Questions tagged [template]
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Building a properties file with Ansible where the Property should not be added if the value doesn't exist
I am trying to build a property file with mandatory and optional properties in Ansible with templating.
I want each essentially-static string (each optional property name) to show up only if the associated property value exists (from an Ansible…

Ryan
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Deleting Xenserver Virtual Machine used for Template
I created a custom Windows VM in Xenserver 6.5. I took a snapshot and used the snapshot to create a template that can be used for future reference. Is it possible to delete the VM I used to create the template or will that impact my ability to use…

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how can I create a server template to spawn new servers?
I have a couple of LAMP servers (on a VMware ESXi host) for projects built on top of the CodeIgniter PHP framework. To mimic the original dev server installation I set up those 2nd and 3rd servers by manually installing Ubuntu Server then packages…

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Need to know how to change ip address and hostname after deploying OVF template
In ESX, I export OVF of my VM (configured as dhcp). Then In another ESX, I use "deploy OVF template" from file menu. My new VM appears working, except I could not change the IP address and hostname.
VM: GuestOS: CentOS5.4 + my application
In the new…

Helen
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use local file as puppet template
I'm developer of a java software and try to find a smart way to get my app distributed and configured in our datacenter. For that, I build an rpm package and we have set up a satellite. Target OS is Red Hat Enterprise. For configuration management…

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How do I specify in an AWS Cloudformation template that my t1.micro instances are 64-bit architecture
I am attempting to write my first cloudformation template. I am basing it on the ELB example.
In my case I will have 64-bit instances only, t1.micro sized. However I cannot see where to specify that my instance requires 64-bit architecture in the…

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Proxmox & Packer: VM quit/powerdown failed during a Packer build. Anyone have any ideas why?
I am trying to create a Proxmox VM template using Packer. However I am getting a Proxmox error saying Build 'proxmox' errored: Error converting VM to template, could not stop: VM quit/powerdown failed - got timeout.
According to the Proxmox GUI, the…

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Templated dict keys in ansible YAML
I am trying to use a dict in an Ansible task, which is defined like this:
in vars/main.yml file:
username: user1
userpass: pass1
users:
"{{ username }}":
pass: "{{ userpass }}"
This doesn't work in Ansible 2.9: Ansible seems to not…

Alexander Shcheblikin
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How to fix SolusVM Xen-Hvm template error at creation?
The following log contains an error which happens while executing the template creation script on a SolusVM powered CentOS 6 server.
CREATING MBR IMAGE...
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
512 bytes (512 B) copied, 0.00333337 s, 154 kB/s
MAPPING…

Digin Dominic
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vSphere Customization Specification and Ubuntu 17.10
Has anyone noticed issues with #vSphere Customization Specification and #Ubuntu 17.10 (GNU/Linux 4.13.0-25-generic x86_64) – Now that the network settings are located in: /etc/netplan/01-netcfg.yaml, I’m back to manually updating IP information…

Jermal Smith
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Application to import GPO templates into Group Policy Management
I'm trying to find an application that I can load my GPO backups from DomainOne then add some replaces to it such as Find DomainOne -> Replace with DomainTwo. Then click some type of Import button and it auto replace text and then import all my…

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Is there a more idiomatic way to switch Salt state based on host OS?
At the top of my State file, I have:
{% if grains['os'] == 'Ubuntu' %}
{% set ubuntu = True %}
{% set arch = False %}
{% elif grains['os'] == 'Arch' %}
{% set ubuntu = False %}
{% set arch = True %}
{% endif %}
Later on,
{% if ubuntu…

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Managing ~/.ssh/config for users using puppet?
How do I adjust the "User" line in a ~/.ssh/config file using ERB template files in Puppet so that it contains the correct username that matches the account name?
class accounts_global::tharold {
account { 'tharold':
ensure => present,
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puppet: file, template and variables
I'm trying to create a file based on templates, but I'm getting an error that the template(s) cannot be found.
My directory setup is /etc/puppet/modules//templates/
Under templates, if have a directory for each host, plus a common template. Under…

Todd Strauch
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Custom Certificate Template is listed as unavailable
I am trying to create a custom certificate template based off of the Smartcard User template with a Windows Server 2008 Enterprise subordinate CA. I am using the subordinate CA because the root CA is not on the domain. Here are my steps so far:
I…

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