There's no problem doing it either way, but you're right in that the first requires configuring host variable merging in ansible.cfg (which is not the standard option).
As a result, people shouldn't really write roles for sharing that rely on that in many cases. On Wed, Dec 4, 2013 at 2:05 PM, James Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > Is it considered bad practice to have variables in group_vars defined as > such: > > > ntp: > server: server.foo.com > setting: foo > > myapp: > database: bar > option: baz > > > instead of : > > ntp_server: server.foo.com > ntp_setting: foo > > myapp_database: bar > myapp_option: baz > > > It seems the first option is cleaner, but I don't believe you could > override variables in your hosts file. Instead, you'd create a > inventory/host_vars/myhost file to override? > > Thanks, > > James > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Ansible Project" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Michael DeHaan <[email protected]> CTO, AnsibleWorks, Inc. http://www.ansibleworks.com/ -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Ansible Project" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
