That was it. Thank you very much. On Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 3:32:46 AM UTC-5 [email protected] wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Nov 2020 23:51:28 -0800 (PST) > Mike Cavedon <[email protected]> wrote: > > > - name: Delete/link properties > > hosts: emissary > > remote_user: remoteUser > > tasks: > > - name: Link all properties files > > ... > > The task executes as user 'ec2-user' when I'm expecting it to be > > 'remoteUser': > > ... > > *01:11:53* <172.17.70.215> ESTABLISH SSH CONNECTION FOR USER: *ec2-user* > > Variables will override playbook keywords. See "Precedence categories" > > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/reference_appendices/general_precedence.html#precedence-categories > > There must be a variable *ansible_user* or *ansible_ssh_user* or > environment *ANSIBLE_REMOTE_USER* with the value *ec2-user* > > See "ssh connection plugin" > > https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/collections/ansible/builtin/ssh_connection.html#ansible-builtin-ssh-connect-via-ssh-client-binary > > For example, the playbook below > > shell> cat pb.yml > - hosts: test_01 > remote_user: remoteUser > tasks: > - debug: > var: ansible_user > > gives (abridged) > > shell> ANSIBLE_REMOTE_USER=admin ansible-playbook pb.yml > > ok: [test_01] => > ansible_user: admin > > -- > Vladimir Botka > -- 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 view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/ansible-project/86e6c007-d0a6-44d0-8cc8-509b2aba012an%40googlegroups.com.
