# replace module issue

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-issue/29161>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [November 30, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-issue/29161 "2018-11-30T10:45:06Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Vivek1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@Vivek1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vivek1)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-issue/29161/1 "2018-11-30T10:45:06Z")

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tried to replace specific path in .conf file with another file using ansible but not getting modified as wanted.

below is my .conf file content

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Here I was trying to modify the repeating strings

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`<Property Name="keyring" Value="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins/config/webserver1/plugin-key.kdb"/> <Property Name="stashfile" Value="/opt/IBM/WebSphere/Plugins/config/webserver1/plugin-key.sth"/>`

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**Author:** ![Vivek1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@Vivek1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Vivek1)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 7:37am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-issue/29161/2 "2018-12-02T07:37:08Z")

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Hello Experts,

Any suggestion here please…

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**Author:** ![powcarz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/3be4f8/32.png) [@powcarz](https://forum.ansible.com/u/powcarz)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2018, 9:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/replace-module-issue/29161/3 "2018-12-03T21:17:43Z")

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Hi Visar

Piotr