# \#mariadb **URL:** https://forum.ansible.com/tag/mariadb/374.md [Latest](https://forum.ansible.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.ansible.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.ansible.com/tags.md) --- ## [\[RESOLVED\] Should ansible.mysql be split into separate MySQL and MariaDB collections?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/resolved-should-ansible-mysql-be-split-into-separate-mysql-and-mariadb-collections/45866)
**Author:** [@Andersson007](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Andersson007)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [July 3, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/resolved-should-ansible-mysql-be-split-into-separate-mysql-and-mariadb-collections/45866 "2026-07-03T05:47:46Z")
I’m one of long-term maintainers of ansible.mysql (recently renamed from community.mysql — same codebase, same collection). This post is to open a discussion about whether it makes sense to split the collection into two:… --- ## [Cannot execute SQL from mysql.mysql\_query](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-execute-sql-from-mysql-mysql-query/44595)
**Author:** [@engstroem](https://forum.ansible.com/u/engstroem)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2025, 5:08pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/cannot-execute-sql-from-mysql-mysql-query/44595 "2025-10-02T17:08:45Z")
Issue with executing query-file through mysql.mysql\_query I am new within ansible and it modules, so sorry if I’m just using the wrong module. I need to run query (~7000 lines) to set up a database on my database serve… --- ## [Community.mysql sets password as literal string instead of hash](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-mysql-sets-password-as-literal-string-instead-of-hash/39061)
**Author:** [@kkplein](https://forum.ansible.com/u/kkplein)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 13, 2024, 8:03am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-mysql-sets-password-as-literal-string-instead-of-hash/39061 "2024-12-13T08:03:26Z")
We are trying to create users with a pre-created hashed password. Ansible playbook logs this: changed: \[db29-acc\] =\> (item=\[{'name': 'ACC-clustercheck\_user', 'password': '\*96491C5DA6D86E34E644E89BC8B09A5B8C6D5D28', 'en… --- ## [\[community.mysql.mysql\_db module\] Permission denied issues](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-mysql-mysql-db-module-permission-denied-issues/9629)
**Author:** [@Lebowski89](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Lebowski89)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 2, 2024, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/community-mysql-mysql-db-module-permission-denied-issues/9629 "2024-10-02T12:44:32Z")
Hello, I am building a role for Ombi (Docker container), in which I want to have the option of deploying Mariadb (also Docker container). Everything works well so far - Mariadb container is deployed and then Ombi is dep… --- ## [Unable to reset mysql root password after fresh install mariadb-server](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-reset-mysql-root-password-after-fresh-install-mariadb-server/6596)
**Author:** [@abhinanth\_k](https://forum.ansible.com/u/abhinanth_k)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/unable-to-reset-mysql-root-password-after-fresh-install-mariadb-server/6596 "2024-06-18T15:17:49Z")
Hi I am unable to reset the root password after installing the most recent version of MariaDB Server. I have added the credentials in manage node /root/.my.cnf Kindly help me to resolve this issue. --- ## [Shall community.mysql drop mysqlclient support?](https://forum.ansible.com/t/shall-community-mysql-drop-mysqlclient-support/6509)
**Author:** [@markuman](https://forum.ansible.com/u/markuman)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2024, 11:58am UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/shall-community-mysql-drop-mysqlclient-support/6509 "2024-06-14T11:58:54Z")
Currently there is a poll in community.mysql about dropping mysqlclient in the future, so that only PyMySQL will be supported. If someone wants to participate: deprecate mysqlclient and support only PyMySQL · ansible-co…