It's in the latest FAQ, though it's not pushed to the website just yet. (This is waiting for about a week for some other reasons)
On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 8:03 AM, Trond Hindenes <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Michael, > > Just out of curiosity, I can't seem to find this type of info in the > documentation. Is it in there somewhere? > > > On Monday, December 23, 2013 5:59:52 PM UTC+1, Michael DeHaan wrote: > >> This part: >> >> {{ hostvars[host][groups['tag_Group_MySQL'][0]] }} >> >> is incorrect. >> >> Try this: >> >> {{ hostvars[ groups['tag_Group_MySQL'][0] ][ variable_name ] }} >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sat, Dec 21, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Trond Hindenes <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> I'm trying to build a paybook which will provision 2 compute instances >>> on amazon ec2, and then install mysql on one of them, and apache2/wordpress >>> on the other. >>> >>> I'm stuck with trying to configure the wordpress instance's wp-config >>> file which needs to point to the mysql instance. I don't know the name/ip >>> address of these nodes when the playbook starts, so I'm using the Ansible >>> modules for provisioning them and adding them to their respective host >>> groups after provisioning. I can save the output of the provisioning task >>> as a variable, but this var is not accessible outside of the node which ran >>> the provisioning job. >>> >>> From any node I can use the "groups['tag_Group_MySQL']", but this only >>> lets me access the instance's public ip, not the other facts about it. >>> >>> So, I need to access hostvars of a host which needs to be dynamically >>> assigned. I tried something like {{ >>> hostvars[host][groups['tag_Group_MySQL'][0]]}} >>> but that doesnt work. I don't even know if "nested vars" is supported. >>> >>> Any pointers on how to solve this issue will de deeply appreciated! The >>> current playbook can be found at https://github.com/ >>> trondhindenes/AnsibleTest/tree/master/ec2-env >>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> To post to this group, send 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]. > To post to this group, send 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]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
