Re: [ansible-devel] include_vars: Option for preserving existing variables from being overwritten

You can pass the path to a YAML file to -e/--extra-vars, which allows them to keep their configuration within a separate file. --extra-vars @path/to/file.yml Andrew Gaffney agaffney.org On Fri, Apr 13, 2018 at 4:14 AM, wrote: > I think extra_vars is not a realistic

Re: [ansible-devel] include_vars: Option for preserving existing variables from being overwritten

You would still have issues with set_fact, vars:, vars_prompt, register, vars_files and inline vars to include and roles, as inventory is not very high in the precedence. One way to avoid this is to have client provide extra vars, which has highest precedence, instead of inventory. Another way