# \#ansible-runner

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## [With Ansible Runner, how to reset the \`env/cmdline\` file that is generated post execution?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/with-ansible-runner-how-to-reset-the-env-cmdline-file-that-is-generated-post-execution/43539)

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**Author:** [@ShanDesai](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ShanDesai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [June 24, 2025, 7:46pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/with-ansible-runner-how-to-reset-the-env-cmdline-file-that-is-generated-post-execution/43539 "2025-06-24T19:46:21Z")

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I am using ansible-runner with a Click CLI application. I am using the run function to execute my playbooks in the project directory. I am using some skip-tags to execute specific tasks and skips some other. Programat…

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## [Suppress print of ENV vars in AWX EE](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suppress-print-of-env-vars-in-awx-ee/40343)

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**Author:** [@kokosnuss](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kokosnuss)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 1:49pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/suppress-print-of-env-vars-in-awx-ee/40343 "2025-02-25T13:49:00Z")

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Hi everyone, We use a credential of type VMware vcenter (10. Credentials — Ansible AWX community documentation) in an AWX job template. The credential information (host, username, password) is transferred to the playboo…

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## [Ansible-runner inside Docker](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-inside-docker/40206)

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**Author:** [@iamroddo](https://forum.ansible.com/u/iamroddo)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 13, 2025, 6:51am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-inside-docker/40206 "2025-02-13T06:51:31Z")

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I am exploring the use of ansible-runner. I have been able to get it to run on the CLI on my Mac in my host with env/settings as below … container\_image: ee-29-rhel8 process\_isolation\_executable: docker process\_isolatio…

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## [Receptor nodes can see each other, but work never leaves 'Pending' and AWX health checks fail](https://forum.ansible.com/t/receptor-nodes-can-see-each-other-but-work-never-leaves-pending-and-awx-health-checks-fail/11179)

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**Author:** [@CY2iiAV5](https://forum.ansible.com/u/CY2iiAV5)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 5:31am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/receptor-nodes-can-see-each-other-but-work-never-leaves-pending-and-awx-health-checks-fail/11179 "2024-11-27T05:31:11Z")

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Hey folks! TL;DR I think I’m able to establish a Receptor mesh network between my AWX instance and remote execution nodes, but I can’t submit work to the edge node from my AWX Receptor instances. Environment Context I’…

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## [Ansible-runner run, User SSH key / SSH agent not mounting inside EE](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-run-user-ssh-key-ssh-agent-not-mounting-inside-ee/8470)

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**Author:** [@jreenberg](https://forum.ansible.com/u/jreenberg)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 10:34pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-run-user-ssh-key-ssh-agent-not-mounting-inside-ee/8470 "2024-09-16T22:34:30Z")

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I have build an EE, and I am now trying to use it through ansible-runner, but it seriously seems like ansible-runner is not ment to be used manually. I am currently using version 2.4.0 of ansible runner in on a RHEL8 bo…

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## [Receptor error - ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'ansible\_runner'](https://forum.ansible.com/t/receptor-error-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-ansible-runner/7029)

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**Author:** [@monsterrick](https://forum.ansible.com/u/monsterrick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 18, 2024, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/receptor-error-modulenotfounderror-no-module-named-ansible-runner/7029 "2024-07-18T23:28:07Z")

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I am new on AWX and remote execution. Please help. AWX on k3s - 24.6.0 Working well to execution playbooks from it. Try to test remote execution on remote location. execution node installed with :- RedHat 8 python…

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## [Is it possible to not let Ansible-Runner generate the Artifacts Directory?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-not-let-ansible-runner-generate-the-artifacts-directory/7290)

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**Author:** [@ShanDesai](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ShanDesai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 16, 2024, 12:25pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/is-it-possible-to-not-let-ansible-runner-generate-the-artifacts-directory/7290 "2024-07-16T12:25:32Z")

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I am using ansible-runner along with pytest to perform tests and it fits really with for my testing scenarios. I generally use rotate\_artifacts=-1 in order to explicitly avoid generating the respective artifacts, howeve…

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## [How to call ansible-playbook from custom python code](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-call-ansible-playbook-from-custom-python-code/5665)

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**Author:** [@mkyrc](https://forum.ansible.com/u/mkyrc)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [May 16, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/how-to-call-ansible-playbook-from-custom-python-code/5665 "2024-05-16T03:52:38Z")

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Hello all, I’d like to ask you about preferred method how to call playbook from custom python code. We have our own Python based orchestration tool where we can call (not only) ansible-playbooks (we are using direct sh…

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## [Reference on how to test an Ansible Runner project](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reference-on-how-to-test-an-ansible-runner-project/5294)

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**Author:** [@ShanDesai](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ShanDesai)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/reference-on-how-to-test-an-ansible-runner-project/5294 "2024-05-05T19:17:16Z")

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I have a repository with the structure same as that of the Directory Hierarchy as that mentioned by the Ansible Runner documentation. The project is all playbooks and no roles. I have a tests directory where each subdir…

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## [Unable to execute playbook via ansible-runner in an executable environment: Inventory Parsing failed](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-execute-playbook-via-ansible-runner-in-an-executable-environment-inventory-parsing-failed/4395)

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**Author:** [@ShanDesai](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ShanDesai)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 12:59pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-execute-playbook-via-ansible-runner-in-an-executable-environment-inventory-parsing-failed/4395 "2024-03-15T12:59:27Z")

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Project structure . ├── README.md ├── ansible.cfg ├── appstack ├── artifacts ├── env ├── inventory ├── project └── tests my inventory is just a simple localhost setting: all: children: ungrouped: hosts: …

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## [In the Ansible-Runner Input Directory Hierarchy where do the \`ansible.cfg\` configurations go?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/in-the-ansible-runner-input-directory-hierarchy-where-do-the-ansible-cfg-configurations-go/4194)

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**Author:** [@ShanDesai](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ShanDesai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 4, 2024, 8:06am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/in-the-ansible-runner-input-directory-hierarchy-where-do-the-ansible-cfg-configurations-go/4194 "2024-03-04T08:06:30Z")

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I am transitioning my project to have the Ansible Runner’s Input Directory Hierarchy structure. I currently have the following ansible.cfg stdout\_callback = yaml host\_key\_checking = False I cannot find any documentat…

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## [Does Ansible Runner allow user-friendly \`job\_events\` JSON file Names?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/does-ansible-runner-allow-user-friendly-job-events-json-file-names/4060)

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**Author:** [@ShanDesai](https://forum.ansible.com/u/ShanDesai)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 26, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/does-ansible-runner-allow-user-friendly-job-events-json-file-names/4060 "2024-02-26T14:19:34Z")

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I am creating a Simple REST API based on the https://github/com/ansible/ansible-runner-service that suits my needs as opposed to AWX for the moment. As I am experimenting with ansible-runner CLI at the moment, I generate…

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## [Ansible runner, receptor and container images](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-receptor-and-container-images/1026)

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**Author:** [@aheath1992](https://forum.ansible.com/u/aheath1992)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2023, 8:55am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-receptor-and-container-images/1026 "2023-10-06T08:55:02Z")

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I am playing with ansible-runner and receptor and was wondering how is the container image passed to the remote node ansible-runner transmit ./EE --playbook site.yml --container-image hci-ee | receptorctl --socket /var/…

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## [Ansible-runner and receptor: The hard way](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-and-receptor-the-hard-way/1129)

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**Author:** [@aheath1992](https://forum.ansible.com/u/aheath1992)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 27, 2023, 9:53am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/ansible-runner-and-receptor-the-hard-way/1129 "2023-09-27T09:53:46Z")

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After playing around with Ansible Automation platform and AWX for some time now, I decided to get under the hood and figure out how the platform operates at scale and how job are executed on remote nodes Ansible-runner A…
