instructions or environment variable for passing inventory file path

[nx2804]

in docs there is not elaborated examples provided for inventories

[ansibleguy76]

https://ansibleforms.com/form/#ansible_inventory => does this work ? Just set a property in the form. In case you want it dynamically, it can be set using a formfield. name the formfield "inventory"

[nx2804]

i tried already provided inventory formfield
categories:

• Ansible playbook: test.yaml inventory: inventory.yaml

also i tried passing dynamic inventory with the help of fields

fields:

• type: inventory name: inventory this is failing with validation errors

[ansibleguy76]

there is no field type inventory, use text, expression, ... whatever fits your needs to fill the value of the inventory name. but name the field "inventory" => not "inventory".

example :

type: expression
runLocal: true
expression: "'bla.yaml'"
hide: true
name: __inventory__

[ansibleguy76]

If you want it operator driven, use a text field, or use enum field with dropdown... many options

[nx2804]

where should be the inventory file located? under data/inventory path?

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If you want it operator driven, use a text field, or use enum field with dropdown... many options

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[ansibleguy76]

data/playbooks

that is the "ansible" path used.

[ansibleguy76]

data is a parent for many things, database, certificates, forms. playbooks is one of the them and hosts your ansible files

[nx2804]

what if the remote hosts requires ssh username and password or private key file how can i pass that

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data is a parent for many things, database, certificates, forms. playbooks is one of the them and hosts your ansible files

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[ansibleguy76]

can you explain a little more ? In settings checkout ssh key & knownhosts, to setup outgoing ssh sessions.
It's important to know that in the end AF only assembles an anisble-playbook command and executes it. So let me know what ansible-playbook command you would want to execute.

[nx2804]

ansible-playbook playbook.yaml -u --ask-pass < password>

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can you explain a little more ? In settings checkout ssh key & knownhosts, to setup outgoing ssh sessions. It's important to know that in the end AF only assembles an anisble-playbook command and executes it. So let me know what ansible-playbook command you would want to execute.

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[ansibleguy76]

you should place these in the inventory, no ?

[nx2804]

In inventory file if I pass ansible_ssh_pass with value it got failed with error as sshpass should be installed the docker image

And for key file how to pass in forms and where the key should be placed( which location) under data

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you should place these in the inventory, no ?

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[nx2804]

any response on this

On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 at 4:51 AM, Nachammai Chidambaram < @.***> wrote:

In inventory file if I pass ansible_ssh_pass with value it got failed with error as sshpass should be installed the docker image

And for key file how to pass in forms and where the key should be placed( which location) under data

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you should place these in the inventory, no ?

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[ansibleguy76]

can you please give detailed steps on what you try, how it works outside docker and how it fails inside docker. so i can reproduce.

[nx2804]

I was trying to connect to a host machine from container using ssh

under data/playbook/test.yaml

• name: test hosts: all tasks:
  • name: ansibleforms execution shell: rpm -i

under data/playbook/inventory.yaml all: hosts:

vars: ansible_ssh_password: ansible_user: i tried setting the password using ansible_ssh_pass / ansible_password /ansible_ssh_password, When it tries to perform ssh from container to target host it fails with sshpass should be installed error Note: I have already installed sshpass package in my hostmachine. So in container it is looking for sshpass On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 at 11:04 AM, AnsibleGuy76 ***@***.***> wrote: > can you please give detailed steps on what you try, how it works outside > docker and how it fails inside docker. so i can reproduce. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > , > or unsubscribe > > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >

[nx2804]

are you able to replicate it ?

On Wed, 20 Sept 2023 at 14:51, Nachammai Chidambaram < @.***> wrote:

I was trying to connect to a host machine from container using ssh

under data/playbook/test.yaml

• name: test hosts: all tasks:
  • name: ansibleforms execution shell: rpm -i

under data/playbook/inventory.yaml all: hosts:

vars: ansible_ssh_password: ansible_user: i tried setting the password using ansible_ssh_pass / ansible_password /ansible_ssh_password, When it tries to perform ssh from container to target host it fails with sshpass should be installed error Note: I have already installed sshpass package in my hostmachine. So in container it is looking for sshpass On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 at 11:04 AM, AnsibleGuy76 ***@***.***> wrote: > can you please give detailed steps on what you try, how it works outside > docker and how it fails inside docker. so i can reproduce. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > , > or unsubscribe > > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >

[nx2804]

Hello any response on this?

On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 at 8:55 PM, Nachammai Chidambaram < @.***> wrote:

are you able to replicate it ?

On Wed, 20 Sept 2023 at 14:51, Nachammai Chidambaram < @.***> wrote:

I was trying to connect to a host machine from container using ssh

under data/playbook/test.yaml

• name: test hosts: all tasks:
  • name: ansibleforms execution shell: rpm -i

under data/playbook/inventory.yaml all: hosts:

vars: ansible_ssh_password: ansible_user: i tried setting the password using ansible_ssh_pass / ansible_password /ansible_ssh_password, When it tries to perform ssh from container to target host it fails with sshpass should be installed error Note: I have already installed sshpass package in my hostmachine. So in container it is looking for sshpass On Wed, 20 Sep 2023 at 11:04 AM, AnsibleGuy76 ***@***.***> wrote: > can you please give detailed steps on what you try, how it works outside > docker and how it fails inside docker. so i can reproduce. > > — > Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub > , > or unsubscribe > > . > You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: > ***@***.***> >

[ansibleguy76]

Sorry.. been busy.. I'll pick it up asap !

[nx2804]

I have created on more question is it possible to create variable from ui like survey variables in awx

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Sorry.. been busy.. I'll pick it up asap !

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[ansibleguy76]

I have just deployed a new beta I would like you to try where I installed sshpass in the docker image.

[nx2804]

Ok let me try

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I have just deployed a new beta I would like you to try where I installed sshpass in the docker image.

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[ansibleguy76]

in the newest latest release, with the sshpass, I don't see any issues. I tried inventories with ansible_ssh_pass and it all works fine. I did have to add the ip's to the known hosts (possible in settings) (or disable the key checking)