# Updates Windows Winrm, search function but no updates are installed **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** playbook\ **Created:** [October 11, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updates-windows-winrm-search-function-but-no-updates-are-installed/1624 "2023-10-11T08:44:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![felix1234](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/90ced4/32.png) [@felix1234](https://forum.ansible.com/u/felix1234)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2023, 8:44am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updates-windows-winrm-search-function-but-no-updates-are-installed/1624/1 "2023-10-11T08:44:14Z")
Hello i want use ansibel for patch my windows server, but its not working. No Updates are installed and no logfile was created. I used different examples, same not function ```auto ansible-playbook -vvvv test.yaml -i /etc/ansible/hosts --check --ask-pass ansible-playbook [core 2.15.4] config file = /root/ansible.cfg configured module search path = ['/root/.ansible/plugins/modules', '/usr/share/ansible/plugins/modules'] ansible python module location = /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible ansible collection location = /root/.ansible/collections:/usr/share/ansible/collections executable location = /usr/bin/ansible-playbook python version = 3.11.5 (main, Sep 2 2023, 14:16:33) [GCC 13.2.1 20230801] (/usr/bin/python) jinja version = 3.1.2 libyaml = True Using /root/ansible.cfg as config file SSH password: setting up inventory plugins Loading collection ansible.builtin from host_list declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method script declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method auto declined parsing /etc/ansible/hosts as it did not pass its verify_file() method Parsed /etc/ansible/hosts inventory source with ini plugin redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.win_updates to ansible.windows.win_updates Loading collection ansible.windows from /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible_collections/ansible/windows Loading callback plugin default of type stdout, v2.0 from /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible/plugins/callback/default.py Skipping callback 'default', as we already have a stdout callback. Skipping callback 'minimal', as we already have a stdout callback. Skipping callback 'oneline', as we already have a stdout callback. PLAYBOOK: test.yaml ************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************* Positional arguments: test.yaml verbosity: 4 connection: smart timeout: 10 ask_pass: True become_method: sudo tags: ('all',) check: True inventory: ('/etc/ansible/hosts',) forks: 5 1 plays in test.yaml PLAY [win] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** TASK [Gathering Facts] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** task path: /root/test.yaml:2 redirecting (type: modules) ansible.builtin.setup to ansible.windows.setup Using module file /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible_collections/ansible/windows/plugins/modules/setup.ps1 Pipelining is enabled. ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: administrator on PORT 5986 TO server01 EXEC (via pipeline wrapper) ok: [server01] redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.win_updates to ansible.windows.win_updates TASK [windows_updates] ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** task path: /root/test.yaml:4 redirecting (type: modules) ansible.builtin.win_updates to ansible.windows.win_updates redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.win_updates to ansible.windows.win_updates redirecting (type: action) ansible.builtin.win_updates to ansible.windows.win_updates ESTABLISH WINRM CONNECTION FOR USER: administrator on PORT 5986 TO server01 EXEC (via pipeline wrapper) PUT "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-103733jya6qnt/tmpzo2wq23t/poll.ps1" TO "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible-tmp-1697013490.1185987-10379-192683414952814\poll.ps1" PUT "/root/.ansible/tmp/ansible-local-103733jya6qnt/tmpp95n5lge/cancel.ps1" TO "C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Temp\ansible-tmp-1697013490.1185987-10379-192683414952814\cancel.ps1" Running win_updates - round 1 Starting update task Using module file /usr/lib/python3.11/site-packages/ansible_collections/ansible/windows/plugins/modules/win_updates.ps1 Pipelining is enabled. EXEC (via pipeline wrapper) Starting polling for update results EXEC (via pipeline wrapper) Received final progress result from update task EXEC (via pipeline wrapper) changed: [server01] => { "changed": true, "failed_update_count": 0, "filtered_updates": { "cf815f3b-7a40-4b27-8143-7a9cdaccf95d": { "categories": [ "Updates", "Windows Server 2019" ], "downloaded": false, "filtered_reason": "category_names", "filtered_reasons": [ "category_names" ], "id": "cf815f3b-7a40-4b27-8143-7a9cdaccf95d", "installed": false, "kb": [ "5031222" ], "title": "2023-10 Kumulatives Update für .NET Framework 3.5, 4.7.2 und 4.8 für Windows Server 2019 für x64 (KB5031222)" } }, "found_update_count": 2, "installed_update_count": 0, "invocation": { "module_args": { "accept_list": null, "category_names": [ "CriticalUpdates", "SecurityUpdates", "UpdateRollups" ], "log_path": "C:\\Windows\\Logs\\ansibleupdate.txt", "reboot": false, "reboot_timeout": 1200, "reject_list": null, "server_selection": "default", "skip_optional": false, "state": "installed", "use_scheduled_task": false } }, "reboot_required": false, "rebooted": false, "updates": { "7f25dcc8-ba73-4b72-84f7-a168b61affbb": { "categories": [ "Security Updates" ], "downloaded": false, "id": "7f25dcc8-ba73-4b72-84f7-a168b61affbb", "installed": false, "kb": [ "5031361" ], "title": "2023-10 Kumulatives Update für Windows Server 2019 (1809) für x64-basierte Systeme (KB5031361)" }, "eee3b033-b892-4d68-ad02-39c983e272b9": { "categories": [ "Update Rollups", "Windows Server 2016", "Windows Server 2019" ], "downloaded": false, "id": "eee3b033-b892-4d68-ad02-39c983e272b9", "installed": false, "kb": [ "890830" ], "title": "Windows-Tool zum Entfernen bösartiger Software x64 - v5.118 (KB890830)" } } } PLAY RECAP ********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** server01 : ok=2 changed=1 unreachable=0 failed=0 skipped=0 rescued=0 ignored=0 ``` ```auto --- - hosts: win tasks: - name: windows_updates win_updates: log_path: C:\Windows\Logs\ansibleupdate.txt ``` ---
**Author:** ![valkiriaaquatica](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/valkiriaaquatica/32/1308_2.png) [@valkiriaaquatica](https://forum.ansible.com/u/valkiriaaquatica)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2023, 9:24pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/updates-windows-winrm-search-function-but-no-updates-are-installed/1624/2 "2023-10-24T21:24:00Z")
Hi Felix! 1. Does the user have the permissions to write in the log file? 2. Try to execute without the --echeck option 3. Does your windows system have the categoires: CriticalUpdates…? Maybe you can try to get them before and debug them to make sure they exist