# Playbook is stuck, is it bug ?

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-is-stuck-is-it-bug/32044>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [January 24, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-is-stuck-is-it-bug/32044 "2020-01-24T00:33:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![Work\_Email](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/34f0e0/32.png) [@Work\_Email](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Work_Email)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 12:33am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-is-stuck-is-it-bug/32044/1 "2020-01-24T00:33:06Z")

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**Hello guys,**  
**My playbook seems to be stuck for 5 mins for 1 server. Is it bug ?**  
tasks:

- name: Search and download Windows updates without installing them  
win\_updates:  
category\_names:
- SecurityUpdates
- CriticalUpdates
- UpdateRollups
- Definition Updates
- Windows Defender
- Windows Server 2016
- Updates
- Silverlight
- Feature Packs  
reboot: yes

**Actual Result -**

ansible-playbook 2.9.2  
config file = /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg  
configured module search path = [u’/root/.ansible/plugins/modules’, u’/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules’]  
ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible  
executable location = /usr/bin/ansible-playbook  
python version = 2.7.12 (default, Oct 8 2019, 14:14:10) [GCC 5.4.0 20160609]  
Using /etc/ansible/ansible.cfg as config file  
host\_list declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify\_file() method  
script declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify\_file() method  
auto declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify\_file() method  
Parsed /etc/ansible/hosts inventory source with ini plugin

PLAYBOOK: testing.yml \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
1 plays in testing.yml

PLAY [windows] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*

TASK [Gathering Facts] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
task path: /etc/ansible/windows-playbook/testing.yml:2  
Using module file /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible/modules/windows/setup.ps1  
Pipelining is enabled.  
\<[EC2AMAZ-9M186EG.corp.medqia.com](http://EC2AMAZ-9M186EG.corp.medqia.com)\> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: None on PORT 5986 TO [EC2AMAZ-9M186EG.corp.medqia.com](http://EC2AMAZ-9M186EG.corp.medqia.com)  
EXEC (via pipeline wrapper)  
ok: [[EC2AMAZ-9M186EG.corp.medqia.com](http://EC2AMAZ-9M186EG.corp.medqia.com)]  
META: ran handlers

TASK [Search and download Windows updates without installing them] \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
task path: /etc/ansible/windows-playbook/testing.yml:12  
win\_updates: running win\_updates module  
Using module file /usr/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/ansible/modules/windows/win\_updates.ps1  
Pipelining is enabled.  
\<[EC2AMAZ-9M186EG.corp.medqia.com](http://EC2AMAZ-9M186EG.corp.medqia.com)\> ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: None on PORT 5986 TO [EC2AMAZ-9M186EG.corp.medqia.com](http://EC2AMAZ-9M186EG.corp.medqia.com)  
EXEC (via pipeline wrapper)

thanks in advance for your help!

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**Author:** ![Work\_Email](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/34f0e0/32.png) [@Work\_Email](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Work_Email)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 1:32am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/playbook-is-stuck-is-it-bug/32044/2 "2020-01-24T01:32:32Z")

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it took half an hour to run it and it’s working normally now. Was it a BUG?