# Centos 7, Ansible 1.9.1 : module win\_copy not found in configured module paths

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/centos-7-ansible-1-9-1-module-win-copy-not-found-in-configured-module-paths/18523>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [June 16, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/centos-7-ansible-1-9-1-module-win-copy-not-found-in-configured-module-paths/18523 "2015-06-16T19:34:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![rcncrrr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@rcncrrr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rcncrrr)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/centos-7-ansible-1-9-1-module-win-copy-not-found-in-configured-module-paths/18523/1 "2015-06-16T19:34:45Z")

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Hi,

I’m new to Ansible. We’re evaluating configuration management tools that can work in our mixed Linux / windows environment. I’ve been through these tutorials so far:

[http://docs.ansible.com/intro\_getting\_started.html](http://docs.ansible.com/intro_getting_started.html)  
[http://docs.ansible.com/intro\_windows.html](http://docs.ansible.com/intro_windows.html)

I am able to successfully win\_ping using this command:

# ansible windows -m win\_ping

153.61.152.179 | success \>\> {  
“changed”: false,  
“ping”: “pong”  
}

When I try to copy a file using win\_copy I get this error output:

# ansible windows -m win\_copy -a “src=/bob.txt dest=c:\bob.tt”

153.61.152.179 | FAILED =\> module win\_copy not found in configured module paths. Additionally, core modules are missing. If this is a checkout, run ‘git submodule update --init --recursive’ to correct this problem.

This is what I see when I look for the ansible version:

# ansible --version

ansible 1.9.1  
configured module search path = None

I need guidance on what my next steps should be. This is a new tool and a new community of users for me, so please let me know if I’ve missed something. I’m looking for help to know what to do next. 🙂

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/centos-7-ansible-1-9-1-module-win-copy-not-found-in-configured-module-paths/18523/2 "2015-06-16T20:10:14Z")

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win\_copy is not part of 1.9.1, it will be included in 1.9.2

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**Author:** ![rcncrrr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@rcncrrr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rcncrrr)\
**Post date:** [June 16, 2015, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/centos-7-ansible-1-9-1-module-win-copy-not-found-in-configured-module-paths/18523/3 "2015-06-16T21:04:04Z")

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Thank you for the quick reply!

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**Author:** ![Jason\_Levitt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/779978/32.png) [@Jason\_Levitt](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Jason_Levitt)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 12:22am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/centos-7-ansible-1-9-1-module-win-copy-not-found-in-configured-module-paths/18523/4 "2015-06-18T00:22:53Z")

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Any estimate on when 1.9.2 will drop? I could really use it.

J

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**Author:** ![Trond\_Hindenes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@Trond\_Hindenes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Trond_Hindenes)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 8:15am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/centos-7-ansible-1-9-1-module-win-copy-not-found-in-configured-module-paths/18523/5 "2015-06-18T08:15:36Z")

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Slam, win\_copy is available in the devel branch of ansible-modules-core, so if you want to test it you can pull down that repo and point to it using the “ANSIBLE\_LIBRARY” env variable. I guess tha’ts not an option for production usage tho.

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**Author:** ![Trond\_Hindenes](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/96bed5/32.png) [@Trond\_Hindenes](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Trond_Hindenes)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 8:19am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/centos-7-ansible-1-9-1-module-win-copy-not-found-in-configured-module-paths/18523/6 "2015-06-18T08:19:30Z")

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Since you’re stating that you’re evaluating and quite new to Ansible:

This should give you win\_copy:

cd ~  
mkdir repos  
cd repos  
git clone [https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core.git](https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core.git)  
cd ansible-modules-core  
git checkout devel  
cd ~  
export ANSIBLE\_LIBRARY=~/repos/ansible-modules-core

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**Author:** ![Brian\_Coca](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/6de8d8/32.png) [@Brian\_Coca](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Brian_Coca)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 7:02pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/centos-7-ansible-1-9-1-module-win-copy-not-found-in-configured-module-paths/18523/7 "2015-06-18T19:02:16Z")

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1.9.2 should be out this week, baring any surprises.

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**Author:** ![rcncrrr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d07c76/32.png) [@rcncrrr](https://forum.ansible.com/u/rcncrrr)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2015, 9:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/centos-7-ansible-1-9-1-module-win-copy-not-found-in-configured-module-paths/18523/8 "2015-06-18T21:44:49Z")

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That worked for me, thank you! I like how straight forward it is to get automated tasks running.

Looking forward to the release.