It is -- it's called ansible_ssh_user. Originally the variable in ansible was called "user" but to avoid confusion when used with the "user" module, remote_user is an alias.
On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 3:42 PM, Jeremy Gailor <[email protected]> wrote: > Michael, > > This is super helpful. Thanks. Since you would be in the know, is there > any reason that remote_user is not passed down to roles, etc.? It seems > like it would be something useful to have access to, and was a surprise > when I didn't. > > > On Wednesday, 27 August 2014 12:06:47 UTC-7, Michael DeHaan wrote: > >> This isn't an output variable that you can use in a template anywhere. >> >> You may be interested in the value of {{ ansible_ssh_user }} >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2014 at 12:49 PM, Jeremy Gailor <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I was running a playbook and referencing remote_user in a file under >>> /roles/my_role/tasks/deploy.yml, (included in >>> /roles/my_role/tasks/main.yml) and Ansible was giving me an error that >>> {{remote_user}} did not exist. >>> >>> >>> On Tuesday, 26 August 2014 16:04:59 UTC-7, Michael DeHaan wrote: >>> >>>> Did you want to reference that variable in a template somewhere? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Aug 26, 2014 at 6:26 PM, Brian Coca <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Not sure what you mean. When set at play level, all tasks by default >>>>> will use that remote_user. you can override on specific tasks with >>>>> different remote_user. Of course unless hostvars override with >>>>> ansible_ssh_user >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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/CADn%2BHsyZW0DzZj6e_98c%2BKcrq93ozz3a9ex >>>>> %2Bk%2Binc%2BMXz6s0%2BA%40mail.gmail.com >>>>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/CADn%2BHsyZW0DzZj6e_98c%2BKcrq93ozz3a9ex%2Bk%2Binc%2BMXz6s0%2BA%40mail.gmail.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/2efe7be0-435f-406b-bab6- >>> cebb7a5ec489%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/2efe7be0-435f-406b-bab6-cebb7a5ec489%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/d95ef348-b9fc-4c40-b523-67a23975b1c8%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/d95ef348-b9fc-4c40-b523-67a23975b1c8%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/CA%2BnsWgz9q3hqmvre2u9j4tpw_RA_gwbVxym38s_B2cZc5K5pbA%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
