# No AWX configuration found at /etc/tower/settings.py

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-awx-configuration-found-at-etc-tower-settings-py/28147>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** aws, awx\
**Created:** [July 25, 2018, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-awx-configuration-found-at-etc-tower-settings-py/28147 "2018-07-25T09:47:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![vaibhav\_kanchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ce7236/32.png) [@vaibhav\_kanchan](https://forum.ansible.com/u/vaibhav_kanchan)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2018, 9:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/no-awx-configuration-found-at-etc-tower-settings-py/28147/1 "2018-07-25T09:47:59Z")

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hi all,

I am trying to install aws tower but its getting failed here… any pointer to fix this

TASK [awx\_install : Migrate the Tower database schema (may take awhile when upgrading).] \*\*\*  
fatal: [localhost]: FAILED! =\> {“changed”: true, “cmd”: [“tower-manage”, “migrate”, “–noinput”, “–fake-initial”], “delta”: “0:00:02.310957”, “end”: “2018-07-25 02:19:58.808111”, “msg”: “non-zero return code”, “rc”: 1, “start”: “2018-07-25 02:19:56.497154”, “stderr”: “Traceback (most recent call last):\n File "/bin/tower-manage", line 9, in \n load\_entry\_point(‘ansible-tower==3.1.5’, ‘console\_scripts’, ‘tower-manage’)()\n File "/lib/python2.7/site-packages/awx/ **init**.py", line 89, in manage\n File "/lib/python2.7/site-packages/awx/ **init**.py", line 44, in prepare\_env\n File "/var/lib/awx/venv/tower/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/conf/ **init**.py", line 48, in **getattr** \n self.\_setup(name)\n File "/var/lib/awx/venv/tower/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/conf/ **init**.py", line 44, in \_setup\n self.\_wrapped = Settings(settings\_module)\n File "/var/lib/awx/venv/tower/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/conf/ **init**.py", line 92, in **init** \n mod = importlib.import\_module(self.SETTINGS\_MODULE)\n File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/importlib/ **init**.py", line 37, in import\_module\n **import** (name)\n File "/lib/python2.7/site-packages/awx/settings/production.py", line 115, in \ndjango.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: No AWX configuration found at /etc/tower/settings.py.\nDefine the AWX\_SETTINGS\_FILE environment variable to specify an alternate path.”, “stderr\_lines”: [“Traceback (most recent call last):”, " File "/bin/tower-manage", line 9, in “, " load\_entry\_point(‘ansible-tower==3.1.5’, ‘console\_scripts’, ‘tower-manage’)()”, " File "/lib/python2.7/site-packages/awx/ **init**.py", line 89, in manage", " File "/lib/python2.7/site-packages/awx/ **init**.py", line 44, in prepare\_env", " File "/var/lib/awx/venv/tower/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/conf/ **init**.py", line 48, in **getattr**", " self.\_setup(name)“, " File "/var/lib/awx/venv/tower/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/conf/ **init**.py", line 44, in \_setup”, " self.\_wrapped = Settings(settings\_module)“, " File "/var/lib/awx/venv/tower/lib/python2.7/site-packages/django/conf/ **init**.py", line 92, in **init** ”, " mod = importlib.import\_module(self.SETTINGS\_MODULE)“, " File "/usr/lib64/python2.7/importlib/ **init**.py", line 37, in import\_module”, " **import** (name)“, " File "/lib/python2.7/site-packages/awx/settings/production.py", line 115, in ”, “django.core.exceptions.ImproperlyConfigured: No AWX configuration found at /etc/tower/settings.py.”, “Define the AWX\_SETTINGS\_FILE environment variable to specify an alternate path.”], “stdout”: “”, “stdout\_lines”: }