# Ansible state seems to do nothing **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [February 3, 2017, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-state-seems-to-do-nothing/23628 "2017-02-03T10:03:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jonty\_Needham](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d2c977/32.png) [@Jonty\_Needham](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jonty_Needham)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 10:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-state-seems-to-do-nothing/23628/1 "2017-02-03T10:03:43Z")
The following state, when run, requires the root password (as expected) then prints: Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file SUDO password: PLAYBOOK: install\_stuff.yml \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 1 plays in install\_stuff.yml PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* I’m expecting it to either state that some states have passed or failed. What have I got wrong? ---
**Author:** ![Johannes\_Kastl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Johannes\_Kastl](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Johannes_Kastl)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2017, 8:42pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-state-seems-to-do-nothing/23628/2 "2017-02-04T20:42:12Z")
Add -v or -vvv to your ansible-playbook call to see more info. And, I have seen this when the hostname I gave does not match anything in the inventory. Johannes ---
**Author:** ![jean-yves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/a587f6/32.png) [@jean-yves](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jean-yves)\ **Post date:** [February 4, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-state-seems-to-do-nothing/23628/3 "2017-02-04T22:07:00Z")
Hi One idea : - Check your rpm database... If rpm -qa hang, you probably have to rebuild it Jean-Yves LENHOF