# Looking for a Way to Set a Global Task Timeout in Ansible

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-a-way-to-set-a-global-task-timeout-in-ansible/42495>\
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**Tags:** ansible-core\
**Created:** [May 7, 2025, 10:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/looking-for-a-way-to-set-a-global-task-timeout-in-ansible/42495 "2025-05-07T10:32:04Z")\
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It does work for me: I created an `ansible.cfg` file:

```auto
[defaults]
task_timeout=2

```

next to a test playbook:

```auto
- hosts: localhost
  gather_facts: false
  tasks:
    - ansible.builtin.command: /bin/sh -c 'sleep 10'

```

When running the playbook, I get:

```auto
[ERROR]: Task failed: Action failed: The ansible.builtin.command action failed to execute in the expected time frame (2) and was terminated

```

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