Thanks, that worked! It makes sense now.
On Friday, April 21, 2017 at 1:43:12 PM UTC-4, Dick Davies wrote:
>
> Those aren't variables.
> You defined a group called 'elk-client-0' with a nameless server in it.
>
> This template will produce the output you want:
>
> elk_server = {{ groups['elk-client-0'][0] }}
>
>
> Though I'm a bit confused why you have an elk server in a group called
> 'elk-client-0'.
>
> On 21 April 2017 at 18:13, ZillaYT <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote:
>
>> up vote
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>> <http://stackoverflow.com/questions/43547313/in-ansible-how-do-i-use-a-variable-in-an-inventory-file-in-a-template#>
>>
>> I have this inventory file
>>
>> inventory/hosts_elk
>>
>> [elk-client-0]
>> 10.11.22.22
>>
>> Now I have a template, and I want to do this
>>
>> elk_server.yml.j2
>>
>> elk_server = {{ elk-client-0 }}
>>
>> But that doesn't work, that is the value for {{ elk-client-0 }} does NOT
>> get substituted.
>>
>> What is the correct syntax so when the template gets laid out on the
>> server, the resulting file looks like
>>
>> elk_server = 10.11.22.22
>>
>>
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