# reply.yml

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/reply-yml/23635>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [February 3, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reply-yml/23635 "2017-02-03T21:31:28Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 3, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reply-yml/23635/1 "2017-02-03T21:31:28Z")

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When i execute a playbook mysql\_server.yml, i get mysql\_server.retry file also, not sure what it is used for,

even if my playbook executes correct with out issue, i still get retry file, Can you please let me know what it is used for

$ansible-playbook mysql\_server.yml

[ansible@centos1 playbooks]$ ls -ltr  
total 16  
drwxr-xr-x. 8 ansible ansible 4096 Jan 12 14:47 aaronpederson.apache  
drwxr-xr-x. 5 ansible ansible 4096 Jan 12 14:47 telusdigital.apt-repository  
-rw-rw-r–. 1 ansible ansible 148 Feb 2 12:14 mysql\_server.yml  
drwxrwxr-x. 8 ansible ansible 102 Feb 2 12:19 mysql  
-rw-rw-r–. 1 ansible ansible 10 Feb 3 16:24 mysql\_server.retry  
[ansible@centos1 playbooks]$