Questions tagged [ansible-playbook]
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I cannot download MySQL ConnectorJ with ansible anymore
I have a task that looks like this:
- name: Download {{ mysql_connector_download_url }}
ansible.builtin.get_url:
url: '{{ mysql_connector_download_url }}'
dest: '{{ mysql_connector_download_dir }}/{{ mysql_connector_download_file }}'
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koenig
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Ansible error getting again and again
ERROR! conflicting action statements: hosts, tasks
The error appears to be in '/home/a899444/aerospike-ansible/roles/java_install/tasks/main.yml': line 1, column 3, but may
be elsewhere in the file depending on the exact syntax problem.
The…
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Ansible playbook to read vars from plaintext file and log file checksums
In the process of learning ansible I am trying to create a playbook to run on some email hosts to gather sha1 hashes of the files. I have a plaintext file with the path and filenames the playbook needs to check.
It is formatted as…

dj423
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Ansible Findall capture groups and list
I think I'm confused with Python and Ansible findall. Can I use capture groups in Ansible? For example, How can I capture group 1 and group 2 then reverse the position in the resulting list?
For example, I'm pulling some block devices info of a VM…

Billy K
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Ansible and Jenkins: "winrm is not installed: cannot import name utils
I started to learn Ansible and Jenkins a few days ago. I'm stuck on one particular problem and despite many efforts can't figure it out. I have a very basic playbook that runs OK if I run it directly from the command line.
Ansible and Jenkins are…

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how to start nginx with ansible?
I installed nginx manually on my server, I started it to see if everything right then I "stopped" it.
Active: inactive (dead) since Thu 2022-12-15 02:58:37 EST; 7min ago
I am now using an ansible playbook to start it from my local computer but I…

G20map
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Ansible: grep crontab files based on usernames extracted from /etc/passwd
I'm looking to extract a list of users from /etc/passwd and then grep their crontab files for disabled (commented: ^#) jobs.
The high level steps would be:
Grab an array of usernames from /etc/passwd ("my_users")
Run grep against the files named in…

Mike
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Ansible trouble while launching an exe through win_command
I'm currently writing a playbook about uninstalling Fusion Inventory Agent and then deploy GLPI agent 1.4 on Windows Server 2016-2022. For all the tests i detail below, i use my domain account which has admin rights on any servers.
(I run ansible…

motorbass
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Ansible: Loop over the items of a host list and execute role
I have an application composed of micro modules distributed on multiple hosts.
inventory:
[moduleA_hostgroup]
host1
host2
[moduleB_hostgroup]
host2
host3
[moduleC_hostgroup]
host1
host4
Each module has specific location and configuration files. I'd…

coquinho
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Playbook to extract hosts from /etc/hosts
I need help extracting hosts informations from /etc/hosts file and exporting that content to a predefined file. I created a Ansible's Playbook to this task, but the content is not written on the output file. Do you guys, can help me,…

Adelmo Silva
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Setting apache2.conf variables with Ansible issue
i have a simple ansible playbook that sets two ini variables.
- name: set Apache timeout
community.general.ini_file:
path: /etc/apache2/apache2.conf
section: null
option: Timeout
value: 900
state: present
exclusive: true
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Aidvi
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Ansible having an unhandled exception occurred while templating with lookup function
I'm currently building a playbook to test if some conf files are existing and then check the contents. Files are the following
/etc/resolv.conf - then check if nameservers are well configured
/etc/systemd/timesyncd.conf - check if something has…

motorbass
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Ansible Define Global Variables with When Contition
I want to define a global var (_cfg_chrony) based on Linux distributions:
If the OS family is Redhat, define the config path of /etc/chrony.conf; if the OS family is Debian, define the config path of /etc/chrony/chrony.conf
I tried to do something…

NeilWang
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ansible find: get path of a directory from register
Thanks in advance for any assistance. I can't seem to figure out what I am doing wrong hence why I am seeking some help. I wish to search for a folder using ansible, locate the folder and copy its contents to another directory. This is what I have…

nickyung
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Ansible - Alter Registered Variable
How can I modify the a registered variable?
For Example, azure_network_interface_info.networkinterfaces[0].ip_configurations has public_ip_allocation_method which I'd like to change it to Static or Dynamic. Then use the ip_configurations array…

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