# AnsibleError: unable to process as utf-8

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansibleerror-unable-to-process-as-utf-8/21070>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** ansible-project\
**Created:** [April 5, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansibleerror-unable-to-process-as-utf-8/21070 "2016-04-05T17:46:49Z")\
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**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:** [April 5, 2016, 5:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansibleerror-unable-to-process-as-utf-8/21070/1 "2016-04-05T17:46:49Z")

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How should ansible change values in a binary file? Template module is  
for files, where placeholders should be replaced by variables or their  
values...

I would think binary files should be transferred by the copy module  
(or synchronize module).

Johannes