# please advise - Not generating logs after with ansible log\_group

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/please-advise-not-generating-logs-after-with-ansible-log-group/32105>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [January 31, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/please-advise-not-generating-logs-after-with-ansible-log-group/32105 "2020-01-31T00:12:52Z")\
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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 31, 2020, 12:12am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/please-advise-not-generating-logs-after-with-ansible-log-group/32105/1 "2020-01-31T00:12:52Z")

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I am unable to generate logs with the playbook. Please advise?

**ansible.cfg**  
[defaults]  
inventory = ./hosts

[callback\_log\_plays]  
log\_folder = /var/log/ansible/hosts  
env:ANSIBLE\_LOG\_FOLDER

**host file**

[windows]  
windows [machine@abc.com](mailto:machine@abc.com)

[windows:vars]  
ansible\_connection = winrm  
ansible\_ssh\_port = 5986  
ansible\_winrm\_transport = kerberos  
ansible\_winrm\_server\_cert\_validation = ignore  
validate\_certs = false

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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 31, 2020, 3:11pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/please-advise-not-generating-logs-after-with-ansible-log-group/32105/2 "2020-01-31T15:11:18Z")

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If you have an example for the playbook and other config to log ansible-recap, please share

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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:** [February 3, 2020, 6:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/please-advise-not-generating-logs-after-with-ansible-log-group/32105/3 "2020-02-03T18:31:07Z")

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Any updates are appreciated?
