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Fix “Perform Site Maintenance or reset this site” greyed out

Posted on 22/11/202422/11/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on Fix “Perform Site Maintenance or reset this site” greyed out
Fix “Perform Site Maintenance or reset this site” greyed out

Recently, I wanted to upgrade my Configuration Manager from the evaluation version to a full version, but I was unable to due to the following error discussed in this article. Therefore, we will fix “Perform Site Maintenance or reset this site” greyed out. Please see how to Fix Keep personal files and apps option greyed…

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The module ping was not found in configured module paths, core modules are missing

Posted on 11/09/202030/08/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on The module ping was not found in configured module paths, core modules are missing
The module ping was not found in configured module paths, core modules are missing

Before proceeding to resolve this issue, let’s define what a module is. A module is a reusable, standalone script that Ansible runs on your behalf, either locally or remotely. Modules interact with your local machine, an API, or a remote system to perform specific tasks like changing a database password or spinning up a cloud…

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Fix AttributeError ‘ShellModule’ Object Has No Attribute ‘ECHO’

Posted on 18/04/202025/09/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on Fix AttributeError ‘ShellModule’ Object Has No Attribute ‘ECHO’
Fix AttributeError ‘ShellModule’ Object Has No Attribute ‘ECHO’

In this article, we will discuss the “Fix: AttributeError ‘ShellModule’ Object Has No Attribute ‘ECHO’”. Here are some related contents: How to view installed packages in Cygwin in Windows, how to configure Kerberos for Ansible Authentication, and how to determine Cygwin version. Ansible will throw this error when you are trying to display the stdout (or) stderr of…

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How to fix no Python interpreters found for the host

Posted on 18/04/202025/09/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to fix no Python interpreters found for the host
How to fix no Python interpreters found for the host

Ansible is an open-source IT automation engine, automates provisioning, configuration management, application deployment, orchestration, and various other IT processes. Thousands of contributors provide their experience and intelligence to the project, which remains free to use. In this article, we shall discuss How to fix no Python interpreters found for the host. Please see how to…

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Different ways to check for Ansible syntax errors

Posted on 17/04/202001/10/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on Different ways to check for Ansible syntax errors
Different ways to check for Ansible syntax errors

In this article, we shall discuss the different ways to check for Ansible syntax errors. There are multiple ways to check for Ansible syntax errors before running a playbook. Syntax checks ensure your playbooks are error-free, reducing the chances of failure during execution. I have put together some offline and online methods to check your…

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Ansible error: Server unreachable, ssl: auth method ssl requires a password

Posted on 17/04/202012/03/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on Ansible error: Server unreachable, ssl: auth method ssl requires a password
Ansible error: Server unreachable, ssl: auth method ssl requires a password

In this article, we will discuss how to fix “Ansible SSL Authentication Error: Server unreachable, ssl: auth method ssl requires a password”. Please see how to Configure Advanced PAM in Linux. How to fix “Request timed out and Destination Host Unreachable, Transit Failed, General Failure“, and how to install and configure Ansible on Ubuntu. This…

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How to configure a remote Windows Server to Support Ansible

Posted on 17/04/202012/03/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to configure a remote Windows Server to Support Ansible
How to configure a remote Windows Server to Support Ansible

In this artile, you will learn how to configure a remote Windows Server to Support Ansible. Ansible works against multiple systems in your infrastructure at the same time. It does this by selecting portions of systems listed in the Ansible inventory file. This file can be found in this location /etc/ansible/hosts. You can specify a…

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IP Address UNREACHABLE: HTTP connection pool Max exceeded

Posted on 17/04/202016/12/2023 Christian By Christian 4 Comments on IP Address UNREACHABLE: HTTP connection pool Max exceeded
IP Address UNREACHABLE: HTTP connection pool Max exceeded

In this article, you will learn how to fix the following error “IP Address UNREACHABLE: HTTP connection pool Max exceeded’. Ansible is an open-source software provisioning, configuration management, and application-deployment tool enabling infrastructure as code. Please see how to deploy a React Application to AWS S3, and how to deploy a .NET application to AWS Elastic Beanstalk…

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Ansible_user=UNREACHABLE {Failed to connect to the host via SSH: SSH: Could not resolve hostname (Name or service not known, unreachable true)

Posted on 17/04/202012/03/2024 Christian By Christian No Comments on Ansible_user=UNREACHABLE {Failed to connect to the host via SSH: SSH: Could not resolve hostname (Name or service not known, unreachable true)
Ansible_user=UNREACHABLE {Failed to connect to the host via SSH: SSH: Could not resolve hostname (Name or service not known,  unreachable true)

In this article, you will learn how to resolve “Ansible_user=UNREACHABLE {Failed to connect to the host via SSH: SSH: Could not resolve hostname (Name or service not known, unreachable true)”. Please see How to install and configure Ansible on Ubuntu, and Associate SSH Public key with Azure Linux VM. The following message below has a…

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The plugin filter file/etc/ansible/plugin_filters(yml) does not exist – Skipping

Posted on 16/04/202018/04/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on The plugin filter file/etc/ansible/plugin_filters(yml) does not exist – Skipping
The plugin filter file/etc/ansible/plugin_filters(yml) does not exist – Skipping

Ansible is an open-source software provisioning, configuration management, and application-deployment tool. It runs on many Unix-like systems and can configure both Unix-like systems as well as Microsoft Windows. It includes its own declarative language to describe system configuration. The following error is a result of the “plugin_filters.yml” not being present in the ansible directory as…

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How to install Kerberos packages with Cygwin on Windows

Posted on 14/03/202011/09/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to install Kerberos packages with Cygwin on Windows
How to install Kerberos packages with Cygwin on Windows

Cygwin is free software that provides a Unix-like environment and software toolset to users of any modern x86 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows. Cygwin consists of a Unix system call emulation library, cygwin1.dll, together with a vast set of GNU and other free software applications organized into a large number of optional packages….

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How to install Kerberos packages via Cygwin in Windows

Posted on 14/03/202013/11/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on How to install Kerberos packages via Cygwin in Windows
How to install Kerberos packages via Cygwin in Windows

This setup is very straightforward in Linux but a little bit complicated in Windows. This is because of how packages are managed and installed in Windows. In this article, we shall discuss “How to install Kerberos packages via Cygwin in Windows”. Ansible Tower is the enterprise offering from Ansible that provides a GUI self-service interface,…

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Kinit Error: Fix Malformed representation of principal when parsing name

Posted on 14/03/202005/06/2023 Christian By Christian No Comments on Kinit Error: Fix Malformed representation of principal when parsing name
Kinit Error: Fix Malformed representation of principal when parsing name

The Kinit command retrieves or extends a granting ticket in the Kerberos authentication protocol. This means that it’s an important part of the authentication service. In that it provides an increased level of privacy and cyber security. Mainly in poorly secured computer networks. In this short guide, you will learn how t fix “Kinit Error: Fix…

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