# Unarchive module

**URL:** <https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-module/36941>\
**Category:** Ansible Project\
**Created:** [August 3, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-module/36941 "2022-08-03T15:21:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/pushparaj_gothandam/32/5538_2.png) [@Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pushparaj_Gothandam)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 3:21pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-module/36941/1 "2022-08-03T15:21:09Z")

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Hi Team,

below code failing. Any help would be appreciated

- name: unarchive the patch  
unarchive:  
src: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
dest: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
remote\_src: yes

zip file is 1.5 gb  
error is msg: “fail to connect host to host vis ssh:…”  
other few files are unzipping without issue  
Ansible version: \>2.9  
platform: Redhat

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**Author:** ![racke](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/racke/32/4767_2.png) [@racke](https://forum.ansible.com/u/racke)\
**Post date:** [August 3, 2022, 3:27pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-module/36941/2 "2022-08-03T15:27:32Z")

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> Hi Team,
> 
> below code failing. Any help would be appreciated
> 
> - name: unarchive the patch  
> unarchive:  
> src: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
> dest: \*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*  
> remote\_src: yes
> 
> zip file is 1.5 gb  
> error is msg: "fail to connect host to host vis ssh:...."  
> other few files are unzipping without issue  
> Ansible version: \>2.9  
> platform: Redhat

The target server might not have enough resources to unpack the archive.

Regards

```
        Racke

```

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**Author:** ![Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/pushparaj_gothandam/32/5538_2.png) [@Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pushparaj_Gothandam)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 2:26am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-module/36941/3 "2022-08-12T02:26:11Z")

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Any help would be appreciated !

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**Author:** ![dnmvisser](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8e8cbc/32.png) [@dnmvisser](https://forum.ansible.com/u/dnmvisser)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 3:42am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-module/36941/4 "2022-08-12T03:42:03Z")

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> Any help would be appreciated !

Really?  
Did you try the suggestion of the previous poster about the resources?

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**Author:** ![Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/pushparaj_gothandam/32/5538_2.png) [@Pushparaj\_Gothandam](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Pushparaj_Gothandam)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 3:54am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unarchive-module/36941/5 "2022-08-12T03:54:09Z")

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It got resolved, Actually it was a permission issue.

Thanks