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Error saying script is already running - Ansible playbook error

Remove the previous processes before running this ...READ MORE

Feb 8, 2019 in Ansible by Dee
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Can I upgrade Ansible with available modules of ansible?

Ansible can upgrade itself using pip module ...READ MORE

Feb 8, 2019 in Ansible by Dee
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What are the system requirements I need to fulfill for the ec2_vpc_subnet module to work - Ansible

The below requirements are needed on the ...READ MORE

Feb 8, 2019 in Ansible by Dee
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Error saying "ERROR: ec2_vpc_subnet is not a legal parameter of an Ansible Play"

ec2_vpc_subnet is support from Ansible version 2.0 and ...READ MORE

Feb 8, 2019 in Ansible by Dee
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Clear the entire provision setup if fails to execute even a single command

Of course this is possible @Kiara, you ...READ MORE

Feb 7, 2019 in Ansible by Pragya
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Playbook executed fine but output not as expected

Hey @Nisha, you've mentioned this line on ...READ MORE

Feb 7, 2019 in Ansible by Pragya
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Get rid of fake error logs

These two modules : failed_when and changed_when ...READ MORE

Feb 7, 2019 in Ansible by Pragya
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Reset unreachable hosts - Ansible

If you try using the host that ...READ MORE

Feb 7, 2019 in Ansible by Yesha
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How to ignore failed commands in Ansible?

Usually, if even one command fails to ...READ MORE

Feb 7, 2019 in Ansible by Patt
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Abort playbook execution when servers fail to deploy.

Het @Peter, try something like this: - name: ...READ MORE

Feb 7, 2019 in Ansible by Pragati
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"FATAL: all hosts have already failed -- aborting" - Ansible error

Hey @Anju, you could change your second ...READ MORE

Feb 7, 2019 in Ansible by Sri
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Ansible not loading variables properly

group_vars/all/main.yml: symfony: env: "{{ ENV ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by anonymous
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Error saying "ERROR: ufw is not a legal parameter in an Ansible task or handler"

Hey @Neel, you're probably running an older ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Diana
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Get ansible commands return value

Hey @Hina, you can add the following ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Diana
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Requirements in the host that executes the mysql_db module.

These are the requirements for the host ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Diana
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Get ports using vagrant

You can get the correct ports using ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Husna
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Configuration for setting up windows VM using ansible and vagrant

Hey @Leena,  your configuration file group_vars/windows-dev should contain something like: ansible_user: ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Vaishu
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How do I update CentOS using Ansible?

You can use the yum module in the ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Diana
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Backup file name - Ansible

Hey @Veronica, 6332 is the process ID ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Fazi Mullah Khan
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perform ansible task with variable undefines

Hey @Laksha, If a variable has not been set, ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Anushri
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Setup custom logo in Ansible Tower

Hey @Anjlai, Go to setting menu, navigate ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Kyraa
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Playbook to backup all mysql databases

Hey @Ruth, you could use a playbook, ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Anushri
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Restoring to a different cluster - Ansible

Hey @Kiara, When you try to restore ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Anushri
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Restoring to an existing environment - Ansible

The restore contains the following: Dump of the ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Anushri
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Backup and restore for clustered environment - Ansible

If you're restoring to a new cluster, ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Anushri
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Considerations when dealing with backup and restoration - Ansible

Hey @Ruth, keep these following factors in ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Anushri
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How do I backup my ansible playbooks?

In addition to the install.yml file included with your setup.sh setup ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Anushri
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Where do I get ansible RDS Instance?

Hey @Neha, In the same dir as ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Anushri
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Error saying "ImportError: No module named ansible.playbook" when installing ansible on aws

Hey @Niana, I don't think you have ...READ MORE

Feb 4, 2019 in Ansible by Anushri

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How do I make my_dir available for all hosts? - Ansible

Hey @Kiara,  f you want to make my_dir available to ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Anisha
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Error saying "ConnectionError(ProtocolError('Connection aborted.', error(2, 'No such file or directory')),)"

Hey @Nisha, you get this error when ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Kunal
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ping from a docker container to a PBX sip server which is lying in the same lan as the host machine

Hey @Laksha, Look at how you're starting ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Anisha
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Error saying "msg: unsupported parameter for module: deb"

Hey @Laksha, I think an older version ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Ansiha
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Install snap

There is no snap module for ansible ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Anisha
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How to run Ansible without hosts file?

Hey @Ruth, you can use ansible without using ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Anisha
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Where do I get Ansible Tower hostname

Hey @Neel, you can fetch that information ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Anisha
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Running Ansible Tower behind nginx

Hey @Jeena, you should find it at /etc/tower/conf.d/remote_host_headers.py, ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Anisha
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How does strategy : free improve performance for network playbook?

The strategy plugin tells Ansible how to order multiple ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Anisha
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Why is my output sometimes replaced with ********* ? - Ansible

Any string marked no-log, including passwords, are ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Anisha
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How do I improve performance for network playbooks?

Hey @Anjali, these are few of the ...READ MORE

Feb 1, 2019 in Ansible by Ani
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Ansible study materials

Hey @Jones, to study Ansible, first go ...READ MORE

Jan 31, 2019 in Ansible by Julie
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How do I access shell environment variables using Ansible Playbook

Hey @Tina, If you need to access ...READ MORE

Jan 31, 2019 in Ansible by Mahir
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How do I see all the inventory variables defined for my host?

Hey @Junaid, You can see all the ...READ MORE

Jan 31, 2019 in Ansible by Mahir
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How do I get a list of all Ansible variables?

Ansible by default gathers facts about machines ...READ MORE

Jan 31, 2019 in Ansible by Mahir
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How do I disable cowsay?

You can uninstall cowsay by setting nocows=1 in ansible.cfg, or ...READ MORE

Jan 31, 2019 in Ansible by Mahir
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How do I configure a jump host to access servers that I have no direct access to?

You can set a ProxyCommand in the ansible_ssh_common_args inventory variable. Any ...READ MORE

Jan 31, 2019 in Ansible by Mahir
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How do I handle different machines needing different user accounts or ports to log in with?

Setting inventory variables in the inventory file ...READ MORE

Jan 31, 2019 in Ansible by Ansi
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