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**Author:** [@user101](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user101)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 7:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-hides-commands-and-output-from-user/18491 "2015-06-13T19:38:56Z")
I know that ansible can not show realtime output of commands to user consle. https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/3887 But I want to see realtime output of commands. @bcoca suggested me about ansible log. https:… --- ## [Unable to pass dict as a parameter in the ansible module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-pass-dict-as-a-parameter-in-the-ansible-module/18365)
**Author:** [@Dheeraj\_Panyam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dheeraj_Panyam)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-pass-dict-as-a-parameter-in-the-ansible-module/18365 "2015-06-13T16:53:15Z")
I am trying to pass a dict as a parameter in the Ansible Module but it is giving me error “{“msg”: “unable to evaluate dictionary for devices”, “failed”: true}” Devices is the parameter below which i am trying to pass, … --- ## [ansible hide commands and output](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-hide-commands-and-output/18490)
**Author:** [@user101](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user101)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2015, 12:55pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-hide-commands-and-output/18490 "2015-06-13T12:55:12Z")
I know that ansible can not show realtime output of commands to user consle. https://github.com/ansible/ansible/issues/3887 But I want to see commands and realtime output. @bcoca suggested me about ansible log. https… --- ## [Linode NodeBalancer support/module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/linode-nodebalancer-support-module/18489)
**Author:** [@James\_Addison](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Addison)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 11:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/linode-nodebalancer-support-module/18489 "2015-06-12T23:20:53Z")
Unless I’m mistaken, I can’t find ‘native’ support for Linode’s NodeBalancer product in the Linode core module. It is indeed supported by Linode’s API - is there a reason it isn’t included in the Ansible core module for … --- ## [Suggestions for win\_copy and win\_ansible](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suggestions-for-win-copy-and-win-ansible/16495)
**Author:** [@Trond\_Hindenes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Trond_Hindenes)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 10:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suggestions-for-win-copy-and-win-ansible/16495 "2015-06-12T22:13:49Z")
There’s been a lot of talk about these, and its time to get them into source. As several (I can’t remember the names right now, sorry!) in this group have tested, the copy module will work (albeit with limited functiona… --- ## [Bountysource ownership](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bountysource-ownership/18488)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Paine](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tom_Paine)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 10:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/bountysource-ownership/18488 "2015-06-12T22:08:38Z")
Has anyone on the Ansible team thought about claiming their Bountysource page to encourage bug and feature PRs? --- ## [SSH in Powershell](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-in-powershell/18487)
**Author:** [@Jason\_Levitt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jason_Levitt)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 8:51pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ssh-in-powershell/18487 "2015-06-12T20:51:21Z")
Is Microsoft’s addition of SSH to Powershell going to change Ansible’s approach to managing Windows Servers? REFERENCE: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/archive/2015/06/03/looking-forward-microsoft-support-for-secure-… --- ## [Using with\_fileglob with include statement](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-with-fileglob-with-include-statement/18486)
**Author:** [@Karol\_Stepniewski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Karol_Stepniewski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-with-fileglob-with-include-statement/18486 "2015-06-12T20:08:30Z")
Hi, My goal is to include all playbooks from a certain directory. Those playbooks will be generated dynamically, so I wanted to avoid specifying exact names of each playbook. I tried: \` include: “{{ item }}” with\_f… --- ## [Using "vars\_prompt" on MacOSX 10.9.5](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-vars-prompt-on-macosx-10-9-5/18481)
**Author:** [@Adam\_Mills](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Adam_Mills)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 6:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/using-vars-prompt-on-macosx-10-9-5/18481 "2015-06-12T18:15:12Z")
I have been using Ansible to manage hosts in my network for about a month and I have been trying use the “vars\_prompt” to gather usernames and password variables for later in the Playbook run. On Ubuntu and even Debian I… --- ## [RDS modify error](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rds-modify-error/18485)
**Author:** [@jjeffers](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jjeffers)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/rds-modify-error/18485 "2015-06-12T16:11:08Z")
I’m running into a problem trying to use the RDS module to modify an existing RDS instance. When running this command (attempting to modify the instance from db.t2.small to db.t2.medium): ansible-playbook rds.yml -e “c… --- ## [WinRMTransportError: Bad HTTP response returned from server. Code 500](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrmtransporterror-bad-http-response-returned-from-server-code-500/18484)
**Author:** [@rrrkiran12](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rrrkiran12)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 3:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/winrmtransporterror-bad-http-response-returned-from-server-code-500/18484 "2015-06-12T15:26:38Z")
Hi , I am trying to copy file to windows using win\_copy and file size is around 20 mb , i am getting following error Traceback (most recent call last): File “/usr/lib/python2.6/site-packages/ansible/runner/connection\_… --- ## [How to use user vars or unset default ones](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-user-vars-or-unset-default-ones/18473)
**Author:** [@Ivan\_Garcia](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ivan_Garcia)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-use-user-vars-or-unset-default-ones/18473 "2015-06-12T14:20:31Z")
Hi all, I’m working to automate some Tomcat deployments and I have a problem with the enconding. When I start the Tomcat, Ansible use its default LANG=C and LC\_TYPE=C variables and the application is not deployed proper… --- ## [Google Cloud dynamic inventory (gce.py) and authentication](https://forum.ansible.com/t/google-cloud-dynamic-inventory-gce-py-and-authentication/18067)
**Author:** [@Synaesthete](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Synaesthete)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/google-cloud-dynamic-inventory-gce-py-and-authentication/18067 "2015-06-12T14:10:30Z")
I think this is more of a libcloud question, but I’m starting here hoping others have encountered the same issue. I’m using the gce.py script found in the ansible repository to return a dynamic inventory of my GCE insta… --- ## [portage module missing 3 features](https://forum.ansible.com/t/portage-module-missing-3-features/18483)
**Author:** [@Jonas\_Rottmann](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonas_Rottmann)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 1:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/portage-module-missing-3-features/18483 "2015-06-12T13:02:34Z")
Hi, I’m using ansible to manage my at the moment 15 servers with gentoo. the portage module is great, thanks for everyone putting work into it. I missed two features to completely migrate my at the moment python scrip… --- ## [Conditionally using a task parameter if a variable is/is not defined.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conditionally-using-a-task-parameter-if-a-variable-is-is-not-defined/15731)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Ringo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steven_Ringo)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 9:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/conditionally-using-a-task-parameter-if-a-variable-is-is-not-defined/15731 "2015-06-12T09:42:27Z")
Hi, I am running the ec2 module to provision an instance, with variables defined in a vars file, and the action in a role playbook: - name: instance provisioning local\_action: module: ec2 region: "{{ region }… --- ## [easy\_install complains about 'state'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/easy-install-complains-about-state/18459)
**Author:** [@Barry\_Kaplan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Barry_Kaplan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2015, 3:21am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/easy-install-complains-about-state/18459 "2015-06-12T03:21:04Z")
Right out of the docs: \` easy\_install: name=pip state=latest \` Yields: \` TASK: \[ansible | easy\_install name=pip state=latest\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* failed: \[10.0.192.110\] =\> {“failed”: true} msg: unsupporte… --- ## [add\_host madness... or role ...singletons??? what?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-host-madness-or-role-singletons-what/18480)
**Author:** [@Dimon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dimon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 9:48pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-host-madness-or-role-singletons-what/18480 "2015-06-11T21:48:55Z")
I’ve got a playbook in which I’m trying to use add\_host to dynamically generate a group of hosts. Here’s what I have: \\roles \\ group\_servers \\ tasks \\ main.yml \\ common \\ tasks \\ main.yml setup.yml ==\> ./roles/g… --- ## [\--private-key broken???](https://forum.ansible.com/t/private-key-broken/18479)
**Author:** [@Dimon](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dimon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 8:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/private-key-broken/18479 "2015-06-11T20:00:06Z")
Hi, I’m trying to fire ansible from cron job and am failing as --private-key directive doesn’t seem to have effect. I can replicate the issue from CLI as well. So to illustrate: $ ssh -i /home/ansible/.ssh/id\_rsa\_ansib… --- ## [changing remote\_tmp from the playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/changing-remote-tmp-from-the-playbook/18478)
**Author:** [@Olivier\_Lauret](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Olivier_Lauret)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 7:01pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/changing-remote-tmp-from-the-playbook/18478 "2015-06-11T19:01:11Z")
Hello, I have an issue with the remote\_tmp parameter from the ansible.cfg that I would like to change from the playbook task. The problem I have is the way I am connecting to the servers, with the different type of use… --- ## [ERROR: msg: this module requires key=value arguments](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-msg-this-module-requires-key-value-arguments/18476)
**Author:** [@Guy\_Matz1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Guy_Matz1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 6:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-msg-this-module-requires-key-value-arguments/18476 "2015-06-11T18:02:17Z")
Hi!! Having issues with command tasks . . . gmatz@fuzzybunny ~/Code/ansible-local $ ansible-playbook --version ansible-playbook 1.9.1 (detached HEAD b47d1d7e69) last updated 2015/06/10 17:15:55 (GMT -400) lib/ansible… --- ## [ERROR: win\_file is not a legal parameter in an Ansible task or handler](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-win-file-is-not-a-legal-parameter-in-an-ansible-task-or-handler/18455)
**Author:** [@Jason\_Levitt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jason_Levitt)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 5:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-win-file-is-not-a-legal-parameter-in-an-ansible-task-or-handler/18455 "2015-06-11T17:35:23Z")
Running Ansible v1.9.1 under MacOSX 10.10.3 Trying to use Ansible to configure Windows Server 2008 and am having some basic problem. The server is running on Amazon AWS. I’ve got all the connection stuff working fine. … --- ## [This topic needs a title](https://forum.ansible.com/t/this-topic-needs-a-title/18474)
**Author:** [@Guy\_Matz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Guy_Matz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 4:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/this-topic-needs-a-title/18474 "2015-06-11T16:59:54Z")
Hi!! Having issues with command tasks . . . gmatz@fuzzybunny ~/Code/ansible-local $ ansible-playbook --version ansible-playbook 1.9.1 (detached HEAD b47d1d7e69) last updated 2015/06/10 17:15:55 (GMT -400) lib/ansible… --- ## [Reset mySQL root password](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reset-mysql-root-password/18475)
**Author:** [@Abraham\_Martin](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Abraham_Martin)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 4:37pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reset-mysql-root-password/18475 "2015-06-11T16:37:24Z")
Hello, if I’m not wrong, this functionality is not currently included in the core mysql\_user module as you always have to specify the password to connect to the db. Would you accept a pull request to add this feature? R… --- ## [provide app username and password](https://forum.ansible.com/t/provide-app-username-and-password/18472)
**Author:** [@richard\_kappler](https://forum.ansible.com/u/richard_kappler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/provide-app-username-and-password/18472 "2015-06-11T16:10:07Z")
How would I provide a username and password for an application? Specifically, within a running app to which I am deploying and add-on I need to run a script to verify proper operation of the add-on installation. When th… --- ## [Cron job issues](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cron-job-issues/18470)
**Author:** [@Colin\_Phillips](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Colin_Phillips)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cron-job-issues/18470 "2015-06-11T14:38:50Z")
All, I’m currently trying to compose a playbook to remove log files that are older than 90 days and then gzip the remaining files that are older than 7 days. I’m attempting to use the cron module of Ansible to do this … --- ## [Error 401 in Ansible Tower](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-401-in-ansible-tower/18471)
**Author:** [@Igor\_Fedorov](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Igor_Fedorov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 2:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-401-in-ansible-tower/18471 "2015-06-11T14:38:02Z")
I installed Ansible Tower (2.1.4), it worked fine. I did some initial setup - users, credentials, etc. After a while I got back to this, and could not login in the interface. when I try I see the message: “Failed to a… --- ## [Proposal with\_all\_found loop](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-with-all-found-loop/18469)
**Author:** [@mark.kusch](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mark.kusch)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 2:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-with-all-found-loop/18469 "2015-06-11T14:21:04Z")
Hi list, I'd like to discuss a proposal for a loop with\_all\_found. We have with\_first\_found, so implementation should be quite easy. Target: - name: Include OS specific variables with\_all\_found: - "{{ ansible… --- ## [Dynamic Inventory AWS EC2 + group\_vars](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-aws-ec2-group-vars/18468)
**Author:** [@Jakub\_Muszynski](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jakub_Muszynski)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 1:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dynamic-inventory-aws-ec2-group-vars/18468 "2015-06-11T13:59:09Z")
Hi ansible 1.9.1 I’d like to load some variables for newly created instances from my static inventory. I do create some EC2 instances with a playbook (as in basic example): - hosts: localhost connection: local gath… --- ## [help on dynamic with\_dict xxxx.results\[0\].stat.exists == false](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-on-dynamic-with-dict-xxxx-results-0-stat-exists-false/18467)
**Author:** [@JohnP](https://forum.ansible.com/u/JohnP)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-on-dynamic-with-dict-xxxx-results-0-stat-exists-false/18467 "2015-06-11T13:34:27Z")
Hi Group, I am trying to establish a logic on a creating web server self signed certificates. (please note that this issue could be related any other task like depending on files in directories, etc.) Logic is that I… --- ## [Proposal: adding support for port numbers to known\_hosts handling (to fix hanging git operations)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-adding-support-for-port-numbers-to-known-hosts-handling-to-fix-hanging-git-operations/18466)
**Author:** [@Ben\_Timms](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ben_Timms)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2015, 1:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/proposal-adding-support-for-port-numbers-to-known-hosts-handling-to-fix-hanging-git-operations/18466 "2015-06-11T13:28:28Z")
Good day! I came across a problem cloning a git repository using a SSH URL containing a different port number. e.g. ssh://git@example.domain:7999/path/to/repo.git The problem I was getting was that there was also an SS… [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=860) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=862)