You need to use the special variable called ansible_host to indicate the IP address of the host, instead of using inventory_hostname.
inventory_hostname is an internally calculated variable, as such Ansible doesn't use it from any external source. On Tue, May 7, 2019 at 4:15 AM <[email protected]> wrote: > > i have a dynamic inventory script which outputs the following. > > "NODE_A": { > "inventory_hostname": "10.0.2.6", > "inventory_lparname": "NODE_A" > } > > the nodes are not resolvable via dns or something as this network is some > kind of isolated "management" lan. > until now i had a play running which modifies the local /etc/hosts file to > enable name resolution. as the ansible controller is going to move to an > foreign machine, this is not possible anymore. > so the big question is how to proceed. how do i instruct ansible to > connect to the ip adress instead of the hostname repectively can i use > inventory_hostname instead of ansible_hostname as connection string, but > keep the hostname displayed in the play recap? > > > > chris > > -- > 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/a43bbe88-1948-4a0f-9ec3-8fec7f5d0d0e%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/a43bbe88-1948-4a0f-9ec3-8fec7f5d0d0e%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Matt Martz @sivel sivel.net -- 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/CAD8N0v-wS1uC0x%3DnZhwRKmpurxo5cSfpRC3iWfGBhvGzhK%2BzAw%40mail.gmail.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
