# playbook hangs forever **URL:** \ **Category:** Ansible Project\ **Created:** [January 10, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-hangs-forever/29413 "2019-01-10T15:13:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 3:13pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-hangs-forever/29413/1 "2019-01-10T15:13:04Z")
i have a playbook which hangs at the follwing output. no clue where to look at. i already checked for ssh problems but everythin seems ok. ssh outside ansible also is working. any hints? ` TASK [install\_additional\_python : copy aixtools python lpp] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\* 17720 1547132796.57123: sending task start callback 17720 1547132796.57129: entering \_queue\_task() for SAG0120\_TESTLPAR/copy 17720 1547132796.57269: worker is 1 (out of 1 available) 17720 1547132796.57369: exiting \_queue\_task() for SAG0120\_TESTLPAR/copy 17720 1547132796.57411: done queuing things up, now waiting for results queue to drain 17720 1547132796.57425: waiting for pending results… 17734 1547132796.57816: running TaskExecutor() for SAG0120\_TESTLPAR/TASK: install\_additional\_python : copy aixtools python lpp 17734 1547132796.57891: in run() - task 7e1e9b88-fa04-e73f-e01e-00000000000c 17734 1547132796.57936: calling self.\_execute() 17734 1547132796.58177: Loading TestModule ‘core’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/test/core.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.58187: Loading TestModule ‘files’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/test/files.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.58193: Loading TestModule ‘mathstuff’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/test/mathstuff.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.58251: Loading FilterModule ‘core’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/filter/core.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.58258: Loading FilterModule ‘ipaddr’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/filter/ipaddr.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.58263: Loading FilterModule ‘json\_query’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/filter/json\_query.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.58270: Loading FilterModule ‘mathstuff’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/filter/mathstuff.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.58277: Loading FilterModule ‘network’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/filter/network.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.58283: Loading FilterModule ‘urlsplit’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/filter/urlsplit.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.58837: Loading Connection ‘ssh’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/connection/ssh.py 17734 1547132796.58915: Loading ShellModule ‘sh’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/shell/sh.py 17734 1547132796.59015: assigned :doc 17734 1547132796.59036: Loading ModuleDocFragment ‘shell\_common’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/utils/module\_docs\_fragments/shell\_common.py 17734 1547132796.59277: Loaded config def from plugin (shell/sh) 17734 1547132796.59284: Loading ShellModule ‘sh’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/shell/sh.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.61597: assigned :doc 17734 1547132796.61678: Loaded config def from plugin (connection/ssh) 17734 1547132796.61897: Loading ActionModule ‘copy’ from /usr/lib/python2.7/site-packages/ansible/plugins/action/copy.py (found\_in\_cache=True, class\_only=False) 17734 1547132796.61905: starting attempt loop 17734 1547132796.61909: running the handler 17734 1547132796.61918: \_low\_level\_execute\_command(): starting 17734 1547132796.61925: \_low\_level\_execute\_command(): executing: /bin/sh -c ‘echo ~ && sleep 0’ ` ---
**Author:** ![James\_Tanner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@James\_Tanner](https://forum.ansible.com/u/James_Tanner)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2019, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-hangs-forever/29413/2 "2019-01-10T15:27:36Z")
[https://tannerjc.net/wiki/index.php?title=Ansible\_Hangs\_Filament](https://tannerjc.net/wiki/index.php?title=Ansible_Hangs_Filament) ---
**Author:** ![christian.tremel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/50afbb/32.png) [@christian.tremel](https://forum.ansible.com/u/christian.tremel)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2019, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-hangs-forever/29413/3 "2019-01-11T12:21:16Z")
this was not of much help, any other ideas?