# Ansible apt module hangs **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Tags:** ubuntu\ **Created:** [January 18, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-apt-module-hangs/12211 "2013-01-18T13:54:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kermen.ip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecccb3/32.png) [@kermen.ip](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kermen.ip)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 1:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-apt-module-hangs/12211/1 "2013-01-18T13:54:30Z")
Hi, When I try to install apt package using ansible apt module, it hangs. Command: ansible tu --ask-pass -m apt -a “pkg=apache2 state=installed update\_cache=yes force=yes” --sudo ps on the remote system: 554 pts/1 S+ 0:00 sudo -p [sudo via ansible, key=…] password: -u root /bin/sh -c /usr/bin/python -tt /home/user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-1358516983.12-245746889740468/apt; rm -rf /home/user/.ansible/tmp/ansible-1358516983.12-245746889740468/ \>/dev/null 2\>&1 The remote system is clean installation of Ubuntu 12.04. Do you know what is the problem and how to fix it? Best regards, Anton. ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca1)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 3:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-apt-module-hangs/12211/2 "2013-01-18T15:04:09Z")
can you try the same command with -K? ---
**Author:** ![kermen.ip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecccb3/32.png) [@kermen.ip](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kermen.ip)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-apt-module-hangs/12211/3 "2013-01-18T19:13:09Z")
Thank you, Brian, it works! Should I always use -K switch or only for apt command? Best regards, Anton. ---
**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca1)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2013, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-apt-module-hangs/12211/4 "2013-01-18T19:44:13Z")
no, I think you mistook ask\_password (-k) for sudo\_ask\_password (-K), the first is for login user.