# FAILED - RETRYING: does not stop

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-retrying-does-not-stop/26499>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [January 17, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-retrying-does-not-stop/26499 "2018-01-17T11:38:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![user42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ec9cab/32.png) [@user42](https://forum.ansible.com/u/user42)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2018, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/failed-retrying-does-not-stop/26499/1 "2018-01-17T11:38:54Z")

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In my script, the startup command of the server is started, and then it is checked whether the server has started. In fact the server started, but the ansible does not see this, the countdown of “FAILED - RETRYING” continues until the end.  
What could be the problem?  
Version: ansible 2.3.2.0

- hosts: ccluster  
gather\_facts: no  
tasks:

- name: start ccluster  
shell: “{{ profile\_path }}/startServer.sh {{ item }}”  
ignore\_errors: yes  
register: c\_instances  
async: 100  
poll: 0  
with\_items: “{{ c\_server\_names }}”

- hosts: ccluster  
gather\_facts: no  
tasks:

- name: wait for servers of ccluster to start  
async\_status: jid={{ item.ansible\_job\_id }}  
register: starting  
until: starting.finished  
retries: 100  
with\_items: “{{ c\_instances.results }}”

FAILED - RETRYING: wait for servers of ccluster to start (10 retries left).  
FAILED - RETRYING: wait for servers of ccluster to start (9 retries left).  
FAILED - RETRYING: wait for servers of ccluster to start (8 retries left).  
FAILED - RETRYING: wait for servers of ccluster to start (7 retries left).  
…etc.