinfile Here I’ve submitted the pull request to ansible-modules-extras for new module inclusion. However, sadly, there’s been no fe… --- ## [variable precedence seems hopelessly broken](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-precedence-seems-hopelessly-broken/19044)
**Author:** [@Dan\_Stillman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dan_Stillman)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2015, 4:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/variable-precedence-seems-hopelessly-broken/19044 "2015-09-04T04:09:47Z")
I really like Ansible and have built a large infrastructure around it, but I'm finding it untrustworthy to the point of being unusable. In the last 9 months, I've reported 4 variable precedence bugs: https://github.com… --- ## [Ansible 1.9.3 has been released](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-9-3-has-been-released/19184)
**Author:** [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 11:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-9-3-has-been-released/19184 "2015-09-03T23:09:38Z")
Hi all, 1.9.3 final has been released, and is now available. Ansible 1.9.3 fixes several bugs (mainly around TLS issues), including: Fixes a bug related to keyczar messing up encodings internally, resulting in decrypt… --- ## [dynamic inventory scenario](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-scenario/19183)
**Author:** [@James\_Addison](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Addison)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 10:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-scenario/19183 "2015-09-03T22:59:38Z")
I’m trying to wrap my head around hosts files, dynamic inventory (Linode, for me) and creating/provisioning new nodes within this scenario. If I have a brand new project and I want to use Ansible to spin up a few linodes… --- ## [Better way to specify path to binary?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/better-way-to-specify-path-to-binary/19181)
**Author:** [@James\_Lucas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Lucas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 8:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/better-way-to-specify-path-to-binary/19181 "2015-09-03T20:59:13Z")
Hello: I’ve been using the ‘pkgutil’ extras module to install packages on some Solaris machines. Roles I’ve been working with that use the module will fail if ‘/opt/csw/bin’ is not in the servers’ PATH environment varia… --- ## [Programatically run Ansible. Generated inventory file not working?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/programatically-run-ansible-generated-inventory-file-not-working/19179)
**Author:** [@Kevin\_White](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Kevin_White)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 5:29pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/programatically-run-ansible-generated-inventory-file-not-working/19179 "2015-09-03T17:29:52Z")
Hey guys, I’m following this https://serversforhackers.com/running-ansible-programmatically but I’ve built a RESTful API around it using cherrypy. I generate an inventory file and try to set the “host\_list” variable in … --- ## [winrm best practices? can we use ssh on windows instead?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-best-practices-can-we-use-ssh-on-windows-instead/19114)
**Author:** [@pixel\_fairy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/pixel_fairy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 4:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrm-best-practices-can-we-use-ssh-on-windows-instead/19114 "2015-09-03T16:41:55Z")
I was thinking about that given this workaround, https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/10294#issuecomment-93629047 any windows experts here? how do you handle winrm in your server templates? everything below is easi… --- ## [Expected time for bug fixes to be released?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/expected-time-for-bug-fixes-to-be-released/19138)
**Author:** [@joel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/joel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 4:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/expected-time-for-bug-fixes-to-be-released/19138 "2015-09-03T16:28:56Z")
I encountered a bug in 1.9.2, did some digging, and found that a fix had been merged into ‘devel’ more than 16 months ago. However, it has still not made it into a released version of ansible. More details in the issue … --- ## [RDS Module "promote" function not working. Reporting "ok", but not making a change.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rds-module-promote-function-not-working-reporting-ok-but-not-making-a-change/18582)
**Author:** [@Sena\_Heydari](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sena_Heydari)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2015, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rds-module-promote-function-not-working-reporting-ok-but-not-making-a-change/18582 "2015-09-03T15:04:59Z")
The role play: name: Promote Read-Replica to New Standalone RDS Instance rds: command: promote instance\_name: new-db aws\_access\_key: “{{ some-key }}” aws\_secret\_key: “{{ some-secret }}” region: us-east-1 Output … [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=836) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=838)