# Latest **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=906 [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) **Page:** 907 --- ## [DNS Made Easy module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dns-made-easy-module/13197)
**Author:** [@Brice\_Burgess](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brice_Burgess)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 9:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/dns-made-easy-module/13197 "2015-01-02T21:25:18Z")
I’ve posted a module to interface with DNS Made Easy (hosted DNS service). It calls their v2 REST API using urllib2 (so that it should work without need for any further python dependencies). Currently the module is prop… --- ## [adding insecure option to nova\_compute](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-insecure-option-to-nova-compute/17171)
**Author:** [@Drew\_Tranquada](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Drew_Tranquada)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/adding-insecure-option-to-nova-compute/17171 "2015-01-02T20:16:02Z")
Hello all, I was reading the directions on submitting bug reports/features and it was mentioned that we ask before we submit a PR to see if it is worth it. We currently have our ssl certs setup in all sorts of nasty an… --- ## [Roles, tasks and composability](https://forum.ansible.com/t/roles-tasks-and-composability/12742)
**Author:** [@Dennis\_Jacobfeuerbor](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dennis_Jacobfeuerbor)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [January 2, 2015, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/roles-tasks-and-composability/12742 "2015-01-02T16:15:46Z")
Hi, I’m looking into using Ansible to manage my systems and I’m wondering about how to make my roles/tasks composable. As far as I understand roles are Ansibles version of reusable components but it seems they do not r… --- ## [Where do you run Ansible from for managing an EC2 cluster?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/where-do-you-run-ansible-from-for-managing-an-ec2-cluster/17168)
**Author:** [@Gary\_Malouf](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Gary_Malouf)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/where-do-you-run-ansible-from-for-managing-an-ec2-cluster/17168 "2015-01-01T18:39:56Z")
In the past, we ran Ansible on our bastion aka jump host. I’ve seen many postings online that people actually install Ansible locally and manage it completely from there. What are the pros and cons of going with that set… --- ## [Error while evaluating conditional](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-evaluating-conditional/17162)
**Author:** [@John\_Oliver](https://forum.ansible.com/u/John_Oliver)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2015, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-while-evaluating-conditional/17162 "2015-01-01T18:22:12Z")
ansible 1.7.2 My play: name: Configure firewall include: firewall.yml when: “{{pg\_host}} != localhost” gets me: TASK: \[postgres | Check if postgres is already allowed via IPv4\] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* fatal: \[jedis-test\] … --- ## [How to get a server's identifier](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-a-servers-identifier/17143)
**Author:** [@Bevan\_Bennett](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Bevan_Bennett)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-get-a-servers-identifier/17143 "2014-12-31T19:28:54Z")
We have a lot of config that wants to fill in templates based on a particular server’s “number” within a certain group. For example, if we have an inventory file with: \` \[fooservers\] steve larry frank eleanor \` …… --- ## [delegate\_to / with\_items](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delegate-to-with-items/17167)
**Author:** [@Nico\_K](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Nico_K)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 4:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/delegate-to-with-items/17167 "2014-12-31T16:27:41Z")
Hi, I just ran my playbook against the current ansible packaged version (Ubuntu - 1.8.2) and noticed that there is a bug in there when it comes to using ‘delegate\_to’ in combination with ‘with\_items’. So I updated my D… --- ## [New modules for Solaris 11 packaging](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-modules-for-solaris-11-packaging/17166)
**Author:** [@Peter\_Oliver](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Peter_Oliver)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 2:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/new-modules-for-solaris-11-packaging/17166 "2014-12-31T14:03:16Z")
I've written two modules for working with Solaris 11's Image Package System, also known as pkg(5): - Module pkg5 handles installing and uninstalling packages (https://github.com/mavit/ansible-modules-extras/blob/pkg5/pa… --- ## [Defining variables in tasks](https://forum.ansible.com/t/defining-variables-in-tasks/17165)
**Author:** [@Dirk\_Roder](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dirk_Roder)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2014, 11:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/defining-variables-in-tasks/17165 "2014-12-31T11:10:45Z")
Hello together, I’m trying with ansible since 2 days and I’m really happy with it after getting behind the idea of playbooks. Currently I’m stuck with a situation and I’m not sure if this is a conceptual mistake. I ha… --- ## [Help me understand 'when:' conditionals. Cause I seem to fumble with them quite frequently.](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-me-understand-when-conditionals-cause-i-seem-to-fumble-with-them-quite-frequently/17163)
**Author:** [@jimmy](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jimmy)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/help-me-understand-when-conditionals-cause-i-seem-to-fumble-with-them-quite-frequently/17163 "2014-12-30T21:04:51Z")
Hello everyone! Conditionals seem to be very difficult to get right for some reason so I am hoping someone can explain why the following doesn’t seem to work. Or show me the way. :slight\_smile: I am simply trying to ch… --- ## [copying a file on a remote machine to the same remote machine](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copying-a-file-on-a-remote-machine-to-the-same-remote-machine/17146)
**Author:** [@rambius](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rambius)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 8:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/copying-a-file-on-a-remote-machine-to-the-same-remote-machine/17146 "2014-12-30T20:33:54Z")
Hello, I want to copy a file that resides on a remote machine to the same remote machine. I am doing that right now with a shell command shell: “cp {{backup\_utils\_dir}}/backup.config-example {{backup\_utils\_dir}}/backup… --- ## [Apt removed php when updated Apache to the latest](https://forum.ansible.com/t/apt-removed-php-when-updated-apache-to-the-latest/17158)
**Author:** [@hjp](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hjp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 9:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/apt-removed-php-when-updated-apache-to-the-latest/17158 "2014-12-30T09:49:48Z")
I’m new with this yes, I try to update apache2 to the latest llike this in my yml: tasks: - name: update packages apt: name=apache2 state=latest update\_cache=yes It went fine but apache didn’t start anymore because … --- ## [Why apt removed php when I tried just to update apache?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-apt-removed-php-when-i-tried-just-to-update-apache/17157)
**Author:** [@hjp](https://forum.ansible.com/u/hjp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 9:12am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/why-apt-removed-php-when-i-tried-just-to-update-apache/17157 "2014-12-30T09:12:06Z")
I’m new with this yes, I try to update apache2 to the latest llike this in my yml: tasks: - name: update packages apt: name=apache2 state=latest update\_cache=yes It went fine but apache didn’t start anymore because … --- ## [Spacewalk as a dynamic inventory sources on remote server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/spacewalk-as-a-dynamic-inventory-sources-on-remote-server/17156)
**Author:** [@Vaclav\_Adamec](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vaclav_Adamec)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 30, 2014, 8:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/spacewalk-as-a-dynamic-inventory-sources-on-remote-server/17156 "2014-12-30T08:31:42Z")
Hi, most of example inventory scripts expect that service run on same server as Ansible, as this is very unlikely I use simple workaround for Spacewalk (replace SW\_REPORT with own script which calls Spacewalk server via… --- ## [Overriding log\_path for each invocation of ansible-playbook](https://forum.ansible.com/t/overriding-log-path-for-each-invocation-of-ansible-playbook/17148)
**Author:** [@Tom\_Bamford](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Tom_Bamford)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/overriding-log-path-for-each-invocation-of-ansible-playbook/17148 "2014-12-29T19:17:02Z")
Hi I would like to override some configuration value, specifically log\_path, for each invocation of ansible-playbook. I have tried passing extra variables in the form ansible-playbook something.yml -e 'log\_path=/some/f… --- ## [Register and with\_dict / with\_items](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-and-with-dict-with-items/17138)
**Author:** [@Akos\_Vandra](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Akos_Vandra)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 5:38pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/register-and-with-dict-with-items/17138 "2014-12-29T17:38:40Z")
Hello! I would like to upload ssh keys to digitalocean, and register their ids, like so: digital\_ocean\_sshkey: state=present “name={{item.value.name}}” “ssh\_pub\_key={{lookup(‘file’, item.value.file)}}” client\_id={{dig… --- ## [Retrieving vpc\_subnet\_id by resource tags](https://forum.ansible.com/t/retrieving-vpc-subnet-id-by-resource-tags/16782)
**Author:** [@Lorin\_Hochstein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lorin_Hochstein)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 3:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/retrieving-vpc-subnet-id-by-resource-tags/16782 "2014-12-29T15:19:36Z")
Let’s say I create an ec2 vpc like this: tasks: name: create a vpc ec2\_vpc: internet\_gateway: True resource\_tags: { env: production } cidr\_block: 10.0.0.0/16 subnets: cidr: 10.0.0.0/24 resource\_tags: env: produ… --- ## [Nested loops with subelements](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-loops-with-subelements/16698)
**Author:** [@Ananda\_Debnath](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Ananda_Debnath)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2014, 10:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/nested-loops-with-subelements/16698 "2014-12-29T10:15:01Z")
Hi, As others have before me, I find the syntax for nested loops somewhat confusing :frowning: Consider my group\_vars: ec2\_specs: { region: “us-east-1”, ami: “ami-b66ed3de”, count: 1, type: “t2.micro” } { region: “u… --- ## [Ansible and Webfaction](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-webfaction/17151)
**Author:** [@Quentin\_Stafford-Fra](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Quentin_Stafford-Fra)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 10:06pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-and-webfaction/17151 "2014-12-28T22:06:15Z")
Hello all - I’ve started working on some modules to simplify the provisioning of things on Webfaction. It’s early days yet, but you can find them here: https://github.com/quentinsf/ansible-webfaction These let you cr… --- ## [Setting python virtualenv prompt?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-python-virtualenv-prompt/17150)
**Author:** [@Roy\_Smith](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Roy_Smith)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 7:18pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/setting-python-virtualenv-prompt/17150 "2014-12-28T19:18:56Z")
I’ve got the pip module working to set up my virtualenv: \` tasks: name: create virtualenv and install third-party packages pip: chdir=“{{ remote\_base\_dir }}/deploy” virtualenv=python-env executable=“{{ remote\_base… --- ## [Authorized\_key for multiple keys (contribution proposal)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/authorized-key-for-multiple-keys-contribution-proposal/16903)
**Author:** [@Fabrice\_Bernhard](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Fabrice_Bernhard)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2014, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/authorized-key-for-multiple-keys-contribution-proposal/16903 "2014-12-28T18:00:46Z")
Dear all, I am new to this list, so sorry in advance for any mistakes. I have been using the Ansible Python API to develop a simple tool that manages server access for our infrastructure. I am using the authorized\_key … --- ## [How well does Ansible manage Windows desktops?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-well-does-ansible-manage-windows-desktops/17147)
**Author:** [@Damien\_Hull](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Damien_Hull)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2014, 8:10am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-well-does-ansible-manage-windows-desktops/17147 "2014-12-27T08:10:37Z")
I’m bran new to Ansible. It was recommended by a friend. Here’s my situation. I’m an IT manager searching for a solution to manage about 130 Windows workstations & laptops. I would like to pull information from these c… --- ## [Add hosts to the inventory by their Name (or other) tag in ec2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-hosts-to-the-inventory-by-their-name-or-other-tag-in-ec2/15153)
**Author:** [@Hagai\_Kariti](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Hagai_Kariti)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-hosts-to-the-inventory-by-their-name-or-other-tag-in-ec2/15153 "2014-12-26T18:56:19Z")
Related to PRs: https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/6721 and https://github.com/ansible/ansible/pull/3697 I know you rejected similar changes in the past, but I think seeing some indicative hostname in playbook runs… --- ## [Ansible's docker module volumes option is a mystery (to me)](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansibles-docker-module-volumes-option-is-a-mystery-to-me/16044)
**Author:** [@Steven\_Truong](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Steven_Truong)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 6:03pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansibles-docker-module-volumes-option-is-a-mystery-to-me/16044 "2014-12-26T18:03:39Z")
Hi all, I tried to use the volumes option and nothing seems to work for me. I want to mount 2 directories ~/dockerstorage/model and ~/repo/ops/ansible to the container and I used either of these commands and nothing wo… --- ## [django\_manage module detailed explaination](https://forum.ansible.com/t/django-manage-module-detailed-explaination/17135)
**Author:** [@Eric\_sharma](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Eric_sharma)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 6:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/django-manage-module-detailed-explaination/17135 "2014-12-26T06:33:07Z")
The module provide here http://docs.ansible.com/django\_manage\_module.html needs to have some more example for manage.py command. example: createsuperuser. How can we create superuser with a specific username and passw… --- ## [Configuring Ansible to run play books through a bastion host on aws/ec2](https://forum.ansible.com/t/configuring-ansible-to-run-play-books-through-a-bastion-host-on-aws-ec2/14496)
**Author:** [@Jeff\_Lord](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jeff_Lord)\ **Replies:** 27\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2014, 1:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/configuring-ansible-to-run-play-books-through-a-bastion-host-on-aws-ec2/14496 "2014-12-26T01:45:44Z")
Hello, I am building out an env in AWS using ansible and would like to configure all of my hosts by running through a single bastion host which has port 22 open. Laptop → AWS Bastion → AWS private network instances Is… --- ## [Add retry with exponential backoff when we receive throttling error code from cloudformation module](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-retry-with-exponential-backoff-when-we-receive-throttling-error-code-from-cloudformation-module/16608)
**Author:** [@Mick\_Bass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mick_Bass)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 9:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/add-retry-with-exponential-backoff-when-we-receive-throttling-error-code-from-cloudformation-module/16608 "2014-12-25T21:45:06Z")
I have just submitted PR https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/224 Occasionally when polling for completion of the creation or deletion of a CloudFormation stack, AWS will return an exception indicating t… --- ## [Ansible Galaxy OS missing platforms metadata support for FreeBSD 10.x](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-os-missing-platforms-metadata-support-for-freebsd-10-x/17144)
**Author:** [@Matt\_Willsher](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Matt_Willsher)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-galaxy-os-missing-platforms-metadata-support-for-freebsd-10-x/17144 "2014-12-25T12:33:01Z")
Hi, FreeBSD 10.x is missing from the support platforms metadata over on Galaxy. Can 10 and 10.1 be added please? Thanks, Matt --- ## [Cannot get customized facts when pushing with "--check"](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-get-customized-facts-when-pushing-with-check/17103)
**Author:** [@Dong\_Guo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dong_Guo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 10:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-get-customized-facts-when-pushing-with-check/17103 "2014-12-25T10:44:14Z")
Hi gentlemen, We are using the Ansible to manage many servers, and we like the dry run mode which with parameters “–check” and “–diff”. We always run with these parameters first to verify that if the changes will be mad… --- ## [cloudformation module support for AWS Security Token](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cloudformation-module-support-for-aws-security-token/16338)
**Author:** [@Mick\_Bass](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Mick_Bass)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2014, 12:30am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cloudformation-module-support-for-aws-security-token/16338 "2014-12-25T00:30:35Z")
\[Originally posted in Ansible Project, but more appropriate for this list\] We have been using the cloudformation module for quite some time, and now need to use it with STS temporary credentials, but the cloudformation … [Previous page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=905) [Next page](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md?page=907)