# Ansible with Z Open Automation Utilities on z/OS

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-z-open-automation-utilities-on-z-os/33392>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [July 14, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-z-open-automation-utilities-on-z-os/33392 "2020-07-14T12:45:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Wladyslaw\_Borysow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea5d25/32.png) [@Wladyslaw\_Borysow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Wladyslaw_Borysow)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-z-open-automation-utilities-on-z-os/33392/1 "2020-07-14T12:45:41Z")

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Hello,

I am testing Ansible 2.9.9 with z/OS as managed node. I also installed ZOA, but it seems ZOA commands from Ansible fail. “Normal” shell commands work well.

Some output from my playbooks:

**this works fine:**

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**Author:** ![Dakota\_Heyman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4af34b/32.png) [@Dakota\_Heyman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dakota_Heyman)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2020, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-z-open-automation-utilities-on-z-os/33392/2 "2020-07-14T18:00:35Z")

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I have done all of my ansible z/OS stuff by using z/OSMF APIs but your syntax looks right from an ansible perspective to me. For ZOA Utilities and Ansible zOS Module errors, I would recommend posting a bug about it on their official GitHub page: [https://github.com/ansible-collections/ibm\_zos\_core/issues](https://github.com/ansible-collections/ibm_zos_core/issues)

Hope that helps some,  
Dakota Heyman

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**Author:** ![Wladyslaw\_Borysow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/ea5d25/32.png) [@Wladyslaw\_Borysow](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Wladyslaw_Borysow)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2020, 10:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-with-z-open-automation-utilities-on-z-os/33392/3 "2020-07-15T10:58:05Z")

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Thanks! Will try it:-)

wt., 14.07.2020, 20:01 użytkownik Dakota Heyman \<[dakotaheyman13@gmail.com](mailto:dakotaheyman13@gmail.com)\> napisał: