# Unable to create SCM Type Manual

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-create-scm-type-manual/27474>\
**Category:** AWX Project\
**Tags:** awx\
**Created:** [May 7, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-create-scm-type-manual/27474 "2018-05-07T17:24:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Dinesh\_Vashisht](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/2acd7d/32.png) [@Dinesh\_Vashisht](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Dinesh_Vashisht)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-create-scm-type-manual/27474/1 "2018-05-07T17:24:45Z")

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Hello Team,

While creating new project with **SCM TYPE: Manual** getting the following error:

WARNING: There are no available playbook directories in /var/lib/awx/projects. Either that directory is empty, or all of the contents are already assigned to other projects. Create a new directory there and make sure the playbook files can be read by the “awx” system user, or have AWX directly retrieve your playbooks from source control using the SCM Type option above.

I also verified creating a new directory that is not assigned to any other project.

What could be the reason, and how can we solve this?

Thank you,  
Dinesh

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**Author:** ![Christopher\_Meyers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3e96dc/32.png) [@Christopher\_Meyers](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Christopher_Meyers)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-create-scm-type-manual/27474/2 "2018-05-07T19:54:00Z")

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Check permissions and ownership on the dir you created. Also, there may have to be at least 1 valid looking playbook in the directory to be able to select it.

# main.yml

- hosts: all  
tasks:
- debug:  
msg: “hello world”

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**Author:** ![jowestco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/85f322/32.png) [@jowestco](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jowestco)\
**Post date:** [May 7, 2018, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-create-scm-type-manual/27474/3 "2018-05-07T21:15:57Z")

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Also (not to state the obvious) if you are running in a container make sure that you are looking in /var/lib/awx/projects of the container, not the host.  
Hopefully you are mapping that path to a folder on the host via project\_data\_dir in the inventory file.

-John

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**Author:** ![Lingeswaran\_R](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ad7895/32.png) [@Lingeswaran\_R](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lingeswaran_R)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2018, 6:35pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-create-scm-type-manual/27474/4 "2018-11-19T18:35:28Z")

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Here is the exact error documented with the solution.  
[https://www.unixarena.com/2018/10/ansible-how-to-install-and-configure-awx.html/](https://www.unixarena.com/2018/10/ansible-how-to-install-and-configure-awx.html/)

During the AWX deployment, you might have missed to enable “project\_data\_dir=/var/lib/awx/projects” in inventory file. Just Re-deploy the AWX by uncommenting the mentioned parameter.

Thank you  
Lingesh

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**Author:** ![RC1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@RC1](https://forum.ansible.com/u/RC1)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2019, 6:49am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-create-scm-type-manual/27474/5 "2019-04-15T06:49:56Z")

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Hi,

Please find the steps below -

1. Enable the project directory in inventory file:

project\_data\_dir=/var/lib/awx/projects

1. Create a directory at ‘project\_data\_dir=/var/lib/awx/projects’ path

#mkdir nec\_manual\_project

1. Create a yml file at project\_data\_dir=/var/lib/awx/projects/nec\_manual\_project

2. Deploye AWX:

#ansible-playbook -i inventory install.yml -vv

1. Now create a project and provide the created directory…

Regards,