# ERROR! A worker was found in a dead state

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-a-worker-was-found-in-a-dead-state/38084>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [June 12, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-a-worker-was-found-in-a-dead-state/38084 "2023-06-12T11:14:17Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![avinash\_avinash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@avinash\_avinash](https://forum.ansible.com/u/avinash_avinash)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 11:14am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-a-worker-was-found-in-a-dead-state/38084/1 "2023-06-12T11:14:17Z")

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I am getting this error, can anyone help on me this please.

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**Author:** ![avinash\_avinash](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@avinash\_avinash](https://forum.ansible.com/u/avinash_avinash)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 11:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-a-worker-was-found-in-a-dead-state/38084/2 "2023-06-12T11:52:20Z")

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error: -

 ![Screenshot 2023-06-12 at 5.21.55 PM.png](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/original/2X/a/a8c4b615d78fbc96c775b2075641fdb4fc3c6bdd.png)

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**Author:** ![sivel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/sivel/32/1198_2.png) [@sivel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/sivel)\
**Post date:** [June 12, 2023, 1:32pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/error-a-worker-was-found-in-a-dead-state/38084/3 "2023-06-12T13:32:40Z")

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[https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/devel/reference\_appendices/faq.html#running-on-macos-as-a-controller](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible-core/devel/reference_appendices/faq.html#running-on-macos-as-a-controller)

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