# Ansible Tower Install Failure

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-install-failure/19292>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [September 17, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-install-failure/19292 "2015-09-17T19:45:18Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![ayekaymail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@ayekaymail](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ayekaymail)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-install-failure/19292/1 "2015-09-17T19:45:18Z")

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Hello Everyone

I am new to Ansible and trying to get Ansible and Ansible Tower Installed for quick proof of concept assignment. Both these pieces are being installed on the same server VM

Ansible installation has been successfully completed

`  
[root@myhost.com installers]# ansible --version  
ansible 2.0.0  
config file =  
configured module search path = None

`

Next Steps, I am trying to install Ansible Tower 2.2.2 on top of the Ansible install. An external PostgreSQL database on a remote machine is used.

After running the configure script the tower\_setup\_conf.yml is created as below ( passwords & IPs are masked on this post)

`

admin\_password: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
ansible\_ask\_pass: true  
ansible\_ask\_sudo\_pass: false  
ansible\_ssh\_user: test\_account  
ansible\_sudo: true  
database: external  
mongo: false  
munin\_password: \*\*\*\*\*\*  
pg\_database: ansible  
pg\_host: 1.2.3.4  
pg\_password: testing1234  
pg\_port: 5432  
pg\_username: ansible  
primary\_machine: [myhost.com](http://myhost.com)  
redis\_password: PTQzmDTZkwB57HDjrWsKFVqhY9dwMtCVcjJrNtdC  
using\_ssh\_host\_keys: false

`

I updated the setup.sh script to print out verbose output - Line 148

`ansible-playbook -i "${INVENTORY_FILE}" -vvv --sudo \`

On executing the setup.sh, it execution breaks stating its unable to connect to the host - which is surprising as its the same server. I have also tried to run this tower against another remote host without luck and the same error is encountered.

`

[root@myhost ansible-tower-setup-2.2.2]# ./setup.sh -p  
Using /opt/installer/ansible-tower-setup-2.2.2/ansible.cfg as config file  
SSH password:  
4 plays in install.yml

PLAY \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

TASK [setup] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
\<`myhost.com`\> ESTABLISH CONNECTION FOR USER: test\_account on PORT 22 TO `myhost.com`  
fatal: [[myhost.com](http://myhost.com)]: UNREACHABLE! =\> {“changed”: false, “msg”: “ERROR! connect() got an unexpected keyword argument ‘compress’”, “unreachable”: true}

PLAY \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
skipping: no hosts matched

PLAY \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

PLAY \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

PLAY RECAP \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
[myhost.com](http://myhost.com) : ok=0 changed=0 unreachable=1 failed=0

Oops! An error occured while running setup.  
/var/log/tower does not exist.  
Setup log saved to setup.log.

`

Any pointers on what I may be missing here ?

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**Author:** ![James\_Cammarata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/7c8e57/32.png) [@James\_Cammarata](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Cammarata)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 8:09pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-install-failure/19292/2 "2015-09-17T20:09:37Z")

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Hi Aye, Tower install questions should be directed at [support@ansible.com](mailto:support@ansible.com).

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![ayekaymail](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ec9cab/32.png) [@ayekaymail](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ayekaymail)\
**Post date:** [September 17, 2015, 8:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-tower-install-failure/19292/3 "2015-09-17T20:19:43Z")

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Thanks James. I’ll email them