Hi Matthew, Not sure if this is what you are looking for but I use the host group name to create a custom directory to store files (basically show command output from network devices).
I use the ansible facts group_name list which gives a list of all the groups to which the host belongs. In my case each hosts belongs to just a single group so that list will contain one element which I reference as you see by group_names[0] and use it to build my custom directory (which I also time stamps so I get something like logs_cisco_2019-05-13 as my directory). You do have to gather facts which might make your run a bit longer. *group_name*s is one of the Ansible "Magic" Variables and you can read more about those here: https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/special_variables.html group_namesList of groups the current host is part of - hosts: cisco gather_facts: yes - name: Create Directory file: path: ./logs_{{ group_names[0] }}_{{ ansible_date_time.date }} state: directory Not sure thats what you were looking for but thought I would suggest on the off chance it is. On Friday, May 10, 2019 at 12:08:01 PM UTC-7, Matthew Arguin wrote: > > I am sure that i am just glossing over this in the documentation, but here > goes anyway: > > i am tryingto identify how i can use a hosts group name > > host_group_1: > host1: > host2: > > in such a way that i can call it in a task and use the actual name of the > group as a variable. > > if i run a playbook against host1 from above and have a task that does a > lineinfile on /etc/somefile: > > line1 > line2 > line3 > lineX > > the line that i am inserting would be "host_group_1" that i would do an > insertbefore "lineX" > > i am trying to avoid for every host group, having some variable with the > same name as the host group. seems silly, redundant and avoidable. I am > guessing that i am just not searching for the right thing in the > documentation. any pointers? > > > -- 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/7bbeca1d-19b7-46c5-94de-bc07d24311d4%40googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
