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**Author:** [@Chenxiong\_Qi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chenxiong_Qi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2015, 5:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-use-variable-in-inventory/19146 "2015-08-30T17:45:23Z")
I would like to reuse some variables defined under a role in an inventory file. For example, a file inventory/myhost, it contains following line myhost ansible\_ssh\_host={{ myhost\_ip\_address }} By reading Ansible docum… --- ## [Missing callback hook for task\_started\_for\_host](https://forum.ansible.com/t/missing-callback-hook-for-task-started-for-host/19144)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Swanson](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Swanson)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2015, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/missing-callback-hook-for-task-started-for-host/19144 "2015-08-29T20:40:25Z")
I’d like to know how I can get a playbook callback hook that tells me when a task has first been dispatched to a specific host. I have already hooked into the callback modules for every event, but none of the events ind… --- ## [AnsibleFest San Francisco CFP open until September 15th](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiblefest-san-francisco-cfp-open-until-september-15th/19140)
**Author:** [@Bill\_Nottingham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bill_Nottingham)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 9:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansiblefest-san-francisco-cfp-open-until-september-15th/19140 "2015-08-28T21:09:38Z")
AnsibleFest returns to San Francisco on November 19th, 2015. We're currently running both a Call For Papers (longer talks) and a Call for Projects (short features). The CFPs are open until September 15th, and we will … --- ## [Vault support for binary files](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vault-support-for-binary-files/19127)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Loron](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Peter_Loron)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/vault-support-for-binary-files/19127 "2015-08-28T20:51:41Z")
Hello. Our fundamental issue is that we have secrets which are binary files (e.g. java keystore, etc) which we want to protect. Including them as a vault file in the role would be great, but there currently doesn’t seem … --- ## [Distributed Ansible Playbooks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/distributed-ansible-playbooks/19081)
**Author:** [@Jeremy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jeremy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/distributed-ansible-playbooks/19081 "2015-08-28T20:10:01Z")
I recently had a conversation with some developers about the possibility of taking our existing ansible repo and breaking it up across many different repos. I am not sure if this is possible, so I decided to pose it to t… --- ## [Using ansible's inventory to ssh](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansibles-inventory-to-ssh/19062)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Picciano](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Picciano)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 8:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-ansibles-inventory-to-ssh/19062 "2015-08-28T20:02:59Z")
Hi there! Sorry if this has been asked before, I searched quite a bit and wasn’t able to find anything of this nature. We have our ansible repo with our inventory and all of that fun stuff. Currently our inventory is st… --- ## [Pin Transitive Role Dependencies?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pin-transitive-role-dependencies/19137)
**Author:** [@dennis.benzinger](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dennis.benzinger)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/pin-transitive-role-dependencies/19137 "2015-08-28T12:47:48Z")
Hello Group, is it possible to pin all the transitive dependencies of the roles I use to specific versions? I want to make sure that no part of my automation code changes behind my back. For example in Chef this is po… --- ## [stopped instances don't show in the ec2 inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stopped-instances-dont-show-in-the-ec2-inventory/15812)
**Author:** [@Damjan\_Georgievski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Damjan_Georgievski)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 5:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/stopped-instances-dont-show-in-the-ec2-inventory/15812 "2015-08-28T05:14:49Z")
ec2.ini says: By default, only EC2 instances in the ‘running’ state are returned. Set ‘all\_instances’ to True to return all instances regardless of state. all\_instances = True but ec2.py still seems to ignore stopped h… --- ## [Suggestions http proxy setting for win\_get\_url](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suggestions-http-proxy-setting-for-win-get-url/19134)
**Author:** [@Takeshi\_Kuramochi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Takeshi_Kuramochi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 3:09am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suggestions-http-proxy-setting-for-win-get-url/19134 "2015-08-28T03:09:58Z")
Hello, I think that some enterprise user make have an authentication http proxy when they use win\_get\_url module. It is useful to get this module has parameter for these. For example playbook; name: Grab download fi… --- ## [Can not get the PSVX.msi by win\_get\_url](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-not-get-the-psvx-msi-by-win-get-url/19120)
**Author:** [@Takeshi\_Kuramochi](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Takeshi_Kuramochi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2015, 1:56am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/can-not-get-the-psvx-msi-by-win-get-url/19120 "2015-08-28T01:56:31Z")
Hi, I am trying some windows modules. My test environment below : - Control machine : CentOS 6.6 x86\_64 , Ansible version : v2.0.0 - Remote machine : Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard I found the win\_unzip module docu… --- ## [become\_user and with\_items](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-user-and-with-items/19111)
**Author:** [@Serge\_Scevenels](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Serge_Scevenels)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 11:23pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/become-user-and-with-items/19111 "2015-08-27T23:23:16Z")
Hi all, I am trying to peform a series of tasks using with\_items at task level. I would like to see the tasks executed using different sudo users, so that I define at task level “become\_user”. As an example, this is m… --- ## [\[1.9.2\] Cryptic ansible errors](https://forum.ansible.com/t/1-9-2-cryptic-ansible-errors/19133)
**Author:** [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 10:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/1-9-2-cryptic-ansible-errors/19133 "2015-08-27T22:48:36Z")
do you have ssh installed? --- ## [Delegation in Action Plugins](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delegation-in-action-plugins/19131)
**Author:** [@Arti](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Arti)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 7:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delegation-in-action-plugins/19131 "2015-08-27T19:33:16Z")
There is surprisingly (and sometime frustratingly) little documentation on Ansible action\_plugins. I am trying to write an action plugin for a module that uses delegation. Is there a way to accomplish this? Would greatly… --- ## [Ansible Galaxy account issues](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-account-issues/19129)
**Author:** [@Hristo\_Stoyanov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hristo_Stoyanov)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-account-issues/19129 "2015-08-27T19:05:45Z")
I think the idea to link up Galaxy account to Github as the only auth service is wrong. This is why neither Github not Docker hub do it. Here is why: I created an account in Github, used that account to log into Galaxy… --- ## [Ansible 1.8.4 rabbitmq\_user ValueError when removing guest user.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-8-4-rabbitmq-user-valueerror-when-removing-guest-user/19128)
**Author:** [@Mike\_Liu](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mike_Liu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 5:41pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-1-8-4-rabbitmq-user-valueerror-when-removing-guest-user/19128 "2015-08-27T17:41:15Z")
Hello All, I want to use the rabbitmq\_user module to remove the default guest user. My task is: \` name: delete rabbitmq guest user rabbitmq\_user: user=guest state=absent \` This works the first time around when the… --- ## [sudo does not seem to work with ansible 1.9](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-does-not-seem-to-work-with-ansible-1-9/19125)
**Author:** [@Stephan\_Hradek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stephan_Hradek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/sudo-does-not-seem-to-work-with-ansible-1-9/19125 "2015-08-27T16:27:24Z")
It seems, the sudo option does not work. I’m asked for the password, but I do not see it working. Am I missing something? \` $ ansible -vvvv all --sudo-user sudouser --ask-sudo-pass -a ‘ls -al /opt/SP/sudouser/scripts… --- ## [destination not writable error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/destination-not-writable-error/19126)
**Author:** [@Sol](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Sol)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/destination-not-writable-error/19126 "2015-08-27T15:56:56Z")
Hello, I’m trying to run a simple test playbook to copy files over to a vagrant vm. The specs are: ubuntu/trusty64 box vagrant 1.7.3 ansible 1.9.2 The playbook looks like this: --- ## [How to use '--limit A' with hostvars\['B'\]](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-limit-a-with-hostvars-b/19094)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Feliksik](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_Feliksik)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 3:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-limit-a-with-hostvars-b/19094 "2015-08-27T15:12:17Z")
Assume I run a playbook with --limit A Host A accesses hosvars\[‘B’\]. But these vars are not available. I know I can write a now playbook and call it without limit, like hosts: all gather\_facts: true hosts: “A” (( a… --- ## [Working with hostvars across hosts of dynamic inventory](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-with-hostvars-across-hosts-of-dynamic-inventory/19122)
**Author:** [@Joseph\_DJOMEDA](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joseph_DJOMEDA)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/working-with-hostvars-across-hosts-of-dynamic-inventory/19122 "2015-08-27T15:00:48Z")
Hello All, I have been struggling for quite a while now sharing some registered variables during ec2 instances provisioning hosts: localhost with their configuration hosts: tag\_Name\_tagname of ec2. Kindly have a look a… --- ## [Problems getting started](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-getting-started/19124)
**Author:** [@Stephan\_Hradek](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Stephan_Hradek)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/problems-getting-started/19124 "2015-08-27T14:09:44Z")
Hi! I’ve heard about ansible at FrOSCon 10 and wanted to give it a try. So I cloned it from git, switched to 1.9.2 and installed it in my Cygwin. Now I wanted to follow http://docs.ansible.com/ansible/intro\_getting\_st… --- ## [ansible and grep](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-grep/19116)
**Author:** [@Dimitar\_Hristov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dimitar_Hristov)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 10:29am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-grep/19116 "2015-08-27T10:29:20Z")
Hi Guys, I’m working on a playbook, which sets up sftp accounts and changes some rules in iptables. What I need is to check whether an IP address is added in the firewall. My tasks, when I use “grep”, fail. Here are the… --- ## ["Failed to find required executable git" when using launch daemon to run ansible-pull](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-find-required-executable-git-when-using-launch-daemon-to-run-ansible-pull/19123)
**Author:** [@Ye\_Na\_Rhee](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ye_Na_Rhee)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2015, 10:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-to-find-required-executable-git-when-using-launch-daemon-to-run-ansible-pull/19123 "2015-08-27T10:19:33Z")
I’m getting these errors when I set launch daemon to run ansible-pull, and it works well when I run the script directly in terminal. Starting ansible-pull at 2015-08-27 11:46:47 localhost | FAILED \>\> { “failed”: true, … --- ## [Hanlon Modules](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hanlon-modules/19117)
**Author:** [@Joseph\_Callen](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Joseph_Callen)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 2:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/hanlon-modules/19117 "2015-08-26T14:09:05Z")
Hello, We have written modules for Hanlon (bare-metal OS provisioning) which folder in ansible-module-extras should these be submitted to ? Thanks, Joe --- ## [installing ruby with rbenv on OS X fails](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ruby-with-rbenv-on-os-x-fails/19115)
**Author:** [@Anthony\_Green](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Anthony_Green)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/installing-ruby-with-rbenv-on-os-x-fails/19115 "2015-08-26T13:30:55Z")
This task name: Install Ruby command: /usr/local/bin/rbenv install 2.2.3 fails with a stderr: rbenv: no such command \`install message I’ve tried shell and raw as well and I get the same message. Any ideas on a fi… --- ## [ERROR: win\_unzip is not a legal parameter in an Ansible task or handler](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-win-unzip-is-not-a-legal-parameter-in-an-ansible-task-or-handler/19110)
**Author:** [@Igal\_Dahan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Igal_Dahan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 10:27am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-win-unzip-is-not-a-legal-parameter-in-an-ansible-task-or-handler/19110 "2015-08-26T10:27:48Z")
Hi How can i use win\_unzip ? i am getting such error: ERROR: win\_unzip is not a legal parameter in an Ansible task or handler name: Unzip the IIS file into each directory win\_unzip: src: “{{windows.mount\_point}}\\at… --- ## [Support for "git config" and "git remote" wanted?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/support-for-git-config-and-git-remote-wanted/19030)
**Author:** [@michas](https://forum.ansible.com/u/michas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 26, 2015, 5:23am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/support-for-git-config-and-git-remote-wanted/19030 "2015-08-26T05:23:49Z")
I use Ansible to ‘prepare’ many developer-workstations which includes cloning several git-repositories from different origin (github, bitbucket, partner- and inhouse-repositories,…) and also have to set different per-rep… --- ## [Support for Amazon ECS?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/support-for-amazon-ecs/19106)
**Author:** [@Gert\_Leenders](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gert_Leenders)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/support-for-amazon-ecs/19106 "2015-08-25T14:49:49Z")
The release announcement of version 1.8 mentioned upcoming support for Amazon ECS. Also at a recent Amazon reInvent, Amazon also announced a pending service called ECS - a Container service - which we’ll have modules s… --- ## [control\_path not working](https://forum.ansible.com/t/control-path-not-working/19102)
**Author:** [@Chris\_Short](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Chris_Short)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 1:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/control-path-not-working/19102 "2015-08-25T13:53:49Z")
I’m using Ansible 1.9.2 on a Mac and can’t get control\_path to work. Here is the excerpt from ansible.cfg: \[ssh\_connection\] ssh\_args = -o ControlMaster=auto -o Compression=yes -o GSSAPIAuthentication=no -o ControlPersi… --- ## [Ansible 2.0 VariableManager](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-variablemanager/19109)
**Author:** [@Victor\_Volle](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Victor_Volle)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-2-0-variablemanager/19109 "2015-08-25T13:35:08Z")
Hi! In http://www.slideshare.net/jimi-c/v2-and-beyond?related=1 and http://www.slideshare.net/jimi-c/whats-new-in-v2-ansiblefest-london-2015 a new improved Variable Management is hinted at but not much more. Is there a… --- ## [Complex loops?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/complex-loops/19108)
**Author:** [@Nico\_K](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nico_K)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2015, 12:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/complex-loops/19108 "2015-08-25T12:00:20Z")
Hi, Given the following structure: roles/bugzilla/vars/main.yml: bugzilla: vhost: name: x stuff: c roles/subversion/vars/main.yml: subversion: vhost: name: y stuff: d I’m trying to do the following playbook.… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=838) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=840)