# unable to use ansible vault variable - fatal: \[localhost\]: FAILED! =\> {"msg": "Attempting to decrypt but no vault secrets found"}

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-use-ansible-vault-variable-fatal-localhost-failed-msg-attempting-to-decrypt-but-no-vault-secrets-found/32461>\
**Category:** Ansible Developer\
**Created:** [March 15, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-use-ansible-vault-variable-fatal-localhost-failed-msg-attempting-to-decrypt-but-no-vault-secrets-found/32461 "2020-03-15T03:18:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![ANS-dev](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/43a26b/32.png) [@ANS-dev](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ANS-dev)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2020, 3:18am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-use-ansible-vault-variable-fatal-localhost-failed-msg-attempting-to-decrypt-but-no-vault-secrets-found/32461/1 "2020-03-15T03:18:22Z")

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I have used “ansible-vault encrypt\_string ” command to create a encrypted passwed. But not works.

my sample playbook:

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**Author:** ![afeller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f08c70/32.png) [@afeller](https://forum.ansible.com/u/afeller)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2020, 1:26pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-use-ansible-vault-variable-fatal-localhost-failed-msg-attempting-to-decrypt-but-no-vault-secrets-found/32461/2 "2020-03-16T13:26:04Z")

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This is likely because you aren’t [telling ansible that vaults are being used and should be decrypted](https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/user_guide/playbooks_vault.html#running-a-playbook-with-vault).