I don't think what you want to do is override a value at runtime, but rather *create* a new group dynamically at runtime. Make a new group for hosts that meet some arbitrary criteria. See the group_by<http://docs.ansible.com/group_by_module.html>module -- I think you'll find what you're looking for there.
On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 9:10 PM, JC <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > Anyone know if you can completely override the hosts: value in a playbook? > > I don't use inventory files so I always just have this set to 'all'. But > when I call a playbook from another playbook like this, for example: > > # Playbook1 > - name: Format EBS volumes > hosts: ec2_group # coming from the ec2 module and add_host > ... > > - include: playbook2.yml hosts=ec2_group > > or > > - { include: playbook2.yml, hosts: ec2_group } > > It works but then it also tries to run the playbook to the 'all' group > (which is everything in my default hosts file). I want the 'all' value to > be completely overridden by the new value I specified. > > Is there a better way to do this without creating an inventory file? > > Thanks > > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/9b3f20c0-ac19-4ea1-97da-2fc848588b39%40googlegroups.com<https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/9b3f20c0-ac19-4ea1-97da-2fc848588b39%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- 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]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CAK6JQEF3sJnL6LnJ2eaMMHP6J6rS3VsdobyjJiC%3DMNne0v1U9g%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
